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A journey to Sibelius's Finlandia

Sara Mohr-Pietsch is your guide on a journey towards a defining moment in Finnish history, to explore an orchestral masterpiece - Sibelius's rousing Finlandia.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch is your guide on a journey towards a defining moment in Finnish history, at the turn of the last century, to explore an orchestral masterpiece - Sibelius's rousing Finlandia.

Along the way, expect echoes of marches by Elgar, ö and Sibelius himself, stirring anthems like Abide With Me, revolutionary music by Chopin and Verdi, and even composers honoured on bank notes, like Clara Schumann and Edward Elgar.

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Music Played

  • Jean Sibelius

    Karelia Suite, Op.11 (3rd mvt: Alla marcia)

    Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Okko Kamu.
    • Jean Sibelius : Violin Concerto, Karelia Suite, Finlandia.
    • Fazer Records/Finlandia.
  • Bernhard Crusell

    Clarinet Concerto in E flat major, Op.1 (3rd mvt: Rondo)

    Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Collins.
    • Chandos Records Limited.
  • Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Cantus arcticus, Op.61 (2nd mvt: Melankolia)

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Hannu Lintu.
    • Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus / Piano Concerto No. 1 / Symphony No. 3.
    • Naxos.
  • Samuli Kosminen

    Moomintroll

    Composer: Pekka Kuusisto. Composer: Jarmo Saari. Performer: Pekka Kuusisto. Performer: Samuli Kosminen. Performer: Jarmo Saari.
    • MOOMINVALLEY - Original Score Music.
    • Gutsy.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Étude in C minor, Op.10 No.12

    Performer: Jan Lisiecki.
    • Chopin: Études.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in C major, Op.76 No.3 "Kaiser" (2nd mvt: Poco adagio)

    Ensemble: Doric String Quartet.
    • Chandos Records Limited.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate (Chorus of the Hebrew slaves) [Nabucco]

    Choir: Westminster Choir. Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Arturo Toscanini.
    • Verdi: Messa da Requiem & Te Deum.
    • RCA Red Seal.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Après un rêve, Op.7 No.1

    Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Kathryn Stott.
    • Songs from the Arc of Life.
    • Masterworks.
  • José Régio

    Fado Português

    Composer: Alain Robert Bertrand Oulman. Singer: Amália Rodrigues.
    • EDICOES VALENTIM DE CARVALHO.
  • Edward Elgar

    Pomp and Circumstance March No.4 in G, Op.39

    Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • The Last Night of the Proms Collection.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Clara Schumann

    Notturno [Soirées musicales, Op.6]

    Performer: Magdalena Hoffmann.
    • C. Schumann: Soirées musicales, Op. 6: II. Notturno. Andante con moto (Version f.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • John Williams

    Theme From Jaws (Main title)

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Jaws (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Geffen.
  • Trad.

    Cantigas de Santa María: Instrumental, CSM 57

    Ensemble: The Dufay Collective.
    • Chandos.
  • ö

    Hunter (Instrumental)

    Music Arranger: Eumir Deodato. Singer: ö. Ensemble: Brodsky Quartet.
    • Family Tree.
    • Elektra Records/ATG.
  • William Henry Monk

    Eventide (Abide With Me)

    Ensemble: Grimethorpe Colliery Band.
    • Best of Brass - Popular Favourites Performed By the Greatest Brass Bands.
    • Sanctuary Records.
  • Jean Sibelius

    This Is My Song (Finlandia)

    Lyricist: Lloyd Stone. Music Arranger: Blake Morgan. Choir: VOCES8.
    • Infinity.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Jean Sibelius

    Finlandia, Op 26

    Orchestra: Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo Vänskä.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

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