Description
Finlandia - Jean Sibelius / BIS Records Audio CD 2005 / BIS-CD-1557
UPC 7318590015575
Finlandia, Op. 26, is a tone poem by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was written in 1899 and revised in 1900. The piece was composed for the Press Celebrations of 1899, a covert protest against increasing censorship from the Russian Empire, and was the last of seven pieces performed as an accompaniment to a tableau depicting episodes from Finnish history. The premiere was on 2 July 1900 in Helsinki with the Helsinki Philharmonic Society conducted by Robert Kajanus. A typical performance takes between 7½ and 9 minutes depending on how it is performed.
Label: BIS Records - BIS-CD-1557
Format: CD, Album
Released: 2005
Tracklist:
1. Finlandia Op. 26 8:28
2-4. Karelia Suite, Op. 11 17:09
5-7. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 34:44
8. The Oceanides, Op. 73 10:03
9. Valse triste, Op. 44 No. 1 4:42
- Orchestra - Lahti Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor - Osmo Vanska
- Baritone - Raimo Laukka
- Violin - Leonidas Kavakos
