Sibelius Symphony No. 2
Podcast: Sticky Notes: The Classical Music PodcastPublished On: Thu Aug 05 2021
Description: In 1901, in the throes of the Finnish Independence movement, Jean Sibelius composed his legendary 2nd Symphony. Sibelius’ close colleague, the conductor Robert Kajanus, said that the symphony "strikes one as the most broken-hearted protest against all the injustice that threatens at the present time to deprive the sun of its light and our flowers of their scent." But is the symphony actually about Finnish Independence? Or was it simply, as Sibelius said, “a confession of the soul”? Join us for a deep dive!
The note was deleted
The note was saved
Your message was sent