Joined: 18 Aug 2018 Age: 28 Gender: Male Posts: 2,866
07 Jul 2019, 4:51 pm
It's one of my favourite pieces of Sibelius, especially the second and third movements. The strings starting at around 3:30 on the Ballade form one of the most poignant, patriotic passages in music. That was what it felt like to have a country one loved - COULD love.