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Karelia Suite, Op. 11 is a subset of pieces from the longer Karelia Music (named after the region of Karelia) written by Jean Sibelius in 1893 for the Viipuri Students' Association and premiered, with Sibelius conducting, at the Imperial Alexander University in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, on 23 November of that year.
- Karelia (Sibelius)
Sibelius diresse la Suite, più corta, dieci giorni dopo;...
- Karelia (Sibelius)
Sibelius is widely known for his symphonies and his tone poems, especially Finlandia and the Karelia suite. His reputation in Finland grew in the 1890s with the choral symphony Kullervo, which like many subsequent pieces drew on the epic poem Kalevala.
They were staging a historical tableau, and, from the music, Sibelius salvaged three pieces to form an orchestral suite. In the 1990s, a Finnish composer and academic reconstructed more music, which, when recorded, brought the Karelia Suite to eleven movements.
Collins Classics is pleased to present the official audio for Sir Alexander Gibson and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's performance of 'Karelia Suite, Op.1...
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1 set 2022 · Jean Sibelius’ Karelia Suite is a small collection of pieces that were in the much longer Karelia Music. The original version had its premiere in November 1893 and was commissioned by the Viipuri Students’ Association. Sibelius also conducted the Karelia Suite just ten days later.
17 ott 2005 · The Swedish Radio Symphony Performs The Karelia Suite. Finnish composer Jean Sibelius incorporated Finland's main folk legend, the Kalevala, into his music. The Karelia region was in the...
