Disc 1. Symphony no. 1 in E minor, op. 39 ; Symphony no. 4 in A minor, op. 63 -- Disc 2. Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43 ; Symphony no. 3 in C major, op. 52 -- Disc 3. Symphony no. 5 in E♭ major, op. 82 ; En saga, op. 9 ; Pohjola's daughter, op. 49 ; Valse triste, op. 44, no. 1 ; Finlandia, op. 26 -- Disc 4. Symphony no. 6 (in D minor), op. 104 ; Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 105 ; Tapiola, op. 112 -- Disc 5. Concerto in D minor for violin and orchestra, op. 47 ; Two serious melodies : for cello and orchestra, op. 77 ; Two serenades : for violin and orchestra, op. 69 ; Six humoresques : for violin and orchestra (1917-1918) -- Disc 6. Kullervo, op. 7 -- Disc 7. The wood-nymph, op. 15 ; Lemminkäinen suite, op. 22 -- Disc 8. Karelia suite, op. 11 ; Scènes historiques, set 1, op. 25 ; Athenarnes sång (Song of the Athenians), op. 31, no. 3 ; Tulen synty (The origin of fire), op. 32 ; Vapautettu kuningatar (The captive queen), op. 48 ; Rakastava : for strings, timpani and triangle, op. 14 ; Andante festivo, JS 34b : for strings and timpani -- Disc 9. Kung Kristian II (King Christian II), op. 27 ; Pelléas et Mélisande, op. 46 ; The tempest, op. 109 -- Disc 10. Snöfrid : for recitation, mixed chorus and orchestra, op. 29 ; The bard, op. 64 ; The oceanides, op. 73 ; Luonnotar : for soprano and orchestra, op. 70 ; Sortunut ääni (The broken voice), op. 18, no. 1 ; Venematka (The boat journey), op. 18, no. 3 ; Sydämeni laulu (Song of my heart), op. 18. no. 6 ; Rakastava (The lover), JS 160a (op. 14) ; Isänmaalle (To the fatherland), JS 98a ; Saarella palaa (Fire on the island), op. 18, no. 4 ; Soi kiitokseksi luojan (We praise the, our creator), op. 23, no. 6a ; Män från slätten och havet (Men from land and sea), op. 65a ; Till havs (At sea), op. 84. no. 5 ; Fridolins dårskap (Fridolin's folly), JS 84 ; Jone havsfärd (Jonah's voyage), JS 100 ; Jaäkärien marssi (March of the Finnish jäger battalion), op. 91a : for male choir and orchestra ; Finlandia-Hymni (Finlandia hymn), op. 26 --
Disc 11. Svarta rosor (Black roses), op. 36, no. 1 ; Men min fågel mar̈ks dock icke (But my bird is long in homing), op. 36, no. 2 ; Säv, säv, susa (Sigh, sigh, sedges), op. 36, no. 4 ; Illalle (To evening), op. 17, no. 6 ; Im Feld ein Mädchen singt (A maiden yonder sings), op. 50, no. 3 ; Aus banger Brust (O, wert thou here), op. 50, no. 4 ; Die stille Stadt (The silent town), op. 50, no. 5 ; Våren flyktar hastigt (Spring is flying), op. 13, no. 4 ; Se'n har jag ej frågat mera (Since then I have questioned no further), op. 17, no. 1 ; Höstkväll (Autumn evening), op. 38, no. 1 ; Arioso, op. 3 ; Näcken (The watersprite) : song/melodrama, JS 138 ; Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt (Give me splendour, gold or pomp), op. 1, no. 4 ; Jag är ett träd (The tree), op. 57, no. 5 ; Näcken (The watersprite), op. 57, no. 8 ; Hymn to Thäis, JS 97 ; Kaiutar (The echo nymph), op. 72, no. 4 ; Längtän heter min arvedel (Longing is my heritage), op. 86, no. 2 ; I systrar, i bröder, i älskande par (Ye sisters, ye brothers), op. 86, no. 6 ; Demanten på marrsnön (The diamond on the March snow), op. 36, no. 6 ; Sängen om korsspindeln (The song of the cross spider), op. 27, no. 4 ; På verandan vid havet (On a balcony by the sea), op. 38, no. 2 ; Kom nu hit, död (Come away, death), op. 60, no. 1 ; Souda, souda, sinisorsa (Swim, duck, swim), JS 180 ; Norden (The north), op. 90, no. 1 ; Narciss (Narcissus), JS 140 ; Den första kyssen (The first kiss), op.37, no. 1 ; Var det en dröm? (Was it a dream?), op. 37, no. 4 ; Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte (The tryst), op. 37, no. 5 ; Tankan (The thought), JS 192 -- Disc 12. Moderato--Allegro appassionato in C♯ minor, JS 131 ; String quartet in A minor, JS 183 ; String quartet in D minor "Voces intimae," op. 56 -- Disc 13. Piano trio in D major "Korpo," JS 209 ; Piano quintet in G minor, JS 159 ; La pompeuse marche d'Asis, JS 116 -- Disc 14. Vattendroppar (Water drops), JS 216 ; Andante cantabile in E♭ major, JS 30b ; Andante cantabile in G major, JS 33 ; Sonata in F major, JS 178 : for violin and piano ; Malincolia, op. 20 : for cello and piano ; Four pieces, op. 78 : for violin and piano ; Sonatina in E major, op. 80 : for violln and piano ; Two Danses champêtres : from op. 106 -- Disc 15. Florestan, JS 82 ; Impromptu in B minor, op. 5, no. 5 ; Sonata in F major, op. 12 ; Romance in D♭ major, op. 24, no. 9 ; Kyllikki : three lyric pieces, op. 41 ; Sonatina in F♯ minor, op. 67, no. 1 ; Sonatina in E major, op. 67, no. 2 ; Sonatina in B minor, op. 67, no. 3 ; Den ensamma furan (The solitary fir tree), op. 75, no. 2 ; Granen (The spruce), op. 75, no 5 ; Scène romantique, op. 101, no 5 ; The village church, op. 103, no. 1.
Note
Mostly previously released recordings.
Booklet containing program notes in English, Finnish, German, French and Japanese; and words to vocal works in Finnish, Swedish or German with English translation (131 p.) laid in box.
Event (note)
Recorded 1979-2006 in Finland and Sweden.
Language (note)
Vocal works sung in Finnish, Swedish or German.
Source of description (note)
Description based on hard copy version record.
Author
Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957.
Title
The essential Sibelius [electronic resource].
Imprint
Åkersberga : BIS, c2006.
Event
Recorded 1979-2006 in Finland and Sweden.
Performer
Lahti Symphony Orchestra ; Osmo Vänskä, conductor ; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra ; Neeme Järvi, conductor ; Jorma Panula, conductor ; Bengt Forsberg, piano ; Love Derwinger, piano ; Folke Gräsbeck, piano ; Erik T. Tawaststjerna, piano ; Leonidas Kavakos, violin ; Dong-Suk Kang, violin ; Jaakko Kuusisto, violin ; Laura Vikman, violin ; Nils-Erik Sparf, violin ; Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic, viola ; Marko Ylönen, violoncello ; Joel Laakso, violoncello ; Taneli Turunen, violoncello ; Torleif Thedéen, violoncello ; Harri Viitanen, harmonium ; Tempera Quartet ; Anne-Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano ; Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano ; Lilli Paasikivi, mezzo-soprano ; Helena Juntunen, soprano ; Mari Anne Häggander, soprano ; Raimo Laukka, baritone ; Tommi Hakala, baritone ; Jorma Hynninen, baritone ; Sauli Tiilikainen, baritone ; YL Male Voice Choir ; Lahti Boys Choir ; Dominante Choir ; Jubilate Choir ; Orphei Drängar.