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Sibelius Violin Concerto

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

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The Second Theme of Cebelius' Concerto

Cebelius just replaces the entire development section with the cadenza. So much of this concerto is about things going up. The soloist always seems to be reaching for the sky, and in this third massive orchestral tutti, the orchestra keeps rising in waves of sound. It serves as an explosion of aggression and fire from the orchestra, which quickly is subsumed by a racing heartbeat of anxiety.

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