Jussi Makkonen, Rait Karm - Sibelius: Original Works and Arrangements for Cello and Piano (2008)

Tracklist

01. Finlandia, Op. 26 (Arr. For cello)
02. 10 Pieces, Op. 24: No. 8, Nocturno (Arr. R. Karm)
03. 10 Pieces, Op. 24: No. 9, Romance (Arr. R. Karm)
04. 10 Pieces, Op. 24: Malinconia, Op. 20
05. 5 Pieces, Op. 81: No. 2, Rondino
06. 5 Pieces, Op. 75, the Trees: No. 5, Granen (the Spruce) [arr. For cello]
07. 6 Songs, Op. 36: No. 1, Svarta rosor (Black Roses) [arr. For cello]
08. 5 Songs, Op. 37: No. 5, Flickan kom ifran sin alsklings mote (arr. For cello) [the girl returned from meeting her lover]
09. 5 Songs, Op. 37: No. 4, Var det en drom? (Was It a dream?) [arr. For cello]
10. 5 Songs, Op. 37: No. 1, Den forsta kyssen (the First Kiss) [arr. For cello]
11. 5 Songs, Op. 37: Valse triste, Op. 44, No. 1 (Arr. For cello)
12. 4 Pieces, Op. 78: No. 2, Romance (Version for Cello and Piano)
13. 8 Pieces, Op. 99: No. 3, Souvenir (Arr. For cello)

Sibelius wrote very little for the cello, although some of his violin pieces allow alternative instrumentation. Some of his songs and piano pieces, and the popular Finlandia, are here given in effective arrangements for cello and piano, in addition to the original cello fantasia Malinconia, perhaps inspired by the death of his infant daughter.

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