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INKPOT#75 CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEWS: SIBELIUS Tapiola – An Inktroduction

Posted on April 22, 1999 | No Comments
The Flying Inkpot presents T A P I O L A by JEAN SIBELIUS (1865-1957) Wide-spread they stand, the Northland’s dusky forests, Ancient, mysterious, brooding savage dreams; Within them dwells the Forest’s mighty God, And wood-sprites in the gloom weave magic secrets. Preface to published […]
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