Lintu & Kuusisto

September 03, 2023 — 1 hr 55 min listen

This week, conductor Hannu Lintu leads works by Scandinavian composers. The concert opens with Sibelius’s anthem Finlandia and continues with Carl Nielsen’s Violin Concerto, featuring soloist Pekka Kuusisto. The broadcast closes with Sibelius’s The Swan of Tuonela from Four Legends of the Kalevala led by the CSO’s second music director Frederick Stock from a 1940 Columbia recording.

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Broadcast available through October 18, 2023

Sibelius Finlandia, Op. 26, No. 7
Nielsen Violin Concerto, Op. 33
Traditional/Kuusisto Danish Bridal Tune
Pekka Kuusisto violin
Nielsen Helios Overture, Op. 17
Sibelius Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 82
Hannu Lintu conductor

February 2020

Sibelius The Swan of Tuonela from Four Legends of the Kalevala, Op. 22
Frederick Stock conductor
Robert Mayer English horn
1940 (Columbia)

Production
Brian Wise producer
Charlie Post audio engineer
Lisa Simeone host
Michael Schweppe host engineer
Neil Tevault host engineer

23-36

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