Jean Sibelius - Etude Op 76 No 2 (with notes)

Jean Sibelius (1865- 1957) "Contrary to any superficial categorisation of Sibelius as a composer, he was one of the great musical innovators and revolutionaries, as a developer of symphonic form and symphonic technique (…) Only time will tell whether they [Sibelius and Shostakovich] were the last great masters of tonal music." Erkki Salmenhaara 1984 Performed by Håvard Gimse. Painting: "Symposion", Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1894 (with from right to left: Akseli Gallen-kallela, Oskar Merikanto, Robert Kajanus and Sibelius.) Enjoy !