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RE: Carl Nielsen's fifth symphony
This was a gift your shared with us, I'd never heard his music before. Tender, elegant, dramatic, triumphant and always beautiful. We share the gift of eclectic taste in music ;-)
This music is a well kept secret. I have never really looked into how the relationship between the even greater Finnish composer Sibelius and Carl Nielsen is, but Sibelius was recognised internationally and is recognised as one of the greatest composers in the twentieth century (and he really is). Carl Nielsen has been played lately in New York and the Brits should also have him in the repertoire, but he is still faily unknown. Try to see the video above with Simon Rattle, the principal conductor for the Berliner Philharmoniker, who tries to push him out of the shade :)