Sibelius - The Swan of Tuonela (Tuonelan Joutsen)

"The Swan of Tuonela"
2nd movement from "Four Legends from the Kalevala"

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande - Horst Stein

(Dedicated to Theodor W. Adorno, whose narrow minded, fascist and German-centered theories on "musical sociology" and numerous insults about Sibelius's music didn't prevent the value of this Finnish artist from being appreciated everywhere in the world!)

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Music

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• Sibelius
• swan
• Tuonela
• music
• orchestra
• Finland
• romanticism

[123must]

MarcheseCadmio , un abbraccio per il riferimento a quel pallone gonfiato ( anche ) di Adorno !

Grazie di cuore

[MarcheseCadmio88]

@123must Mio dovere e mio piacere!

[TheVaughan5]

Could we have the artists details please? This a fine recording.

[MarcheseCadmio88]

@TheVaughan5 Here you are

[JFDA5458]

Just heard this on classic FM this morning. A wonderful piece.

[pbj4toast]

I don't know that any other instrument could have played it with such longing and grief. This was obviously the right choice, but I would love to hear it done by the French Horn too.

[thedeeliciousplum]

A while back, CBC's Peter Gzowski's radio voice was as comforting as the most priceless, down-filled feathered pillow, that is resting on a bed made of chocolate truffles. It was about 7 or 8 pm. Pitch wintry black outside... even the trees where shivering... then Peter's voice filled my little parking booth with a description of this Finnish folk tale, to which he concluded by setting Sibelius' song free. I was pretty much in "7th heaven" from this.

[goldie0800]

A friend has asked "What are the elements of nature that create an air of mystery for you?" and I could only think of this, Sibelius' "Swan of Tuonela" which is indeed mysterious, mystical, and haunting!