The Essential Sibelius

Performers: Lasse Pöysti (Spoken Vocals); Joel Laakso (Cello); Jaakko Kuusisto (Violin); Monica Groop (Mezzo Soprano); Folke Gräsbeck (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1888
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Christmas Songs (5), Op. 1 :: no 4, Give me no splendour, gold or pomp

Performers: Monica Groop (Mezzo Soprano); Love Derwinger (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Christmas
Written: 1909
Language: Swedish
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Josephson Songs (8), Op. 57 :: no 5, I am a tree

Performers: Monica Groop (Mezzo Soprano); Love Derwinger (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1909
Language: Swedish
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Josephson Songs (8), Op. 57 :: no 8, The watersprite

Performers: Love Derwinger (Piano); Monica Groop (Mezzo Soprano)
Running Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1909
Language: Swedish
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Hymn to Thaïs

Performers: Love Derwinger (Piano); Monica Groop (Mezzo Soprano)
Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Choral
Written: 1900
Language: English
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Songs (6), Op. 72 :: no 4, The echo-nymph

Performers: Monica Groop (Mezzo Soprano); Love Derwinger (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1915
Language: Finnish
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Songs (6), Op. 86 :: no 2, Longing is my heritage

Performers: Monica Groop (Mezzo Soprano); Love Derwinger (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1916
Language: Swedish
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Songs (6), Op. 86 :: no 6, Ye sisters, ye brothers

Performers: Monica Groop (Mezzo Soprano); Love Derwinger (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1916
Language: Finnish
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Songs (6), Op. 36 :: no 6, The diamond on the March snow

Performer: Jorma Hynninen (Baritone)
Conductor: Jorma Panula
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1899
Language: Finnish
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : King Christian II, Op. 27 :: no 4, The Fool's Song of the Spider

Performer: Jorma Hynninen (Baritone)
Conductor: Jorma Panula
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1898
Language: Finnish
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Songs (5), Op. 38 :: no 2, on a balcony by the sea

Performer: Jorma Hynninen (Baritone)
Conductor: Jorma Panula
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1902
Language: Finnish
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Twelfth Night, Op. 60 :: no 1, Come away, death

Performer: Jorma Hynninen (Baritone)
Conductor: Jorma Panula
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1909
Language: Finnish
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Swim, duck, swim

Performers: Bengt Forsberg (Piano); Anne von Otter (Mezzo Soprano)
Running Time: 1 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1899
Language: Swedish
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Runeberg Songs (6), Op. 90 :: no 1, North

Performers: Anne von Otter (Mezzo Soprano); Bengt Forsberg (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1917
Language: German
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Narciss

Performers: Anne von Otter (Mezzo Soprano); Bengt Forsberg (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1918
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Songs (5), Op. 37 :: no 1, First kiss

Performers: Anne von Otter (Mezzo Soprano); Bengt Forsberg (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1898
Language: Swedish
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Songs (5), Op. 37 :: no 4, Was it a dream?

Performers: Anne von Otter (Mezzo Soprano); Bengt Forsberg (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1902
Language: Swedish
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Songs (5), Op. 37 :: no 5, Maiden's tryst

Performers: Anne von Otter (Mezzo Soprano); Bengt Forsberg (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1901
Language: Swedish
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : The Thought

Performers: Bengt Forsberg (Piano); Anne von Otter (Mezzo Soprano); Monica Groop (Mezzo Soprano)
Running Time: 1 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1915
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Moderato and Allegro appassionato for 2 Violins, Viola and Cello in C sharp minor, JS 131

Performers: Laura Vikman (Violin); Ulla Lampela (Cello); Silva Koskela (Violin); Tiila Kangas (Viola)
Ensemble: Tempera String Quartet
Running Time: 10 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Chamber Music
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Quartet for Strings in A minor

Performers: Laura Vikman (Violin); Ulla Lampela (Cello); Tiila Kangas (Viola); Silva Koskela (Violin)
Ensemble: Tempera String Quartet
Running Time: 34 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1889
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Quartet for Strings in D minor, Op. 56 "Voces intimae"

Performers: Laura Vikman (Violin); Ulla Lampela (Cello); Silva Koskela (Violin); Tiila Kangas (Viola)
Ensemble: Tempera String Quartet
Running Time: 29 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1909
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in D major, JS 209 "Korpo"

Performers: Folke Gräsbeck (Piano); Jaakko Kuusisto (Violin); Marko Ylönen (Cello)
Running Time: 35 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1887
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor

Performers: Joel Laakso (Cello); Folke Gräsbeck (Piano); Jaakko Kuusisto (Violin); Laura Vikman (Violin); Anna Gribajcevic (Viola)
Running Time: 41 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1889
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : La pompeuse Marche d'Asis, JS 116

Performers: Folke Gräsbeck (Piano); Jaakko Kuusisto (Violin); Marko Ylönen (Cello)
Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Chamber Music
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Water Drops

Performers: Jaakko Kuusisto (Violin); Taneli Turunen (Cello)
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1876
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Andante cantabile for Piano and Harmonium in E flat major, JS 30b

Performers: Folke Gräsbeck (Piano); Harri Viitanen (Harmonium)
Running Time: 4 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Andante cantabile for Violin and Piano in G major

Performers: Folke Gräsbeck (Piano); Jaakko Kuusisto (Violin)
Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1887
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major

Performers: Folke Gräsbeck (Piano); Jaakko Kuusisto (Violin)
Running Time: 25 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1889
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Malinconia for Cello and Piano, Op. 20

Performers: Folke Gräsbeck (Piano); Torleif Thedéen (Cello)
Running Time: 12 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1901
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Pieces (4) for Violin/Cello and Piano, Op. 78

Performers: Bengt Forsberg (Piano); Nils-Erik Sparf (Violin)
Running Time: 10 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1915-1919
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Sonatina for Violin and Piano in E major, Op. 80

Performers: Bengt Forsberg (Piano); Nils-Erik Sparf (Violin)
Running Time: 11 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1915
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Danses champêtres (5) for Violin and Piano, Op. 106 :: Largamente assai - Vivace

Performers: Bengt Forsberg (Piano); Nils-Erik Sparf (Violin)
Running Time: 5 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1925
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Danses champêtres (5) for Violin and Piano, Op. 106 :: Alla polacca

Performers: Nils-Erik Sparf (Violin); Bengt Forsberg (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1925
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Suite for Piano, JS 82 "Florestan"

Performer: Folke Gräsbeck (Piano)
Running Time: 10 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1889
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Impromptus (6) for Piano, Op. 5 :: no 5, Vivace in B minor

Performer: Erick Tawaststjerna (Piano)
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1893
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Sonata for Piano in F major, Op. 12

Performer: Folke Gräsbeck (Piano)
Running Time: 16 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1893
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Pieces (10) for Piano, in D flat major Op. 24 :: no 9, Romance in D flat major

Performer: Erick Tawaststjerna (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1894-1903
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Kyllikki, Op. 41

Performer: Erick Tawaststjerna (Piano)
Running Time: 10 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1904
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Sonatinas (3) for Piano, Op. 67

Performer: Erick Tawaststjerna (Piano)
Running Time: 18 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1912
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Pieces (5) for Piano, Op. 75 "Trees" :: no 2, The lonely pine

Performer: Erick Tawaststjerna (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1914
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Pieces (5) for Piano, Op. 75 "Trees" :: no 5, The spruce

Performer: Erick Tawaststjerna (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1914
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Romantic Pieces (5) for Piano, Op. 101 :: no 5, Scène romantique

Performer: Erick Tawaststjerna (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1923
Studio/Live: Studio

Sibelius, Jean : Pieces (5) for Piano, Op. 103 :: no 1, The Village Church

Performer: Erick Tawaststjerna (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1924
Studio/Live: Studio

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