This booklet presents the home of Jean and Aino Sibelius. The text provides a guide to the museum and only touches briefly on the personal history and life’s work of Jean Sibelius. After the death of their parents in 1972 Aino Sibelius’s daughters sold most of the property and its buildings to the Finnish State, including the complete interiors, furniture, works of art and the library with its collection of published music. The home was converted into a museum opening in 1974, and the interior was kept as it was during Jean and Aino Sibelius’s time.

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Pages: 44
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Code: 5295
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Andy Pape, born in California in 1955, came to Denmark at the age of fifteen. With his chamber opera The Great Houdini, Pape had an unusual musical breakthrough in 1988. His catalogue as a composer includes instrumental theatre compositions as well as orchestral and chamber music with a fondness for distinctive instrument combinations and frequent use of percussion. This opera was conceived after Pape was captivated by the sound of two women’s voices together, Maria Stenz and Edith Guillaume. Although they were trained in seperate traditions (classical opera and the chanson/cabaret tradition), he thought they sounded extraordinarily good together.

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Code: 5910
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Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.161. I. Allegro molto moderato2. II. Adagio3. III. AttaccaKarol Szymanowski (1882-1937)Symphony No.4 Op.60 “Sinfonia concertante” for piano and orchestra4. I. Moderato (Tempo commodo)5. II. Andante molto sostenuto6. III. Allegro non troppo ma agitato ad ausioso This coupling of the well-known Grieg piano concerto with the rarely heard Szymanowski symphony makes sense when one realizes that the latter, in three movements, is subtitled "Sinfonia concertante" for piano and orchestra. Among the folk sources from which Szymanowski drew in the work was the vigorous fiddle music of the Tatra region of Poland. The pianist is a Chilean who has developed an international reputation and has recorded extensively for Arte Nova.

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Code: 6438
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Between 1989-2002, Grøndahl photographed sixteen Danish composers spanning four generations. The result is this beautiful, gigantic book, portraits of the individuals, their environment and their music. A stunning book. Composers included are Carl Nielsen, Herman D. Koppel, Vagn Holmboe, Ib Nørholm, Per Nørgård, Karl-Åge Rasmussen, Poul Ruders, Anders Nordentoft, Eva Noer Kondrup et al. In the case of Carl Nielsen, since he is no longer alive the choice was to photograph the landscape in which he grew up and lived, which was his main inspiration.

Language: Mostly Visual/Danish
Pages: 284
Illustrations: 0 Color Illustrations. 204 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 15”x 12 1/2”
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Weight: 8
ISBN: 8702006073
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Code: 5712
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When Norwegian composer Frederick Delius (1862-1934) met Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) for the first time, it was the beginning of a long and deep personal friendship that survived until their deaths. Now, for the first time, the entire correspondence of their letters, with the fascinating insights which they offer into some extraordinary lives, has been brought together and arranged here in chronological order, and widely commented upon. A glimpse into their deep occasionally troubled lives of emotion.

Language: English
Pages: 226
Illustrations: 59 B&W Illustrations.
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ISBN: 714529613
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Code: 5145
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Violin Concertoin D minor, Op.471. I. Allegro moderato2. II. Adagio di molto 3. III Allegro, ma non tanto Symphony No.5 in E flat major, Op. 824. I. Tempo molto moderato. Allegro moderato (ma poco a poco stretto). Vivace molto. Presto5. II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto6. III. Allegro moltoCurrently leader of the English Chamber Orchestra (and formerly of the prize-winning Vellinger Quartet), violinist Stephanie Gonley has appeared as a soloist with many of the leading orchestras in the UK. She gives an especially dreamy, sensual interpretation of the first movement of Sibelius's violin concerto, written in homage to the great Romantic tradition. Epic-heroic writing characteristic of the Romantics also imbues the outer movements of his Fifth Symphony, which is leavened with an Andante in variation form, pastoral and cheerful in mood.

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Flagstad was the daughter of Norwegian conductor Michael Flagstad (1869-1930) and pianist Marie Flagstad Johnsrd. She recieved her early vocal training in Oslo and made her debut in 1913 as Nuri in Tiefland by d’ Albert. After further study with Albert Westwang in Oslo and Gillis Bratt in Stockholm she became a successful performer in Norway, primarily in operetta. Often hailed as one of the most beautiful voices of the 20th century, Flagstad’s voice was distinguished by its dark sound, full volume, aristocratic breadth and perfect singing technique.

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Code: 5909
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Born in 1966 tenor saxophone player Lars Møller is a leading exponent of the Scandinavian jazz scene today. His current band with bass player Thomas (b.1965), pianist Jacob Christofferesen (b.1967), and drummer/tabla-player Ole Theill (b.1957) has been working regularly and released 3 high praised CDs since 1994. Intelligent and melodic, Møller’s compositions show a broad awareness of contemporary trends, including his love of Indian music. His talented group of musicians interpret his compositions with sensitivity and understanding.

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Code: 5869
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The Icelandic Music Awards “wind player of the year” and Berklee honors graduate aligns himself with a who’s who of Icelandic jazz as they cook through an attention-grabbing line-up of originals. The album title is translated as ‘Primal”...but the only things primal here are the young age of the soloist and the energy heard in the group’s playing. The opening track, ‘Urgur (Grump)’, is said to be inspired by jazz masters such as Mingus and Miles who often chewed out their sidemen. But nothing’s grumpy about the rest of the album, only top notch performances that are also very listenable.

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Code: 5865
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Conjuring images of the impenetrable and obscure, Opaque is a good description of the mysterious feel of Finland’s Pylkkanen’s brand new CD. The opaqueish feeling is a recurrent theme in many of the tunes on the album, occasionally in the guise of an ever present density, or darkness of harmony, or mixed with the moods of autumn and winter. Based in Helsinki, this accomplished saxophonist in Finland studied jazz at the Sibelius Academy. He has developed his own sense of composition, creating lyrical melodies and colorful harmonies.

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Code: 5870
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