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stalhandske 25-Feb-16, 02:21	Jean Sibelius Here is the entire Finlandia, not just the hymn (Interestingly, the hymn has been the national anthem in some countries, e.g. Biafra!) youtu.be
obsteve 25-Feb-16, 21:14	a sumptuous recording and video, thank you! I also like Karelia Suite.
obsteve 25-Feb-16, 21:18	sort of nationalisti-rustic
stalhandske 25-Feb-16, 22:51	<sort of nationalisti-rustic> Very much so! It was almost certainly composed as a demonstration against the Russian political squeeze of its Granddutchy - Finland - at the turn of the 19th century.
stalhandske 25-Feb-16, 22:55	The Diamond on the Mars Snow One of Sibelius' most beautiful songs, here performed by Jussi Björling youtu.be
obsteve 26-Feb-16, 02:25	The Swan of Tuonela is one of my favourites www.youtube.com
stalhandske 26-Feb-16, 02:36	It is one of my favourites, too. Beautiful beyond limits...... Sibelius loved swans and cranes. This is an anecdote about the latter. Sibelius was returning from his customary morning walk. Exhilarated, he told his wife Aino that he had seen a flock of cranes approaching. "There they come, the birds of my youth," he exclaimed. "Suddenly, one of the birds broke away from the formation and circled once above Ainola. It then rejoined the flock to continue its journey". A farewell? Sibelius died two days later.
rilke 28-Feb-16, 18:35	Finlandia One of my favorites of Sibelius.
stalhandske 01-Mar-16, 06:01	The violin concerto Perhaps the best performance ever? By David Oistrach youtu.be
stalhandske 06-Mar-16, 08:28	another favourite is Valse triste, which Sibelius himself thought was just a means of earning some money with some cheap stuff: youtu.be
kewois 31-Jan-19, 09:48	Hymn of the Earth www.youtube.com

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