Composer of the Week

08/02/2018NewsBBC, Composer of the Weeksibelius

Jean Sibelius, 1913 (Photo: Daniel Nyblin / Public Domain)

Sibelius is Composer of the Week on BBC Radio 3 in the week beginning Monday 12 February 2018. Donald Macleod will present a series of hour-long programmes exploring Sibelius’s life and work each weekday at 12.00.

Monday: ‘Janne’
Vattendroppar · Violin Concerto · Serenad · Piano Quintet (1st mov.)

Tuesday: ‘From Happiness to Despair’
Kullervo’s Death · Impromptu in B minor · The Swan of Tuonela · Symphony No. 1 (finale) · Malinconia

Wednesday: ‘Drowning Sorrows’
Finlandia Hymn · Symphony No. 2 (finale) · In memoriam · Pohjola’s Daughter · The Maiden with the Roses (Swanwhite)

Thursday: ‘A Mountain to be Climbed’
Valse triste · Symphony No. 4 · The Bells of Kallio Church · Symphony No. 5 (finale)

Friday: ‘A Mystery at the End’
Two Schybergson songs · Symphony No. 6 · Chorus of the Winds; Prospero; Dance Episode (The Tempest) · Andante festivo · Sydämeni laulu

Presenter Donald Macleod was educated in Glasgow and at St Andrew’s University where he studied psychology. He began his career as a presenter in 1982 on BBC Radio 3 and for BBC1’s 60 minutes as a TV reporter and newsreader.

The programmes will be available on BBC iPlayer shortly after broadcast.

Further information: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09r40xp

Discography updated 8 February 2018

08/02/2018Newsdiscographysibelius

The ongoing Sibelius discography project has received another update. To download the latest version (free) click here: Sibelius_Discography_20180208 . For more information on the discography project and recent releases click here to visit our Discography & Recordings page.

New Year Quiz 2018 (with link to solution)

20/01/2018News2018, quizsibelius

Our New Year Quiz 2018 is a Sibelius-themed word square.
Hidden in the grid are 34 ‘answers’ – names, work titles, places etc.
Words can run in any direction, also backwards and diagonally.
How many can you find?

Click here to download the wordsquare as a pdf file

Solution now published: click here!

New! JSW Music for String Orchestra Review

19/01/2018NewsJSW, reviewsibelius

Click here to read our review of the Jean Sibelius Complete Works (JSW) edition of works for string orchestra (Opp. 4, 5/5, 5/6, 14, 42, 98a, 98b, 100, JS 34b).

January 2018 Magazine in production

17/01/2018NewsMagazinesibelius

Our January 2018 magazine is being printed and will be sent out to subscribers within a few days.

Click here for more information about this and previous issues of our magazine.

Merry Christmas

24/12/2017Uncategorizedsibelius

Best wishes for a very happy Christmas and prosperous new year from Sibelius One!

We hope that you’ll be able to join us for the 2018 Sibelius Festival in Lahti. Dates and programmes have now been announced, and it’ll be an exciting event including a visit from Neeme Järvi and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra – so if you’re interested, please get in touch and make a provisional reservation. Click here for more information about Lahti 2018.

And why not treat yourself and your friends to an extra Christmas present? We recommend our new CD with Hedvig Paulig (winner of the 2011 International Sibelius Singing Competition) and Folke Gräsbeck – hear this superb singer on top form in an all-Sibelius programme. As a member, you even get a discount! Click here for more information about the CD.

Magazine, January 2018

13/12/2017ArticlesMagazinesibelius

The January 2018 issue of Sibelius One’s full-colour magazine is currently in preparation, with a selection of articles and contributions from eminent authors and scholars plus a listing of major new CD releases. Subscribers will receive the magazine in January.

To receive your magazine, make sure you select the ‘printed copies’ option when joining Sibelius One (just £5 for two issues).

If you would like to add the magazine to your existing subscription, or to purchase individual copies (£5 each plus postage – also available to non-members) please contact info@sibeliusone.com

Highlights of the forthcoming issue:

Sibelius’s music for ‘Everyman’ Eija Kurki
Sibelius and Busoni Ernest Pauwels
The Spell of Italy John Grimshaw
Jean Sibelius. Un Finlandais en France Peter Frankland
And the Sounds are Godlike: The Symphonies of Sibelius (Part Two) Leon Chia

Click here for a listing of articles in previous magazines.

Discography updated 11 December 2017

11/12/2017Newsdiscographysibelius

The ongoing Sibelius discography project has received another update. To download the latest version (free) click here: Sibelius_Discography_2017-12-11. For more information on the discography project and recent releases see our Discography & Recordings page.