Early One Morning - Finnish Orchestral Favourites - Turun filharmoninen orkesteri / Camerata Finlandia
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On these two CDs, the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and Camerata Finlandia conducted by Jorma Panula perform some of the best-known, best-loved Finnish...
On these two CDs, the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and Camerata Finlandia conducted by Jorma Panula perform some of the best-known, best-loved Finnish orchestral pieces. The selection includes composers whose music is frequently performed in Finland and abroad. There is no question as to who is the top Finnish composer: Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), whose symphonies and Violin Concerto are among the most important Finnish orchestral works ever written. Of his other works, we can mention Finlandia and Valse triste. Written at the end of the 19th century, Finlandia (CD 1 track 1) became an important symbol of Finland's struggle for independence, and it remains an epitome of all things Finnish, both in its original orchestral guise and in the choral version of the hymn section, with lyrics later provided by V.A. Koskenniemi. Valse triste (CD 1 track 5), which Sibelius wrote in 1903, has travelled all over the world in a multitude of arrangements, making his name known as no other work of his has done. The enchantingly beautiful Andante festivo (1922) (CD 1 track 18) has graced many a solemn occasion, and the theme of this work, originally written for string quartet, is familiar to all music lovers. Like many artists of his time, Sibelius was interested in the Finnish folk epic, the Kalevala, and wrote many compositions on subjects from it, such as Tuonelan joutsen (The Swan of Tuonela) (CD 1 track 15). This marvellous work for cor anglais (English horn) solo and strings belongs to the Lemminkäinen Suite, the material for which stems from the composer's plan to write an opera entitled Veneen luominen (The Creation of the Boat). Tuonelan joutsen was intended to be the overture.
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Early One Morning - Finnish Orchestral Favourites