The Sibelius Edition, Volume 5: Theatre Music

Compilation by Sibelius

Released June 2008

Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Kung Kristian II, op. 27: no. 1: Elegy. Lento Assai (Overture)
    Jean Sibelius
    5:54
  • 2
    Kung Kristian II, op. 27: no. 2: Musette. Allegretto (Act II, Scene 2)
    Jean Sibelius
    2:11
  • 3
    Kung Kristian II, op. 27: no. 3: Menuetto. non troppo lento (Act III, Scene I)
    Jean Sibelius
    1:55
  • 4
    Kung Kristian II, op. 27: no. 4: Fool's Song of the Spider (Act V, Scene 3)
    Jean Sibelius
    4:17
  • 5
    Kung Kristian II, op. 27: no. 5: Nocturne. Moderato (After Act I)
    Jean Sibelius
    6:26
  • 6
    Kung Kristian II, op. 27: no. 6: Serenade. Moderato assai - Moderato (Act III, Scene 1)
    Jean Sibelius
    4:27
  • 7
    Kung Kristian II, op. 27: no. 7: Ballade. Allegro molto - Vivace (Act IV)
    Jean Sibelius
    5:52
  • 8
    Kuolema, JS 113: Scene I. Tempo di valse lente- Poco risoluto
    Jean Sibelius
    4:28
  • 9
    Kuolema, JS 113: Scene II. Moderato (Paavali's Song: "Pakkenen puhurin poika")
    Jean Sibelius
    3:08
  • 10
    Kuolema, JS 113: Scene III. Moderato assai - Moderato (Elsa's Song: "Eilee, eilee") - Poco adagio
    Jean Sibelius
    7:12
  • 11
    Kuolema, JS 113: Scene IV. Andante (The Cranes)
    Jean Sibelius
    0:53
  • 12
    Kuolema, JS 113: Scene V. Moderato
    Jean Sibelius
    2:26
  • 13
    Kuolema, JS 113: Scene VI. Andante ma non tanto
    Jean Sibelius
    2:05
  • 14
    Svanevit: preliminary sketch for no. 9 (c. 1908)
    Jean Sibelius
    0:56
  • 15
    Svanevit, JS 189: Act I, no. 1: A Horn Signal in the Distance. Largo
    Jean Sibelius
    0:13
  • 16
    Svanevit, JS 189: Act I, no. 2: Comodo
    Jean Sibelius
    2:32
  • 17
    Svanevit, JS 189: Act I, no. 3: A Swan Flies Past. Adagio
    Jean Sibelius
    0:18
  • 18
    Svanevit, JS 189: Act II, no. 4: Now The Harp Beings to Play. Lento assai
    Jean Sibelius
    3:13
  • 19
    Svanevit, JS 189: Act II, no. 5: A White Swan Flies Past. Adagio
    Jean Sibelius
    0:16
  • 20
    Svanevit, JS 189: Act II, no. 6: Swanwhite's mother. Lento - Commodo - Lento - Allegro
    Jean Sibelius
    4:22
  • 21
    Svanevit, JS 189: Act II, no. 7: The Harp Falls Briefly Silent and Strikes up a New Melody
    Jean Sibelius
    1:33
  • 22
    Svanevit, JS 189: Act II, no. 8: Elsewhere! Andante
    Jean Sibelius
    3:18
  • 23
    Svanevit, JS 189: Act II, no. 9: Stepmother: Where is the Bride? Lento
    Jean Sibelius
    2:33
  • 24
    Svanevit, JS 189: Act II, no. 10: The Golden Clouds Become Rose Red. Moderato
    Jean Sibelius
    2:21
  • 25
    Svanevit, JS 189: Act III, no. 11: Swanwhite. Allegretto
    Jean Sibelius
    0:59
  • 26
    Svanevit, JS 189: Act III, no. 12: Fire at the Castle. Largamente
    Jean Sibelius
    1:31
  • 27
    Svanevit, JS 189: Act III, no. 13: Now the Harp Plays. Adagio
    Jean Sibelius
    1:42
  • 28
    Svanevit, JS 189: Act III, no. 14: All Bend Their Knees as If in Thanks And Praise. Largamento molto
    Jean Sibelius
    1:52
  • CD 2
  • 1
    Pelléas och Mélisande, JS 147 no. 1: Grave e largamente (Act I, Prelude, Scene 1)
    Jean Sibelius
    2:57
  • 2
    Pelléas och Mélisande, JS 147 no. 2. Andantino con moto (Act I, Scene 2)
    Jean Sibelius
    4:19
  • 3
    Pelléas och Mélisande, JS 147 no. 3. Adagio (Act I, Scene 4)
    Jean Sibelius
    2:07
  • 4
    Pelléas och Mélisande, JS 147 no. 4: Commodo (Act II, Prelude, Scene 1)
    Jean Sibelius
    1:55
  • 5
    Pelléas och Mélisande, JS 147 no. 5: Con moto (ma non tanto) (Act III, Prelude, Scene 1)
    Jean Sibelius
    2:03
  • 6
    Pelléas och Mélisande, JS 147 no. 6: Tranquillo (Mélisande’s Song, Act III, Scene 2) De trenne blinda systrar
    Jean Sibelius
    2:22
  • 7
    Pelléas och Mélisande, JS 147 no. 7: Andantino pastorale (Act III, Scene 4)
    Jean Sibelius
    1:58
  • 8
    Pelléas och Mélisande, JS 147 no. 8: Allegretto (Act IV, Prelude, Scene 1)
    Jean Sibelius
    2:51
  • 9
    Pelléas och Mélisande, JS 147 no. 9: [no tempo marking] (Act IV, Scene 2)
    Jean Sibelius
    3:05
  • 10
    Pelléas och Mélisande, JS 147 no. 10: Andante (Act V, Prelude, Scene 2)
    Jean Sibelius
    5:59
  • 11
    Jokamies, op. 83 no. 1: Largo
    Jean Sibelius
    0:14
  • 12
    Jokamies, op. 83 no. 2: Largo
    Jean Sibelius
    1:05
  • 13
    Jokamies, op. 83 no. 3: Allegro
    Jean Sibelius
    1:26
  • 14
    Jokamies, op. 83 no. 3a. Allegro commodo
    Jean Sibelius
    0:07
  • 15
    Jokamies, op. 83 no. 4: Dance Song ("Me kutsun saimme…") Tempo commodo
    Jean Sibelius
    3:16
  • 16
    Jokamies, op. 83 no. 5: "On riemussa hetket mennehet taas". Tempo andante
    Jean Sibelius
    0:14
  • 17
    Jokamies, op. 83 no. 6: "Kun vettä sataa, niin kastutaan". Un poco con moto
    Jean Sibelius
    0:08
  • 18
    Jokamies, op. 83 no. 7: "Maat ja metsät viheriöivät…" Tempo moderato
    Jean Sibelius
    0:56
  • 19
    Jokamies, op. 83 no. 8: "Oi, Lempi, armas Lempi!…" Allegretto
    Jean Sibelius
    0:41
  • 20
    Jokamies, op. 83 no. 9: "Maat ja metsät viheriöivät…" Tempo moderato
    Jean Sibelius
    1:11
  • 21
    Jokamies, op. 83 no. 10: Allegro molto
    Jean Sibelius
    2:35
  • 22
    Jokamies, op. 83 no. 11: Largo, sempre misterioso
    Jean Sibelius
    9:46
  • 23
    Jokamies, op. 83 no. 12: Adagio di molto
    Jean Sibelius
    2:56
  • 24
    Jokamies, op. 83 no. 13: Adagio di molto (continued)
    Jean Sibelius
    4:26
  • 25
    Jokamies, op. 83 no. 14: Largo e molto - Doloroso - Con grande dolore
    Jean Sibelius
    5:28
  • 26
    Jokamies, op. 83 no. 15: [Lento]
    Jean Sibelius
    3:38
  • 27
    Jokamies, op. 83 no. 16: "Gloria in excelsis Deo". Sempre dolce sin al Fine
    Jean Sibelius
    2:42
  • CD 3
  • 1
    Kuolema, op. 44 no. 1: Valse triste
    Jean Sibelius
    4:31
  • 2
    Kuolema, op. 44 no. 2. Kurkikohtaus. Andante sostenuto
    Jean Sibelius
    5:08
  • 3
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act I, no. 1: [Overture – The Ship Sinks beneath the Waves]. Largamente molto
    Jean Sibelius
    6:41
  • 4
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act I, no. 2: Miranda is Lulled into Slumber
    Jean Sibelius
    1:44
  • 5
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act I, no. 3: Ariel Flies In
    Jean Sibelius
    0:20
  • 6
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act I, no. 4: Chorus of the Winds
    Jean Sibelius
    2:22
  • 7
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act I, no. 5: [Ariel Hastens Away]
    Jean Sibelius
    0:18
  • 8
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act I, no. 6: Ariel’s First Song, with Introduction and Choir. (Act I) ‘Hietikolle käymme näin’
    Jean Sibelius
    2:00
  • 9
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act I, no. 7: Ariel’s Second Song "Sun isääs’ peittävät synkeät veet"
    Jean Sibelius
    2:27
  • 10
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act II, no. 8: Interlude [Prospero]
    Jean Sibelius
    4:14
  • 11
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act II, no. 9: The Oak Tree (Ariel) Plays the Flute
    Jean Sibelius
    2:46
  • 12
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act II, no. 10: Ariel’s Third Song "Täällä senkun kuorsataan"
    Jean Sibelius
    1:02
  • 13
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act II, no. 11: Interlude: Caliban
    Jean Sibelius
    1:24
  • 14
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act II, no. 12: Stephano’s Song "En enää lähde merelle"
    Jean Sibelius
    1:13
  • 15
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act II, no. 13: Caliban’s Song "Hei, Prosperon perkele"
    Jean Sibelius
    1:32
  • 16
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act III, no. 14: Interlude: Miranda
    Jean Sibelius
    1:50
  • 17
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act III, no. 15: [Humoresque]
    Jean Sibelius
    2:01
  • 18
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act III no. 16: Canon [Caliban, Trinculo, Stephano] "Kurkitaan, urkitaan"
    Jean Sibelius
    2:15
  • 19
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act III no. 17: Antonio. Dance of the Shapes
    Jean Sibelius
    5:09
  • 20
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act II, no. 18: Ariel as Harpy (– Melodrama)
    Jean Sibelius
    1:56
  • 21
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act III, no. 19: The Shapes Dance Out (Ballet II)
    Jean Sibelius
    2:00
  • 22
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act IV, no. 20: Intermezzo [Alonso mourns]
    Jean Sibelius
    2:02
  • 23
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act IV, no. 21: [Ariel Flies In]
    Jean Sibelius
    0:21
  • 24
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act IV, no. 22: Ariel’s Fourth Song "Ennen kuin ehdit huokaamaan"
    Jean Sibelius
    0:48
  • 25
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act IV, no. 23: The Rainbow
    Jean Sibelius
    2:20
  • 26
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act IV, no. 24: Iris’s Melodrama
    Jean Sibelius
    1:01
  • 27
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act IV, no. 25: [Juno’s Song] "Kunnia ja vaurautta"
    Jean Sibelius
    1:33
  • 28
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act IV, no. 26: Dance of the Naiads
    Jean Sibelius
    2:27
  • 29
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act IV, no. 27: Dance of the Harvesters
    Jean Sibelius
    1:48
  • 30
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act IV, no. 28: [Ariel Flies In]
    Jean Sibelius
    0:21
  • 31
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act IV, no. 29: [Ariel Hastens Away]
    Jean Sibelius
    0:17
  • 32
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act IV, no. 30: [Ariel Flies In]
    Jean Sibelius
    0:21
  • 33
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act IV, no. 31: The Dogs
    Jean Sibelius
    1:07
  • 34
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act V, no. 31bis: Prelude
    Jean Sibelius
    1:06
  • 35
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act V, no. 32: [Ariel Brings the Foes to Prospero]
    Jean Sibelius
    3:12
  • 36
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act V, no. 33: Ariel’s Fifth Song "Mä mettä janooni juoda saan"
    Jean Sibelius
    1:04
  • 37
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act V, no. 34: Cortège
    Jean Sibelius
    2:20
  • 38
    The Tempest, op. 109: Act V, no. 34bis: Ossia [Epilogue]
    Jean Sibelius
    1:35
  • 39
    Canon (Preliminary version of movement no. 5 of The Tempest Suite no. 1, op.109 no. 2)
    Jean Sibelius
    2:34
  • CD 4
  • 1
    Belsazars gästabud, JS 48: Act I, no. 1: Alla marcia
    Jean Sibelius
    2:07
  • 2
    Belsazars gästabud, JS 48: Act II, no. 2a: Prélude: Nocturno
    Jean Sibelius
    3:25
  • 3
    Belsazars gästabud, JS 48: Act II, no. 2b: The Jewish Girl’s Song "Vid älvarna i Babylon"
    Jean Sibelius
    3:12
  • 4
    Belsazars gästabud, JS 48: Act III, no. 3: Allegretto
    Jean Sibelius
    1:01
  • 5
    Belsazars gästabud, JS 48: Act III, no. 4: Dance of Life
    Jean Sibelius
    1:14
  • 6
    Belsazars gästabud, JS 48: Act III, no. 5: Dance of Death
    Jean Sibelius
    1:17
  • 7
    Belsazars gästabud, JS 48: Act III, no. 6: Dance of Life: extract
    Jean Sibelius
    0:34
  • 8
    Belsazars gästabud, JS 48: Act IV, no. 7: Tempo sostenuto
    Jean Sibelius
    3:13
  • 9
    Belsazars gästabud, JS 48: Act IV, no. 8: Allegro
    Jean Sibelius
    2:25
  • 10
    Belsazars gästabud, JS 48: Act IV, no. 9: Dance of Life (shortened)
    Jean Sibelius
    0:52
  • 11
    Belsazars gästabud, JS 48: Act IV, no. 10: Dance of Death
    Jean Sibelius
    1:30
  • 12
    Kung Kristian II Suite, op. 27: I. Nocturne
    Jean Sibelius
    7:45
  • 13
    Kung Kristian II Suite, op. 27: II. Elegy
    Jean Sibelius
    5:29
  • 14
    Kung Kristian II Suite, op. 27: III. Musette
    Jean Sibelius
    2:17
  • 15
    Kung Kristian II Suite, op. 27: IV. Serenade
    Jean Sibelius
    4:48
  • 16
    Kung Kristian II Suite, op. 27: V. Ballade
    Jean Sibelius
    5:31
  • 17
    Svanevit Suite, op. 54: I. The Peacock
    Jean Sibelius
    2:58
  • 18
    Svanevit Suite, op. 54: II. The Harp
    Jean Sibelius
    3:28
  • 19
    Svanevit Suite, op. 54: III. The Maidens with Roses
    Jean Sibelius
    2:38
  • 20
    Svanevit Suite, op. 54: IV. Listen, the Robin Sings
    Jean Sibelius
    4:59
  • 21
    Svanevit Suite, op. 54, V. The Prince Alone
    Jean Sibelius
    4:02
  • 22
    Svanevit Suite, op. 54: VI. Swanwhite and the Prince
    Jean Sibelius
    3:39
  • 23
    Svanevit Suite, op. 54: VII. Song of Praise
    Jean Sibelius
    3:36
  • 24
    Twelfth Night, op. 60 no. 1: "Kom nu hit, död"
    Jean Sibelius
    2:57
  • 25
    Die Sprache der Vögel, JS 62: Act III: Wedding March
    Jean Sibelius
    3:57
  • CD 5
  • 1
    Belsazars gästabud Suite, op. 51: I. Oriental Procession
    Jean Sibelius
    2:24
  • 2
    Belsazars gästabud Suite, op. 51: II. Solitude
    Jean Sibelius
    2:56
  • 3
    Belsazars gästabud Suite, op. 51: III. Nocturne
    Jean Sibelius
    5:09
  • 4
    Belsazars gästabud Suite, op. 51: IV. Khadra’s Dance
    Jean Sibelius
    3:57
  • 5
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act I, Scene 1
    Jean Sibelius
    0:50
  • 6
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act I, Scene 2
    Jean Sibelius
    0:26
  • 7
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act I, Scene 3
    Jean Sibelius
    5:03
  • 8
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act I, Scene 4
    Jean Sibelius
    2:40
  • 9
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act I, Scene 5
    Jean Sibelius
    7:24
  • 10
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act I, Scene 6
    Jean Sibelius
    2:45
  • 11
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act I, Scene 7
    Jean Sibelius
    0:38
  • 12
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act I, Scene 8
    Jean Sibelius
    2:29
  • 13
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act I, Scene 9
    Jean Sibelius
    0:35
  • 14
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act I, Scene 10
    Jean Sibelius
    5:57
  • 15
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act II, Scene 1
    Jean Sibelius
    0:19
  • 16
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act II, Scene 2
    Jean Sibelius
    0:18
  • 17
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act II, Scene 3
    Jean Sibelius
    1:26
  • 18
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act III, Scene 4
    Jean Sibelius
    0:24
  • 19
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act III, Scene 5
    Jean Sibelius
    2:57
  • 20
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act III, Scene 6
    Jean Sibelius
    2:15
  • 21
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act III, Scene 7
    Jean Sibelius
    7:02
  • 22
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act III, Scene 8
    Jean Sibelius
    3:14
  • 23
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act III, Scene 9
    Jean Sibelius
    3:35
  • 24
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act III, Scene 10
    Jean Sibelius
    13:01
  • 25
    Scaramouche, op. 71: Act III, Scene 11
    Jean Sibelius
    1:04
  • CD 6
  • 1
    Pelléas och Mélisande Suite, op. 46: I. At the Castle Gate
    Jean Sibelius
    3:57
  • 2
    Pelléas och Mélisande Suite, op. 46: II. Mélisande
    Jean Sibelius
    4:19
  • 3
    Pelléas och Mélisande Suite, op. 46: IIa. At the Seashore
    Jean Sibelius
    1:50
  • 4
    Pelléas och Mélisande Suite, op. 46: III. By a Spring in the Park
    Jean Sibelius
    2:30
  • 5
    Pelléas och Mélisande Suite, op. 46: IV. The Three Blind Sisters
    Jean Sibelius
    2:35
  • 6
    Pelléas och Mélisande Suite, op. 46: V. Pastorale
    Jean Sibelius
    2:05
  • 7
    Pelléas och Mélisande Suite, op. 46: VI. Mélisande at the Spinning Wheel
    Jean Sibelius
    2:19
  • 8
    Pelléas och Mélisande Suite, op. 46: VII. Entr’acte
    Jean Sibelius
    3:00
  • 9
    Pelléas och Mélisande Suite, op. 46: VIII. The Death of Mélisande
    Jean Sibelius
    6:24
  • 10
    Kuolema, op. 62 (Additional movements for 1911 production): a. Canzonetta
    Jean Sibelius
    3:47
  • 11
    Kuolema, op. 62 (Additional movements for 1911 production): b. Valse romantique
    Jean Sibelius
    4:03
  • 12
    The Tempest Prelude, op. 109 no. 1
    Jean Sibelius
    4:58
  • 13
    The Tempest Suite no. 1, op. 109 no. 2: I. The Oak Tree
    Jean Sibelius
    2:30
  • 14
    The Tempest Suite no. 1, op. 109 no. 2: II. Humoresque
    Jean Sibelius
    1:06
  • 15
    The Tempest Suite no. 1, op. 109 no. 2: III. Caliban’s Song
    Jean Sibelius
    1:15
  • 16
    The Tempest Suite no. 1, op. 109 no. 2: IV. The Harvesters
    Jean Sibelius
    2:17
  • 17
    The Tempest Suite no. 1, op. 109 no. 2: V. Canon
    Jean Sibelius
    1:30
  • 18
    The Tempest Suite no. 1, op. 109 no. 2: VI. Scene
    Jean Sibelius
    1:35
  • 19
    The Tempest Suite no. 1, op. 109 no. 2: VII. Intrada. Berceuse
    Jean Sibelius
    2:14
  • 20
    The Tempest Suite no. 1, op. 109 no. 2: VIII. Entr’acte. Ariel’s Song
    Jean Sibelius
    3:20
  • 21
    The Tempest Suite no. 1, op. 109 no. 2: IX. The Storm
    Jean Sibelius
    3:25
  • 22
    The Tempest. Suite no. 2, op. 109 no. 3: I. Chorus of the Winds
    Jean Sibelius
    3:17
  • 23
    The Tempest. Suite no. 2, op. 109 no. 3: II. Intermezzo
    Jean Sibelius
    1:46
  • 24
    The Tempest. Suite no. 2, op. 109 no. 3: III. Dance of the Nymphs
    Jean Sibelius
    1:56
  • 25
    The Tempest. Suite no. 2, op. 109 no. 3: IV. Prospero
    Jean Sibelius
    1:43
  • 26
    The Tempest. Suite no. 2, op. 109 no. 3: V. Song I
    Jean Sibelius
    1:08
  • 27
    The Tempest. Suite no. 2, op. 109 no. 3: VI. Song II
    Jean Sibelius
    1:02
  • 28
    The Tempest. Suite no. 2, op. 109 no. 3: VII. Miranda
    Jean Sibelius
    2:04
  • 29
    The Tempest. Suite no. 2, op. 109 no. 3: VIII. The Naiads
    Jean Sibelius
    1:23
  • 30
    The Tempest. Suite no. 2, op. 109 no. 3: IX. Dance Episode
    Jean Sibelius
    2:38

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