Sibelius orchestral

The German-born, Vienna-based Hermann Gradener (1844?1929) is yet another composer whose music, esteemed in its own time, has since slipped between the floorboards of history. Yet this first recording of his two violin…

The music of William Wordsworth (1908?88) ? a great-great-grandson of the poet?s brother Christopher ? lies downstream from that of Vaughan Williams and Sibelius; like that of his contemporary Edmund Rubbra, Wordsworth?s…

Osmo Vänskä has been described as ?our greatest living Sibelian? (The Sunday Times, UK), a reputation which is founded not least on his two symphony cycles on disc, both released by BIS. The first one was recorded in…

The music of William Wordsworth (1908?88) ? a great-great-grandson of the poet?s brother Christopher ? lies downstream from that of Vaughan Williams and Sibelius; like that of his contemporary Edmund Rubbra, Wordsworth?s…

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Wallander Instruments NotePerformer (ESD); virtual Instrument for Avid Sibelius, MakeMusic Finale or Steinberg Dorico; orchestral library specially adapted to be used with the scoring applications Sibelius, Finale and…

Biographical and musical overview of Jan Sibelius (1865-1957). The Finnish composer originally wanted to become a violinist but shifted to composing, and soon established his impressive musical career with a series of…

The first in a cycle of all seven of Sibelius?s symphonies sees the first dating from 1899 coupled with the third from 1907. No.1, although bound by classical conventions and the influence of Tchaikovsky, displays a…