西貝流士: 卡雷利亞組曲 / 戀人組曲 / 蘇珊娜．馬爾契 指揮 / 赫爾辛基愛樂樂團 (SACD)

作曲家: Sibelius
指揮家: Susanna Malkki
樂團: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Sibelius played by the Helsinki PO and Susanna Malkki

The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra can with justification be regarded as 'Sibelius's own orchestra', as it was this orchestra, usually conducted by the composer, that premiered most of his major works. On this disc of three such pieces, the orchestra is conducted by Susanna Malkki; the recording follows on from their three acclaimed albums devoted to the music of Bartok. Although they were all later revised, the three works on this recording all originated within a very short period in Sibelius's career: the years 1893–96, a time when he was beginning to establish himself as a composer and a time of national awakening. One of his most popular works, the Karelia Suite is drawn from a series of tableaux that evoked events in the history of Karelia, the region where Finland and Russia meet. In late 19th-century Finland, the promotion of Karelian folk culture was both fashionable and politically relevant. The short suite Rakastava [The Lover] is a subtle reworking of a work for male voices based on lyrical poems from the collection Kanteletar; Sibelius often conducted it in concert. Sibelius often drew inspiration from the Finnish national epic Kalevala, and episodes from this poem provide the subject matter of Lemminkainen, a substantial four-movement suite (including the captivating Swan of Tuonela) that recounts the adventures of a daredevil hero, a sort of Nordic Don Juan.

SACD曲目:

Jean Sibelius (1865—1957)
Karelia Suite, Op. 11 17'02
1) I. Intermezzo 4'14
2) II. Ballade 8'09
3) III. Alla marcia 4'34
Rakastava, Op. 14 11'16
4) I. The Lover 3'48
5) II. The Path of His Beloved 2'11
6) III. Good Evening!… Farewell! 5'08
Lemminkainen, Op. 22 49'36
(Four Legends from the Kalevala)
7) I. Lemminkainen and the Maidens of the Island 17'38
8) II. The Swan of Tuonela Paula Malmivaara cor anglais 9'43
9) III. Lemminkainen in Tuonela 15'27
10) IV. Lemminkainen's Return 6'21

TT: 78'38