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Release Date
10 February 2021 

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Available now. BSO Sessions episodes begin with a performance premiere, followed by on-demand access through June 2021.
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About the Performance
Composers have written passionate love letters through their works for centuries. Learn about the love stories behind the music, including Wagner's Siegfried Idyll, a birthday present to his second wife; the fourth movement of Mahler's Symphony No. 5, a love poem to his wife; Elgar's Sospiri, a passionate piece dedicated to his long-time friend, violinist W.H. Reed; and Sibelius' Rakastava (The Lover), inspired by a Finnish poem about a muse. Members of the BSO share their personal love stories bound together by the Orchestra.  

Repertoire

WAGNER Siegfried Idyll (at 04:43)
MAHLER Symphony No. 5, IV. Adagietto (at 28:55)
ELGAR Sospiri (at 44:50)
SIBELIUS Rakastava (The Lover) (at 51:53)

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