NPR Radio, in their “Performance Today”
program of December 1, 2006, Finnish conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen joined
program host, Fred Child, to talk about the origins of the symphonic poem
"Finlandia" by Jean Sibelius, and what it means to Finns today. Then,
Salonen conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a concert performance at
Disney Hall in Los Angeles. To hear the discussion, and listen to "Finlandia" ..........
Click
the picture of Sibelius, then, on NPR’s Web page
Click “HEAR
THE PERFORMANCE”.
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that since this link will open in a separate browser window, you’ll be able to
listen to "Finlandia", while at the same time, continue exploring this
Web-site!
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