The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is presenting the work of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. His is one of the most original voices of the 20th Century and he once outranked Beethoven in popularity. His music is performed constantly around the globe, but opportunities to experience the sheer enormity of his musical imagination are rare.
“For us, the musicians, Sibelius has emerged as a huge figure, who says things which we have forgotten to listen to in ourselves, or that we are too frightened to listen to. Certainly no local landscape artist, but a great human spirit.” Sir Colin Davis
I listened to his work last night, Symphony No 4 and Symphony No 1.
Symphony No 1 swept me away... Several times it made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. It was majestic and I enjoyed it immensely.
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