Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Jean
Sibelius was Finland's leading post-Romantic composer of
symphonies and a national icon. Beginning as a follower of Richard
Strauss, Sibelius achieved fame with his symphonic poems Kullervo and Finlandia,
and his early symphonies also gained many supporters. A crisis in 1908
over a throat tumor darkened Sibelius' mood, and music composed after
this time bears a brooding character, most notable in the later
symphonies and tone poems. Sibelius stopped composing in 1925 and spent
his long retirement revising his works and being fêted as a grand old
man of classical music. His 90th birthday celebration brought worldwide
adulation.- Blair Sanderson, All Music Guide
COMPOSITIONS Sibelius Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre
WORKS BY GENRE Sibelius Links ~ top of page ~
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Orchestra
En Saga, orchestra, op. 9 (1892)
Karelia (Overture, 8 Tableaux and 2 Intermezzi), orchestra (1893)
- Karelia Overture, orchestra, op. 10 (1893)
- Karelia Suite, orchestra, op. 11 (1893)
Lemminkäinen Suite (Four Legends from the Kalevala), orchestra, op. 22 (1893) [includes The Swan of Tuonela]
Skogsrået (The Wood Nymph), orchestra, op. 15 (1894)
Vårsång (Spring Song), orchestra, op. 16 (1894)
Scènes historiques I, orchestra, op. 25 (????)
Finlandia, orchestra w/opt. chorus, op. 26 (1899)
Symphony No. 1, E minor, orchestra,op. 39 (1899/1900)
Symphony No. 2, D major, orchestra, op. 43 (1902)
Cassazione, orchestra, op. 6 (1904)
Romance, C major, string orchestra, op. 42 (1904)
Kuolema, orchestra, op. 44 (1904/1906)
- Valse triste
- Scene with Cranes
Dance Intermezzo, orchestra, op. 45, no. 2 (1904/1907)
Pelléas et Mélisande, suite, orchestra, op. 46 (1905) [from incidental music]
Symphony No. 3, C major, orchestra, op. 52 (1907)
Pohjolan tytär (Pohjola's Daughter), orchestra, op. 49 (1906)
Pan and Echo, orchestra, op. 53a (1906)
Nightride and Sunrise, orchestra, op. 55 (1909)
Dryadi (The Dryad), orchestra, op. 45, no. 1 (1910)
Two Pieces from Kuolema, orchestra, op. 62 (1911)
Symphony No. 4, A minor, orchestra, op. 63 (1911)
Barden (The Bard), orchestra, op. 64 (1913/1914)
Scènes historiques II, orchestra, op. 66 (????)
Aallottaret (The Oceanides), orchestra, op. 73 (1914)
Symphony No. 5, E-flat major, orchestra, op. 82 (1915; rev. 1916 and 1919)
Symphony No. 6, D minor, orchestra, op. 104 (1923)
Symphony No. 7, C major, orchestra, op. 105 (1924)
Tapiola, orchestra, op. 112 (1926)
Andante Festivo, string orchestra (1925/1930)
Symphony No. 8, orchestra (incomplete and destroyed by composer; very few sketches survive)
Band
Jääkärimarssi, band (1915)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Violin Concerto, D minor, op. 47 (1903/1905)
Two Serenades (D minor; G minor), violin and orchestra, op. 69 (1912)
Solemn Melodies, violin (or cello) and orchestra, op. 77 (1914-15)
Six Humoresques, violin and orchestra (1917; 2 published as op. 87b; 4 published as op. 89)
Chorus w/Orchestra
Kullervo, choral symphony, soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra, op. 7 (1892)
Rakastava (The Lover), male voices and string orchestra; or string orchestra and percussion, op. 14 (1893/1911)
Sandels, improvisation, chorus and orchestra, op. 28 (1898)
Snöfrid, reciter, chorus and orchestra, op. 29 (1899)
Tulen synty (The Origin of Fire), [chorus and orchestra?], op. 32 (1902)
Oma Maa (Our Fatherland), chorus and orchestra, op. 92 (1918)
Jordens sång (Song of the Earth), chorus and orchestra, op. 93 (1919)
Väinön virsi (Väinö's song), chorus and orchestra, op. 110 (1926)
Chamber
Overture in F minor, brass septet, JS146 (1889)
Allegro, brass septet, JS25 (1889)
Andantino and Menuett, brass septet, JS45 (1890-91)
Prelude, brass septet, JS83 (1891)
Duo, C major, violin and viola (c.1891-1892)
Tiera, brass septet and percussion, JS200 (1899)
String Quartet, B flat major, op. 4
Voces intimae, string quartet, op. 56 (1909)
Solo Instrument
Adagio, D minor, [????], JS12 (1890)
Rondo, D minor, viola and piano, JS162 (1893)
Romance, violin (or cello) and piano, op. 78, No. 2 (????)
Piano/Organ
6 Impromptus, piano, op. 5 (1893)
Sonata, F Major, piano, op. 12 (1893)
10 Pieces, piano, op. 24 (1894-1903)
Kylliki, 3 lyric pieces on subjects from the Kalevala, piano, op. 41 (1904)
10 Pieces, piano, op. 58 (1909)
3 Sonatinas (F# min; E maj; Bb min), piano, op. 67 (1912)
2 Rondinos, piano, op. 68 (1912)
10 Pensées lyriques, piano, op. 40 (1912-14)
4 Lyric Pieces, piano, op. 74 (1914)
5 Pieces, piano, op. 75 (1914)
13 Pieces, piano, op. 76 (1914)
10 Bagatelles, piano, op. 34 (1914-16)
5 Pieces, piano, op. 85 (1916)
6 Pieces, , piano, op. 94 (1919)
6 Bagatelles, piano, op. 97 (1920)
8 Short Pieces, piano, op. 99 (1922)
5 Romantic Compositions, piano, op. 101 (1923)
5 Characteristic Impressions, piano, op. 103 (1924)
Intrada, organ, op. 111a (1925)
5 Esquisses, piano, op. 114 (1929)
Surusoitto (Funeral Music), organ, op. 111b (1931)
Vocal
Viisi joululaulua (5 Christmas songs), [voice and piano], op. 1 (1895–1913)
Seven Songs, [voice and piano], op. 17 (1891-1904)
Luonnotar, soprano and orchestra, op. 70 (1913)
Incidental/Film
Kung Kristian (King Christian), incidental music, op. 27 (1898)
Kuolema, incidental music, op. 44 (1903)
Pelléas et Mélisande, incidental music, op. 46 (1905) [also Suite for orchestra]
Belshazzar's Feast, incidental music, op. 51 (1906)
Svanevit (Swan-white), incidental music, op. 54 (1908)
Jedermann, incidental music, op. 83
The Tempest, incidental music, soloists, chorus and orchestra, op. 109 (1925)
SIBELIUS LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
Apparition in the Woods: Rescuing Sibelius from Silence (Alex Ross, The New Yorker)
Books
Jean Sibelius: A Guide to Research (Glenda Dawn Goss, Psycholgy Pr, books.google.com)
Sibelius Studies (Timothy L. Jackson, Veïjo Murtomäki, Cambridge Univ Pr, books.google.com)
Composer website
Composer website (Sibelius Museum)
Composer website (website by Ritva Raesmaa)
Sibelius @ Wikipedia
Sibelius @ Åbo Akademi
Sibelius @ About.com
Sibelius @ Answers.com
Sibelius @ Art + Culture
Sibelius @ Classic Cat
Sibelius @ Classical Archives
Sibelius @ Classical Composers Database
Sibelius @ Classical Music Pages
Sibelius @ Classical Musical Midi Page
Sibelius @ Classical Net
Sibelius @ ClassicsToday
Sibelius @ composition:today
Sibelius @ Dilettante Music
Sibelius @ 8notes
Sibelius @ Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers
Sibelius @ Facebook (1)
Sibelius @ Facebook (2)
Sibelius @ Finnish Music Information Centre
Sibelius @ IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
Sibelius @ IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library
Sibelius @ InstantEncore
Sibelius @ Jean Sibelius Webpages (website by Robert L. Jones)
Sibelius @ Karadar Classical Music
Sibelius @ Klassika
Sibelius @ The Music Chamber
Sibelius @ MusicWeb International
Sibelius @ National Library of Finland
Sibelius @ Naxos
Sibelius @ The New York Times
Sibelius @ Christopher Nupen Films
Sibelius @ Penn Special Collections
Sibelius @ Piano Society
Sibelius @ REC Music Foundation /The Lied and Art Song Texts Page
Sibelius @ Squidoo
Sibelius @ Suite101.com
Sibelius @ The Symphony - An Interactive Guide
Sibelius @ Virtual Finland
Publisher
Sibelius @ Breitkopf & Härtel
Streaming Audio
Sibelius @ The Classical MIDI Connection
Sibelius @ Classical Masterpieces
Sibelius @ Classical Archives
Sibelius @ Classical Musical Midi Page
Sibelius @ Kunst der Fuge
Sibelius @ last.fm
Sibelius @ MidiWorld
Sibelius @ MySpaceMusic
Sibelius @ NPRmusic
Sibelius @ PRX (Public Radio Exchange)
Sibelius @ Rhapsody
Recordings
Sibelius @ ArkivMusic
Sibelius @ ClassicsOnline
Sibelius @ Discogs
Video
Sibelius @ YouTube
Sibelius @ Google Video
Sibelius @ Vimeo
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