Featuring
Programme
- Sibelius The Swan of Tuonela, 10′
- Sibelius Violin Concerto, 31′
- Brahms Symphony No. 4, 40′
Brahms’ Fourth Symphony begins with a sigh and ends with a tempest. He never wrote another, but he wasn’t going gently into the night, and this epic masterpiece is a passionate complement to the Nordic fire and ice of Sibelius’ Violin Concerto – played today by one of its finest living interpreters. But first, Sibelius’ dark swan sings an otherworldly lament…
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