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Sibelius: Orchestral Works / Oramo, BBC Symphony
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Sibelius: Orchestral Works / Oramo, BBC Symphony

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Composer
SIBELIUS, JEAN
Artist
Oramo
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
Jun 07, 2019
Catalog #
CHAN 20136
UPC
095115213629

About

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 ‘Belshazzar’s 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 ‘Belshazzar’s 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.

REVIEWS:

The BBC Symphony's chief conductor brings deep insights to bear here. It is thrilling to hear the rarity Spring Song played with full acknowledgement that this is rather more than a seasonal ditty. We once again come close to the heart of Sibelius in an unlikely place.

– Gramophone

The Lemminkäinen Suite has tended to be viewed as an important staging post on Sibelius’s path to the symphony. What Sakari Oramo shows is that it’s a marvellous achievement in its own right, and as such not quite like anything else. Superbly recorded, this is a Lemminkäinen Suite to treasure.

– BBC Music Magazine

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 I. Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Island 15:52
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Island
    Duration
    15:52
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  2. 2 III. Lemminkäinen in Tuonela 14:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    III. Lemminkäinen in Tuonela
    Duration
    14:47
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  3. 3 II. The Swan of Tuonela 08:52
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. The Swan of Tuonela
    Duration
    08:52
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Alison Teale, Igor Yuzefovich, Norbert Blume, Susan Monks
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  4. 4 IV. Lemminkäinen's Return 06:32
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Lemminkäinen's Return
    Duration
    06:32
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  5. 5 Spring Song, Op. 16 09:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    Spring Song, Op. 16
    Duration
    09:03
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  6. 6 I. Oriental Procession 03:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Oriental Procession
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  7. 7 II. Solitude 03:32
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Solitude
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Norbert Blume, Susan Monks
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  8. 8 III. Nocturne 04:45
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Nocturne
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Michael Cox
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  9. 9 IV. Khadra's Dance 04:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Khadra's Dance
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    James Burke
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo