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Thursday 22 November 2007, 7.30pm
PRE-CONCERT EVENT AT 6.30PM
SIBELIUS: THE ORIGIN OF FIRE
Sibelius Symphony No.6 in D minor 28'
Sibelius Rakastava (The Lover) a cappella 7'
Sibelius Rakastava (The Lover) 11'
Sibelius Symphony No.2 in D 43' HALLÉ FIRST | BRITISH
Mark Elder conductor • Hallé Youth Choir
'The symphony must be like the world - all-embracing,' declared Mahler to Sibelius. As part of the Hallé's tribute to Sibelius on the 50th anniversary of his death, Mark Elder offers a study in contrasts: the eloquent Second and the elusive Sixth. Sibelius wrote his Second Symphony when he was in his mid-30s and full of the national grandeur which surfaced in his music, especially the 'big tune' in the Second's granite-like finale. His Sixth, from his late 50s, he said reminded him of 'the scent of the first snow', pristine and delicate. Rakastava, a delightful rarity, is heard first in its original form as a set of three choral songs and then in the composer's arrangement for strings. Sweetly touching music, it is well worth hearing twice. |
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