tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186108421792163137.post5955677903964244720..comments2023-10-24T03:00:24.410-07:00Comments on POTPOURRI: JEAN SIBELIUS ~ December 8, 1865 ~ September 20, 1957POTPOURRIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07263407097104630684noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186108421792163137.post-49940357821101714512009-11-01T10:41:02.752-08:002009-11-01T10:41:02.752-08:00Jan Sibelius is an intrepid voice from the rugged ...Jan Sibelius is an intrepid voice from the rugged North and today at <a href="http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2008/11/sunday-classics-intrepid-voice-from.html" rel="nofollow">Down With Tyranny</a> you can find out why we make the point that Sibelius's music reflects the hardiness of the Finns, living close to nature, close to the land, a land of astonishing physical beauty, but a challenging, even punishing environment that keeps basic issues of survival at the forefront of its rugged inhabitants' attention.DownWithTyrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10867460571053802886noreply@blogger.com