The Essential Sibelius [Box Set, 15'CDs]
BIS set itself the task of recording EVERY work by Sibelius, and this 15 CD set is the downpayment on that more ambitious project. That in no way renders this so-called Essential Sibelius set modest or compromised. This set is so good, it risks eclipsing the subsequent Complete Works project BIS is still working to finish. All the major works (symphonies, tone poems, songs, Kullervo, concerti) are represented here and are gorgeously recorded. All but the second half of the 15th CD are digitally recorded (the analog material is restricted to some piano works).
LIST of WORKS in CDs
Symphony No.1 in E minor, Op.39
Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.43
Symphony No.3 in C major, Op.52
Symphony No.4 in A minor, Op.63
Symphony No.5 in E flat major, Op.82
Symphony No.6 in D minor, Op.104
Symphony No.7 in C major, Op.105
Concerto in D minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op.47
Two Serious Melodies for cello and orchestra, Op.77
Two Serenades for violin and orchestra, Op.69
Six Humoresques for violin and orchestra
En saga, Op.9
Pohjola’s Daughter, Op.49
Valse triste, Op.44 No.1
Finlandia, Op.26
Tapiola, Op.112
Kullervo, Op.7
The Wood-Nymph, Op.15
Lemminkäinen Suite, Op.22
Karelia Suite, Op.11
Scènes historiques, Set I, Op.25
Athenarnes sång (Song of the Athenians), Op.31 No.3
Tulen synty (The Origin of Fire), Op.32
Vapautettu kuningatar (The Captive Queen), Op.48
Rakastava for strings, timpani and triangle, Op.14
Andante festivo, JS34b
Kung Kristian II (King Christian II), Op.27 (suite)
Pelléas et Mélisande, Op.46 (suite)
The Tempest, Op.109 (extracts)
Snöfrid for recitation, mixed chorus and orchestra, Op.29
The Bard, Op.64
The Oceanides, Op.73
Luonnotar for soprano and orchestra, Op.70
Sortunut ääni (The Broken Voice), Op.18 No.1
Venematka (The Boat Journey), Op.18 No.3
Sydämeni laulu (Song of my Heart), Op.18 No.6
Rakastava (The Lover), JS160a (Op.14)
Isänmaalle (To the Fatherland), JS98a
Saarella palaa (Fire on the Island), Op.18 No.4
Soi kiitokseksi Luojan, Op.23 No.6a (We Praise Thee, Our Creator)
Män från slätten och havet, Op.65a (Men from Land and Sea)
Till havs (At Sea), Op.84 No.5
Fridolins dårskap (Fridolin’s Folly), JS84
Jone havsfärd (Jonah’s Voyage), JS100
Jääkärien marssi, Op.91a (March of the Finnish Jäger Battalion)
Finlandia-Hymni (Finlandia Hymn), Op.26
Svarta rosor (Black Roses), Op.36 No.1
Men min fågel märks dock icke, Op.36 No.2 (But my Bird is Long in Homing)
Säv, säv, susa (Sigh, Sigh, Sedges), Op.36 No.4
Illalle (To Evening), Op.17 No.6 (1898)
Im Feld ein Mädchen singt, Op.50 No.3 (A Maiden Yonder Sings)
Aus banger Brust (O, Wert Thou Here), Op.50 No.4
Die stille Stadt (The Silent Town), Op.50 No.5
Våren flyktar hastigt, Op.13 No.4 (Spring is Flying)
Se’n har jag ej frågat mera, Op.17 No.1 (Since Then I Have Questioned No Further)
Höstkväll (Autumn Evening), Op.38 No.1
Arioso, Op.3
Näcken (The Watersprite), song/melodrama, JS138
Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt, Op.1 No.4 (Give Me No Splendour, Gold or Pomp)
Jag är ett träd (The Tree), Op.57 No.5
Näcken (The Watersprite), Op.57 No.8
Hymn to Thaïs, JS97
Kaiutar (The Echo Nymph), Op.72 No.4
Längtan heter min arvedel, Op.86 No.2 (Longing is my Heritage)
I systrar, I bröder, I älskande par, Op.86 No.6 (Ye Sisters, Ye Brothers)
Demanten på marssnön, Op.36 No.6 (The Diamond on the March Snow)
Sången om korsspindeln, Op.27 No.4 (The Song of the Cross Spider)
På verandan vid havet, Op.38 No.2 (On a Balcony by the Sea)
Kom nu hit, död, Op.60 No.1 (Come Away, Death)
Souda, souda, sinisorsa (Swim, Duck, Swim), JS180
Norden (The North), Op.90 No.1
Narciss (Narcissus), JS140
Den första kyssen (The First Kiss), Op.37 No.1
Var det en dröm? (Was it a Dream?), Op.37 No.4
Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte, Op.37 No.5 (The Tryst)
Tanken (The Thought), JS192
Moderato – Allegro appassionato in C sharp minor JS131
String Quartet in A minor, JS183
String Quartet in D minor ‘Voces intimae’, Op.56
Piano Trio in D major, ‘Korpo’, JS209
Piano Quintet in G minor, JS159
Vattendroppar (Water Drops), JS216
Andante cantabile in E flat major, JS30b
Andante cantabile in G major, JS33 (for violin and piano)
Sonata in F major, JS178 (for violin and piano)
Malinconia, Op.20 (for cello and piano)
Four Pieces, Op.78 for violin and piano
Sonatina in E major, Op.80 (for violin and piano)
Two Danses Champêtres from Op.106 (for violin and piano)
Florestan, JS82
Impromptu in B minor, Op.5 No.5
Sonata in F major, Op.12
Romance in D flat major, Op.24 No.9
Kyllikki, three lyric pieces, Op.41
Sonatina in F sharp minor, Op.67 No.1
Sonatina in E major, Op.67 No.2
Sonatina in B minor, Op.67 No.3
Den ensamma furan (The Solitary Fir Tree), Op.75 No.2
Granen (The Spruce), Op.75 No.5
Scène romantique, Op.101 No.5
The Village Church, Op.103 No.1
Luonnotar for soprano and orchestra, Op.70
Sortunut ääni (The Broken Voice), Op.18 No.1
Venematka (The Boat Journey), Op.18 No.3
Sydämeni laulu (Song of my Heart), Op.18 No.6
Rakastava (The Lover), JS160a (Op.14)
Isänmaalle (To the Fatherland), JS98a
Saarella palaa (Fire on the Island), Op.18 No.4
Soi kiitokseksi Luojan, Op.23 No.6a (We Praise Thee, Our Creator)
Män från slätten och havet, Op.65a (Men from Land and Sea)
Till havs (At Sea), Op.84 No.5
Fridolins dårskap (Fridolin’s Folly), JS84
Jone havsfärd (Jonah’s Voyage), JS100
Jääkärien marssi, Op.91a (March of the Finnish Jäger Battalion)
Finlandia-Hymni (Finlandia Hymn), Op.26
Svarta rosor (Black Roses), Op.36 No.1
Men min fågel märks dock icke, Op.36 No.2 (But my Bird is Long in Homing)
Säv, säv, susa (Sigh, Sigh, Sedges), Op.36 No.4
Illalle (To Evening), Op.17 No.6 (1898)
Im Feld ein Mädchen singt, Op.50 No.3 (A Maiden Yonder Sings)
Aus banger Brust (O, Wert Thou Here), Op.50 No.4
Die stille Stadt (The Silent Town), Op.50 No.5
Våren flyktar hastigt, Op.13 No.4 (Spring is Flying)
Se’n har jag ej frågat mera, Op.17 No.1 (Since Then I Have Questioned No Further)
Höstkväll (Autumn Evening), Op.38 No.1
Arioso, Op.3
Näcken (The Watersprite), song/melodrama, JS138
Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt, Op.1 No.4 (Give Me No Splendour, Gold or Pomp)
Jag är ett träd (The Tree), Op.57 No.5
Näcken (The Watersprite), Op.57 No.8
Hymn to Thaïs, JS97
Kaiutar (The Echo Nymph), Op.72 No.4
Längtan heter min arvedel, Op.86 No.2 (Longing is my Heritage)
I systrar, I bröder, I älskande par, Op.86 No.6 (Ye Sisters, Ye Brothers)
Demanten på marssnön, Op.36 No.6 (The Diamond on the March Snow)
Sången om korsspindeln, Op.27 No.4 (The Song of the Cross Spider)
På verandan vid havet, Op.38 No.2 (On a Balcony by the Sea)
Kom nu hit, död, Op.60 No.1 (Come Away, Death)
Souda, souda, sinisorsa (Swim, Duck, Swim), JS180
Norden (The North), Op.90 No.1
Narciss (Narcissus), JS140
Den första kyssen (The First Kiss), Op.37 No.1
Var det en dröm? (Was it a Dream?), Op.37 No.4
Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte, Op.37 No.5 (The Tryst)
Tanken (The Thought), JS192
Moderato – Allegro appassionato in C sharp minor JS131
String Quartet in A minor, JS183
String Quartet in D minor ‘Voces intimae’, Op.56
Piano Trio in D major, ‘Korpo’, JS209
Piano Quintet in G minor, JS159
Vattendroppar (Water Drops), JS216
Andante cantabile in E flat major, JS30b
Andante cantabile in G major, JS33 (for violin and piano)
Sonata in F major, JS178 (for violin and piano)
Malinconia, Op.20 (for cello and piano)
Four Pieces, Op.78 for violin and piano
Sonatina in E major, Op.80 (for violin and piano)
Two Danses Champêtres from Op.106 (for violin and piano)
Florestan, JS82
Impromptu in B minor, Op.5 No.5
Sonata in F major, Op.12
Romance in D flat major, Op.24 No.9
Kyllikki, three lyric pieces, Op.41
Sonatina in F sharp minor, Op.67 No.1
Sonatina in E major, Op.67 No.2
Sonatina in B minor, Op.67 No.3
Den ensamma furan (The Solitary Fir Tree), Op.75 No.2
Granen (The Spruce), Op.75 No.5
Scène romantique, Op.101 No.5
The Village Church, Op.103 No.1
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