Sibelius: Belshazzar's Feast & Other Orchestral Pieces Pia Pajala

• Jean Sibelius (1865–1957): Overture in E Major, JS 145
• 1Overture in E Major, JS 14511:41
• Scene de ballet, JS 163
• 2Scene de ballet, JS 16307:59
• Belsazars Gästebud, JS48
• 3Act I: Alla marcia02:05
• 4Act II: Prelude: Nocturno03:49
• 5Act II: Den judiska flickans sang (Vid alvarna i Babylon) (The Song of the Jewish Girl)03:25
• 6Act III: Allegretto01:00
• 7Act III: Livets dans (Dance of Life)01:24
• 8Act III: Dodens dans (Dance of Death)01:22
• 9Act III: Livets dans (Dance of Life) (excerpt)00:40
• 10Act IV: Tempo sostenuto03:15
• 11Act IV: Allegro02:12
• 12Act IV: Livets dans (Dance of Life)00:59
• 13Act IV: Dodens dans (Dance of Death)01:17
• Die Sprache der Vögel (The Language of the Birds)
• 14Die Sprache der Vögel (The Language of the Birds), Act III: Wedding March, JS 6204:55
• Cortege, JS 54
• 15Cortege, JS 5406:49
• Menuetto, JS 127
• 16Menuetto, JS 12705:45
• Processional, Op. 113
• 17Processional, Op. 113, No. 6 (version for orchestra)04:24
• Total Runtime01:03:01

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Alongside the great symphonies and tone poems, music for the theatre played an important role in Sibelius’s development. From exquisite nocturnal tranquility to the macabre “Dance of Life,” Belshazzar’s Feast is an exotic tale of seduction and tragedy to which Sibelius responded with some of his most hauntingly beautiful writing for the stage. The early Menuetto and lively Cortège were considered good enough by the composer to be recycled for further stage productions, while the Overture in Eand Scène de Ballet started life as Sibelius’ first attempt at composing a symphony.

Pia Pajala, soprano Turun Filharmoninen OrkesteriLeif Segerstam, conductor

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