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  • PROGRAM NOTES: LEIF OVE ANDSNES

    PROGRAM NOTES: LEIF OVE ANDSNES

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    Jean Sibelius Kyllikki, Three Lyric Pieces for Piano Op. 41 Finland’s national composer, Jean Sibelius, has earned an honoured place in the modern canon chiefly on the merits of his orchestral works, notably his seven symphonies, the Violin Concerto, and the tone poem Finlandia. Less celebrated are the composer’s more than 150 miniatures for piano,…