/tags/carl-nielsen Carl Nielsen en-US Copyright Tue, 08 Dec 2015 19:32:26 GMT /classical-101/2015-12-08/jean-sibelius-born-on-this-day-in-1865 Today is the 150th anniversary of the birth of Finland's greatest composer. Jean Sibelius was born December 8, 1865 and lived until 1957. He has long been… Tue, 08 Dec 2015 19:32:26 GMT /classical-101/2015-12-08/jean-sibelius-born-on-this-day-in-1865 /classical-101/2015-06-09/danish-composer-carl-nielsens-150th-birthday-june-9 Carl Nielsen, Denmark's greatest composer, was born 150 years ago on June 9, 1865. Appreciation of his music has been steadily growing (as it should)… Tue, 09 Jun 2015 19:53:52 GMT /classical-101/2015-06-09/danish-composer-carl-nielsens-150th-birthday-june-9 /classical-101/2015-04-23/the-columbus-symphony-performs-carl-nielsens-fifth-symphony Growing up, I was mentored by a next door neighbor who taught music in the public schools. She died a few weeks ago at 94. I have been thinking of her… Thu, 23 Apr 2015 16:10:56 GMT /classical-101/2015-04-23/the-columbus-symphony-performs-carl-nielsens-fifth-symphony Christopher Purdy