Radio 3 in Concert: Sakari Oramo Sibelius Cycle: Symphonies 2 and 7

Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conclude their Sibelius symphonic cycle with Symphonies 2 and 7; plus soprano Anu Komsi is the soloist in Sibelius's soaring, intense concert aria Luonnotar (1913), and fellow Finnish composer Aarre Merikanto's equally daring Ekho (1922), a portrait of the doomed love of Echo for Narcissus. Recorded at the Barbican Hall on Saturday January 6. Presented by Martin Handley. Sibelius: Symphony No 7 in C, Op 105. Sibelius: Luonnotar, Op 70. 8.00 Interval. Martin Handley talks to Sibelius expert Leah Broad of Oxford University. 8.20 Aarre Merikanto: Ekho. Sibelius: Symphony No 2 in D, Op 43. Anu Komsi (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sakari Oramo