Great Performances

~ Release by Sibelius (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▶ CD 2
▶ CD 3
▶ CD 4
▶ CD 5
▶ CD 6
▶ CD 7
▶ CD 8
▼ CD 9
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: I. Allegro moderato
Jean Sibelius 14:41
2 Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: II. Adagio di molto
Jean Sibelius 7:23
3 Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto
Jean Sibelius 7:14
4 Til kvällen, op. 17 no. 6
Jean Sibelius 1:38
5 Var det en dröm?, op. 37 no. 4
Jean Sibelius 2:21
6 Höstkväll, op. 38 no. 1
Jean Sibelius 5:29
7 Diamanten på marssnön, op. 36 no. 6
Jean Sibelius 2:20
8 Flickan kom ifran sin äsklings möte, op. 37 no. 5 Girl Returned From Meeting Her Lover)
Jean Sibelius 3:11
9 Arioso, op. 3
Jean Sibelius 4:06
10 Våren flyktar hastigt, op. 13 no. 4
Jean Sibelius 1:41
11 Se'n har jag ej frågat mera, op. 17 no. 1
Jean Sibelius 2:25
12 Men min fågel märks dock icke, op. 36 no. 2
Jean Sibelius 2:46
13 På verandan vid havet, op. 38 no. 2
Jean Sibelius 3:09
14 Den första kyssen, op. 37 no. 1
Jean Sibelius 2:05
15 Svarta rosor, op. 36 no. 1
Jean Sibelius 2:02
16 Säv, säv, susa, op. 36 no. 4
Jean Sibelius 2:41
17 Kom nu hit, död, op. 60 no. 1
Jean Sibelius 3:42
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Credits

CD 9

premiered in:
Turku, Varsinais-Suomi, Finland (1914-03-30) (track 9)
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (1957-06-14) (track 17)
violin:
Ruggiero Ricci (1958-02) (tracks 1–3)
arranger:
Nils-Eric Fougstedt (track 14)
Ivar Hellman (track 16)
Jussi Jalas (tracks 4–5)
Ernest Pingoud (tracks 8, 12, 15)
Jean Sibelius (1903) (track 13)
Jean Sibelius (1904) (track 6)
Jean Sibelius (1913) (track 10)
Jean Sibelius (1957) (track 17)
balance engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) (1958-02) (tracks 1–3)
Cyril Windebank (1958-02-10 – 1958-02-14) (tracks 4–17)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (1891) (tracks 4, 10)
Jean Sibelius (1891 – 1892) (track 11)
Jean Sibelius (1899) (tracks 12, 15)
Jean Sibelius (1900) (tracks 7, 14, 16)
Jean Sibelius (1901) (track 8)
Jean Sibelius (1902) (track 5)
Jean Sibelius (1903) (tracks 6, 11, 13)
Jean Sibelius (1903 – 1905) (tracks 1–3)
Jean Sibelius (1909) (track 17)
Jean Sibelius (1911) (track 9)
conductor:
Øivin Fjeldstad (1958-02) (tracks 1–3)
Øivin Fjeldstad (1958-02-12 – 1958-02-14) (tracks 4–17)
engineer:
Alan Reeve (1958-02-10 – 1958-02-14) (tracks 4–17)
lyricist:
Gustaf Fröding (track 16)
Ernst Josephson (track 15)
August Valdemar Koskimies (track 4)
Johan Ludvig Runeberg (tracks 8–12, 14)
Viktor Rydberg (tracks 6, 13)
William Shakespeare (famous English poet and playwright) (track 17)
Josef Julius Wecksell (tracks 5, 7)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (1958-02) (tracks 1–3)
London Symphony Orchestra (1958-02-12 – 1958-02-14) (tracks 4–17)
orchestrator:
Jean Sibelius (1916 – 1917) (track 7)
producer:
John Culshaw (tracks 4–17)
soprano vocals:
Kirsten Flagstad (1958-02-12 – 1958-02-14) (tracks 4–17)
translator:
Carl August Hagberg (track 17)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (1912) (track 7)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (1958-02) (tracks 1–3)
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (1958-02-12 – 1958-02-14) (tracks 4–17)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 3) (track 9)
arrangement of:
Demanten på marssnön, op. 36 no. 6 (for voice and piano) (track 7)
Den första kyssen, op. 37 no. 1 (for voice and piano) (track 14)
Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte, op. 37 no. 5 (for voice and piano) (track 8)
Illalle, op. 17 no. 6 (for voice and piano) (translated) (track 4)
Kom nu hit, död!, op. 60 no. 1 (for voice and guitar) (track 17)
Men min fågel märks dock icke, op. 36 no. 2 (for voice and piano) (track 12)
Se'n har jag ej frågat mera, op. 17 no. 1 (for voice and piano) (track 11)
Säv, säv, susa, op. 36 no. 4 (for voice and piano) (track 16)
Var det en dröm?, op. 37 no. 4 (for voice and piano) (track 5)
arrangements:
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: I. Allegro moderato (transcribed for violin and piano) (track 1)
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: II. Adagio di molto (transcribed for violin and piano) (track 2)
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto (transcribed for violin and piano) (track 3)
later versions:
Arioso, op. 3 (for voice and piano) (track 9)
orchestration of:
Svarta rosor, op. 36 no. 1 (for voice and piano) (track 15)
part of:
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47 (movement) (tracks 1–3)
recording of:
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: I. Allegro moderato (1958-02) (track 1)
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: II. Adagio di molto (1958-02) (track 2)
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto (1958-02) (track 3)
Arioso, op. 3 (for voice and string orchestra) (1958-02-12 – 1958-02-14) (track 9)
Demanten på marssnön, op. 36 no. 6 (for voice and orchestra, orch. Sibelius) (1958-02-12 – 1958-02-14) (track 7)
Den första kyssen, op. 37 no. 1 (for voice and orchestra, arr. Fougstedt) (1958-02-12 – 1958-02-14) (track 14)
Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte, op. 37 no. 5 (for voice and orchestra, arr. Pingoud) (1958-02-12 – 1958-02-14) (track 8)
Höstkväll, op. 38 no. 1 (for voice and full orchestra) (1958-02-12 – 1958-02-14) (track 6)
Men min fågel märks dock icke, op. 36 no. 2 (for voice and orchestra, arr. Pingoud) (1958-02-12 – 1958-02-14) (track 12)
På verandan vid havet, op. 38 no. 2 (for voice and orchestra) (1958-02-12 – 1958-02-14) (track 13)
Se'n har jag ej frågat mera, op. 17 no. 1 (for voice and orchestra) (1958-02-12 – 1958-02-14) (track 11)
Seven Songs, op. 13 no. 4: Våren flyktar hastigt (for voice and orchestra) (1958-02-12 – 1958-02-14) (track 10)
Svarta Rosor, op. 36 no. 1 (for voice and orchestra, arr. Pingoud) (1958-02-12 – 1958-02-14) (track 15)
Säv, säv, susa, op. 36 no. 4 (for voice and orchestra, arr. Hellman) (1958-02-12 – 1958-02-14) (track 16)
Til kvällen, op. 17 no. 6 (for voice and orchestra, arr. Jalas) (1958-02-12 – 1958-02-14) (track 4)
Two Songs from "Twelfth Night", op. 60 no. 1: Kom nu hit, död! (for voice, harp and string orchestra) (1958-02-12 – 1958-02-14) (track 17)
Var det en dröm?, op. 37 no. 4 (for voice and orchestra, arr. Jalas) (1958-02-12 – 1958-02-14) (track 5)
version of:
Höstkväll, op. 38 no. 1 (for voice and piano) (track 6)
På verandan vid havet, op. 38 no. 2 (for voice and piano) (track 13)
Våren flyktar hastigt, op. 13 no. 4 (for voice and piano) (track 10)