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| |  | Sibelius - Complete Piano Transcriptions, Volume 2
Sibelius: | Belshazzar's Feast Suite, Op. 51 Bell Melody of Berghäll Church, Op. 65b Scaramouche, incidental music, Op. 71 Finnish Jäger March (Suomen Jääkärien Marssi), Op. 91 No. 1 Scout March (De danske Spejderes Marsch), Op. 91 No. 2 Three Pieces, Op. 96 Suite Mignonne, Op. 98a Suite Champêtre, Op. 98b Suite Caractéristique, Op. 100 The Tempest, Op. 109 (excerpts) |
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“Don't let the low opus number hoodwink you: Cassazione dates from 1904 and was first given under Sibelius's baton at the same Helsinki concert as the premiere of the first version of the Violin Concerto. Revised the following year but never published, it's well worth hearing, containing as it does echoes of both Pelleas andMelisande and the Second Symphony's finale.
The dashing Presto began life as the third movement of Sibelius's Op 4 String Quartet in B flat of 1889-90, and was subsequently transcribed for string orchestra in 1894. The three suites date from 1921-2. True, the Suite caractéristique serves up a pretty thin brew, but both the Suitemignonne and Suite champêtre contain their fair share of felicities and are delightfully scored.
These performances from Tuomas Ollila and the Tapiola Sinfonietta evince a bracing, unsentimental thrust and high degree of technical finish, though some will crave more in the way of affectionate charm and tingling atmosphere.
However, it's in the Pelleas and Melisande incidental music that these newcomers truly throw down the gauntlet. There's no hint of the customary portentous grandeur in Ollila's 'At the Castle Gate', a nervy urgency that resurfaces with a vengeance in 'Melisande at the Spinning Wheel' and the ensuing 'Entr'acte'. Elsewhere, those screaming winds and sul ponticello strings at the heart of 'At the Seashore' set one's teeth on edge, while textures throughout are uncommonly transparent. What's missing is any real sense of poignancy or pathos: 'The Death of Melisande' is very cool, the characteristically bleached string timbre emphasising the disconcertingly pristine, self-conscious mood. An intriguing and intelligent re-think, then, but not to all tastes (anyone brought up on, say, Beecham will be in for a shock). Crystal-clear, slightly clinical sound.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | The Sibelius Edition Volume 10 - Piano Music IIAll recordings included are previously unreleased and 14 pieces are world première recordings.
Sibelius: | Pelléas and Mélisande Suite, Op. 46 Piano transcription by the composer Belshazzar's Feast Suite, Op. 51 Piano transcription by the composer Ten Pieces, Op. 58 Pan and Echo, Op. 53 Piano transcription by the composer. World Première Recording Three Sonatinas, Op. 67 Rondinos, Op. 68 Bell Melody of Berghäll Church, Op. 65b Piano transcription by the composer Scaramouche, incidental music, Op. 71 Piano transcriptions by the composer Spagnuolo Till trånaden Four Lyric Pieces, Op. 74 Five Pieces, Op. 75 'The Trees' Syringa, Op. 75, No. 6 World Première Recording Thirteen Pieces, Op. 76 From Jokamies (Jedermann/Everyman), Op. 83: Incidental music Piano transcriptions by the composer. World Première Recording Five Pieces, Op. 85 'The Flowers' Mandolinato March of the Finnish Jaeger Battalion, Op. 91a Scout March (De danske Spejderes Marsch), Op. 91 No. 2 Six Pieces, Op. 94 Two Pieces for Oscar Parviainen World Première Recording Three Pieces, Op. 96 Six Bagatelles, Op. 97 Suite mignonne, Op. 98a Piano transcription by the composer Suite champêtre, Op. 98b Eight Piano Pieces, Op. 99 Suite caractéristique, Op. 100 Piano transcription by the composer Five Romantic Pieces, Op. 101 Morceau Romantique sur un motif de M. Jacob de Julin Ett ensamt skidspår (A Lonely Ski-Trail), JS77a (1925) for recitation and piano Esquisses (5), Op. 114 Adagio, JS 161 ‘Rakkaalle Ainolle’ (‘To My Beloved Aino’) for piano four hands World Première Recording with Peter Lönnqvist (piano) |
also includes: Appendix: Preliminary/Alternative Versions - From Belsazars gästabud (Belshazzar’s Feast), JS 48: Incidental music to the play by Hjalmar Procopé Piano transcriptions by the composer World Première Recording · No.4 Livets dans (Dance of Life) · No.5 Dödens dans (Dance of Death) - Ballade Preliminary version of Aspen, Op.75 No.3 World Première Recording - Granen (The Spruce) Preliminary version of Op.75 No.5 World Première Recording - Valse lyrique Preliminary version of Op.96a combining material from Syringa and Granen World Première Recording - Valse chevaleresque Preliminary version of Op.96c World Première Recording Commodo – Con energia – Presto - Lied (Song) Preliminary version of Op.97 No.2 World Première Recording - Impromptu Preliminary version of Op.97 No.5 World Première Recording - Andantino – Allegretto Preliminary version of Scène romantique, Op.101 No.5 World Première Recording - In Mournful Mood Preliminary version of Op.103 No.5 World Première Recording - Metsälaulu (Song in the Forest) Preliminary version of Op.114 No.4 World Première Recording
Although less well-known than his orchestral works, his output for the piano is extensive, and we can now present the second instalment of music for solo piano in the BIS Sibelius Edition. The music on this second set was written between 1905 and 1931, and includes the Three Sonatinas, widely seen as some of Sibelius’s finest piano works, as well as the five pieces from the composer’s Op.75, commonly known as ‘The Trees’. Among the several world première recordings in this collection we find an Adagio written for his wife Aino’s birthday in 1931, Sibelius’s last composition for piano – and his only one for piano four-hands. Included are also a number of Sibelius’ own transcriptions, mainly of music he had composed for stage performances of plays such as Pelléas et Mélisande. A special case in this category is the four minute long reworking for the piano of an original bell melody written in 1912 for Helsinki’s newly built Kallio Church. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | The Sibelius Edition Volume 8 - Orchestral Music
Sibelius: | Overture in E major, JS145 Scène de ballet, JS163 Karelia completed and reconstructed by Kalevi Aho Karelia Overture, Op. 10 Karelia Suite, Op. 11 Impromptu for string orchestra Presto in D major for string orchestra Press Celebrations Music Menuetto Coronation Cantata, JS104 Porilaisten marssi, JS152 Overture in A minor, JS144 Romance in C major for strings, Op. 42 Cortège Pan and Echo, Op. 53 The Countess's Portrait (Grevinnans konterfej) Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Rakastava, Op. 14, for strings & percussion Fragments from a Suite for Orchestra (Predecessor of The Oceanides) Two Serenades, Op. 69 for violin and orchestra Earnest Melodies (2) for violin or cello & orchestra, Op. 77 Six Humoresques, Op. 87 and Op. 89 for violin and orchestra Academic March (1919) March of the Finnish Jaeger Battalion, Op. 91a Three Pieces, Op. 96 Suite mignonne, Op. 98a Suite champêtre, Op. 98b Suite caractéristique, Op. 100 Morceau Romantique sur un motif de M. Jacob de Julin Suite for Violin & Strings Op. 117 Andante festivo, JS34b Processional (‘Onward, Ye Peoples'), Op. 113 No. 6 |
Includes previously unreleased recordings with Lahti Symphony Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä: Karelia Suite, Op.11; Romance in C major for string orchestra, Op.42; March of the Finnish Jäger Battalion, Op.91a; Suite mignonne, Op.98a; Suite champêtre, Op.98b; Suite caractéristique, Op.100; Autrefois from Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op.96; Menuetto, JS127 Also includes the following world première recordings: Processional, Op.113 No.6; Rakastava, Op.14; Tableaux 7/8 from Karelia, JS115, with simplified version of Tableau 7; Impromptu for string orchestra This instalment returns to the field in which the Finnish master has earned the greatest acclaim. Sibelius himself is reported to have said: ‘I am a man of the orchestra. You must judge me from my orchestral works.’ This disc includes some of Sibelius’s best-known works (the Violin Concerto in Leonidas Kavakos’ award-winning recording and the Karelia Suite newly recorded by Osmo Vänskä to name but two) to rarities such as an early version of Rakastava never previously on disc. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | The Essential SibeliusA survey of the music of Jean Sibelius
Sibelius: | Symphonies Nos. 1-7 (complete) En Saga, Op. 9 Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49 Valse Triste, Op. 44 No. 1 Finlandia, Op. 26 Tapiola, Op. 112 Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Leonidas Kavakos (violin) Earnest Melodies (2) for violin or cello & orchestra, Op. 77 Marko Ylönen (cello) Two Serenades, Op. 69 for violin and orchestra Dong-Suk Kang (violin) Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi Kullervo, Op. 7 Lilli Paasikivi (mezzo-soprano) & Raimo Laukka (baritone) Helsinki University Chorus The Wood-Nymph (Skogsrået), Op. 15 Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22 Six Humoresques, Op. 87 and Op. 89 for violin and orchestra Dong-Suk Kang (violin) Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi Karelia Suite, Op. 11 Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi Scènes historiques, Set I, Op. 25 Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi Atenarnes sång (Song of the Athenians), Op. 31 No. 3 Lahti Boys’ Choir & Helsinki University Chorus Tulen synty, Op. 32 (The Origin of Fire) Tommi Hakala (baritone) Helsinki University Chorus The Captive Queen, Op. 48 Dominante Choir Rakastava, Op. 14, for strings & percussion Andante festivo, JS34b King Kristian II, incidental music, Op. 27 Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi Pelléas and Mélisande Suite, Op. 46 Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi The Tempest, Op. 109 (excerpts) Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi Snöfrid, Op. 29 Stina Ekblad (narrator) Jubilate Choir The Bard, Op. 64 The Oceanides, Op. 73 Luonnotar, Op. 70 (Text: Kalevala) Helena Juntunen (soprano) Sortunut ääni Helsinki University Chorus, Matti Hyökki Venematka (Text: Kalevala) Helsinki University Chorus, Matti Hyökki Sydämeni laulu (Song of my Heart) (Text: Aleksis Kivi) Helsinki University Chorus, Matti Hyökki Rakastava, JS160c (text: Kanteletar) Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano) & Sauli Tiilikainen (baritone) Jubilate Choir, Astrid Riska Suite mignonne, Op. 98a Jubilate Choir, Astrid Riska Saarella palaa (Fire on the Island), Op. 18, No. 4 Jubilate Choir, Astrid Riska Soi kunniaksi Luojan Jubilate Choir, Astrid Riska Män från slätten och havet (Men from Land and Sea), Op. 65a Jubilate Choir, Astrid Riska Till havs (At Sea), Op. 84, No. 5 Orphei Drängar, Robert Sund Fridolins dårskap (Fridolin’s Folly), JS84 Orphei Drängar, Robert Sund Jone havsfärd (Jonah’s Voyage), JS100 Orphei Drängar, Robert Sund March of the Finnish Jaeger Battalion, Op. 91a Helsinki University Chorus Finlandia, Op. 26 (for male choir and symphony orchestra) Jubilate Choir, Astrid Riska Selected songs Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) & Bengt Forsberg (piano) Moderato - Allegro appassionato in C sharp minor, JS131 Tempera Quartet String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56 'Voces Intimae' Tempera Quartet String Quartet in A minor Tempera Quartet Piano trio in D major ‘Korpo' Jaakko Kuusisto (violin), Marko Ylönen (cello) & Folke Gräsbeck (piano) Piano Quintet in G minor Jaakko Kuusisto (violin I), Laura Vikman (violin II), Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic (viola), Joel Laakso (cello) & Folke Gräsbeck (piano) La pompeuse Marche d’Asis, JS116 Jaakko Kuusisto (violin), Marko Ylönen (cello) & Folke Gräsbck (piano) Water Drops for Violin and Cello Jaakko Kuusisto (violin) & Taneli Turunen (cello) Andante in E flat major (1887), JS 30a Folke Gräsbeck (piano) & Harri Viitanen (harmonium) Andante cantabile in G major (1887) Jaakko Kuusisto (violin) & Folke Gräsbeck (piano) Sonata in F major, JS 178 (1889) Jaakko Kuusisto (violin) & Folke Gräsbeck (piano) Malinconia, Op. 20 Torleif Thedéen (cello) & Folke Gräsbeck (piano) Four Pieces, Op. 78 Nils-Erik Sparf (violin) & Bengt Forsberg (piano) Sonatina in E major, Op. 80 Nils-Erik Sparf (violin) & Bengt Forsberg (piano) Danses champêtres Op. 106 Nils-Erik Sparf (violin) & Bengt Forsberg (piano) Florestan. Suite for Piano, JS 82 (1889) Folke Gräsbeck (piano) Impromptu in B minor, Op. 5, No. 5 Folke Gräsbeck (piano) Sonata in F major, Op. 12 Folke Gräsbeck (piano) Romance in D flat major, Op. 24, No. 9 Erik T. Tawaststjerna (piano) Kylikki, Three Lyric Pieces, Op. 41 Erik T. Tawaststjerna (piano) Three Sonatinas, Op. 67 Erik T. Tawaststjerna (piano) Den ensamma furan (The Solitary Fir Tree), Op. 75, No. 2 Erik T. Tawaststjerna (piano) The Spruce Tree Op. 75 No. 5 Erik T. Tawaststjerna (piano) Scène romantique, Op. 101, No. 5 Erik T. Tawaststjerna (piano) The Village Church, Op. 103, No. 1 Erik T. Tawaststjerna (piano) |
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