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Lemminkainen Suite, Op 22 (The Swan of Tuonela)

Composer: Jean Sibelius
Performers: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Thomas Søndergård
Recording date: 12 August 2014
Date of broadcast: 12 August 2014

Sibelius was a Finnish nationalist and often drew inspiration from his country's folk tales. The red-haired hero Lemminkainen drowns while pursuing a magical black swan - is this the end?

Composer: Jean Sibelius
Performers: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Thomas Søndergård
Recording date: 12 August 2014
Date of broadcast: 12 August 2014

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