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Sibelius: Kuolema, JS 113 & King Christian II, Op. 27

12/2/2015, 16 Tracks, 1:11:15

Featuring

  • Leif Segerstam
  • Waltteri Torikka
  • Pia Pajala
  • Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Jean Sibelius

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Composer Biography

Jean Sibelius is considered the most significant figure in the formation of national identity in Finnish music, with Finland celebrating a Flag Day on his birthday.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The Overture in A minor, JS144, was composed for a concert in March 1902 at which Sibelius's Second Symphony received its premiere.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

After composing Tapiola in 1926, Sibelius produced no large-scale works for his remaining thirty-one years, a period often called the 'Silence from Järvenpää'.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Sibelius's incidental music for King Christian II includes a playful Musette movement intended to be danced by the character Dyveke, accompanied by street musicians.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The music for Kuolema, JS113, was composed in 1903 to accompany a play written by Arvid Järnefelt, Sibelius's brother-in-law.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The version of Kom nu hit, Död! heard on this recording is Sibelius's 1957 transcription for strings and harp, made in the year of his death.

Source: Booklet

Cultural Impact

Sibelius's arrangement of the first movement of Kuolema as Valse triste became widely popular, performed by salon and hotel bands across Europe.

Source: Booklet

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