Sibelius Edition, Vol. 5 - Orchestral Music for the Theatre - CD

CD: 1

Jean Sibelius

Kung Kristian II (King Christian II), Op. 28

 

1. No.1. Elegy. Lento assai (Overture)

05:50

 

2. No.2. Musette. Allegretto (Act II, Scene 2)

02:06

 

3. No.3. Menuetto. Non troppo lento (Act III, Scene 1)

01:51

 

4. No.4. Fool’s Song of the Spider (Act V, Scene 3)

04:11

 

5. No.5. Nocturne. Moderato (After Act I)

06:20

 

6. No.6. Serenade. Moderato assai - Moderato (Act III, Scene 1)

04:22

 

7. No.7. Ballade. Allegro molto - Vivace (Act IV)

05:32

Kuolema (Death), JS 114

 

8. Scene I. Tempo di valse lente - Poco risoluto

04:23

 

9. Scene II. Moderato (Paavali’s Song: ‘Pakkanen puhurin poika’)

03:04

 

10. Scene III. Moderato assai - Moderato (Elsa’s Song: ‘Eilaa, eilaa’) - Poco adagio

07:07

 

11. Scene IV. Andante (The Cranes)

00:51

 

12. Scene V. Moderato

02:25

 

13. Scene VI. Andante ma non tanto

01:55

Svanevit (Swanwhite)

 

14. prel. sketch for No.9 (c.1908)

00:50

Svanevit (Swanwhite). Original theatre music (1908)

 

15. No.1. A horn signal in the distance. Largo

00:11

 

16. No.2. Comodo

02:31

 

17. No.3. A swan flies past. Adagio

00:16

 

18. No.4. Now the harp begins to play. Lento assai

03:12

 

19. No.5. A white swan flies past. Adagio

00:15

 

20. No.6. Swanwhite’s mother. Lento - Commodo - Lento - Allegro

04:21

 

21. No.7. The harp falls briefly silent and strikes up a new melody. Andantino

01:31

 

22. No.8. Elsewhere! Andante

03:15

 

23. No.9. Stepmother: Where is the bride? Lento

02:32

 

24. No.10. The golden clouds become rose red. Moderato

02:17

 

25. No.11. Swanwhite. Allegretto

00:57

 

26. No.12. Fire at the castle. Largamente

01:27

 

27. No.13. Now the harp plays. Adagio

01:41

 

28. No.14. All bend their knees as if in thanks and praise. Largamente molto

01:23

CD: 2

Jean Sibelius

Pelléas och Mélisande (Pelléas and Mélisande), JS 148

 

1. No.1. Grave e largamente (Act I, Prelude, Scene 1)

02:53

 

2. No.2. Andantino con moto (Act I, Scene 2)

04:10

 

3. No.3. Adagio (Act I, Scene 4)

02:02

 

4. No.4. Commodo (Act II, Prelude, Scene 1)

01:53

 

5. No.5. Con moto (ma non tanto, Act III, Prelude, Scene 1)

01:59

 

6. No.6. Tranquillo (Mélisande’s Song, Act III, Scene 2) De trenne blinda systrar

02:17

 

7. No.7. Andantino pastorale (Act III, Scene 4)

01:52

 

8. No.8. Allegretto (Act IV, Prelude, Scene 1)

02:47

 

9. No.9. (no tempo marking, Act IV, Scene 2)

03:00

 

10. No.10. Andante (Act V, Prelude, Scene 2)

05:38

Jokamies (Jedermann), Op. 84

 

11. No.1. Largo

00:15

 

12. No.2. Largo

01:04

 

13. No.3. Allegro

01:25

 

14. No.3a. Allegro commodo

00:08

 

15. No.4. Dance Song (‘Me kutsun saimme’) Tempo commodo

03:15

 

16. No.5. ‘On riemussa hetket mennehet taas’. Tempo andante

00:14

 

17. No.6. ‘Kun vettä sataa, niin kastutaan’. Un poco con moto

00:08

 

18. No.7. ‘Maat ja metsät viheriöivät’ Tempo moderato

00:58

 

19. No.8. ‘Oi, Lempi, armas Lempi!’ Allegretto

00:41

 

20. No.9. ‘Maat ja metsät viheriöivät’ Tempo moderato

01:10

 

21. No.10. Allegro molto

02:31

 

22. No.11. Largo, sempre misterioso

09:44

 

23. No.12. Adagio di molto

02:58

 

24. No.13. Adagio di molto (continued)

04:27

 

25. No.14. Largo e molto - Doloroso - Con grande dolore

05:24

 

26. No.15. (Lento)

03:37

 

27. No.16. ‘Gloria in excelsis Deo’. Sempre dolce sin al Fine

02:12

CD: 3

Jean Sibelius

Kuolema (Death, rev. Version), Op. 44

 

1. No.1. Valse triste (1904)

04:22

 

2. No.2. Kurkikohtaus (Scene with Cranes)

04:55

The Tempest, Op. 110

 

3. No.1. (Overture - The Ship Sinks beneath the Waves). Largamente molto

06:36

 

4. No.2. Miranda is Lulled into Slumber. (Act I)

01:43

 

5. No.3. Ariel Flies In. (Act I)

00:20

 

6. No.4. Chorus of the Winds. (Act I)

02:21

 

7. No.5. (Ariel Hastens Away). (Act I)

00:16

 

8. No.6. Ariel’s First Song, with Introduction and Choir. (Act I) ‘Hietikolle käymme näin’

01:57

 

9. No.7. Ariel’s Second Song. (Act I) ‘Sun isääs’ peittävät synkeät veet’

02:18

 

10. No.8. Interlude (Prospero). (Act II)

04:10

 

11. No.9. The Oak Tree (Ariel) Plays the Flute. (Act II)

02:43

 

12. No.10. Ariel’s Third Song. (Act II) ‘Täällä senkun kuorsataan’

00:54

 

13. No.11. Interlude: Caliban. (Act II)

01:20

 

14. No.12. Stephano’s Song. (Act II) ‘En enää lähde merelle’

01:11

 

15. No.13. Caliban’s Song. (Act II) ‘Hei, Prosperon perkele’

01:26

 

16. No.14. Interlude: Miranda. (Act III)

01:43

 

17. No.15. (Humoresque). (Act III)

01:58

 

18. No.16. Canon (Caliban, Trinculo, Stephano). (Act III) Kurkitaan, urkitaan

02:09

 

19. No.17. Antonio. Dance of the Shapes. (Act III)

05:05

 

20. No.18. Ariel as Harpy (- Melodrama). (Act III)

01:56

 

21. No.19. The Shapes Dance Out (Ballet II). (Act III)

01:53

 

22. No.20. Intermezzo (Alonso mourns). (Act IV)

01:58

 

23. No.21. (Ariel Flies In). (Act IV)

00:21

 

24. No.22. Ariel’s Fourth Song. (Act IV) ‘Ennen kuin ehdit huokaamaan’

00:45

 

25. No.23. The Rainbow. (Act IV)

02:16

 

26. No.24. Iris’s Melodrama. (Act IV)

01:00

 

27. No.25. (Juno’s Song). (Act IV) ‘Kunnia ja vaurautta’

01:32

 

28. No.26. Dance of the Naiads. (Act IV)

02:27

 

29. No.27. Dance of the Harvesters. (Act IV)

01:47

 

30. No.28. (Ariel Flies In). (Act IV)

00:19

 

31. No.29. (Ariel Hastens Away, Act IV)

00:16

 

32. No.30. (Ariel Flies In). (Act IV)

00:19

 

33. No.31. The Dogs. (Act IV)

00:59

 

34. No.31bis. Prelude. (Act V)

01:02

 

35. No.32. (Ariel Brings the Foes to Prospero, Act V)

03:06

 

36. No.33. Ariel’s Fifth Song. (Act V) ‘Mä mettä janooni juoda saan’

01:00

 

37. No.34. Cortège.

02:15

 

38. No.34bis. Ossia (Epilogue). (Act V)

01:20

The Tempest (Suite No.1), Op. 109_2

 

39. Canon (Prel. version of movement No.5)

02:02

CD: 4

Jean Sibelius

Belsazars gästabud (Belshazzar’s Feast), JS 49

 

1. No.1. Alla marcia. (Act I)

02:03

 

2. No.2a. Prélude: NocturNo.(Act II)

03:23

 

3. No.2b. The Jewish Girl’s Song. (Act II) ‘Vid älvarna i Babylon’

03:11

 

4. No.3. Allegretto (Act III)

00:57

 

5. No.4. Dance of Life. (Act III)

01:13

 

6. No.5. Dance of Death. (Act III)

01:14

 

7. No.6. Dance of Life: extract. (Act III)

00:30

 

8. No.7. Tempo sostenuto (Act IV)

03:08

 

9. No.8. Allegro (Act IV)

02:21

 

10. No.9. Dance of Life (shortened). (Act IV)

00:48

 

11. No.10. Dance of Death (Act IV)

01:14

Kung Kristian II (King Christian II, Concert Suite), Op. 27

 

12. No.1. Nocturne.

07:40

 

13. No.2. Elegy.

05:23

 

14. No.3. Musette.

02:12

 

15. No.4. Serenade.

04:43

 

16. No.5. Ballade.

05:14

Svanevit (Swanwhite, Concert Suite), Op. 54

 

17. No.1. The Peacock.

02:53

 

18. No.2. The Harp.

03:22

 

19. No.3. The Maidens with Roses.

02:33

 

20. No.4. Listen, the Robin Sings.

04:55

 

21. No.5. The Prince Alone.

03:56

 

22. No.6. Swanwhite and the Prince.

03:33

 

23. No.7. Song of Praise.

03:18

Twelfth Night, Op. 60

 

24. No.1. ‘Kom nu hit, död’ (‘Come Away, Death’)

02:48

Die Sprache der Vögel (The Language of the Birds), JS 63

 

25. Wedding March (Act III)

03:27

CD: 5

Jean Sibelius

Belsazars gästabud (Belshazzar’s Feast), Op. 51

 

1. No.1. Oriental Procession

02:18

 

2. No.2. Solitude

02:52

 

3. No.3. Nocturne

05:05

 

4. No.4. Khadra’s Dance

03:42

Scaramouche, Op. 72

 

5. Scene 1 (Act I)

00:49

 

6. Scene 2 (Act I)

00:26

 

7. Scene 3 (Act I)

05:03

 

8. Scene 4 (Act I)

02:41

 

9. Scene 5 (Act I)

07:25

 

10. Scene 6 (Act I)

02:44

 

11. Scene 7 (Act I)

00:39

 

12. Scene 8 (Act I)

02:30

 

13. Scene 9 (Act I)

00:35

 

14. Scene 10 (Act I)

05:57

 

15. Scene 1 (Act II)

00:20

 

16. Scene 2 (Act II)

00:18

 

17. Scene 3 (Act II)

01:27

 

18. Scene 1 (Act II)

00:24

 

19. Scene 5 (Act II)

02:58

 

20. Scene 6 (Act II)

02:16

 

21. Scene 7 (Act II)

07:02

 

22. Scene 8 (Act II)

03:15

 

23. Scene 9 (Act II)

03:37

 

24. Scene 10 (Act II)

13:00

 

25. Scene 11 (Act II)

00:36

CD: 6

Jean Sibelius

Pelléas och Mélisande (Pelléas and Mélisande, Concert Suite), Op. 46

 

1. No.1. At the Castle Gate.

03:49

 

2. No.2. Mélisande.

04:15

 

3. No.2a. At the Seashore.

01:48

 

4. No.3. By a Spring in the Park.

02:23

 

5. No.4. The Three Blind Sisters.

02:29

 

6. No.5. Pastorale.

02:01

 

7. No.6. Mélisande at the Spinning Wheel.

02:14

 

8. No.7. Entr’acte.

02:49

 

9. No.8. The Death of Mélisande.

06:04

Kuolema (Death, add. movements for 1911 prod.), Op. 62

 

10. a. Canzonetta.

03:41

 

11. b. Valse romantique.

03:52

The Tempest, Op. 109_1

 

12. Prelude

04:50

The Tempest (Suite No.1), Op. 109_2

 

13. No.1. The Oak Tree.

02:25

 

14. No.2. Humoresque.

01:00

 

15. No.3. Caliban’s Song.

01:09

 

16. No.4. The Harvesters.

02:12

 

17. No.5. Canon.

01:24

 

18. No.6. Scene.

01:31

 

19. No.7. Intrada. Berceuse.

02:06

 

20. No.8. Entr’acte. Ariel’s Song.

03:14

 

21. No.9. The Storm.

03:13

The Tempest (Suite No.2), Op. 109_3

 

22. No.1. Chorus of the Winds.

03:14

 

23. No.2. Intermezzo.

01:39

 

24. No.3. Dance of the Nymphs.

01:49

 

25. No.4. Prospero.

01:50

 

26. No.5. Song I.

01:08

 

27. No.6. Song II.

01:01

 

28. No.7. Miranda.

02:03

 

29. No.8. The Naiads.

01:23

 

30. No.9. Dance Episode.

02:08