Sibelius / BBC Symphony Orchestra / Oramo: Lemminkainen Suite
Sibelius / BBC Symphony Orchestra / Oramo: Lemminkainen Suite
Format: CD
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Artist: Sibelius / BBC Symphony Orchestra / Oramo
Label: Chandos
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 095115213629
Genre: Classical
Chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra since 2013, Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo has a special affinity with the music of his compatriot Sibelius which this recording admirably demonstrates. Sibelius ever-popular Lemminkäinen Suite is coupled here with Spring Song, and the lesser-known Suite from Belshazzars Feast. Sibelius composed the Lemminkäinen Suite (also called the Four Legends, or Four Legends from the Kalevala), Op. 22, in the 1890s. Originally conceived as a mythological opera, Veneen luominen (The Building of the Boat), the suite is based on the character Lemminkäinen from the Finnish epic, the Kalevala. Sibelius music for Belshazzars Feast was originally composed as incidental music for a play (by Hjalmar Procopé), in 1906. First performed in the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki in November of that year, conducted by the composer. The following year, Sibelius extracted four of the eight movements to form the more widely known orchestral suite we hear in this recording.
Tracks:
1.1 Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22
1.2 I. Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Island - 15:52
1.3 III. Lemminkäinen in Tuonela - 14:47
1.4 II. the Swan of Tuonela - 08:52
1.5 IV. Lemminkäinen's Return - 06:32
1.6 Spring Song, Op. 16 - 09:03
1.7 Belshazzar's Feast Suite, Op. 51
1.8 I. Oriental Procession - 03:08
1.9 II. Solitude - 03:32
1.10 III. Nocturne - 04:45
1.11 IV. Khadra's Dance - 04:15
