Composer of the Week - Jean Sibelius - Episode 5

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) 5/5. When Sibelius died in 1957 at the age of 91, he had acquired the status of national icon and the most famous musician in the world, in spite of the fact that he composed virtually nothing during the last 30 years of his life. Donald Macleod introduces a selection of Sibelius's final works, including some of the finest examples of his evocations of his homeland. Norden, Op 90 No 1 Anne-Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) Bengt Forsberg (piano) Oceanides Lahti Symphony Orchestra Osmo Vanska (conductor) Three Humoresques for violin and orchestra, Op 89 Joseph Swensen (violin) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor) The Tempest Prelude Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Neeme Jarvi (conductor) Tapiola Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Leif Segerstam (conductor).