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Sibelius' beginning as a symphonist. The content of Jean Sibelius' first orchestral works is influenced by Finnish legends (Kullervo, En saga). Even a few years later, he initially planned a multi-mov...

Virtanen, Timo - 2 versions, 1 first printing 'Cassazione op. 6' continues to be considered a Sibelius secret: both the hitherto unpublished version with large orchestra and the version with reduced i...

JSW - Jean Sibelius Complete Works (Ed.: National Library of Finland and Sibelius Society of Finland)

JSW - Jean Sibelius Sämtliche Werke (ed.: National Library of Finland and Sibelius Society of Finland) Lemminkäinen's 'Happy End' The four orchestral scores that come together in 'Lemminkäinen op. 22'...

Ed.: National Library of Finland and Sibelius Society of Finland The 'American' tone poems Jean Sibelius wrote his last two tone poems Aallottaret op. 73 and Tapiola op. 112 as commissioned works for...

In the end, Jean Sibelius wrote his Violin Concerto more or less twice. The differences between the original version of 1903/04, which the composer self-critically withdrew immediately after the first...

The first performance of 'Luonnotar' took place on September 10, 1913 at the Shire Hall in Gloucester. It is one of his most important works. Luonnotar was written quite specifically with regard to th...

It seems hard to believe today that Bedrich Smetana initially met with repeated rejection when he wanted to promote the 'Moldau', which was extremely popular in the concert hall from the very beginnin...

Immerse yourself in the evocative soundscape of Nordic Romanticism with Edvard Grieg's celebrated “Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55”. As the masterful counterpart to the first suite, this work unfolds a...

The Mozart expert Henrik Wiese edits the central genre of the Viennese Classical period according to the current state of international Mozart research. In the case of the Concerto in E-flat Major K....

Franz Schubert’s incidental music to "Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern" (D 797) contains some of the most poignant and melodically exquisite orchestral passages of the Romantic era. With the Entr'actes N...

Immerse yourself in the sparkling magic of Viennese waltz tradition: With the world-famous waltz "Wein, Weib und Gesang" (Wine, Women and Song) Op. 333, Johann Strauss crafted an unforgettable anthem...

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Mozart's last symphony offers Cliff Eisen a pleasingly clear situation. The score autograph is the only authentic source that has survived.

With his Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39, Jean Sibelius created a stunning masterpiece brimming with Nordic expansiveness, passionate drama, and poignant melancholy. From the solitary, plaintive cla...

Faust' Overture for the first time in the original text The question 'Why music to such accomplished poetry?' moved Schumann long and intensely. In 1844 his compositional approach to Goethe's 'Faust'...

The two-movement Horn Concerto in D major, K. 412, which has survived in incomplete form, was long considered Mozart's first horn concerto, but it is his last, written between March and December 1791....

Immerse yourself in Gustav Mahler's monumental symphonic debut: the Symphony No. 1 in D major in its authoritative final version of 1910 unfolds a gripping musical panorama, ranging from tender pastor...

Immerse yourself in the enchanting sound world of a lyrical masterpiece: The symphonic movement "Blumine" – originally conceived as the second movement of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1 – captivates w...

Jean Sibelius' iconic tone poem "Finlandia, Op. 26" is undeniably one of the most poignant and powerful masterpieces of late-Romantic orchestral literature. With gripping drama, deeply felt longing, a...

Alexander Wagners beabsichtigte von Anfang an, bei seiner Revision des berühmten 'Lehrbuchs der Chorleitung' von Kurt Thomas den abschliessenden dritten Band richtig aufzuwerten - sowohl inhaltlich du...