01. Segerstam, Leif "Ouvertüre a-moll JS 144" Kuolema op. 44 (Schauspielmusik): Suite
02. Pajala, Pia "1. Tempo di valse lente - Poco risoluto"
03. Pajala, Pia "2. Moderato (Paavali's song: Pakkanen puhurin poika)"
04. Pajala, Pia "3. Moderato assai - Moderato - (Elsa's song: Eilaa, eilaa) - Poco adagio"
05. Pajala, Pia "4. Andante (The cranes)"
06. Pajala, Pia "5. Moderato"
07. Pajala, Pia "6. Andante ma non tanto" Lieder op. 60 Nr. 1-2 (aus Shakespeares Was ihr wollt)
08. Segerstam, Leif "Nr. 1 Come away, death!"
09. Segerstam, Leif "Nr. 2 Hey, ho, the wind and the rain" K?nig Christian II. op. 27 (Schauspielmusik)
10. Segerstam, Leif "1. Elegie"
11. Segerstam, Leif "2. Musette"
12. Segerstam, Leif "3. Menuetto"
13. Segerstam, Leif "4. Fool's song of the spider"
14. Segerstam, Leif "Nocturne"
15. Segerstam, Leif "Serenade"
16. Segerstam, Leif "Ballade"
Number of discs:
1
Description:
Jean Sibelius was the most significant figure in the formation of Finland's musical identity. Beyond the famous symphonies and tone poems he was prolific in other genres, including music for the theatre. King Christian II and Kuolema ensured Sibelius's fame throughout Europe, the latter including the haunting melody (track 2) which would later become the Valse triste. The Two Songs from Twelfth Night contrast the spectre of death with more comical moods, an effect also to be heard in one of Sibelius's least performed orchestral works, the Overture in A minor.