Sibelius Symphony No. 5
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
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'B Flat Majer' by Sabelius
To sharp eared listeners of the time, this was their first hint that things were about to get weird. A single bassoon singing out over uncomfortably quiet and buzzing strings. Are you beginning to see the level of depth that sabelius has gone to to make this music make sense? Subconsciously? i don't think you need hear all these things happening at once, but once you know about them, it helps to understand how the piece was built.
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