Sibelius Symphony No. 7
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
Joshua Weilerstein
4.9 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2020
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Sibelius' 7th Symphony is a piece that is barely a symphony at all, and yet it carries symphonic logic throughout. It's only 20 minutes long, in one movement that never stops evolving, with a form that has sparked many debates, and with an ending that is as shocking as any in the Western Repertoire. Simply put, it is Sibelius at his best, and so today we'll take apart this incredibly complex piece, talking about its form, its stunning metric modulations, its inspiration, and of course, its abiding emotion.
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| 0:11.0 | My name is Joshua Wilerstein, I'm a conductor and I'm the artistic director of |
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| 1:15.4 | Next week just to give you a little bit of an update change things around just slightly |
| 1:19.8 | next Monday you will hear the second part of the |
| 1:25.8 | conversation with Jan Swafford about revolutionary music. And then on Thursday I'm going to put out a show I've been wanting to do for a long time on Schernberg's |
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