The performances took place at the beginning of November 1899 at the Swedish Theatre. The year was crowned by the music for tableaux staged as part of the main event of the Days of the Press. In 1899 he wrote The Song of the Athenians and The Breaking of the Ice on Oulu River. Sibelius, too, wanted to use his art to add to the protests. This stirred opposition in most Finnish cultural circles, and paintings with protest themes became very popular. In February 1899 Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, issued a "February Manifesto" which aimed to restrict the autonomy of the Grand Duchy of Finland. Arrangement for mixed-voice choir of the Finlandia Hymn 1948 words by V.
Turunen, with Arvi Karvonen at the harmonium) b) Veikko Antero Koskenniemi 1940 first performance 7th December 1940 at the Exhibition Hall in Helsinki (Laulu-Miehet singers under Martti Turunen).
Arrangement for piano (under name Finlandia) November 1900.Arrangements for male choir of the Finlandia Hymn with words by: a) Wäinö Sola 1937 first performance 21st April 1938 in Helsinki at Freemason's Lodge of St John (singers Wäinö Sola, Martti Similä, Sulo Räikkönen and O. Conducted by Kajanus as Finlandia, February 1901. In revised version (1900) of the music (composed 1899) for celebrations in honour of the Finnish Press (7th movement, under title "Finland Awakens"): first public performance 2nd July 1900 (possibly earlier), in the premises of the Fire Brigade (Orchestra of the Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Robert Kajanus). Completed in 1899 first performance at the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki, 4th November 1899 (Orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Jean Sibelius). Tableau music for celebrations in honour of the Finnish Press (tableaux by Kaarlo Bergbom, texts by Eino Leino and Jalmari Finne) overture and six tableaux (revised versions: see orchestral works op. Guest Conductor Mario Venzago was on the podium.Music for the Days of the Press.
THE CONNECTION – Finlandia has not been performed on a Utah Symphony Masterworks concert since 2010. THE WORLD – Elsewhere in 1899, the Philippine-American War began, the Spanish-American war ended, Aspirin was patented by the Bayer Company in Germany, and Phoebe, a moon of Saturn, was discovered. It is the song of our battle, our hymn of victory.” Freedom! My Finlandia is the story of this fight. Reflecting back on the work after Finland achieved its independence from Russia, Sibelius said, “We fought 600 years for our freedom and I am part of the generation which achieved it. The patriotism of Finlandia is pan-national too, and it still stirs the souls of every open-hearted listener, regardless of their country of origin. The piece featured prominently on the Helsinki Philharmonic’s first big tour and Sibelius’ reputation finally began to take hold beyond his homeland borders. He revised it a year later and changed the title to Finlandia. Sibelius wrote a fetching anthem for the performance (which had a strong but carefully managed political subtext) called Finland Awakes that put his name on the lips of every Finn. The chance to do so came with a request to write a new work for a press pension fund event in 1899. “I now grasp those purely Finnish tendencies in music… more truthfully than before” he wrote to his wife Aino. Works like En Saga, The Swan of Tuonela, and the Karelia Suite put Finland front and center and, in their subtle way, confirmed Sibelius’ commitment to the cause of self-determination. The composer did his part by celebrating his culture on the concert stage. The Finns, Sibelius very much included, reacted with pride and occasional boldness. In reality, the Tsar was consistently nibbling away at Finnish self-government with decrees designed to bring the people more fully under Russian dominion. On paper, Finland was an autonomous grand duchy of the Russian Empire.
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THE HISTORY – Running in the background behind Sibelius’ personal and professional striving in the 1890s was a great deal of discontent for his country.
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