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Finnish Radio Bliss Lost in Translation

I am in bliss with the Finns at Yle Klassinen (accessible via my internet radio). However, beyond the names of the composers and the performers, I can’t understand a word that the hosts are saying! Thankfully, they’ve got the playlists posted at their website. Of course, I still have to use the translate function, which results in occasional inadvertent hilarity, as with this translation of one of Vaughan Williams’ best-loved pieces, scheduled to stream later tonight:

Vaughan Williams: The Bread Rises to the Heights (Hilary Hahn, violin, and London SO/Colin Davis)

How much yeast is in Hahn’s RVW is debatable:

Current playlist posted here:

https://areena.yle.fi/podcastit/1-70823375

PHOTO: Lark bread bun – as far as I know, a Russian, not a Finnish tradition!

July 22, 2024
Yle Klassinen Finnish Classical Radio Bliss

Spent a refreshing afternoon today in Finland, thanks to my internet radio and Yle Klassinen. Of course, they’re ahead, so it was really evening for them. The programming is about the furthest thing from the kind of dumbing down that’s sadly become the norm for so much U.S. classical music radio. I had the station on for seven hours today. No single movements. Complete works only. And surprisingly few warhorses. In fact, I think I recognized maybe four pieces. And trust me, I know A LOT of classical music. Fortunately, they post the playlists on their website, which can be translated into English. A good thing, too, as I can’t understand a thing the hosts are saying. But if I listen often enough, I expect I’ll be speaking Finnish in a month. Just got to enjoy my first Sibelius symphony (the Symphony No. 3, with Sakari Oramo conducting) transmitted directly from Finland. Thank you, Yle Klassinen!

https://areena.yle.fi/podcastit/1-70719257

July 13, 2024

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