When composer Jean Sibelius as a young man encountered the tragic tale of Kullervo in the Kalevala, the result made Finnish musical history. Now Sibelius's breakthrough work is given a stage ...
If I were rating the national epics of the world, Finland’s Kalevala would not be near the top of my list. It has too many inconsistencies, does not form a consecutive whole, and features too much ...
When the London Symphony Orchestra opened their 2005-6 season in September with Sibelius’ Kullervo symphony, I was startled by the composer’s sense of the dramatic, something I don’t always associate ...
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