Marian anderson contralto friend jean sibelius valse

  • Kajanus founded the Helsinki Philharmonic and led them for fifty years, was a close friend of Sibelius and his personal choice for the recording of these works.
  • Marian Anderson, the American contralto, was one of the legendary singers of her time.
  • In 1930 EMI started a subscription series of the works of Jean Sibelius.
  • Jean Sibelius and His American Connections

    Goss, Glenda Dawn. "Jean Sibelius and His American Connections". Jean Sibelius and His World, edited by Daniel M. Grimley, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011, pp. 158-172. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400840205.158

    Goss, G. (2011). Jean Sibelius and His American Connections. In D. Grimley (Ed.), Jean Sibelius and His World (pp. 158-172). Princeton: Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400840205.158

    Goss, G. 2011. Jean Sibelius and His American Connections. In: Grimley, D. ed. Jean Sibelius and His World. Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp. 158-172. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400840205.158

    Goss, Glenda Dawn. "Jean Sibelius and His American Connections" In Jean Sibelius and His World edited by Daniel M. Grimley, 158-172. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400840205.158

    Goss G. Jean Sibelius and His American Connections. In: Grimley D (ed.) Jean Sibelius and His World. Princeton: Princeton University Press; 2011. p.158-172. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400840205.158

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    Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957)
    Historical Recordings and Rarities 1928-1948
    WARNER CLASSICS 2564 605317 [7 CDs: 8:34:36]

    In the 1930s the Columbia Gramophone Company (later EMI) undertook a subscription series of the major works of Jean Sibelius, initially funded by the Finnish government. This is the first time that all the orchestral recordings made for EMI Classics' Sibelius project between 1930 and 1940 have been gathered together (six CDs in all). Warner has added a seventh CD devoted to chamber music and songs. The most important recordings, those of the symphonies and tone poems from Kajanus, Schnéevoigt and Beecham, have been available before and are mostly still available o

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    Jean Composer (1865-1957)
    Historical Recordings and Rarities 1928-1948
    WARNER CLASSICS 2564 605317 [7 CDs: 8:34:36]

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