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Jean Sibelius

Jean Sibelius

Sibelius' Symphony No 2

Saturday 20 January 2007 14:00-15:30 (Radio 3)

Stephen Johnson joins the members of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Stefan Solyom to explore Sibelius' Symphony No 2, one of the great Finnish masterpieces.

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

Jean Sibelius 1865 - 1957

A LIFE IN PICTURES



Sibelius in 1890
Sibelius in about 1890


Sibelius in Vienna around 1891 
Sibelius in Vienna in about 1891 


Sibelius in about 1910
Sibelius in about 1910


 Sibelius in 1918
Sibelius in 1918


Sibelius in 1923
Sibelius in 1923



Sibelius in the 1930s
 Sibelius in the 1930s


Late Years
Late years

All images courtesy of www.sibelius.fi

Sibelius' Symphony No 2 dur. 47 minutes (the online audio is truncated for rights reasons)

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