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Sibelius Edition Vol 9 - Chamber Music II

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Composer
SIBELIUS, JEAN
Artist
Torleif, Folke, Thedeen, Grasbeck
Format
CD
Discs
5
Label
BIS
Released
Aug 01, 2009
Catalog #
BIS-CD-1924-26
UPC
7318591924265

About

In spite of the fact that Sibelius’ chamber music is far less well-known than his orchestral works, it forms a large and important part of his production. In terms of numbers of discs it makes up a fourth of the complete recorded edition being brought out on BIS. Already released are the complete quartets and piano trios [BIS-CD-1903/05] and the works for violin and piano [BIS-CD-1915/17]; the present set focuses on his chamber music for other instrumental combinations and includes a number of world première recordings and previously unreleased material. A substantial chapter is the music for cello (solo and with piano accompaniment), much of which was written for Sibelius’ brother Christian. It is here performed by Torleif Thedéen, with the support of Folke Gräsbeck on the piano. There are also a number of duos and trios for strings, including the brief Vattendroppar (Water Drops) for violin and cello pizzicato, which is often claimed to be Sibelius’ earliest surviving composition, dated to around 1875. Another, more sizeable, rarity is the music to the play Ödlan (The Lizard), scored for string ensemble. Composed in 1909, half way between the Third and Fourth Symphonies, it was once described by Sibelius as ‘one of the most exquisite works that I have written’. This volume also includes Sibelius only work for viola and piano (‘Rondo in D minor’), as well as the world première recordings of two pieces for solo kantele, the traditional Finnish plucked-string instrument which appears in the Kalevala, the Finnish national epos that served as such an inspiration to Sibelius. Another group of works with a specifically Finnish background, are the pieces for ‘torviseitsikko’, a particular combination of seven brass instruments and percussion. These are here performed by members of the eminent German ensemble brasspartout. A varied programme then on this ninth instalment of the acclaimed Sibelius Edition, about which a reviewer in Fanfare has already predicted that it ‘will certainly be considered a landmark in the history of recording’.

Tracklist 65 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Vattendroppar (Water Drops), JS 216 00:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    Vattendroppar (Water Drops), JS 216
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Taneli Turunen
  3. 2 Luftslott (Castles in the Air), JS 65 04:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    Luftslott (Castles in the Air), JS 65
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Laura Vikman
  4. 3 Andantino in C Major, JS 40 02:46
    Track
    3
    Title
    Andantino in C Major, JS 40
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen, Folke Gräsbeck
  5. 4 Andante molto in F Minor, JS 36 05:21
    Track
    4
    Title
    Andante molto in F Minor, JS 36
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen, Folke Gräsbeck
  6. 5 Serenata, JS 169 06:53
    Track
    5
    Title
    Serenata, JS 169
    Duration
    06:53
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Laura Vikman, Taneli Turunen
  7. 6 Minuet 03:22
    Track
    6
    Title
    Minuet
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Laura Vikman, Taneli Turunen
  8. 7 Allegro 05:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    Allegro
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Laura Vikman, Taneli Turunen
  9. 8 Tempo di valse in G Minor, JS 193 (with piano part reconstructed by K. Aho) 04:11
    Track
    8
    Title
    Tempo di valse in G Minor, JS 193 (with piano part reconstructed by K. Aho)
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen, Folke Gräsbeck
  10. 9 Duo in E Minor, JS 68 02:18
    Track
    9
    Title
    Duo in E Minor, JS 68
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Taneli Turunen
  11. 10 Theme and Variations in D Minor, JS 196 12:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    Theme and Variations in D Minor, JS 196
    Duration
    12:55
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen
  12. 11 Lento in E-Flat Minor, JS 76 (version for cello and piano) 01:46
    Track
    11
    Title
    Lento in E-Flat Minor, JS 76 (version for cello and piano)
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen, Folke Gräsbeck
  13. 12 Moderato in F Major (Helsinki University Library Manuscript No. 1351) 04:33
    Track
    12
    Title
    Moderato in F Major (Helsinki University Library Manuscript No. 1351)
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen
  14. 13 Mazurka in G Minor 01:17
    Track
    13
    Title
    Mazurka in G Minor
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen
  15. Disc 2
  16. 1 Andante in B Minor, JS 91 (fragment) 02:40
    Track
    1
    Title
    Andante in B Minor, JS 91 (fragment)
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen, Folke Gräsbeck
  17. 2 Andantino in B Minor, JS 92 05:29
    Track
    2
    Title
    Andantino in B Minor, JS 92
    Duration
    05:29
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen, Folke Gräsbeck
  18. 3 Andante molto in B Minor (Helsinki University Library Manuscript No. 0674-75) 03:13
    Track
    3
    Title
    Andante molto in B Minor (Helsinki University Library Manuscript No. 0674-75)
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen, Folke Gräsbeck
  19. 4 Andante - Allegro, JS 31 08:49
    Track
    4
    Title
    Andante - Allegro, JS 31
    Duration
    08:49
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Laura Vikman, Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, Joel Laakso, Folke Gräsbeck
  20. 5 Canon in G Minor, JS 50 02:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    Canon in G Minor, JS 50
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Taneli Turunen
  21. 6 Andantino in A Major, JS 38 02:15
    Track
    6
    Title
    Andantino in A Major, JS 38
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, Taneli Turunen
  22. 7 I. Prelude: Vivace 02:13
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Prelude: Vivace
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, Taneli Turunen
  23. 8 II. Andante con moto 03:21
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Andante con moto
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, Taneli Turunen
  24. 9 III. Menuetto 04:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Menuetto
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, Taneli Turunen
  25. 10 V. Gigue: Allegretto 01:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. Gigue: Allegretto
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, Taneli Turunen
  26. 11 I. Moderato - Vivo - Tempo I - Presto - Tempo I 04:10
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Moderato - Vivo - Tempo I - Presto - Tempo I
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen
  27. 12 II. Tempo di valse: Moderato 01:49
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Tempo di valse: Moderato
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen
  28. 13 III. Alla polacca 04:20
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Alla polacca
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen
  29. 14 IV. Alla marcia - 04:40
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Alla marcia -
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen
  30. 15 V. Leggiero 01:55
    Track
    15
    Title
    V. Leggiero
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen
  31. 16 Adagio in F-Sharp Minor, JS 15 00:49
    Track
    16
    Title
    Adagio in F-Sharp Minor, JS 15
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen, Folke Gräsbeck
  32. 17 Tempo di valse in F-Sharp Minor, JS 194, "Lulu Waltz" 00:54
    Track
    17
    Title
    Tempo di valse in F-Sharp Minor, JS 194, "Lulu Waltz"
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen, Folke Gräsbeck
  33. Disc 3
  34. 1 Overture in F Minor, JS 146 08:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    Overture in F Minor, JS 146
    Duration
    08:18
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Brass Partout
    Conductor
    Hermann Bäumer
  35. 2 Allegro, JS 25 04:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    Allegro, JS 25
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Brass Partout
    Conductor
    Hermann Bäumer
  36. 3 Andantino 03:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    Andantino
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Brass Partout
    Conductor
    Hermann Bäumer
  37. 4 Minuet 01:38
    Track
    4
    Title
    Minuet
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Brass Partout
    Conductor
    Hermann Bäumer
  38. 5 Vivace (Helsinki University Library Manuscript No. 0517, original 4th movement for Piano Quintet, JS 159) 04:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    Vivace (Helsinki University Library Manuscript No. 0517, original 4th movement for Piano Quintet, JS 159)
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Laura Vikman, Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, Joel Laakso, Folke Gräsbeck
  39. 6 I. Grave - Allegro 10:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Grave - Allegro
    Duration
    10:53
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Laura Vikman, Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, Joel Laakso, Folke Gräsbeck
  40. 7 II. Intermezzo: Moderato 05:19
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Intermezzo: Moderato
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Laura Vikman, Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, Joel Laakso, Folke Gräsbeck
  41. 8 III. Andante 09:20
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    09:20
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Laura Vikman, Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, Joel Laakso, Folke Gräsbeck
  42. 9 IV. Scherzo: Vivacissimo 03:20
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Scherzo: Vivacissimo
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Laura Vikman, Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, Joel Laakso, Folke Gräsbeck
  43. 10 V. Moderato - Vivace 09:40
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. Moderato - Vivace
    Duration
    09:40
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Laura Vikman, Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, Joel Laakso, Folke Gräsbeck
  44. Disc 4
  45. 1 Minuet in F Major (Helsinki University Library Manuscript No. 0419/14, completed by J. Kuusisto) 03:08
    Track
    1
    Title
    Minuet in F Major (Helsinki University Library Manuscript No. 0419/14, completed by J. Kuusisto)
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Taneli Turunen
  46. 2 Forspel (Prelude), JS 83 03:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    Forspel (Prelude), JS 83
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Brass Partout
    Conductor
    Hermann Bäumer
  47. 3 Duo in C Major, JS 66 05:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    Duo in C Major, JS 66
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic
  48. 4 Svartsjukans natter (Nights of Jealousy), JS 125 14:51
    Track
    4
    Title
    Svartsjukans natter (Nights of Jealousy), JS 125
    Duration
    14:51
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Lasse Poysti, Monica Groop, Jaakko Kuusisto, Joel Laakso, Folke Gräsbeck
  49. 5 I. Lento 07:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Lento
    Duration
    07:59
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, Taneli Turunen
  50. 6 II. Allegro 00:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, Taneli Turunen
  51. 7 III. — 03:10
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. —
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, Taneli Turunen
  52. 8 Rondo in D Minor, JS 162 06:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    Rondo in D Minor, JS 162
    Duration
    06:05
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Nobuko Imai, Roland Pöntinen
  53. 9 Canon in D Minor (Helsinki University Library Manuscript No. 1061/2) 00:36
    Track
    9
    Title
    Canon in D Minor (Helsinki University Library Manuscript No. 1061/2)
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, Taneli Turunen
  54. 10 Moderato, JS 130 03:45
    Track
    10
    Title
    Moderato, JS 130
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Suvi Lehtonen-Grasbeck
  55. 11 Dolcissimo, JS 63 02:14
    Track
    11
    Title
    Dolcissimo, JS 63
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Suvi Lehtonen-Grasbeck
  56. 12 Kahtolaulu (Lullaby), JS 222, "Waltz" 01:11
    Track
    12
    Title
    Kahtolaulu (Lullaby), JS 222, "Waltz"
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Suvi Lehtonen-Grasbeck
  57. 13 Tiera, JS 200 04:19
    Track
    13
    Title
    Tiera, JS 200
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Brass Partout
    Conductor
    Hermann Bäumer
  58. 14 March (Helsinki University Library Manuscript No. 0504, preliminary version of Scout March) 00:59
    Track
    14
    Title
    March (Helsinki University Library Manuscript No. 0504, preliminary version of Scout March)
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Lahti Brass Ensemble
    Conductor
    Jaakko Kuusisto
  59. Disc 5
  60. 1 Malinconia, Op. 20 12:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    Malinconia, Op. 20
    Duration
    12:18
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Folke Gräsbeck, Torleif Thedéen
  61. 2 Scene 1 02:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    Scene 1
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Laura Vikman, Jaakko Kuusisto, Jyrki Lasonpalo, Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, Taneli Turunen, Eero Munter
  62. 3 Scene 2 14:12
    Track
    3
    Title
    Scene 2
    Duration
    14:12
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Jaakko Kuusisto, Jyrki Lasonpalo, Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, Taneli Turunen, Eero Munter
  63. 4 No. 1. Cantique (Laetare anima mea) 05:02
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Cantique (Laetare anima mea)
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen, Folke Gräsbeck
  64. 5 No. 2. Devotion (Ab imo pectore) 03:40
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Devotion (Ab imo pectore)
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen, Folke Gräsbeck
  65. 6 No. 1. Impromptu 01:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 1. Impromptu
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen, Folke Gräsbeck
  66. 7 No. 2. Romance 03:04
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 2. Romance
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen, Folke Gräsbeck
  67. 8 No. 3. Religioso 04:54
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 3. Religioso
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen, Folke Gräsbeck
  68. 9 No. 4. Rigaudon 01:56
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 4. Rigaudon
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen, Folke Gräsbeck
  69. 10 Theme and Variations in D Minor, JS 196: Variation 4 (alternative version) 00:42
    Track
    10
    Title
    Theme and Variations in D Minor, JS 196: Variation 4 (alternative version)
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen
  70. 11 Mazurka in G Minor (includes alternative version of bar 23) 01:15
    Track
    11
    Title
    Mazurka in G Minor (includes alternative version of bar 23)
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Torleif Thedéen