Sibelius: Swanwhite – Complete incidental Music (Orchestral Works, Vol. 5) Riho Eklundh

• Jean Sibelius (1865–1957): Svanevit (Swanwhite) – Complete Incidental Music, JS189 (1908)
• 1Act I: Largo: En hornsignal i fjarran00:18
• 2Act I: Comodo: Tyst duvan, min prins kommer02:51
• 3Act I: Adagio: En svan flyger forbi00:19
• 4Act II: Lento assai: Nar modern har stally harpan pa bordet03:36
• 5Act II: Adagio: Da drager en vit svan forbi00:20
• 6Act II: Lento - Comodo - Lento - Allegro: Svanevitsmoder: Och vi rakas pa gronskande ang05:50
• 7Act II: Andantino: Harpan tystnar ett ogonblick och tar sa upp en ny melodi02:19
• 8Act II: Andante: Prinsen ensam02:47
• 9Act II: Lento: Styvmodern: Har min konst svikit mig, eller hur02:26
• 10Act II: Moderato: Nar prinsen lagger sig i sangen02:53
• 11Act III: Allegretto: Nar konungen gar01:09
• 12Act III: Largamente: Prinsen (Konungen): Eld pa borgen01:34
• 13Act III: Adagio: Svanevit: Ma de komma fort ty de maste komma01:37
• 14Act III: Largamente molto: Svanevit - Prinsessan: Jag tror, jag vill, jag ber01:30
• Ödlan (The Lizard) – Complete Incidental Music, Op. 8 (1909)
• 15Scene 1: Adagio03:43
• 16Scene 2: Grave22:07
• 17Ett ensamt skidspar (The Lonely Ski Trail), JS 77b03:45
• 18Grevinnans konterfej (The Countess's Portrait), JS 88 (version with narration)04:29
• Total Runtime01:03:33

Info for Sibelius: Swanwhite – Complete incidental Music (Orchestral Works, Vol. 5)

So great was the effect of Jean Sibelius’s incidental music for Maurice Maeterlinck’s play Pelléas et Mélisande that August Strindberg, whose wife had performed the role of Mélisande, agreed that he should write the music for his as-yet unperformed play Svanevit (Swanwhite). Composing for an orchestra of thirteen he wrote in a style reminiscent of Grieg, and both play and music were very well received by critics and audiences alike. The play Ödlan (The Lizard) inspired Sibelius with its dreamlike atmosphere, while Ett ensamt skidspår (A Lonely Ski Trail) and Grevinnans konterfej (The Countess’ Portrait) show his skill in writing for drama on a miniature scale. Composer, violinist, pianist and conductor Leif Segerstam has been Chief Conductor of the Turku Philharmonic, the oldest orchestral body in Finland, since 2012.

Riho Eklundh, Narrator (on tracks 17, 18)
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor

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