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Jean Sibelius
Finland
08.12.1865
20.09.1957
- Symphony No. 7 C major op. 105
- Symphony No. 6 D minor op. 104
- Symphony No. 5 E-flat major op. 82
- The Oceanides op. 73
- String Quartet D minor op. 56 "Voces intimae"
- Symphony No. 3 C major op. 52
- 13 Pieces for Piano, Op. 76
- Lemminkäinen Suite op. 22
- A saga /En saga op. 9
- Scènes historiques II op. 66
- Tapiola op. 112
- Valse triste op. 44
- Symphony No. 1 E minor op. 39
- Finlandia op. 26
- Two orchestral Suites op. 98
- Pan and Echo op. 53a
- Romance in C op. 42
- Rakastava (The Lover) op. 14
- The Tempest op. 109
- Swanwhite op. 54
- Belshazzar's Feast op. 51
- Pelléas and Mélisande op. 46
- King Christian II. op. 27
- Scènes historiques I op. 25
- Karelia Suite op. 11
- Luonnotar op. 70
- Kullervo op. 7
- The Bard op. 64
- Nightride and Sunrise op. 55
- Pohjola's Daughter op. 49
- The Tryad op. 45 No. 1
- Humoresques for violin and orchestra op. 87
- Serenades D Major and G minor for violin and orchestra op. 69
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- Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2 Sz 112
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 E-flat major op. 55
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Popular orchestras
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