Jean Sibelius at Home 1927/1945 with Aino, Heidi and Margareta (Historic Footage)

[@robertcatesby8420]

What a wonderful treat , to see the Mighty Finn at home , at ease and playing his music !

[@vetlerradio]

Love him so much :) How amazing it would be to hear him play piano or violin, something we are never going to see or hear, it's kinda sad...

[@iandeborahwalton5932]

Enjoyed actually seeing Sibelius and the beauty around Ainola! Loved watching him puff on his cigars! Thank you!

[@eliseobetancourt861]

Two set violin, why I’m here, excellent! 🎻🎻

[@musikhande7120]

During the winter war food was scarse. A dear friend of mine who passed away was about 10 at the time and lived close by. With her two little friends they would walk up to Ainola and would sit on the ground under Sibelius open window as he played the piano. Shortly after he started leaving three apples for them to find each morning. Watching this video I got choked up, those apples…he was kind of grumpy but still aware of those young children. Eventually my friend’s family was killed by the Russians before her eyes and she remained in her home alone throughout ww2, those apples meant more than Sibelius would have ever imagined.

[@keeelane]

in the end the narrator says: "over misty wilds, shallow deserts rises a proud figure: the valiant crown of the giant pine humming chords of the sacred - the eternal treasure of tunes" ^roughly translated. it's quite difficult to translate because the language is highly poetic and some of the words don't have exact counterparts in english and because it is metered and structured in a way that doesn't work in english; the language, intonation and meter give themselves a kind of meaning to the poem.

[@schlesmail1]

Reminiscent of "Widespread 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." (Sibelius' inscription on the title page of Tapiola.)

[@keeelane]

schlesmail could very well be the same poem. i was translating it myself...it's impossible to translate accurately.

[@petern3363]

How lovely. You can still visit his house just outside Jãrvenpää just outside Helsinki. Doesn't appear to have changed much and I highly recommend.

[@MrGer2295]

WHAT A GREAT FILM ! THOROUGHLY ENJOYABLE 🎹❤❤❤

Fantastic to see this!!

[@moggridge1]

Very nice, thank you.

[@hillcresthiker]

Hes not just finlands greatest composer; Along with Mahler they are the two greatest symphonists in all of western music

[@Kunstwissenschaftler]

very interesting video

[@JonnyboyCalippo]

What's the name of the song which starts in 4:33 ?

[@schlesmail1]

That's from the Romance for Violin & Piano, Op. 78, No. 2.

[@omegamale7880]

He seems so...animated.

[@joelpunayvlog5967]

Nice 👍👋

[@ursulapfitzer131]

What is spoken at the end?

[@cocoskissa9243]

Not only the world was black and white but also the musicians walked on top hat and white tie in Finland back then.

[@onnilaakso5725]

What is this songs name in The beginning of video?

[@Inksibnut]

The Finlandia hymn!

[@sgsmozart]

The old wowan at the beginning of the film looks like Cosima Wagner.

[@mcrettable]

first piece? symphony?

[@Inksibnut]

Finlandia - specifically the central hymn.

[@clasdavid5450]

Jag är släkt med honom

[@LEIFanevret]

🙏💖🇫🇮