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The Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52, is a three-movement work for orchestra written from 1904 to 1907 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

It was the first symphony Sibelius composed at Ainola, the villa in which he would reside with his wife Aino beginning in September 1904 until his death in 1957.

Neoclassical in style, the Third Symphony represented a new phase for Sibelius, a radical departure from the romanticism of his first two symphonies and the Violin Concerto, as well as the national romanticism of his early tone poems, such as En saga, The Wood Nymph, Finlandia, and the Lemminkäinen Suite.

The second movement of the Third Symphony contains material from 1905's abandoned oratorio Marjatta.

Instrumentation
The Third Symphony is scored for the following instruments:
 * Woodwinds: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (in A and B♭), and 2 bassoons
 * Brass: 4 horns (in F), 2 trumpets (in B♭), 3 trombones
 * Percussion: timpani
 * Strings: violins, violas, cellos, and double basses

It is the only of Sibelius's symphonies to be published by Robert Lineau.

Music
The Third Symphony is in three movements. They are as follows:

1. Allegro moderato

2. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto

3. Moderato—Allegro (ma non tanto)

Relation to Sibelius's other symphonies
It is, along with the Sixth, one of the least popular and recorded or Sibelius's symphonies.

Discography
The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the Symphony No. 3 that are part of a Sibelius cycle:

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