Classic FM Hall of Fame

84 Symphony No.5
Sibelius

3rd entry for Sibelius. All have climbed up the chart. This one is up 15 places.

Sibelius came to premiere his Symphony No. 5 on his birthday in 1915. He enjoyed near godlike status in his home country, his Symphony No. 5 was a direct response to not entirely favourable reviews of his Symphony No. 4. He even revised the later work saying, 'I wished to give my symphony another — more human — form. More down-to-earth, more vivid.'

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