Jean Sibelius (8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957) The core of Sibelius's oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies. Like Beethoven, Sibelius used each successive work to further develop his own personal compositional style. His works continue to be performed frequently in the concert hall and are often recorded.bIn addition to the symphonies, Sibelius's best-known compositions 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). Other works include pieces inspired by the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala; over 100 songs for voice and piano; incidental music for 13 plays; the opera Jungfrun i tornet (The Maiden in the Tower); chamber music; piano music; Masonic ritual music; and 21 separate publications of choral music. Sibelius composed prolifically until the mid-1920s. However, after completing his Seventh Symphony (1924), the incidental music to The Tempest (1926), and the tone poem Tapiola (1926), he produced no large scale works for the remaining thirty years of his life. Although he is reputed to have stopped composing, he in fact attempted to continue writing, including abortive efforts to compose an eighth symphony. He wrote some Masonic music and re-edited some earlier works during this last period of his life, and retained an active interest in new developments in music, although he did not always view modern music favorably.
Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent (29 April 1895 – 3 October 1967) 
Sir John Barbirolli (2 December 1899 – 29 July 1970) 
George Szell (June 7, 1897 – July 30, 1970) 
Hans Rosbaud (July 22, 1895 – December 29, 1962) 
Paul van Kempen (16 May 1893 – 8 December 1955) ****************************** 
Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Portugal
National Symphony Orchestra Malcolm Sargent 1958 Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 Boston Symphony Orchestra John Barbirolli 30.10.1964 Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52 Cleveland Orchestra George Szell 9.12.1947 Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63 Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra Hans Rosbaud 9-10.01.1961 Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 Hallé Orchestra
John Barbirolli
1963 Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104 Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra
Hans Rosbaud
27.04.1952 Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105 Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul van Kempen
11.05.1950
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