Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), The Horn Call from the Sibelius Fifth, c. 1963; conté crayon on paper with collaged paper changes, 25 1/8 x 38 7/8 inches; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Purchased with funds from the Dr. and Mrs. Armand J. Castellani Endowment, 1992
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, September 12, 1936
Sunday, Sep 12, 2021
Played the Sibelius Third tonight. In the latter part of the last movement, when he gets such a terrific bedlam going, (when you feel that gigantic forces of nature are engaged in a death struggle) you wonder how can he (Sibelius) possibly bring it all to a reasonable conclusion - end it with honor as it were - But he does with their powerful notes, like the blows of a huge hammer - a God pounding for silence.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, September 12, 1936