麻豆约拍

Northern Lights: Sibelius Kullervo.
Ian Skelly introduces a performance of Sibelius's epic musical hybrid given at the 麻豆约拍 Proms as part of this year's celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth. That's preceded by some recently discovered fragments which probably belong to the composer's Eighth Symphony, the 'holy grail' of Finnish classical music, plus songs by the Swedish early 20th century composer Ture Rangstr枚m.

Rangstr枚m: 3 Songs - Melody, Wings in the Night, The Shield Maiden
Malin Bystr枚m (soprano), Matti Hirvonen (piano)

Sibelius: Fragments from the Eighth Symphony
麻豆约拍 Philharmonic, John Storg氓rds (conductor)

Sibelius: Kullervo
Johanna Rusanen-Kartano (soprano)
Waltteri Torikka (baritone)
Polytech Choir
麻豆约拍 Symphony Chorus (men's voices)
麻豆约拍 Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

The folk hero Kullervo was the inspiration behind a powerful national statement for a country struggling to overthrow Russian rule. This massive musical hybrid - part cantata, part symphony, part suite - is a vivid and thrilling work, richly melodic but looking ahead to modernism.