The creator of seven symphonies – and, indeed, he was considered his country's greatest symphonist – he is better known for his tone poems, including Valse Triste.
Although he died in 1957, he did not compose any music during the last 28 years of his life. He did not like the piano and considered it "unsatisfactory" and "ungrateful". The creator of seven symphonies – and, indeed, he was considered his country's greatest symphonist – he is better known for his tone poems, including Valse Triste. FTP, name this composer of a work banned by czarist Russia, 1899's Finlandia.
Although he died in 1957, he did not compose any music during the last 28 years of his life.
Jean {Sibelius}