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The national and international Sibelius

by Joonas Kokkonen15 Sep 1990

Composer and academician Joonas Kokkonen (1921–1996) examined in 1990 Sibelius's often ambivalent position – on the one hand the object of exaggerated hero worship, on the...

Sibelius, Finland and the symphonic idea

by Mikko Heiniö15 Sep 1990

Composer, musicology Professor emeritus Mikko Heiniö's article on Jean Sibelius's historical significance was first published in FMQ in 1990.

At my age…

by Erik Bergman15 Jun 1990

I am approaching the age when you begin to reflect on the fundamentals of life and feel the need to pare away all inessentials. For that...