jmc's classics
Today is the birthday of Sibelius. it is also the anniversary of the premier of his fifth symphony in 1915. In ten days it is the birthday of Beethoven almost a century earlier. One of my favorite pieces of his is his Seventh Symphony which premiered in 1813. There may not be very much similarities of the two men. Sibelius was married and had children while Beethoven was not married. My favorite works by Sibelius are his Second and Third Symphonies. he wrote seven total. There were rumors of an eighth symphony. He may have wrote it but not finished it. Beethoven wrote nine. There were rumors of a tenth. There are some sketches of a possible tenth by Beethoven. he did write a "symphony" based on Wellington's victory over Napoleon. But is not part of his numbered symphonies.
I like both composers. I have stated my favorite works by both men. Most of their works are part of the standard repertoire today.
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