The Finnish composer and violinist – Jean Sibelius returns here with a buoyant, almost regal fanfare. The Intermezzo (Eng: Interlude) is a jaunty Allegro march-like theme, the orchestra portraying the atmosphere of marching contingents. May it set your day off in a…
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Karelia Suite, Op. 11: 1 Intermezzo (1893) – Jean Sibelius
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Finlandia Op. 26 (1900) – Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius is a Finnish composer and violinist and recognised as his country’s greatest. Today’s piece Finlandia was composed for the Press Celebrations of 1899, a covert protest against increasing censorship from the Russian Empire, and was the last of…
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