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Jean Sibelius

  • #Classicsaday #Stokowski Week 3

    Apr 23rd, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: #ClassicsaDay, #Stokowski, Jean Sibelius, Leopold Stokowski, Paul Lavalle, Robert Schumann, Twitter, Werner Josten

    For April 2021, the Classics a Day Team celebrates a legend — Leopold Stokowski. He was born in April (1882) and became a cultural icon. His recording legacy spans over 60 years. And whether he was conducting a premier orchestra or a group of studio musicians, the sound was unmistakable. To share all of Stokowski’s […]

  • #ClassicsaDay #ClassicalSpring Week 3

    Apr 19th, 2019 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: #ClassicalSpring, #ClassicsaDay, Classical music, Darius Milhaud, Egon Wellesz, Giuseppe Verdi, Jean Sibelius, Twitter, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    For January 2019 the #ClassicsaDay team made #ClassicalWinter then theme. It seemed only right to continue the trend and celebrate Spring. So for April 2019, everyone is encouraged to share classical works inspired by the season. Some famous pieces may readily come to mind, such as the “Spring” movement from Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons,” or Copland’s “Appalachian […]

  • #ClassicsaDay #ClassicalShorts Week 3

    Feb 22nd, 2019 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: #ClassicsaDay, Barbara Strozzi, Carl Friedrich Abel, Classical music, George Enescu, Jean Sibelius, Joseph Jongen, Paul Hindemith, Twitter

    February is the shortest month of the year. That fact inspired #ClassicsaDay team (of which I’m a member) to make short classical pieces the theme for the month. The challenge is to select stand-alone works, not movements of larger pieces. Participants post links to short classical pieces in the social media channel of their choice, […]

  • #ClassicsaDay #ClassicalWinter Week 2

    Jan 11th, 2019 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: #ClassicsaDay, Carter Pann, Classical music, Jacques Ibert, Jean Sibelius, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Randall Thompson, Twitter

    For January 2019, #ClassicsaDay went with a winter theme. December’s theme, #ClassicalChristmas centered around sacred works of the season. #ClassicalWinter is about sharing secular compositions. that have a snow or winter theme.  Here are my Classical Winter posts for the second week of January. Ralph Vaughan William – Scott of the Antarctic (soundtrack) This 1948 […]

  • Charlottesville Symphony combines the unusual and the inspired

    Oct 2nd, 2018 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Ayn Balija, benjamin rous, charlottesville symphony, Classical music, Concert Review, Jean Sibelius, Thea Musgrave, York Bowen

    Two things I really enjoy in a concert: unusual repertoire, and inspired performances. I enjoyed both in the opening concert for the Charlottesville Symphony. York Bowen’s Concerto in C minor for Viola and Orchestra constituted the unusual. Viola concertos are relatively rare, and British composer Bowen is seldom heard on this side of the Atlantic. […]

  • Sibelius Reissued in Superior Sound

    Feb 7th, 2018 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, Jean Sibelius, Jussi Björling, Kirsten Flagstad, London Symphony Orchestra, Martti Similä, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad, Pristine Classical

    On Dec. 8, 1957, a concert was held at Carnegie Hall in New York to commemorate the life and works of Jean Sibelius, who had recently died. Performing were members of the New York Philharmonic, Martti Similä conducting, and the great Swedish tenor Jussi Björling. The repertoire was the Symphony No. 4 in A minor, […]

  • Jean Sibelius: Scaramouche, Op. 71

    Jun 22nd, 2016 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, Classical music, Jean Sibelius, Leif Segerstam, Naxos, Orchestral music, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam’s traversal of Sibelius’ orchestral scores has been a real treat for me. While I was familiar with the big hits (the symphonies, the Karelia Suite, the violin concerto, et al), I didn’t have a complete picture of Sibelius’ output, and where those great works fit into it. This series has helped me gain […]

  • Sibelius series maintains high standards

    Dec 14th, 2015 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, contemporary classical music, Jean Sibelius, Leif Segerstam, Naxos, Orchestral music, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

    This is the fifth installment of Leif Segerstam’s traversal of Sibelius’ orchestral music with the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra. I’m happy to say that the recording and performance standards remain as high for this volume as they have for the previous four releases. In terms of music, though, I think there’s a slight decline. As beautiful […]

  • Jedermann – a rediscovered gem from Sibelius

    Nov 9th, 2015 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Cathedralis Aboensis Choir, CD Review, Jean Sibelius, Leif Segerstam, Mikaela Palum, Naxos, Nicholas Söderlund, Orchestral music, Pia Pajala, Tumas Katajala, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

    The latest installment of Naxos’ Sibelius series features a rare and wonderful treasure — the music from Hugo von Hofmannthal’s play “Jedermann.” “Jedermann” is a re-imagining of “Everyman,” a medieval mystery play. The drama is an allegory of original sin and redemption, and Sibelius was inspired by the subject matter as he wrote. Unfortunately, what […]

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