A recording of Kalevi Aho's completion was released in 1997 in a recording with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vänskä, and Jouni Kaipainen's completion was recorded for a 1998 release with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Tuomas Ollila. 1 / Karelia Suite / The Swan of Tuonela / Finlandia Sir Alexander Gibson / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Catalogue Number: ALC 1089. ![]() Based on Kuosa's transcription, the Finnish composers Kalevi Aho and Jouni Kaipainen have individually reconstructed the complete music to Karelia. The parts that didn't survive were those of the violas, cellos, and double basses. Most of the music was reconstructed from the original parts that survived by Kalevi Kuosa in 1965. Alla Marcia is an exhilarating march, which was originally incidental to Tableau 5½ and is practically the same as the original music, except for some minor chord changes.Ĭompletions of the original complete score.The Ballade was based on Tableau 5, and is "sung" by a bard (on cor anglais), reflecting the mood of a fifteenth-century Swedish king, Karl Knutsson, reminiscing in his castle whilst being entertained by a minstrel.The Intermezzo is a jaunty Allegro march-like theme, the orchestra portraying the atmosphere of marching contingents. Sibelius borrowed the brass theme in the middle of Tableau 3 and made it into its own movement. The Intermezzo is the only "original" movement of the suite.Tableau 8 – The Finnish National Anthem.Tableau 7 – The Reunion of Old Finland (Karelia) with the rest of Finland (1811).Tableau 6 – The Siege of Viipuri (1710).Intermezzo (II) (Originally titled Tableau 5½) – Pontus de la Gardie's March).Tableau 5 – Pontus De la Gardie at the gates of Käkisalmi (1580).Tableau 4 – Karl Knutsson in Viipuri Castle (1446).Tabelau 3 – Narimont, the Duke of Lithuania, levying taxes in the province of Käkisalmi (1333).Tableau 2 – The founding of Viipuri Castle.The viola, cello and double bass parts are also missing from the 1st and 7th tableaux, and the flutes are completely missing from the 7th tableau. ![]() Only the 1st and 7th tableaux were spared from the fire. It is thought that Sibelius burned his along with his eight symphony along with most of the Karelia Music in August 1945. The score was at some point left in the possession of Robert Kajanus, and in 1936, Robert's wife Ella, returned it back to Sibelius. The Overture and Suite, at Sibelius' request, was published as Op. 5 and Karelia Suite 200g LP This item not eligible for any further discount offers RCA Living Stereo classical LPs - the gold standard. These pieces were sold to Fazer in 1899, and the rest of the pieces that were yet to be printed, ended up in the hands of Breitkopf & Härtel in 1905. Jean Sibelius, in a letter to his brother ChristianĢ3 November 1893, Sibelius conducted a popular concert that included the overture and the three movements that would become the Karelia Suite and Overture.
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