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Sibelius Edition Vol 7 - Songs

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Composer
SIBELIUS, JEAN
Artist
Helena, Folke, Juntunen, Grasbeck
Format
CD
Discs
5
Label
BIS
Released
Dec 01, 2008
Catalog #
BIS-CD-1918-20
UPC
7318591918202

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SIBELIUS Songs (complete) • Helena Juntunen (sop); Anne Sofie von Otter (mez); Monica Groop (mez); Dan Karlström (ten); Gabriel Suovanen (bar); Jorma Hynninen (bar); Bengt Forsberg (pn); Love Derwinger (pn); Folke Gräsbeck (pn) • BIS 1918 (5 CDs: 356:21 Text and Translation)


The foldout box housing this set bears the block letter “I” on its spine, signifying the exact midpoint of BIS’s Sibelius Edition; this is Volume 7, and the arrayed volumes, which also continue to unfold the gorgeous nature photo shown as a wrap-around on each box, now spell out “JEAN SI” on the shelf. As we have come to expect from the Edition, this volume of songs with piano can almost be described as “more than complete.” Sibelius published about 100 songs altogether: 84 in 16 opus-numbered groups, and another 16 or so without opus number. In addition, BIS also includes Sibelius’s own arrangements for voice and piano of a number of works originally written for voice and orchestra, as well as fragments of early songs not completed, unpublished songs recently discovered, and, as an Appendix to the volume (disc 5), alternative or preliminary versions of over a dozen others. The core of the collection consists of the contents of three previously issued BIS CDs: BIS 457 and 757, with von Otter and Forsberg, recorded in 1989 and 1994–95; and, BIS 657, with Groop and Derwinger, recorded in 1994. Almost all of the remaining items were recorded in 2008, and are making their first appearance here.


The great majority of Sibelius’s songs are set to Swedish poems; not only did Sweden have a much greater literary tradition than Finland did, but Swedish was also the composer’s first language. Sibelius’s favorite poet, judging by his choice of texts, was Johan Ludvig Runeberg, a nature poet whom Barnett calls “Finland’s national poet”; about a quarter of the songs are Runeberg settings. Sibelius did not begin writing songs until 1887 or 1888, toward the end of his student years, so this volume does not include the large number of student works and exercises found in the Chamber Music, Piano Music, and Violin and Piano volumes (Vols. 2, 4, and 6, respectively). He tended to write songs sporadically in groups through much of his career: after the initial burst of 1888–92, periods of activity in song composition included the years around the turn of the century, when Sibelius produced the last few of the Seven Songs, op. 17, and all of opp. 36–38, about 20 songs in all, including most of his best-known; and, the years 1908–11, the time of the Fourth Symphony, and a period in which Sibelius endured repeated surgeries resulting from an incorrect diagnosis of throat cancer. The last major group of songs comes from the World War I years, when he and his family faced great financial difficulties and of necessity he wrote mostly miniatures. Among these are the four groups of six songs each, opp. 72 (the first two of which are lost), 86, 88, and 90, his last bearing an opus number.


In all, von Otter sings about half the songs, including the two sets of Runeberg songs, opp. 13 and 90, that form bookends of Sibelius’s “official” song canon. Her warm, rich mezzo suits well many of the “Romantic” songs of opp. 17, 36, and 37, but she is also appropriately animated in the lighter, salonish German songs of op. 50, and in complete control in the op. 3 Arioso , a work of 1911 that Sibelius had to pass off as an early composition when he offered it to a local publisher instead of Breitkopf und Härtel, his usual publisher. BIS gives no word on why von Otter was not entrusted with the remaining items.


Groop, also a mezzo, has a less seductive sound than von Otter; then again, she is given relatively less rewarding repertoire: the Five Christmas Songs , op. 1 (again a misleading opus number), the bleak op. 57 songs of 1909, the extant four from op. 72—a polyglot mixture of the usual Swedish with one Finnish and one German setting—and, probably the finest of the batch, the six songs of op. 86. Most of these are rarely performed, and while I prefer von Otter’s singing, Groop’s performances are certainly more than adequate.


The two singers recently recorded in the remaining sets are a treat. Soprano Juntunen expresses a wide range of moods in the demanding Five Songs , op. 38, the darkest and most ambitious of the turn-of-the-century songs; she also impressively reprises her Volume 1 performance of Luonnotar in Sibelius’s own voice-and-piano arrangement. She shares with baritone Suovanen the Two Songs , op. 35, of 1908, perhaps the most musically radical of Sibelius’s works in this format. Suovanen sings both versions of the two songs from 12th Night , op. 60, the original with guitar and Sibelius’s arrangement with piano, and is most impressive in the Eight Songs , op. 61, of 1910. These are small tone-pictures with elaborate piano parts that do much to set the mostly dark moods; Suovanen easily manages the songs’ difficult tessitura, sometimes bringing to mind the young Fischer-Dieskau. He is also brilliant in Sibelius’s voice-piano version of The Rapids-Rider’s Brides . BIS has introduced other terrific new baritones, notably Tommi Hakala, but Suovanen is definitely one to watch! Tenor Karlström makes only three brief appearances, but acquits himself well; Hynninen, a veteran of the Edition, makes a cameo appearance in the preliminary versions of three of the op. 13 songs.


There should have been an elephant in the room, in the person of Tom Krause, whose complete set of the “canonical” Sibelius songs was issued on a five-LP set by Argo in the early 1980s, and appeared again on Decca CDs in 2004. To my shock, I found that this set is no longer available. Krause, whose musicianship had grown immeasurably since his 1963 single disc of Sibelius songs, would be a formidable rival in a number of these songs, several of which are really better suited to male voice because of the texts; and, the clearly “female” songs in the set were done by the imposing team of Elisabeth Söderström and Vladimir Ashkenazy. If you have, or can find, the Decca, odds are that, like me, you will prefer Krause in some items and von Otter in others.


As in previous volumes, BIS gives an insightful essay by Barnett (in five languages); texts in the original language and English translation; and, the five discs for the price of three. Owners of the Decca set may still want this if they’re really serious about Sibelius’s songs; both sets offer many beauties and many insightful performances. Hard-core Sibelians will want this for the material that is not included in the earlier set—mostly because the manuscripts had not yet come to light. Collectors who have been acquiring volumes of The Sibelius Edition all along need no further urging at this stage.


FANFARE: Richard A. Kaplan

Tracklist 135 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Serenad, JS 167 (version for voice and piano) 02:48
    Track
    1
    Title
    Serenad, JS 167 (version for voice and piano)
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  3. 2 Medan nordanvinden gnyr (While the North Wind Roars) 01:11
    Track
    2
    Title
    Medan nordanvinden gnyr (While the North Wind Roars)
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Monica Groop, Marko Ylönen
  4. 3 Nacken (The Watersprite), JS 138 03:19
    Track
    3
    Title
    Nacken (The Watersprite), JS 138
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Lasse Poysti, Jaakko Kuusisto, Joel Laakso, Folke Gräsbeck
  5. 4 Da varldar annu skapade ej voro, JS 56 02:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    Da varldar annu skapade ej voro, JS 56
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Marko Ylönen, Folke Gräsbeck
  6. 5 En visa (A Song), JS 71 01:25
    Track
    5
    Title
    En visa (A Song), JS 71
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  7. 6 Solen slog himlen rod… (The Sun Reddened the Sky) 01:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    Solen slog himlen rod… (The Sun Reddened the Sky)
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Folke Gräsbeck
  8. 7 Orgier (Orgies), JS 143 02:17
    Track
    7
    Title
    Orgier (Orgies), JS 143
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Dan Karlström, Folke Gräsbeck
  9. 8 Skogsraet (The Wood Nymph), JS 171 06:40
    Track
    8
    Title
    Skogsraet (The Wood Nymph), JS 171
    Duration
    06:40
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  10. 9 Hostkvall (Autumn Evening) (fragment) 02:22
    Track
    9
    Title
    Hostkvall (Autumn Evening) (fragment)
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Folke Gräsbeck
  11. 10 Flickan gick en vintermogon (The Maiden Went One Winter Morning) (fragment) 00:45
    Track
    10
    Title
    Flickan gick en vintermogon (The Maiden Went One Winter Morning) (fragment)
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Folke Gräsbeck
  12. 11 Jag kysser dig ej (I Kiss You and Weary Not) 00:54
    Track
    11
    Title
    Jag kysser dig ej (I Kiss You and Weary Not)
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Folke Gräsbeck
  13. 12 Lojet var utan hem (Wit Was Without a Home) 02:25
    Track
    12
    Title
    Lojet var utan hem (Wit Was Without a Home)
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Folke Gräsbeck
  14. 13 Likhet (Alikeness), JS 120 01:40
    Track
    13
    Title
    Likhet (Alikeness), JS 120
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  15. 14 Den forsta kyssen (The First Kiss), JS 57 02:08
    Track
    14
    Title
    Den forsta kyssen (The First Kiss), JS 57
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Folke Gräsbeck
  16. 15 Tule, tule, kultani (Come, my Sweetheart), JS 211 01:14
    Track
    15
    Title
    Tule, tule, kultani (Come, my Sweetheart), JS 211
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen, Folke Gräsbeck
  17. 16 No. 1. Under strandens granar (Under the Fir-Trees) 05:24
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 1. Under strandens granar (Under the Fir-Trees)
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  18. 17 No. 2. Kyssens hopp (The Kiss's Hope) 02:10
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 2. Kyssens hopp (The Kiss's Hope)
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  19. 18 No. 3. Hjartats morgon (The Heart's Morning) 02:27
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 3. Hjartats morgon (The Heart's Morning)
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  20. 19 No. 4. Varen flyktar hastigt (Spring Flies Speedily) 01:33
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 4. Varen flyktar hastigt (Spring Flies Speedily)
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  21. 20 No. 5. Drommen (The Dream) 01:43
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 5. Drommen (The Dream)
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  22. 21 No. 6. Till Frigga (To Frigga) 03:59
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 6. Till Frigga (To Frigga)
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  23. 22 No. 7. Jagargossen (The Young Huntsman) 02:44
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 7. Jagargossen (The Young Huntsman)
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  24. 23 No. 1. Se'n har jag ej fragat mera (Since Then I Have Questioned No Further) 02:14
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 1. Se'n har jag ej fragat mera (Since Then I Have Questioned No Further)
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  25. 24 No. 2. Sov in (Go to Sleep) 01:41
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 2. Sov in (Go to Sleep)
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  26. 25 No. 3. Fagellek (Play of the Birds) 01:32
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 3. Fagellek (Play of the Birds)
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  27. 26 No. 4. Vilse (Astray) 00:52
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 4. Vilse (Astray)
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  28. 27 No. 5. En slanda (A Dragonfly) 04:22
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 5. En slanda (A Dragonfly)
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  29. 28 No. 6. Illalle (To Evening) 01:15
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 6. Illalle (To Evening)
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  30. 29 No. 7. Lastu lainehilla (Driftwood) 01:06
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 7. Lastu lainehilla (Driftwood)
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  31. 30 Koskenlaskijan morsiamet (The Rapid-Rider's Brides), Op. 33 (version for voice and piano) 11:31
    Track
    30
    Title
    Koskenlaskijan morsiamet (The Rapid-Rider's Brides), Op. 33 (version for voice and piano)
    Duration
    11:31
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen, Folke Gräsbeck
  32. Disc 2
  33. 1 Kung Kristian II (King Christian II), Op. 27: No. 4. Sangen om korsspindeln (Fool's Song of the Spider) (version for voice and piano) 03:31
    Track
    1
    Title
    Kung Kristian II (King Christian II), Op. 27: No. 4. Sangen om korsspindeln (Fool's Song of the Spider) (version for voice and piano)
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  34. 2 Segelfahrt (Sailing), JS 166 01:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    Segelfahrt (Sailing), JS 166
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Dan Karlström, Folke Gräsbeck
  35. 3 Souda, souda, sinisorsa (Row, row, duck), JS 180 01:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    Souda, souda, sinisorsa (Row, row, duck), JS 180
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  36. 4 Andantino in E-Flat Major, JS 42 (preliminary version of Sav, sav, susa, Op. 36, No. 4) 02:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    Andantino in E-Flat Major, JS 42 (preliminary version of Sav, sav, susa, Op. 36, No. 4)
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Folke Gräsbeck
  37. 5 No. 1. Svarta rosor (Black Roses) 01:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 1. Svarta rosor (Black Roses)
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  38. 6 No. 2. Men min fagel marks dock icke (But My Bird is Long in Homing) 02:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 2. Men min fagel marks dock icke (But My Bird is Long in Homing)
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  39. 7 No. 3. Bollspelet vid Trianon (Tennis at Trianon) 01:20
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 3. Bollspelet vid Trianon (Tennis at Trianon)
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  40. 8 No. 4. Sav, sav, susa (Reed, reed, rustle) 02:33
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 4. Sav, sav, susa (Reed, reed, rustle)
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  41. 9 No. 5. Marssnon (The March Snow) 01:18
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 5. Marssnon (The March Snow)
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  42. 10 No. 6. Demanten pa marssnon (The Diamond on the March Snow) 01:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 6. Demanten pa marssnon (The Diamond on the March Snow)
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  43. 11 No. 1. Den forsta kyssen (The First Kiss) 01:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 1. Den forsta kyssen (The First Kiss)
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  44. 12 No. 2. Lasse liten (Little Lasse) 01:59
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 2. Lasse liten (Little Lasse)
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  45. 13 No. 3. Soluppgang (Sunrise) 02:24
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 3. Soluppgang (Sunrise)
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  46. 14 No. 4. Var det en drom? (Was It a Dream?) 01:58
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 4. Var det en drom? (Was It a Dream?)
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  47. 15 No. 5. Flickan kom ifran sin alsklings mote (The girl returned from meeting her lover) 02:50
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 5. Flickan kom ifran sin alsklings mote (The girl returned from meeting her lover)
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  48. 16 Jag ville, jag vore i Indialand (I wish I were in India) (alternative version) 02:46
    Track
    16
    Title
    Jag ville, jag vore i Indialand (I wish I were in India) (alternative version)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Folke Gräsbeck
  49. 17 No. 1. Hostkvall (Autumn Evening) 04:44
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 1. Hostkvall (Autumn Evening)
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Folke Gräsbeck
  50. 18 No. 2. Pa verandan vid havet (On a Balcony by the Sea) 03:36
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 2. Pa verandan vid havet (On a Balcony by the Sea)
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Folke Gräsbeck
  51. 19 No. 3. I natten (In the Night) 03:56
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 3. I natten (In the Night)
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Folke Gräsbeck
  52. 20 No. 4. Harpolekaren och hans son (The Harper and his Son) 03:41
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 4. Harpolekaren och hans son (The Harper and his Son)
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Folke Gräsbeck
  53. 21 No. 5. Jag ville, jag vore i Indialand (I wish I were in India) 02:58
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 5. Jag ville, jag vore i Indialand (I wish I were in India)
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Folke Gräsbeck
  54. 22 Pelleas and Melisande. JS 147: No. 6. The 3 Blind Sisters (version for voice and piano) 03:44
    Track
    22
    Title
    Pelleas and Melisande. JS 147: No. 6. The 3 Blind Sisters (version for voice and piano)
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  55. 23 No. 1. Lenzgesang (Spring Song) 02:23
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 1. Lenzgesang (Spring Song)
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  56. 24 No. 2. Sehnsucht (Longing) 01:53
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 2. Sehnsucht (Longing)
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  57. 25 No. 3. Im Feld ein Madchen singt (In the Field a Maid Sings) 03:00
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 3. Im Feld ein Madchen singt (In the Field a Maid Sings)
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  58. 26 No. 4. Aus banger Brust (From Anxious Heart) 02:17
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 4. Aus banger Brust (From Anxious Heart)
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  59. 27 No. 5. Die stille Stadt (The Silent City) 02:39
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 5. Die stille Stadt (The Silent City)
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  60. 28 No. 6. Rosenlied (Song of the Roses) 01:33
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 6. Rosenlied (Song of the Roses)
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  61. 29 Erloschen (Extinguished), JS 73 02:46
    Track
    29
    Title
    Erloschen (Extinguished), JS 73
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Folke Gräsbeck
  62. Disc 3
  63. 1 No. 1. Jubal 04:28
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Jubal
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Folke Gräsbeck
  64. 2 No. 2. Teodora 04:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Teodora
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen, Folke Gräsbeck
  65. 3 Vanskapens blomma (The Flower of Friendship), JS 215 (preliminary version) 02:54
    Track
    3
    Title
    Vanskapens blomma (The Flower of Friendship), JS 215 (preliminary version)
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Folke Gräsbeck
  66. 4 No. 1. Alven och snigeln (The River and the Snail) 02:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Alven och snigeln (The River and the Snail)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  67. 5 No. 2. En blomma stod vid vagen (A Flower in the Path) 02:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. En blomma stod vid vagen (A Flower in the Path)
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  68. 6 No. 3. Kvarhjulet (The Millwheel) 02:51
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Kvarhjulet (The Millwheel)
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  69. 7 No. 4. Maj (May) 02:35
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 4. Maj (May)
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  70. 8 No. 5. Jag ar ett trad (The Tree) 02:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 5. Jag ar ett trad (The Tree)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  71. 9 No. 6. Hertig Magnus (Baron Magnus) 03:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 6. Hertig Magnus (Baron Magnus)
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  72. 10 No. 7. Vanskapens blomma (The Flower of Friendship) 02:36
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 7. Vanskapens blomma (The Flower of Friendship)
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  73. 11 No. 8. Nacken (The Elf King) 02:10
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 8. Nacken (The Elf King)
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  74. 12 No. 1. Kom nu hit, Dod (Come away, Death) 03:17
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 1. Kom nu hit, Dod (Come away, Death)
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen, Folke Gräsbeck
  75. 13 No. 2. Hallila, uti storm och i regn (Hey, ho, the Wind and the Rain) 00:59
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 2. Hallila, uti storm och i regn (Hey, ho, the Wind and the Rain)
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen, Folke Gräsbeck
  76. 14 No. 1. Langsamt som kvallskyn (Slowly as the Evening Sky) 02:11
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 1. Langsamt som kvallskyn (Slowly as the Evening Sky)
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen, Folke Gräsbeck
  77. 15 No. 2. Vattenplask (Lapping Waters) 03:31
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 2. Vattenplask (Lapping Waters)
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen, Folke Gräsbeck
  78. 16 No. 3. Nar jag drommer (When I dream) 03:04
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 3. Nar jag drommer (When I dream)
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen, Folke Gräsbeck
  79. 17 No. 4. Romeo 01:42
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 4. Romeo
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen, Folke Gräsbeck
  80. 18 No. 5. Romans (Romance) 03:43
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 5. Romans (Romance)
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen, Folke Gräsbeck
  81. 19 No. 6. Dolce far niente 01:40
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 6. Dolce far niente
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen, Folke Gräsbeck
  82. 20 No. 7. Fafang onskan (Idle Wishes) 03:12
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 7. Fafang onskan (Idle Wishes)
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen, Folke Gräsbeck
  83. 21 No. 8. Vartagen (The Spell of Springtide) 01:54
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 8. Vartagen (The Spell of Springtide)
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen, Folke Gräsbeck
  84. 22 Arioso, Op. 3 (version for voice and piano) 04:06
    Track
    22
    Title
    Arioso, Op. 3 (version for voice and piano)
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  85. 23 No. 1. Nu star jul vid snoig port (Now Christmas stands at the snowy gate) 01:45
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 1. Nu star jul vid snoig port (Now Christmas stands at the snowy gate)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  86. 24 No. 2. Nu sa kommer julen (Now Christmas is coming) 02:16
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 2. Nu sa kommer julen (Now Christmas is coming)
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  87. 25 No. 3. Det morknar ute (Outside it is getting dark) 02:46
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 3. Det morknar ute (Outside it is getting dark)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  88. 26 No. 4. Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt (Give me no splendour, gold or pomp) 03:43
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 4. Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt (Give me no splendour, gold or pomp)
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  89. 27 No. 5. On hanget korkeat, nietokset (High are the snowdrifts) 02:06
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 5. On hanget korkeat, nietokset (High are the snowdrifts)
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  90. Disc 4
  91. 1 Luonnotar, Op. 70 (version for voice and piano) 08:48
    Track
    1
    Title
    Luonnotar, Op. 70 (version for voice and piano)
    Duration
    08:48
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Folke Gräsbeck
  92. 2 No. 3. Kyssen (The Kiss) 02:22
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 3. Kyssen (The Kiss)
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  93. 3 No. 4. Kaiutar (The Echo Nymph) 03:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 4. Kaiutar (The Echo Nymph)
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  94. 4 No. 5. Der Wanderer und der Bach 00:47
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 5. Der Wanderer und der Bach
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  95. 5 No. 6. Hundra vagar har min tanke (A Hundred Ways) 02:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 6. Hundra vagar har min tanke (A Hundred Ways)
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  96. 6 Tanken (The Thought), JS 192 01:29
    Track
    6
    Title
    Tanken (The Thought), JS 192
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Monica Groop, Bengt Forsberg
  97. 7 No. 1. Varfornimmelser (The Coming of Spring) 01:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Varfornimmelser (The Coming of Spring)
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  98. 8 No. 2. Langtan heter min arvedel (Vain longings are my heritage) 03:11
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Langtan heter min arvedel (Vain longings are my heritage)
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  99. 9 No. 3. Dold Forening (Hidden Union) 00:53
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Dold Forening (Hidden Union)
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  100. 10 No. 4. Och finns det en tanke? (And is there a thought?) 02:15
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 4. Och finns det en tanke? (And is there a thought?)
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  101. 11 No. 5. Sangarlon (The Singer's Reward) 01:45
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 5. Sangarlon (The Singer's Reward)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  102. 12 No. 6. I systrar, I broder, I alskande par (Ye sisters, ye brothers, ye loving couples!) 02:01
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 6. I systrar, I broder, I alskande par (Ye sisters, ye brothers, ye loving couples!)
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  103. 13 No. 1. Blasippan (The Anemone) 00:41
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 1. Blasippan (The Anemone)
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  104. 14 No. 2. De bagge rosorna (The Two Roses) 01:12
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 2. De bagge rosorna (The Two Roses)
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  105. 15 No. 3. Vitsippan (The Wood Anemone) 01:14
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 3. Vitsippan (The Wood Anemone)
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  106. 16 No. 4. Sippan (The Anemone) 00:55
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 4. Sippan (The Anemone)
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  107. 17 No. 5. Tornet (The Thorn) 02:04
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 5. Tornet (The Thorn)
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  108. 18 No. 6. Blommans ode (The Flower's Destiny) 01:21
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 6. Blommans ode (The Flower's Destiny)
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  109. 19 No. 1. Norden (The North) 02:04
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 1. Norden (The North)
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  110. 20 No. 2. Hennes budskap (Her Message) 01:32
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 2. Hennes budskap (Her Message)
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  111. 21 No. 3. Morgonen (The Morning) 02:24
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 3. Morgonen (The Morning)
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  112. 22 No. 4. Fagelfangaren (The Bird-Catcher) 01:28
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 4. Fagelfangaren (The Bird-Catcher)
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  113. 23 No. 5. Sommarnatten (Summer Night) 02:46
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 5. Sommarnatten (Summer Night)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  114. 24 No. 6. Vem styrde hit din vag? (Who brought you here?) 03:02
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 6. Vem styrde hit din vag? (Who brought you here?)
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  115. 25 Kullervo, Op. 7: Kullervon valitus (Kullervo's Lament) (version for voice and piano) 01:49
    Track
    25
    Title
    Kullervo, Op. 7: Kullervon valitus (Kullervo's Lament) (version for voice and piano)
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen, Folke Gräsbeck
  116. 26 Mummon syntymapaivana (Birthday Song to Grandmother), JS 136 01:41
    Track
    26
    Title
    Mummon syntymapaivana (Birthday Song to Grandmother), JS 136
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen, Folke Gräsbeck
  117. 27 Autrefois, Op. 96b (version for 2 voices and piano) 05:23
    Track
    27
    Title
    Autrefois, Op. 96b (version for 2 voices and piano)
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Monica Groop, Folke Gräsbeck
  118. 28 Sma flickorna (Little Girls), JS 174 03:09
    Track
    28
    Title
    Sma flickorna (Little Girls), JS 174
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  119. 29 Narciss (Narcissus), JS 140 01:45
    Track
    29
    Title
    Narciss (Narcissus), JS 140
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  120. 30 Siltavahti (The Bridge Guard), JS 170b (version for voice and piano) 02:24
    Track
    30
    Title
    Siltavahti (The Bridge Guard), JS 170b (version for voice and piano)
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Dan Karlström, Folke Gräsbeck
  121. 31 Belshazzar's Feast, JS 48: No. 2b. The Jewish Girl's Song (version for voice and piano, "Solitude") 02:53
    Track
    31
    Title
    Belshazzar's Feast, JS 48: No. 2b. The Jewish Girl's Song (version for voice and piano, "Solitude")
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
  122. 32 Hymn to Thais, the Unforgettable, JS 97 01:53
    Track
    32
    Title
    Hymn to Thais, the Unforgettable, JS 97
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Love Derwinger
  123. Disc 5
  124. 1 Serenad, JS 167 (preliminary version) 02:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    Serenad, JS 167 (preliminary version)
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Folke Gräsbeck
  125. 2 No. 2. Kyssens hopp (The Kiss's Hope) 02:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Kyssens hopp (The Kiss's Hope)
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jorma Hynninen, Folke Gräsbeck
  126. 3 No. 3. Hjartats morgon (The Heart's Morning) 02:25
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Hjartats morgon (The Heart's Morning)
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jorma Hynninen, Folke Gräsbeck
  127. 4 No. 5. Drommen (The Dream) 02:02
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 5. Drommen (The Dream)
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jorma Hynninen, Folke Gräsbeck
  128. 5 Kullervo, Op. 7: Kullervon Wehruf (Kullervo's Lament) (first version) (version for voice and piano) 02:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    Kullervo, Op. 7: Kullervon Wehruf (Kullervo's Lament) (first version) (version for voice and piano)
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen, Folke Gräsbeck
  129. 6 No. 1. Se'n har jag ej fragat mera (Since Then I Questioned No Further) 02:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 1. Se'n har jag ej fragat mera (Since Then I Questioned No Further)
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Folke Gräsbeck
  130. 7 No. 6. Illalle (To Evening) 01:50
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 6. Illalle (To Evening)
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen
  131. 8 Soluppgang (Sunrise), JS 87 (preliminary version) 02:14
    Track
    8
    Title
    Soluppgang (Sunrise), JS 87 (preliminary version)
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Folke Gräsbeck
  132. 9 Belshazzar's Feast, JS 48: No. 2b. The Jewish Girl's Song (first version) (version for voice and piano) 02:51
    Track
    9
    Title
    Belshazzar's Feast, JS 48: No. 2b. The Jewish Girl's Song (first version) (version for voice and piano)
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Monica Groop, Folke Gräsbeck
  133. 10 6 Songs, Op. 72: No. 6. Hundra vagar (100 Ways) (preliminary version) (version for voice and piano) 02:13
    Track
    10
    Title
    6 Songs, Op. 72: No. 6. Hundra vagar (100 Ways) (preliminary version) (version for voice and piano)
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Folke Gräsbeck
  134. 11 2 Songs, Op. 35: No. 2. Teodora (preliminary version) 04:39
    Track
    11
    Title
    2 Songs, Op. 35: No. 2. Teodora (preliminary version)
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen, Folke Gräsbeck
  135. 12 Hymn to Thais, the Unforgettable, JS 97 (first version) 02:06
    Track
    12
    Title
    Hymn to Thais, the Unforgettable, JS 97 (first version)
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Folke Gräsbeck
  136. 13 No. 1. Kom nu hit, dod! (Come Away, Death!) 03:12
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 1. Kom nu hit, dod! (Come Away, Death!)
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen, Juuso Nieminen
  137. 14 No. 2. Hallila, uti storm och i regn (Hey, ho, the Wind and the Rain) 02:07
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 2. Hallila, uti storm och i regn (Hey, ho, the Wind and the Rain)
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Gabriel Suovanen, Juuso Nieminen
  138. 15 8 Songs, Op. 61: No. 6. Dolce far niente (preliminary version) (version for voice and piano) 01:43
    Track
    15
    Title
    8 Songs, Op. 61: No. 6. Dolce far niente (preliminary version) (version for voice and piano)
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Folke Gräsbeck
  139. 16 5 Christmas Songs, Op. 1: No. 5. On hanget korkeat (High are the snowdrifts) (version for 2 voices and piano) 02:07
    Track
    16
    Title
    5 Christmas Songs, Op. 1: No. 5. On hanget korkeat (High are the snowdrifts) (version for 2 voices and piano)
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Monica Groop, Folke Gräsbeck
  140. 17 Autrefois, Op. 96b: Pastorale (preliminary version) (arr. for 2 voices and piano) 02:45
    Track
    17
    Title
    Autrefois, Op. 96b: Pastorale (preliminary version) (arr. for 2 voices and piano)
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Helena Juntunen, Monica Groop, Folke Gräsbeck