Sibelius: The Spruce

Jean Sibelius's The Spruce (French: Le Sapin; Finnish: Granen) is the last of his Five Pieces for Piano: The Trees, Opus 75, composed in 1914:

1. When the Rowan Blossoms

2. The Solitary Pine

3. The Aspen

4. The Birch

5. The Spruce

Sibelius often wrote small pieces while composing a larger work. Such was the case with The Trees, written while Sibelius was composing his Symphony Number 5.

Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic period. Most well-known for his seven symphonies, his music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. In addition to the symphonies, his best-known works include Finlandia, the Karelia Suite, Valse triste, the Violin Concerto in D minor, and The Swan of Tuonela (one of the four movements of the Lemminkäinen Suite).

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