Sibelius: The Essential Sibelius - CD

CD: 1

Jean Sibelius

Symphony No.1 in E minor, Op. 39

 

1. I. Andante, ma non troppo - Allegro energico

09:42

 

2. II. Andante (ma non troppo lento)

08:54

 

3. III. Scherzo

04:30

 

4. IV. Finale (Quasi una Fantasia)

11:46

Symphony No.4 in A minor, Op. 63

 

5. I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio

11:36

 

6. II. Allegro molto vivace

04:29

 

7. III. Il tempo largo

14:04

 

8. IV. Allegro

09:04

CD: 2

Jean Sibelius

Symphony No.2 in D major, Op. 43

 

1. I. Allegretto

09:14

 

2. II. Tempo Andante, ma rubato

14:25

 

3. III. Vivacissimo

05:57

 

4. IV. Finale

14:55

Symphony No.3 in C major, Op. 52

 

5. I. Allegro moderato

10:15

 

6. II. Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto

11:12

 

7. III. Moderato - Allegro (ma non tanto)

08:51

CD: 3

Jean Sibelius

Symphony No.5 in E flat major, Op. 82

 

1. I. Tempo molto moderato - Allegro moderato

13:23

 

2. II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto

08:45

 

3. III. Allegro molto - Largamente assai

09:05

 

4. En saga (final version), Op. 9

18:03

 

5. Pohjola's Daughter (Symphonic Fantasia), Op. 49

13:10

 

6. Valse triste, Op. 44_1

04:42

 

7. Finlandia, Op. 26

08:28

CD: 4

Jean Sibelius

Symphony No.6 (in D minor), Op. 104

 

1. I. Allegro molto moderato

08:28

 

2. II. Allegretto moderato

06:29

 

3. III. Poco vivace

03:23

 

4. IV. Allegro molto

08:19

 

5. Symphony No.7 in C major, Op. 105

22:44

 

6. Tapiola, Op. 112

17:22

CD: 5

Jean Sibelius

Concerto in D minor for violin and orchestra, Op. 47

 

1. I. Allegro moderato

16:47

 

2. II. Adagio di molto

10:02

 

3. III. Allegro, ma non tanto

07:40

Two Serious Melodies (cello and orchestra), Op. 77

 

4. I. Cantique (Laetare anima mea)

05:09

 

5. II. Devotion (Ab imo pectore)

03:23

Two Serenades for violin and orchestra, Op. 69

 

6. No.1 in D major

06:16

 

7. No.2 in G minor

06:51

Six Humoresques for violin and orchestra, Op. 87_1

 

8. No.1 in D minor

03:25

Six Humoresques for violin and orchestra, Op. 87_2

 

9. No.2 in D major

02:15

Six Humoresques for violin and orchestra, Op. 89a

 

10. No.3 in G minor

04:08

Six Humoresques for violin and orchestra, Op. 89b

 

11. No.4 in G minor

04:00

Six Humoresques for violin and orchestra, Op. 89c

 

12. No.5 in E flat major

03:05

Six Humoresques for violin and orchestra, Op. 89d

 

13. No.6 in G minor

03:01

CD: 6

Jean Sibelius

Kullervo, Op. 7

 

1. I. Introduction

12:50

 

2. II. Kullervo’s Youth

19:18

 

3. III. Kullervo and his Sister

25:27

 

4. IV. Kullervo Goes to War

10:04

 

5. V. Kullervo’s Death

12:22

CD: 7

Jean Sibelius

 

1. The Wood-Nymph (Skogsrået), Op. 15

21:36

Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22

 

2. I. Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Island

15:12

 

3. II. The Swan of Tuonela

09:27

 

4. III. Lemminkäinen in Tuonela

17:41

 

5. IV. Lemminkäinen’s Return

06:27

CD: 8

Jean Sibelius

Karelia Suite, Op. 11

 

1. I. Intermezzo

04:39

 

2. II. Ballade

07:27

 

3. III. Alla marcia

04:51

Scènes historiques Set I, Op. 25

 

4. I. All’ Overtura

04:37

 

5. II. Scena

06:11

 

6. III. Festivo

07:07

 

7. Athenarnes sång (Song of the Athenians), Op. 31_3

03:31

 

8. Tulen synty (The Origin of Fire), Op. 32

09:03

 

9. Vapautettu kuningatar (The Captive Queen), Op. 48

09:16

Rakastava (The Lover, rev. 1912), Op. 14

 

10. I. The Lover

04:06

 

11. II. The Path of His Beloved

02:26

 

12. III. Good Evening, Good Night!

05:34

 

13. Andante festivo (1922, orch. 1938), JS 34b

05:10

CD: 9

Jean Sibelius

Kung Kristian II (King Christian II, suite), Op. 27

 

1. I. Nocturne

07:40

 

2. II. Elegy

05:23

 

3. III. Musette

02:12

 

4. IV. Serenade

04:43

 

5. V. Ballad

05:14

Pelléas et Mélisande (suite), Op. 46

 

6. I. At the Castle Gate

03:49

 

7. II. Mélisande

04:15

 

8. IIa. At the Seashore

01:48

 

9. III. By a Spring in the Park

02:23

 

10. IV. The Three Blind Sisters

02:29

 

11. V. Pastorale

02:01

 

12. VI. Mélisande at the Spinning Wheel

02:14

 

13. VII. Entr’acte

02:49

 

14. VIII. The Death of Mélisande

06:04

The Tempest, Op. 109

 

15. The Oak Tree

02:25

 

16. Humoresque

01:00

 

17. Caliban’s Song

01:09

 

18. Intrada - Berceuse

02:06

 

19. Entr’acte - Ariel’s Song

03:14

 

20. Chorus of the Winds

03:14

 

21. Intermezzo

01:39

 

22. Dance of the Nymphs

01:49

 

23. Prospero

01:50

 

24. Miranda

02:03

 

25. The Storm

03:13

CD: 10

Jean Sibelius

 

1. Snöfrid for recitation, mixed chorus and orchestra, Op. 29

14:15

 

2. The Bard, Op. 64

07:32

 

3. The Oceanides, Op. 73

10:03

 

4. Luonnotar for soprano and orchestra, Op. 70

08:50

 

5. Sortunut ääni (The Broken Voice), Op. 18_1

01:20

 

6. Venematka (The Boat Journey), Op. 18_3

01:34

 

7. Sydämeni laulu (Song of my Heart), Op. 18_6

02:12

 

8. Rakastava (The Lover, 1893), JS 160a

06:54

 

9. Isänmaalle (To the Fatherland), JS 98a

02:19

 

10. Saarella palaa (Fire on the Island), Op. 18_4

01:12

 

11. Soi kiitokseksi Luojan (We Praise Thee, Our Creator) , Op. 23_6a

01:31

 

12. Män från slätten och havet (Men from Land and Sea) , Op. 65a

04:40

 

13. Till havs (To Sea), Op. 84_5

02:24

 

14. Fridolins dårskap (Fridolin’s Folly), JS 84

02:27

 

15. Jone havsfärd (Jonah’s Voyage), JS 100

02:29

 

16. Jääkärien marssi (March of the Finnish Jäger Battalion), Op. 91a

02:23

Finlandia, Op. 26

 

17. Finlandia Hymn

02:04

CD: 11

Jean Sibelius

 

1. Svarta rosor (Black Roses), Op. 36_1

01:56

 

2. Men min fågel märks dock icke (But my Bird is Long in Homing) , Op. 36_2

02:23

 

3. Säv, säv, susa (Sigh, Sigh, Sedges, Gustav Fröding), Op. 36_4

02:33

 

4. Illalle (To Evening), Op. 17_6

01:15

 

5. Im Feld ein Mädchen singt (A Maiden Yonder Sings) , Op. 50_3

03:00

 

6. Aus banger Brust (O, Wert Thou Here), Op. 50_4

02:17

 

7. Die stille Stadt (The Silent Town), Op. 50_5

02:39

 

8. Våren flyktar hastigt (Spring is Flying, J.L. Runeberg), Op. 13_4

01:30

 

9. Se’n har jag ej frågat mera (Since Then I Have Questioned No Further) , Op. 17_1

01:53

 

10. Höstkväll (Autumn Evening), Op. 38_1

04:29

 

11. Arioso, Op. 3

03:48

 

12. Näcken (The Watersprite, song/melodrama), JS 138

03:19

 

13. Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt (Give Me No Splendour, Gold or Pomp) , Op. 1_4

03:43

 

14. Jag är ett träd (The Tree), Op. 57_5

02:46

 

15. Näcken (The Watersprite), Op. 57_8

03:10

 

16. Hymn to Thais, JS 97

03:11

 

17. Kaiutar (The Echo Nymph), Op. 72_4

03:10

 

18. Längtan heter min arvedel (Longing is my Heritage) , Op. 86_2

03:11

 

19. I systrar, I bröder, I älskande par (Ye Sisters, Ye Brothers) , Op. 86_6

02:01

 

20. Demanten på marssnön (The Diamond on the March Snow) , Op. 36_6

02:58

 

21. Sången om korsspindeln (Fool's Song of the Spider), Op. 27_4

03:31

 

22. På verandan vid havet (On a Balcony by the Sea) , Op. 38_2

03:06

 

23. Kom nu hit, död (Come Away, Death) , Op. 60_1

03:31

 

24. Souda, souda, sinisorsa (Swim, Duck, Swim), JS 180

01:10

 

25. Norden (The North), Op. 90_1

02:04

 

26. Narciss (Narcissus), JS 140

01:45

 

27. Den första kyssen (The First Kiss), Op. 37_1

01:52

 

28. Var det en dröm? (Was it a Dream? J.J. Wecksell), Op. 37_4

01:58

 

29. Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte (The Tryst) , Op. 37_5

02:50

 

30. Tanken (The Thought), JS 192

01:29

CD: 12

Jean Sibelius

 

1. Moderato - Allegro appassionato in C sharp minor, JS 131

10:33

String Quartet in A minor, JS 183

 

2. I. Andante - Allegro

11:06

 

3. II. Adagio ma non tanto

08:33

 

4. III. Vivace

05:43

 

5. IV. Allegro

08:40

String Quartet in D minor (Voces Intimae), Op. 56

 

6. I. Andante - Allegro molto moderato

05:53

 

7. II. Vivace

02:18

 

8. III. Adagio di molto

10:51

 

9. IV. Allegretto (ma pesante)

05:34

 

10. V. Allegro

04:57

CD: 13

Jean Sibelius

Piano Trio in D major (Korpo), JS 209

 

1. I. Allegro moderato

10:50

 

2. II. Fantasia

15:30

 

3. III. Finale. Vivace

09:21

Piano Quintet in G minor, JS 159

 

4. I. Grave - Allegro

10:53

 

5. II. Intermezzo. Moderato

05:19

 

6. III. Andante

09:20

 

7. IV. Scherzo. Vivacissimo

03:20

 

8. V. Moderato - Vivace

09:40

 

9. La pompeuse Marche d’Asis for violin, cello and piano, JS 116

03:21

CD: 14

Jean Sibelius

 

1. Vattendroppar (Water Drops), JS 216

00:45

 

2. Andante cantabile in E flat major for piano and harmonium, JS 30b

04:12

 

3. Andante cantabile in G major (for violin and piano), JS 33

02:32

Sonata in F major (for violin and piano), JS 178

 

4. I. (Allegro)

11:16

 

5. II. Andante

06:01

 

6. III. Vivace

08:02

 

7. Malinconia (for cello and piano) , Op. 20

12:18

Four Pieces for violin and piano, Op. 78

 

8. I. Impromptu

01:40

 

9. II. Romance in F major

03:22

 

10. III. Religioso

04:00

 

11. IV. Rigaudon

01:52

Sonatina in E major (for violin and piano), Op. 80

 

12. I. Lento - Allegro

03:49

 

13. II. Andantino

03:51

 

14. III. Lento - Allegretto

03:58

Two Danses Champetres (for violin and piano), Op. 106

 

15. I. Largamente assai - Vivace

05:02

 

16. II. Alla polacca

02:25

CD: 15

Jean Sibelius

Florestan, JS 82

 

1. I. Moderato

01:33

 

2. II. Molto moderato

02:23

 

3. III. Andante

04:06

 

4. IV. Tempo I

02:06

 

5. Impromptu in B minor, Op. 5_5

03:36

Sonata in F major, Op. 12

 

6. I. Allegro molto

05:51

 

7. II. Andantino

06:54

 

8. III. Vivacissimo

04:00

 

9. Romance in D flat major, Op. 24_9

04:00

Kyllikki, three lyric pieces, Op. 41

 

10. I. Largamente - Allegro

03:03

 

11. II. Andantino

04:29

 

12. III. Commodo

03:17

Sonatina in F sharp minor, Op. 67_1

 

13. I. Allegro

02:31

 

14. II. Largo

02:52

 

15. III. Allegro moderato

01:43

Sonatina in E major, Op. 67_2

 

16. I. Allegro

01:51

 

17. II. Andantino

02:19

 

18. III. Allegro

01:24

Sonatina in B minor, Op. 67_3

 

19. I. Andante - Allegro moderato

02:57

 

20. II. Andante - Allegro

03:20

Five Pieces (The Trees), Op. 75

 

21. No.2. Den ensamma furan (The Solitary Fir Tree)

02:03

 

22. Granen (The Spruce), Op. 67_5

02:53

 

23. Scène romantique, Op. 101_5

03:31

 

24. The Village Church (1923-24), Op. 103_1

03:10