Discovering Music

Jean Sibelius

Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela, and Night Ride and Sunrise

Sunday 14 October 2007 17:00-18:30 (Radio 3)

Stephen Johnson is joined by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Petri Sakari to explore one of Sibelius' most gripping tone poems, Night Ride and Sunrise, and The Swan of Tuonela, the most famous part of the composer's Lemminkainen Suite.

" [This] programme could be called 'light and darkness'...it's about the whole question of how you convey light or its absence in music. " Stephen Johnson, from the programme

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela, and Night Ride and Sunrise

Listen to the programme (the online audio is edited for rights reasons)

Discovering Music

Episode and Playlist Information

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• 18 Nov 07 Beethoven Pno Cto 3
• 11 Nov 07 Schumann's Sym. No 3
• 4 Nov 07 Tchaikovsky's Vln Cto
• 28 Oct 07 Tallis
• 21 Oct 07 Schubert's Octet
• 14 Oct 07 Sibelius
• 7 Oct 07 Bartok
• 30 Sep 07 Monteverdi's L'Orfeo
• 23 Sep 07 Britten's Variations