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I have never quite understood the vogue for Sibelius. Although I would not go as far as René Leibowitz who called Sibelius "the worst composer in the world", I do think Sibelius is a terribly overrated composer, at least in the Anglo-Saxon world. I've heard this Seventh Symphony of his a couple of times now and I don't see what's so special about this rather conservative piece written in an unoriginal romantic tonal idiom at a time (1924) when other composers were already experimenting with the most daring chromatic and atonal harmonies, complex rhythms and innovative techniques...
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