A Psychological Symphony

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Kate Molleson follows the creation of the Fourth Symphony by Sibelius amid much self-doubt - a work at least one biographer has termed as his Psychological Symphony. In the build-up to World War One, in his Fourth Symphony Sibelius continued to search for a new compositional language, whilst at the same time having increasing concerns about money, and also his health from excessive drinking and smoking. Twelfth Night, Op 60 No 1 (Come Away, Death) Gerald Finley, bass-baritone Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Edward Gardner, conductor String Quartet in D minor, Op 56 ‘Voces Intimae’ (excerpt) Emerson Quartet Des Abends, Op 58 No 5 Janne Mertanen, piano Symphony No 4 in A minor, Op 63 (excerpt) Berlin Philharmoniker Sir Simon Rattle, conductor Spring’s Spell, Op 61 No 8 Elisabeth Söderström, soprano Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano Symphony No 4 in A minor, Op 63 (excerpt) Berlin Philharmoniker Sir Simon Rattle, conductor Produced by Luke Whitlock