Jean Sibelius - 7 Symphonies

The music evokes the ghostliness of the Finnish landscape, carries an inner strength and depth and proves itself full of technical finesse that still poses a challenge for both conductors and performers. For Sibelius "a symphony is not a ‘composition’ in the ordinary sense. Rather, it is a declaration of faith at different stages of one’s life." On the occasion of Jean Sibelius’ 150th birthday the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in the new Helsinki Music Centre under the direction of Hannu Lintu recorded the composer’s seven symphonies.

Keywords

  • Spectacle vivant
  • art
  • Classique

Actors

  • Hannu Lintu
  • Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Director

  • Laura Joutsi

Documentaire, Musique, danse et théâtre


59min


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FI


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Finland
2015
With his seven symphonies the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius marks a high point in the symphonic repertoire of the 20th century.

With his seven symphonies the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius marks a high point in the symphonic repertoire of the 20th century.


The music evokes the ghostliness of the Finnish landscape, carries an inner strength and depth and proves itself full of technical finesse that still poses a challenge for both conductors and performers. For Sibelius "a symphony is not a ‘composition’ in the ordinary sense. Rather, it is a declaration of faith at different stages of one’s life."


On the occasion of Jean Sibelius’ 150th birthday the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in the new Helsinki Music Centre under the direction of Hannu Lintu recorded the composer’s seven symphonies.

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