Sibelius, master of the cold
Dec 23, 2020
2 minutes
ILLUSTRATION: MARIA CORTE MAIDAGAN
The Finnish composer’s orchestral masterpieces conjure up wild, wintry landscapes that both chill and thrill in equal measure, explains Tom Service
It’s cold outside: those vistas of hoar-covered sward and spinney, the wintry floes of sea-ice hugging the shore when the tide recedes, the frost-flowers on the
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