This page gives access to radio and film recordings from the archives of the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation. They feature Jean Sibelius as the main character.
To view or listen you must have one of the most common audio or video programs installed on your computer.
The endings after the file name indicate the program used and the connection speed required.
- 56k indicates that a reasonably fast modem is enough to listen to the file.
- ISDN means that you need an ISDN connection to be able to listen without interference.
- xDSL means that you need at least an ADSL connection.
The downloading times are estimates. The time may be longer depending on the traffic on the connection or server.
Videos
Veikko Itkonen: Jean Sibelius
Excerpt from a ballet. Extensive film footage showing Jean and Aino Sibelius and their life at Ainola in 1950.
About 4 minutes via modem connection.
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About 8 minutes via ISDN connection.
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3 minutes via broadband connection, xDSL.
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A picture cavalcade (silent)
The election of J. K. Paasikivi as president. The 400-year jubilee of Helsinki. Paasikivi visits Ainola to greet Sibelius on his 85th birthday. Other Paasikivi films.
About 3 minutes via modem connection.
About 9 minutes via ISDN connection.
3 minutes via broadband connection, xDSL.
The Finnish people in mourning
Oy Filmiseppo
The funeral of Jean Sibelius, 3rd October 1957
About 6 minutes via modem connection.
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About 13 minutes via ISDN connection.
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About 5 minutes via broadband connection, xDSL.
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Sibelius in his home 1927-1957
Oy Suomen filmiteollisuus. Aho & Soldan
Jean Sibelius at home in different years: the footage begins in 1945. This is followed by varied material from 1927, including footage of Heidi, Margareta and Aino Sibelius. The film ends with the funeral in 1957.
About 7 minutes via modem connection.
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About 18 minutes via ISDN connection.
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About 6 minutes via broadband connection, xDSL.
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Birthday cigars
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Finnish and international film footage on the Cigars for Sibelius collection for the composer’s 83th birthday. Made at the request of the United States for a TV broadcast in the US.
About 1 minute via modem connection.
About 2 minutes via ISDN connection.
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About 1 minute via broadband connection, xDSL.
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The Funeral of Sibelius
Film footage from the funeral, 1957
About 3 minutes via modem connection.
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About 6 minutes via ISDN connection.
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About 2 minutes via broadband connection, xDSL.
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A tour of Tuusula
Antti Halonen, OY Suomen Filmiteollisuus
A presentation of the municipality of Tuusula; given in 1949 by Antti Halonen, the son of the painter Pekka Halonen. The film presents Halosenniemi (the home of Pekka Halonen) and Suviranta (the home of Eero Järnefelt); also footage of Jean and Aino Sibelius at Ainola.
About 6 minutes via modem connection.
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About 15 minutes via ISDN connection.
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About 5 minutes via broadband connection, xDSL.
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Audio
The file size is given under the file name. Downloading times via modem, ISDN and xDSL are indicated. These have been rounded up to the nearest full minute, and are based on the maximum speed of the connection.
Andante festivo, rehearsal
Rehearsal for the broadcast to celebrate the New York World Exhibition on 1st January 1939. The hum of voices at the beginning of the rehearsal and the tuning of the instruments, the sound of Sibelius’s steps and the applause for the composer. On this very unclear tape, Sibelius asks whether Finnish is to be spoken, then starts the rehearsal.
Andante festivo, harjoitus.mp3
5.5 Mbs: 13 min, 12 min, 2 min
Andante festivo, harjoitus_56k.rm
1.0 Mbs: 3 min, 2 min, 1 min
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4.2 Mbs: 10 min, 9 min, 2 min
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7.7 Mbs: 18 min, 16 min, 3 min
A telephone conversation with Sibelius (early 1950s)
The conductor Nils-Eric Fougstedt asked for advice concerning the performance of King Christian II. Only Sibelius’s answers were recorded on tape.
Puhelinkeskustelu Sibeliuksen kanssa.mp3
2.3 Mbs: 5 min, 5 min, 1 min
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300 Kbs: 1 min, 1 min, 10 sec
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1.2 Mbs: 3 min, 3 min, 20 sec
Interview with Sibelius
Kalevi Kilpi’s radio interview on 6th December 1948 for the programme “Runo, sävel, sivellin” [Poem, Melody, Brush]; the programme deals with the cultural milieu of Lake Tuusula.
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9.7 Mbs: 23 min, 20 min, 3 min
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1.3 Mbs: 4 min, 3 min, 30 sec
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5.0 Mbs
Sibelius’s radio greetings to Germany
Radio greeting to mark the foundation of the Sibelius Society in Germany in 1942, with rehearsals. Three takes.
Sibeliuksen radiotervehdys Saksaan.mp3
2.1 Mbs: 6 min, 5 min, 30 sec
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300 Kbs: 1 min, 1 min, 10 sec
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1.1 Mbs: 3 min, 3 min, 20 sec