Jean Sibelius, born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius (8 December 1865 – 20 S… Read Full Bio ↴Jean Sibelius, born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius (8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957), was a Finnish composer and violinist of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely recognized as his country's greatest composer and, through his music, is often credited with having helped Finland to develop a national identity during its struggle for independence from Russia.
The core of his oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies, which, like his other major works, are regularly performed and recorded in his home country and internationally. His other best-known compositions are Finlandia, the Karelia Suite, Valse triste, the Violin Concerto, the choral symphony Kullervo, and The Swan of Tuonela (from the Lemminkäinen Suite). Other works include pieces inspired by nature, Nordic mythology, and the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, over a hundred songs for voice and piano, incidental music for numerous plays, the opera Jungfrun i tornet (The Maiden in the Tower), chamber music, piano music, Masonic ritual music, and 21 publications of choral music.
Sibelius composed prolifically until the mid-1920s, but after completing his Seventh Symphony (1924), the incidental music for The Tempest (1926) and the tone poem Tapiola (1926), he stopped producing major works in his last thirty years, a stunning and perplexing decline commonly referred to as "The Silence of Järvenpää", the location of his home. Although he is reputed to have stopped composing, he attempted to continue writing, including abortive efforts on an eighth symphony. In later life, he wrote Masonic music and re-edited some earlier works while retaining an active but not always favourable interest in new developments in music.
The Finnish 100 mark note featured his image until 2002, when the euro was adopted.[4] Since 2011, Finland has celebrated a Flag Day on 8 December, the composer's birthday, also known as the "Day of Finnish Music". In 2015, the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth, a number of special concerts and events were held, especially in the city of Helsinki.
The core of his oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies, which, like his other major works, are regularly performed and recorded in his home country and internationally. His other best-known compositions are Finlandia, the Karelia Suite, Valse triste, the Violin Concerto, the choral symphony Kullervo, and The Swan of Tuonela (from the Lemminkäinen Suite). Other works include pieces inspired by nature, Nordic mythology, and the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, over a hundred songs for voice and piano, incidental music for numerous plays, the opera Jungfrun i tornet (The Maiden in the Tower), chamber music, piano music, Masonic ritual music, and 21 publications of choral music.
Sibelius composed prolifically until the mid-1920s, but after completing his Seventh Symphony (1924), the incidental music for The Tempest (1926) and the tone poem Tapiola (1926), he stopped producing major works in his last thirty years, a stunning and perplexing decline commonly referred to as "The Silence of Järvenpää", the location of his home. Although he is reputed to have stopped composing, he attempted to continue writing, including abortive efforts on an eighth symphony. In later life, he wrote Masonic music and re-edited some earlier works while retaining an active but not always favourable interest in new developments in music.
The Finnish 100 mark note featured his image until 2002, when the euro was adopted.[4] Since 2011, Finland has celebrated a Flag Day on 8 December, the composer's birthday, also known as the "Day of Finnish Music". In 2015, the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth, a number of special concerts and events were held, especially in the city of Helsinki.
Symphony No. 7 in C Major Op. 105
Jean Sibelius Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Jean Sibelius:
Be Still My Soul Be still my soul the Lord is on thy side Bear…
Finlandia Oi Suomi, katso, Sinun päiväs koittaa, yön uhka karkoitettu…
Finlandia-hymni Oi, Suomi, katso, sinun päiväs' koittaa Yön uhka karkoitettu…
Säv säv susa Säv säv susa Våg våg slå I sägen mig var ingalill Den unga…
Sibelius : Finlandia-hymni Oi, Suomi, katso, sinun päiväs' koittaa Yön uhka karkoitettu…
Var det en dr Var det en dröm att ljuvt en gång Jag var ditt…
Var det en dröm Var det en dröm att ljuvt en gång Jag var ditt…
Var det en dröm Var det en dröm att ljuvt en gång Jag var ditt…
Var det et dröm Var det en dröm att ljuvt en gång Jag var ditt…
Var det et dröm? Var det en dröm att ljuvt en gång Jag var ditt…
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Deforest Quasar
One of most beautiful music compositions, The beginning is gorgeous and the ending is hauntingly beautiful and all in between is lovely. This is definitely one of Sibelius’s greatest masterpieces and one 20th centuries greatest symphonies.
Robert Knapp
This is a sublime distillation of all things Finnish… its people, its land, its temperament. A masterpiece. A treasure of twentieth century music.
Diane and Jeffrey Knorr
The most affecting trombone solo, fearlessly executed by a superb musician. Brava!
Paul M
@Hugh Jones Boo! How mean. She's not overweight, and besides, why focus on her body size? I love that recurring solo part and miss the days, decades ago, when I played trombone well enough to play it one half as well as she did. I'm so pleased that Segerstam had her stand first, hoping he would.
Larry VanDeSande
Segerstam -- our most imaginative Sibelius interpreter with elastic tempo and volume -- abetted by a wonderful first chair trombonist, so important in this symphony. So many female horn players in Finland, a rarity. Segerstam rarely makes eye contact with players, agreed. Just goes to show that greatness in performance comes from vision, practice and preparation ... not from podium histrionics at performance.
filmscorefreak
It's like watching a thriving mountain forest, from sunrise to sunset. A fantastic work.
Leslie Howard
You be respectful of Leif!He is one of the finest musicians I have ever heard. His Turku Sibelius cycle is a good as it gets, as is his Sheherazade! But he’s never a disappointment, and always a revelation!!
Jay MacIntyre
Great performance of a symphony that becomes an ocean of magnificent music. The condutor judges the ending perfectly, finalized but not really abrupt. One of the highlights of this excellent Sibelius series by the Turku Philharmonic and Segerstam.
anssi korhonen
Segerstam is phenomenal here. Somehow he is simultaneously present and absent, immersed in the music and giving the players maximal freedom to express themselves; he's almost like the Smithian invisible hand that guides action without being really there.
valerieplushie
it's his entire view on the symphony i think, most of his are to be performed without a conductor, to allow the ensemble to play (-phon) as one (sym-), it is hugely effective, there is such a dynamic fluidity of expression in the music that is perfectly suited for this work <3