Jean Sibelius

Suite aus der Musik zum Schauspiel von M. Maeterlinck. Par SIBELIUS JEAN. / Répertoire / Petit Orchestre

Sibelius completed this work in February 1923 and conducted the premiere at Helsinki on February 19 of that same year. His first reference to the work in 1918 described it as wild and passionate in character. Dark with pastoral contrasts. Probably in 4 movements...intensifying in a dark orchestral swell [until] the main theme is drowned. At the same time he cautioned that his plan could change — and how it did! — depending on the way my musical thinking develops. I am always a slave to my themes and obey their demands.

Avec Saxophone. Suisse / Allemand. Par SIBELIUS JEAN. German/ Répertoire / Harmonie

Par SIBELIUS JEAN. The Suite is a student exercise, first performed 13. 4. 1889 at a musical soirée at the Helsinki Music Institute. Ferruccio Busoni, who was teacher of piano at the Institute at the time, described the first performance as follows: “We sharpened our concentration as we realised that we were about to hear something quite beyond the usual standard for student works…”. In the A major suite, colour comes to the fore for the first time as a major element in Sibelius’s music. The emphasis on sonic texture is joined – somewhat unusually for such an early work – by a fairly bold handling of rhythm and harmony. Unfortunately only the first three movements of the suite have survived in tact. The concept of the missing Gigue has survived, however, and is included in this publication./ Répertoire / Trio à Cordes

Par SIBELIUS JEAN. Durée: 5', Format: DIN A4/ Répertoire / Orchestre à Cordes et Percussions Ad Libitum

Vl2. Par SIBELIUS JEAN. Editeur(s) d'origine: Reinisch, Frank/ Répertoire / Orchestre à Cordes

For Piano, Two Violins, Violoncello. Par SIBELIUS JEAN. / Répertoire / 2 Violons, Violoncelle et Piano