Sibelius, Johan 'Jean' Julius Christian 1865-1957 Finland, Hameenlinna - Jarvenpaa

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Symphony no1 in e. 1899. op39 1 - Andante ma non troppo
2 - Andante ma non troppo, lento
3 - Scherzo, allegro
* 4 - Finale. Quasi una fantasia, andante
Symphony no2 in D. 1901. op43 1 - Allegretto
2 - Tempo andante ma rubato
3 - Scherzo, vivacissimo
* 4 - Finale
Symphony no3 in C. 1907. op52
Netherlands Radio PO / Kenneth Montgomery

Symphony no4 in a. 1911. op63
Philharmonia Orch / Vladimir Ashkenazy. Decca 400056
1 - Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
2 - Allegro molto vivace
3 - Il tempo largo
4 - Allegro
Symphony no5 in E flat. 1915 rev1919. op82 1 - Molto moderato, allegro moderato
2 - Andante mosso, quasi allegretto
3 - Allegro molto
Symphony no6 in d. 1923. op104
San Francisco SO / Sakari Oramo

Symphony no7 in C. 1926. op105 in 1 part
Violin concerto in d op47
best perf.: Dylana Jenson, Philadelphia Orch / Eugene Ormandy. RCA 84548
** 1 - Allegro moderato
* 2 - Adagio di molto
** 3 - Allegro ma non tanto
Kullervo. Soprano, baritone, male chorus and orch. 1892 op7
Johanna Rusanen, Jorma Hynninen, Groot Omroepkoor, Dutch Radio SO / Eri Klas
1 - Introduction
2 - Kullervo's youth
3 - Kullervo and his sister
4 - Kullervo goes to war
5 - Kullervo's death
Karelia Overture. 1893. op10
Karelia Suite for orch. 1893. op11
Vainon virsi (Vaino's song). Cantata. Choir and orch. 1926. op11
Ellerhein Girls Choir, Estonian National Male Choir, Estonian National SO / Paavo Jarvi

Rakastava (The lover). Strings op14
Malinconia. Cello and piano. op20
Heinrich Schiff, Elisabeth Leonskaja. Philips 412732

Lemminkainen suite. Legends for orch op22 1 - Lemminkainen and the maidens of Sari
2 - The swan
2/a - Andante molto sostenuto
2/b - Poco a poco meno moderato
3 - Lemminkainen in Tuonela
4 - Lemminkainen's return
Finlandia (Finland awakes). Symphonic poem. 1899. op26
best perf.: Philharmonia Orch / Vladimir Ashkenazy. Decca 400056
** 1 - Andante sostenuto
** 2 - Allegro moderato
** 3 - Allegro
** Finland hymne. Choir
part from Finlandia arr for choir
Candomino Choir / Tauno Satomaa

Sandels. Cantata. 1898 rev1915. op28
Ellerhein Girls Choir, Estonian National Male Choir, Estonian National SO / Paavo Jarvi

Snofrid. Cantata. Reciter, male chorus and orch. 1900. op29
idem

The breaking of the ice on the Oulu river. Speaker, choir and orch. op30
Lasse Poysti, Helsinki University Chorus, Lahti SO / Osmo Vanska. BIS 1115

Laulu Lemminkaiselle (Song to Lemminkainen). Cantata. Choir and orch. 1896. op31/1
Helsinki University Chorus, Lahti SO / Osmo Vanska. BIS 1115
Ellerhein Girls Choir, Estonian National Male Choir, Estonian National SO / Paavo Jarvi

Have you courage. Choir and orch. op31/2
Helsinki University Chorus, Lahti SO / Osmo Vanska. BIS 1115

Romance in C. Strings op42
[] Kuolema. Stage music for Jarnefelt's play. op44 * 1 - Valse triste. Lento
Pelleas and Melisande. music to Maeterlinck's drama. op46 1 - At the castle gate
2 - Melisande
3 - On the sea shore
4 - A well in the park
5 - Three blind sisters
6 - Pastorale
7 - Melisande at the spinning wheel
8 - Intermezzo
* 9 - Death of Melisande
Pohjohla's daughter. Symphonic Fantasy. op49
String quartet in d "Voces intimae". 1909. op56
Emerson Quartet

Canzonetta. Strings op62/1
The bard. Tone poem for orch. op64
Serenade in D. Violin and orch op69/1
Luonnotar. Soprano and orch. op70
Elisabeth Soderstrom, Philharmonia Orch / Vladimir Ashkenazy. Decca 400056

Oma maa (Our native land). Cantata. 1918. op92
Ellerhein Girls Choir, Estonian National Male Choir, Estonian National SO / Paavo Jarvi

Maan virsi (Hymn to the earth). Cantata. Choir and orch. 1920. op95
idem

Tapiola. Symphonic poem. op112 1 - Largamento
2 - Allegro
3 - Allegro moderato
4 - Allegro
5 - Allegro moderato
Masonic ritual music. Tenor and orch. op113
Risto Saarman, Finnish Radio SO / Jukka-Pekka Saraste
1 - Opening hymn
2 - Thoughts be our comfort
3 - Procession and hymn
4 - Through young leaves
5 - Procession. Trio I. Trio II. Hymn Who ne'er hath blest his bread with tears
6 - How fair are earth and living
7 - Salem. Onward ye brethren
8 - Whosoever hath a love
9 - March funebre
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