Sibelius -- The Swan of Tuonela

https://youtu.be/X3_H5YlgKFU?si=qXegynjQpuleVNIJ

“Tuonela, the land of death, the hell of Finnish mythology, is surrounded by a large river of black waters and a rapid current, in which the swan of Tuonela glides majestically singing.” -- Jean Sibelius.

A must listen if you want to hear magical writing for the cor anglais.

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First listen: Violin Concerto A Major Op.15 by Ignatz Waghalter (1911)

Irmina Trynkos, Royal PO, Alexander Walker (2012)

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Time for early Schoenberg. "Night Tranfigured/Verklärte Nach Op. 4, for string sextet (1899). #forests #secrets #night #music #Boulez #19thcentury #apres #serialism #12tone #dissonance the #LateRomanticism transitional
a moody dec morning on cusp of #Hanukkah Blessings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-pVz2LTakM