In memoriam : funeral march : op. 59 : first version (10:25) -- Two serious melodies, op. 77. Cantique (Laetare anima mea); Devotion (Ab imo pectore) (8:37) -- Presto for strings (6:45) -- Lemminkäinen in Tuonela : op. 22, no. 2 : reconstructed 1896 version (22:07) -- Humoresque no. 1 in D minor, op. 87, no. 1 : first version (3:07) -- Three pieces for orchestra, op. 96. Valse lyrique; Autrefois; Valse chevaleresque (14:02) -- In memoriam : funeral march : op. 59 : revised version (11:21).
Note
Op. 77 originally for violin or violoncello and orchestra; the Presto originally a movement from a string quartet, arr. by the composer for string orchestra.
Text to Autrefois from Three pieces for orchestra by Hjalmar Procopé.
Event (note)
Recorded at the Sibelius Hall, Lahti, Finland in Aug. 2000 (7th work), Jan. 2004 (6th work), Aug. 2004 (1st-3rd works), and Jan. 2005 (4th-5th works).
Language (note)
The 6th work sung in Swedish.
Source of description (note)
Description based on hard copy version record.
Author
Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957.
Title
Seriously Sibelius [electronic resource].
Imprint
Akersberga, Sweden : BIS, p2006.
Performer
Kristiina Mäkelä, soprano (6th work) ; Matleena Vakkilainen, alto (6th work) ; Marko Ylönen, violoncello (2nd work) ; Jaakko Kuusisto, violin (5th work) ; Lahti Symphony Orchestra ; Osmo Vänskä, conductor.
Event
Recorded at the Sibelius Hall, Lahti, Finland in Aug. 2000 (7th work), Jan. 2004 (6th work), Aug. 2004 (1st-3rd works), and Jan. 2005 (4th-5th works).