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Symphony No. 6
by Jean Sibelius
The composer (c. 1923)
Key	D minor
Catalogue	Op. 104
Composed	1918 (1918)–1923
Publisher	Abraham Hirsch (1923)
Duration	Approx. 26 mins.
Movements	4
Premiere
Date	19 February 1923 (1923-02-19)
Location	Helsinki, Finland
Conductor	Jean Sibelius
Performers	Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

The Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104, is a four-movement work for orchestra written from 1918 to 1923 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

Sibelius's work on his Fifth (Op. 82), Sixth, and Seventh (Op. 105) symphonies overlapped, as he sorted his motifs and refined his symphonic ideals. The Symphony No. 6—at one point referred to as Fantasia I—also incorporated material from a 1919–1920 (eventually abandoned) Kalevala-themed project: a tone poem called The Moon Goddess (Kuutar; no catalogue number). Moreover, a theme initially intended for the symphony eventually made its way into the finale of the Violin Sonatina in E major (Op. 80).

Discography

Main article: Discography of Sibelius symphony cycles

The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the Symphony No. 6.

No.	Conductor	Ensemble	Rec.	Time	Recording venue	Label	Ref.
1	Georg Schnéevoigt	Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra	1934			HMV, EMI Classics, Warner Classics
1	Sir Thomas Beecham	London Philharmonic Orchestra	1947		Kingsway Hall	HMV, EMI Classics, Warner Classics
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