Finlandia

Mmm. And a bottle of Stoli in the freezer, because Finlandia is getting hard to find.

we don't have no uncle albert matociquala 2007

In honor of this very positive move, I'm making a not-quite-beside-the-point pun by posting below the video of Jean Sibelius's great symphony "Finlandia" as performed by Sinfoniaorkesteri (Finnish radio symphony orchestra), conducted by Sakari Oramo on October 22, 2005 at NHK Hall, Tokyo.

Archive 2009-04-01 2009

In honor of this very positive move, I'm making a not-quite-beside-the-point pun by posting below the video of Jean Sibelius's great symphony "Finlandia" as performed by Sinfoniaorkesteri (Finnish radio symphony orchestra), conducted by Sakari Oramo on October 22, 2005 at NHK Hall, Tokyo.

Health and Peace: Sebelius Confirmed 2009

Near the end of the service the St. Bartholomew Choir sang "Finlandia," a family favorite.

Joe Peyronnin: Farewell Walter Cronkite 2009

Let me plug again Jason Carter's harp-guitar rendition of Jean Sibelius's "Finlandia," which fit the last section of this video so beautifully.

The Disinherited (A Comic Sci-Fi Western) Fresca 2009

Don't miss the harp guitar rendition of "Finlandia" I posted earlier this morning--scroll down past this post.

bink's "Translation" of Ultra Bra's Yellow Raincoat Song Fresca 2009

Also, singing this hymn set to "Finlandia", which I've always enjoyed.

Was that a weekend? nobody_here 2007

(Soundbite of music) WAS: But while some decried his supposed conservatism, 20th century orchestras embraced and developed an audience for his seven symphonies, mostly through his symphonic tone poem "Finlandia," which Sibelius composed in a quasi-Wagnerian celebration of his heritage and his nation's quest for independence from the Russian empire.

A Rebirth for Classical Composer Sibelius 2007

I like to put on familiar film scores to inspire me, e.g. Star Wars, LOTR, Gladiator, Knight's Tale, More music from Gladiator, and also dramatic music such as Finlandia and The Ring Cycle.

Writer questions zornhau 2005

When Jean Sibelius's "Finlandia" begins ( "The Hunt for Red October" or "Die Hard: With a Vengeance"), things are about to go nuclear.

Informed Reader 2007