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

• Jean Sibelius (1865–1957): Svanevit (Swanwhite) – Complete Incidental Music, JS189 (1908)
• 1 Act I: Largo: En hornsignal i fjarran 00:18
• 2 Act I: Comodo: Tyst duvan, min prins kommer 02:51
• 3 Act I: Adagio: En svan flyger forbi 00:19
• 4 Act II: Lento assai: Nar modern har stally harpan pa bordet 03:36
• 5 Act II: Adagio: Da drager en vit svan forbi 00:20
• 6 Act II: Lento - Comodo - Lento - Allegro: Svanevitsmoder: Och vi rakas pa gronskande ang 05:50
• 7 Act II: Andantino: Harpan tystnar ett ogonblick och tar sa upp en ny melodi 02:19
• 8 Act II: Andante: Prinsen ensam 02:47
• 9 Act II: Lento: Styvmodern: Har min konst svikit mig, eller hur 02:26
• 10 Act II: Moderato: Nar prinsen lagger sig i sangen 02:53
• 11 Act III: Allegretto: Nar konungen gar 01:09
• 12 Act III: Largamente: Prinsen (Konungen): Eld pa borgen 01:34
• 13 Act III: Adagio: Svanevit: Ma de komma fort ty de maste komma 01:37
• 14 Act III: Largamente molto: Svanevit - Prinsessan: Jag tror, jag vill, jag ber 01:30
• Ödlan (The Lizard) – Complete Incidental Music, Op. 8 (1909)
• 15 Scene 1: Adagio 03:43
• 16 Scene 2: Grave 22:07
• 17 Ett ensamt skidspar (The Lonely Ski Trail), JS 77b 03:45
• 18 Grevinnans konterfej (The Countess's Portrait), JS 88 (version with narration) 04:29
• Total Runtime 01:03:33

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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