More Sibelius? A Sesquicentennial Celebration Part II

More Sibelius? A Sesquicentennial Celebration Part II

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When is too much enough? Clearly NOT when it comes to Jean Sibelius.

Even as the music world is sleeping off yesterday’s sesquicentennial anniversary bash, Classic Ross Amico is gearing up for Part II of its #Sibelius150 celebration.

Last week’s playlist was not intended to be a “Part I.” However, the positive feedback received by way of Facebook, via email, and through genuine, old-fashioned, face-to-face conversation had a kind of chemical reaction with the immediate regret I felt at the end of last week’s show of not being able to get around to so much of the music I had wanted to share. Thus, the idea for an ambitious follow-up was spawned.

Last Thursday, we enjoyed classic recordings of Symphonies Nos. 3, 1, 4, and 5; this week, we’ll hear great performances of Symphonies 6, 2, and 7, and possibly even the original 1915 version of No. 5, which is in many respects quite a different piece from the finished (or Finnished?) masterwork of 1919.

And of course, we’ll have plenty of other surprises, many in superb recordings, along the way.

How much Sibelius is too much Sibelius? Tune in tomorrow morning from 6 to 11 ET to test your stoic endurance, on WPRB 103.3 FM or at wprb.com. It ain’t Tapiola until it’s Tapiola this week, on Classic Ross Amico.


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