VA - The Sibelius Edition, Vol. 3: Voice & Orchestra (6CD) (2007)

Tracklist:

CD 1:
Kullervo, Op. 7 [80:34]
for soloists, male-voice choir and orchestra
(text: Kalevala, see page 102)
1892 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
01. I. Introduction. Allegro moderato [12:50]
02. II. Kullervo’s Youth. Grave [19:18]
03. III. Kullervo and his Sister. Allegro vivace [25:27]
04. IV. Kullervo Goes to War. Alla marcia [Allegro molto] - Vivace - Presto [10:04]
05. V. Kullervo’s Death. Andante [12:22]
Lilli Paasikivi mezzo-soprano [3], Raimo Laukka baritone [3]
YL Male Voice Choir, Matti Hyökki chorus master [3, 5]
Lahti Symphony Orchestra (Sinfonia Lahti), Osmo Vänskä conductor

CD 2:
[Two Chorales] for mixed choir and orchestra [4:53]
1889 (Manuscript / HUL 1260 & 1263)
01. Herr du bist ein Fels (Lord, you are a rock) (p. 108) [1:41]
02. Herr erzeige uns deine Gnade (Lord, show us your mercy) ( p. 108) [3:05]
Dominante Choir, Seppo Murto chorus master
03. Rakastava (The Lover), JS 160b [6:28]
for tenor, male-voice choir and string orchestra (text: Kanteletar, p. 108)
1894 (Manuscript / Breitkopf & Härtel)
Lento - [Kevyesti] - [Reippaasti] - Tempo I
YL Male Voice Choir, Tom Nyman tenor
Kantaatti tohtorin- ja maisterin-vihkijäisissä 31 päivänä toukokuuta 1894, JS 105 [31:47]
(Cantata for the University Graduation Ceremonies of 1894 [Promotional Cantata])
for soloists, mixed choir and orchestra (text: Kasimir Lönnbohm, p. 110)
1894 (Manuscript / Breitkopf & Härtel)
04. I. Syntyi kun maailmat... (When the planets were born...) 7:23]
Molto maestoso ed adagio [choir and orchestra]
05. II. Kaskeksi korvet ne raadettiin... (We tore down and burned the woods...) [15:17]
Allegro assai [soloists, choir and orchestra]
06. III. Andantino [orchestra] [8:53]
Helena Juntunen soprano, Juha Hostikka baritone
Dominante Choir
07. The Wood-Nymph, Op. 15 [10:10]
Melodrama for recitation, piano and orchestra (text: Viktor Rydberg, p. 114)
1894-95 (Manuscript / Breitkopf & Härtel)
Allegro - Vivace - Moderato - Largamente
Lasse Pöysti narrator, Harri Karri piano
08. Serenad (Serenade), JS 168 [5:47]
for baritone and orchestra (text: Erik Johan Stagnelius, p. 115)
1894-95 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Tommi Hakala baritone
Kantaatti ilo- ja onnentoivotusjuhlassa Marraskuun 2. päivänä 1896, JS 104 [18:37]
(Cantata for the Coronation of Nicholas II)
for mixed choir and orchestra (text: Paavo Cajander, p. 116)
1896 (Manuscript / Breitkopf & Härtel)
09. I. Terve nuori ruhtinas... (Hail, young prince...) [8:33]
Allegro
10. II. Oikeuden varmassa turvassa... (In the sure security of justice...) [9:58]
Allegro
Jubilate Choir, Astrid Riska chorus master

CD 3:
Jungfrun i tornet (The Maiden in the Tower), JS 101 [35:15]
Opera in one act (libretto: Rafael Hertzberg, p. 119)
1896 (Manuscript / Breitkopf & Härtel)
01. Overture [2:50]
Allegro molto
02. Scene 1. Bailiff: Fagraste mö... (Fairest maiden...) Allegro molto [5:49]
03. Scene 2. Maiden: Santa Maria... Molto sostenuto [3:48]
04. Scene 3. Maiden: Ah, hör jag rätt... (Ah, do I hear right...) Allegro [4:05]
05. [Intermezzo] Largamente [1:01]
06. Scene 4. Lover: Ack, när jag ser hennes drag... (Ah, when I see her face...) Allegro moderato [4:01]
07. Scene 5. Maiden: Brännande kval... (Burning torment...) Largamente [8:10]
08. Scene 6. Bailiff: Vem är du... (Who are you...) Allegro molto [1:04]
09. Scene 7. Chatelaine: Vad är det jag ser? (What’s this I see?) Meno mosso (attacca) [1:27]
10. Scene 8. Maiden: Så är jag fri... (Now I am free...) [Meno mosso] [2:57]
MariAnne Häggander soprano (Maiden)
Tone Kruse alto (Chatelaine)
Erland Hagegård tenor (Lover)
Jorma Hynninen baritone (Bailiff)
Gothenburg Concert Hall Choir, Gunno Palmquist chorus master
11. Laulu Lemminkäiselle (A Song for Lemminkäinen), Op. 31 No. 1 [4:08]
for male-voice choir and orchestra (text: Yrjö Weijola, p. 127)
1896 (Warner / Chappell Music Finland)
Allegro molto
YL Male Voice Choir
12. Koskenlaskijan morsiamet (The Rapids-Rider’s Brides), Op. 33 [9:00]
for baritone and orchestra (text: A. Oksanen, p. 127)
1897 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Allegro (ma non troppo)
Jorma Hynninen baritone
13. Sången om korsspindeln (Fool’s Song of the Spider), Op. 27 No. 4 [3:31]
from the incidental music to Adolf Paul’s play King Christian II ( p. 129)
for baritone and orchestra
1898 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Moderato
Jorma Hynninen baritone
14. Sandels, Op. 28 [8:57]
for male-voice choir and orchestra (text: Johan Ludvig Runeberg, p. 130)
1898 - original version (Muntra Musikanter)
Allegro assai
YL Male Voice Choir
15. Athenarnes sång (Song of the Athenians), Op. 31 No. 3 [3:31]
for unison boys’ and mens’ voices, woodwind, brass, percussion and double bass (text: Viktor Rydberg, p. 134)
Original version - 1899 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
[Alla marcia, ma moderato]
YL Male Voice Choir
Lahti Boys’ Choir, Yrjö Leppänen chorus master
16. Islossningen i Uleå älv (The Breaking of the Ice on the Oulu River), Op. 30 [10:30]
Improvisation for recitation, male-voice choir and orchestra (text: Zachris Topelius, p. 135)
1899 (Manuscript / Breitkopf & Härtel)
Allegro - Un poco lento - Allegro - Allegro molto, quasi presto - Adagio - Allegro molto
Lasse Pöysti narrator, YL Male Voice ChoirTracks 1-10, 12 & 13:
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi conductor [Tracks 1–10], Jorma Panula conductor [Tracks 12 & 13]
Tracks 11, 14-16:
Lahti Symphony Orchestra (Sinfonia Lahti)
Osmo Vänskä conductor

CD 4:
01. Athenarnes sång (Song of the Athenians), Op. 31 No. 3 [3:26]
arranged by the composer for unison boys’ and mens’ voices, brass septet and percussion (text: Viktor Rydberg, p. 134)
1899 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Alla marcia, ma moderato
YL Male Voice Choir, Lahti Boys’ Choir
02. Snöfrid, Op. 29 [14:15]
Improvisation for recitation, mixed chorus and orchestra (text: Viktor Rydberg, p. 138)
1900 (Wilhelm Hansen)
Allegro molto - Andantino - Melodrama. Pesante - Andante (ma non troppo lento)
Stina Ekblad narrator, Jubilate Choir
03. Impromptu, Op. 19 [5:27]
for women’s chorus and orchestra (text: Viktor Rydberg, p. 139)
1902 - original version (Manuscript / Breitkopf & Härtel)
In tempo d’un[e] valse lente
Dominante Choir
04. Tulen synty (The Origin of Fire), Op. 32 [11:20]
for baritone, male-voice choir and orchestra (text: Kalevala, p. 141)
1902 – original version (Manuscript / Breitkopf & Härtel)
Poco adagio (ma non troppo lento) - Moderato - Adagio - Allegro moderato - Largamente
Tommi Hakala baritone, YL Male Voice Choir
05. Se’n har jag ej frågat mera (Since then I have questioned no further), Op. 17 No. 1 [1:53]
for voice and orchestra (text: Johan Ludvig Runeberg, p. 143)
1891-92, orch. 1903 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Grave
MariAnne Häggander soprano
06. Höstkväll (Autumn Evening), Op. 38 No. 1 [4:29]
for voice and full orchestra (text: Viktor Rydberg, p. 143)
1903, orch. 1904 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Andante patetico
MariAnne Häggander soprano
07. På verandan vid havet (On a Balcony by the Sea), Op. 38 No. 2 [3:06]
for voice and orchestra (text: Viktor Rydberg, p. 144)
1903, orch. 1903 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Grave
Jorma Hynninen baritone
08. I natten (In the Night), Op. 38 No. 3 [3:37]
for voice and orchestra (text: Viktor Rydberg, p. 145)
1903, orch. 1903 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Andante
Tommi Hakala baritone
09. Har du mod? (Have You Courage?), Op. 31 No. 2 [1:38]
for male-voice choir and orchestra (text: Josef Julius Wecksell, p. 145)
1904 - first version (Breitkopf & Härtel / Fennica Gehrman Oy)
Marciale
YL Male Voice Choir
10. Höstkväll (Autumn Evening), Op. 38 No. 1 [4:55]
for voice and string orchestra (text: Viktor Rydberg, p. 143)
1903, orch. 1904 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Andante patetico
Helena Juntunen soprano
11. Vapautettu kuningatar (The Captive Queen), Op. 48 [9:16]
Ballade for mixed chorus and orchestra (text: Paavo Cajander, p. 146)
1906 (Lienau)
Allegro molto moderato
Dominante Choir
12. Grevinnans konterfej (The Countess’s Portrait), JS 88 [3:31]
for recitation and orchestra (text: Zachris Topelius, p. 147)
1906 (Warner / Chappell Music Finland)
Andante
Tytti Vänskä narrator
13. Impromptu, Op. 19 [6:57]
for women’s chorus and orchestra (text: Viktor Rydberg, p. 139)
1902, rev. 1910 - final version (Breitkopf & Härtel)
[Andante]
Dominante ChoirTracks 1–4, 8–13:
Lahti Symphony Orchestra (Sinfonia Lahti), Osmo Vänskä conductor
Tracks 5–7:
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Jorma Panula conductor

CD 5:
01. Vapautettu kuningatar (The Captive Queen), Op. 48 [9:21]
arranged by the composer for male-voice choir and orchestra
(text: Paavo Cajander, p. 146)
1906, rev. 1910 (?) (Lienau)
Allegro molto moderato
YL Male Voice Choir
02. Tulen synty (The Origin of Fire), Op. 32 [9:03]
for baritone, male-voice choir and orchestra (text: Kalevala, p. 141)
1902, rev. 1910 - final version (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Lento assai - Meno lento - Allegro moderato - Largamente
Tommi Hakala baritone
YL Male Voice Choir
03. Har du mod? (Have You Courage?), Op. 31 No. 2 [2:48]
for male-voice choir and orchestra (text: Josef Julius Wecksell, p. 145)
1904, rev. 1911 - second version (Breitkopf & Härtel / Fennica Gehrman Oy)
Allegro moderato
YL Male Voice Choir
04. Arioso, Op. 3 [3:48]
for voice and string orchestra
(text: Johan Ludvig Runeberg, p. 148)
1911 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Andantino
MariAnne Häggander soprano
05. Har du mod? (Have You Courage?), Op. 31 No. 2 [1:54]
for male-voice choir and orchestra (text: Josef Julius Wecksell, p. 145)
1904, rev. 1911 & 1912 - third version WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING (Breitkopf & Härtel / Fennica Gehrman Oy)
Alla marcia
YL Male Voice Choir
06. Hertig Magnus (Duke Magnus), Op. 57 No. 6 [3:35]
for voice and orchestra (text: Ernst Josephson, p. 148)
1909, orch. 1912 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Andantino quasi allegretto
Helena Juntunen soprano
07. Luonnotar, Op. 70 [9:00]
for soprano and orchestra (text: Kalevala, p. 149)
1913 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Tempo moderato - Tranquillo assai
MariAnne Häggander soprano
08. Soluppgång (Sunrise), Op. 37 No. 3 [2:22]
for voice and orchestra (text: Tor Hedberg, p. 150)
1902, orch. 1913 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Moderato
MariAnne Häggander soprano
09. Våren flyktar hastigt (Spring is Flying), Op. 13 No. 4 [1:30]
for voice and orchestra (text: Johan Ludvig Runeberg, p. 151)
1891, orch. 1913 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Vivace - Più lento
MariAnne Häggander soprano
10. Har du mod? (Have You Courage?), Op. 31 No. 2 [1:58]
for male-voice choir and orchestra (text: Josef Julius Wecksell, p. 145)
1904, rev. 1911 & 1912-14 - fourth version (Breitkopf & Härtel / Fennica Gehrman Oy)
Alla marcia
YL Male Voice Choir
11. Sandels, Op. 28 [8:57]
for male-voice choir and orchestra (text: Johan Ludvig Runeberg, p. 130)
1898, rev. 1915 - final version (Muntra Musikanter)
Allegro assai
YL Male Voice Choir
12. Demanten på marssnön (The Diamond on the March Snow), Op. 36 No. 6 [2:58]
for voice and orchestra (text: Josef Julius Wecksell, p. 151)
1900, orch. 1917 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Comodo
Jorma Hynninen baritone
13. Jääkärien marssi (March of the Finnish Jäger Battalion), Op. 91a [2:23]
for male-voice choir and orchestra (text: Heikki Nurmio, p. 152)
1917, orch. 1918 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Rasch
YL Male Voice Choir
14. Partiolaisten marssi (Scout March), Op. 91b [2:50]
for mixed chorus and orchestra (text: Jalmari Finne, p. 152)
1918 (Wilhelm Hansen)
Poco moderato
Dominante Choir
15. Oma maa (My Own Land), Op. 92 [13:26]
for mixed chorus and orchestra (text: Kallio, p. 153)
1918 (Warner/Chappell Music Finland)
Allegro molto moderato - Allegro moderato - Vivace (ma non troppo) - Molto tranquillo - Tranquillo assai -
Moderato assai (e poco a poco più largamente) - Largamente assai
Jubilate ChoirTracks 1–3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 13–15:
Lahti Symphony Orchestra (Sinfonia Lahti), Osmo Vänskä conductor
Tracks 4, 7, 8, 9 & 12:
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Jorma Panula conductor

CD 6:
01. Jordens sång (Song of the Earth), Op. 93 [14:20]
for mixed chorus and orchestra (text: Jarl Hemmer, p. 154)
1919 (Warner/Chappell Music Finland)
Andante - Andante assai - Andante con moto - Andantino - Poco con moto - Agitato - Largamente
Dominante Choir
02. Autrefois, Scène pastorale, Op. 96b [5:40]
for two voices and orchestra (text: Hjalmar Procopé, p. 157)
1919, rev. 1920 (Wilhelm Hansen)
Allegretto
Kristiina Mäkela soprano, Matleena Vakkilainen alto
03. Maan virsi (Hymn to the Earth), Op. 95 [5:47]
for mixed chorus and orchestra (text: Eino Leino, p. 158)
1920 (Warner / Chappell Music Finland)
Tranquillo - Molto tranquillo - Meno tranquillo (ma poco a poco meno) - Tranquillo
Dominante Choir
04. Väinön virsi (Väinämöinen’s Song), Op. 110 [8:53]
for mixed chorus and orchestra (text: Kalevala, p. 159)
1926 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Andante mosso - Largamente e maestoso - Largamente assai
Dominante Choir
05. Processional (‘Onward, Ye Peoples’), Op. 113 No. 6 [3:46]
for mixed chorus and orchestra (text: Viktor Rydberg/Marshall Kernochan, p. 160)
1926, arr. 1938 (Galaxy Music Corp.)
Largamente e maestoso
Dominante Choir
06. Koskenlaskijan morsiamet (The Rapids-Rider’s Brides), Op. 33 [8:36]
arranged by the composer for male-voice choir and orchestra (text: A. Oksanen, p. 127)
1897, arr. 1943 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Allegro (ma non troppo)
YL Male Voice Choir
07. Ett ensamt skidspår (A Lonely Ski-Trail), JS 77b [2:41]
arranged by the composer for recitation, strings and harp (text: Bertel Gripenberg, p. 161)
1925, arr. 1948 (Gehrmans)
Allegretto
Lasse Pöysti narrator
08. Kullervon valitus (Kullervo’s Lament) from Op. 7 [2:17]
for voice and orchestra (text: Kalevala, p. 161)
1892, orch. 1957 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Largo
Jyrki Korhonen bass
09. Kom nu hit, död (Come Away, Death), Op. 60 No. 1 [2:48]
from the incidental music to William Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night (p. 163) for voice, strings and harp
1909, orch. 1957 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Lento
Jorma Hynninen baritoneTracks 1–8:
Lahti Symphony Orchestra (Sinfonia Lahti), Osmo Vänskä conductor
Track 9:
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Jorma Panula conductor