tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12617361.post-84759880163917387182007-09-21T11:15:00.000+01:002007-11-09T10:16:12.994ZJean Sibelius (1865-1957)The fiftieth anniversary of the death of the great Finnish composer is being celebrated this year, his seven symphonies played around the U.K. by our major orchestras. So much a nineteenth century composer – he composed very little in the last thirty years of his life – it’s a surprise that he died only fifty years ago. It took him some time to shake off the influence of Tchaikovsky before he Euroresidenteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09720730325379243865noreply@blogger.com