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- From: sandvik@newton.apple.com (Kent Sandvik)
- Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
- Subject: Re: Classical music?
- Message-ID: <sandvik-250193202910@17.201.32.75>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 04:31:50 GMT
- References: <1993Jan23.211840.5840@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- In article <1993Jan23.211840.5840@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>,
- drw3l@delmarva.evsc.Virginia.EDU (David Robert Walker) wrote:
- > Yes! A quick check of the library catalog finds, among the works of
- > Jean Sibelius (a composer I have heard of!) something called:
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- > The Lemminkainen Suite. Opus 22. Also known as Four Tales from the
- > Kalavela.
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- > Consisting of Lemminkainen and the Maidens of Saari, The Swan of
- > Tuonela, Lemminkainen in Tuonela, and Lemminkainen Goes Home.
-
- Gack? Sibelius, one of the wellknown European composers. Oh well,
- those who have seen Die Hard 2 might remember the snowy chase scenes,
- and classical music by a certain composer was played during these scenes.
- (Finlandia by Sibelius).
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- There's a reason the director selected the music, but that's a story
- related to Finnish origin.
-
- Kent
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