http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61340&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rssThough Jean Sibelius is rightfully regarded among the most significant composers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for fusing traditional elements of the Romantic era with radical experimentalism, his orchestral works should be labeled first and foremost as Finnish, as his seven symphonies are a veritable soundtrack to Finland's national identity. Born to a Swedish-speaking family in 1865, he studied composition in Germany with Albert Becker, though a significant portion of early pieces show the clear influence of Wagner and Tchaikovsky. Early signs of nationalism can be heard in <i>Karelia Suite for Orchestra</i> (Op. 11), a set four tone poems he completed as a student, the rousing orchestral poem <i>Finlandia</i>, and his first two symphonies. The 1903 <i>Violin Concerto</i> was a well-timed departure from19th-century Romanticism, and received wide international recognition. Though he completed few works after World War I, they included his a elusive, masterful sixth symphony and the dark symphonic poem <i>Tapiola</i>. While his effect on Scandinavian composers is paramount, his radical approach to nationalism had influence far beyond Finland's borders. - Nate CavalieriRomanticen720Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:42:13 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61340&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss Though Jean Sibelius is rightfully regarded among the most significant composers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for fusing traditional elements of the Romantic era with radical experimentalism, his orchestral works should be labeled first and foremost as Finnish, as his seven symphonies are a veritable soundtrack to Finland's national identity. Born to a Swedish-speaking family in 1865, he studied composition in Germany with Albert Becker, though a significant portion of early pieces show the clear influence of Wagner and Tchaikovsky. Early signs of nationalism can be heard in <i>Karelia Suite for Orchestra</i> (Op. 11), a set four tone poems he completed as a student, the rousing orchestral poem <i>Finlandia</i>, and his first two symphonies. The 1903 <i>Violin Concerto</i> was a well-timed departure from19th-century Romanticism, and received wide international recognition. Though he completed few works after World War I, they included his a elusive, masterful sixth symphony and the dark symphonic poem <i>Tapiola</i>. While his effect on Scandinavian composers is paramount, his radical approach to nationalism had influence far beyond Finland's borders. - Nate Cavalieri http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2202528&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Mon, 29 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Jean Sibelius on Rhapsody Online 2202528 tra.2202528 Jean Sibelius art.61340 0.99 Piano Music alb.105956 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/9/1/401940_170x170.jpg 1996-04-29 00:00:00.0 1996-04-29 00:00:00.0 true Aquileja tra.2202528 106000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2202528&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2202528&variant=data&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5191564&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Tue, 6 Apr 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Jean Sibelius on Rhapsody Online 5191564 tra.5191564 Jean Sibelius art.61340 0.99 The Most Soothing 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tra.2060469 445000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2060469&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2060469&variant=data&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2203061&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Tue, 23 Mar 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jean Sibelius on Rhapsody Online 2203061 tra.2203061 Jean Sibelius art.61340 0.0 Symphony No. 2 / The Tempest alb.123698 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/4/9/1/401945_170x170.jpg 1999-03-23 00:00:00.0 1999-03-23 00:00:00.0 true Allegretto tra.2203061 598000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2203061&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2203061&variant=data&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2067982&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Mon, 16 Aug 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Jean Sibelius on Rhapsody 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9046941&variant=data&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2082774&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Mon, 1 Jul 1991 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Jean Sibelius on Rhapsody Online 2082774 tra.2082774 Jean Sibelius art.61340 0.0 101 Great Orchestral Classics Vol. 7 alb.123877 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/9/8/3/893898_170x170.jpg 1991-07-01 00:00:00.0 1991-07-01 00:00:00.0 true Finlandia tra.2082774 508000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2082774&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2082774&variant=data&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9047467&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:04:53 -0700 Top Tracks by Jean Sibelius on Rhapsody Online 9047467 tra.9047467 Jean Sibelius art.61340 0.99 Complete Piano Trios, Vol. 1 alb.9044116 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/9/6/766981_170x170.jpg 2003-08-01 00:00:00.0 null true Piano Trio in A minor, "Haftrask", JS 207: II. Andantino tra.9047467 264000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9047467&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9047467&variant=data&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9072151&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:05:50 -0700 Top Tracks by Jean Sibelius on Rhapsody Online 9072151 tra.9072151 Jean Sibelius art.61340 0.99 Complete Original Piano Music, Vol. 5 alb.9058504 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/8/7/767893_170x170.jpg 1987-01-31 00:00:00.0 null true 5 Pieces, Op. 85, "The Flowers": Aquileja tra.9072151 111000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9072151&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9072151&variant=data&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9046942&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Mon, 1 Apr 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jean Sibelius on Rhapsody Online 9046942 tra.9046942 Jean Sibelius art.61340 0.99 Tone Poems alb.9044084 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/4/9/6/766949_170x170.jpg 2002-04-01 00:00:00.0 2002-04-01 00:00:00.0 true The Oceanides, Op. 73 tra.9046942 637000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9046942&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9046942&variant=data&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9046939&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Mon, 1 Apr 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Jean Sibelius on Rhapsody Online 9046939 tra.9046939 Jean Sibelius art.61340 0.99 Tone Poems alb.9044084 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/4/9/6/766949_170x170.jpg 2002-04-01 00:00:00.0 2002-04-01 00:00:00.0 true Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49 tra.9046939 808000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9046939&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9046939&variant=data&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2202532&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Mon, 29 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Jean Sibelius on Rhapsody Online 2202532 tra.2202532 Jean Sibelius art.61340 0.99 Piano Music alb.105956 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/9/1/401940_170x170.jpg 1996-04-29 00:00:00.0 1996-04-29 00:00:00.0 true The Oarsman tra.2202532 153000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2202532&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2202532&variant=data&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2067970&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Mon, 16 Aug 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Jean Sibelius on Rhapsody Online 2067970 tra.2067970 Jean Sibelius art.61340 0.99 Piano Music Vol. 1 alb.141866 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/8/4/0/500480_170x170.jpg 1999-08-16 00:00:00.0 1999-08-16 00:00:00.0 true No. 1 in G minor tra.2067970 139000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2067970&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2067970&variant=data&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2058081&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Thu, 30 Jun 1988 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Jean Sibelius on Rhapsody Online 2058081 tra.2058081 Jean Sibelius art.61340 0.0 Finlandia / Karelia Suite alb.201128 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/6/9/909610_170x170.jpg 1988-06-30 00:00:00.0 1988-06-30 00:00:00.0 true Finlandia, Op. 26 tra.2058081 510000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2058081&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2058081&variant=data&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9072150&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:05:50 -0700 Top Tracks by Jean Sibelius on Rhapsody Online 9072150 tra.9072150 Jean Sibelius art.61340 0.99 Complete Original Piano Music, Vol. 5 alb.9058504 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/8/7/767893_170x170.jpg 1987-01-31 00:00:00.0 null true 5 Pieces, Op. 85, "The Flowers": Iris tra.9072150 180000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9072150&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9072150&variant=data&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2060472&variant=play&rws=%2Fjean-sibelius%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Mon, 2 Jun 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Jean Sibelius on Rhapsody Online 2060472 tra.2060472 Jean Sibelius art.61340 0.0 The Best Of Sibelius alb.114698 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/9/1/511976_170x170.jpg 1997-06-02 00:00:00.0 1997-06-02 00:00:00.0 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