Jean Sibelius Karelia (1893). Scenic Music fro a Festival and Lottery in Aid of Education in the Province of Viipuri 1. Ouverture. (Allegro moderato) - Più lento - Un poco moderato - Moderato assai - Vivace 8'12 2. Tableau 1 - A Karelian home. News of War 3'43 3. Tableau 2 - The Founding of Viipuri Castle 3'38 4. Tableau 3 - Narimont, the Duke of Lithuania, levying taxes in the province of Käkisalmi: Allegro 1'26 5. Intermezzo (I) 3'47 6. Tableau 4 - Karl Knutsson in Viipuri Castle. Ballade 9'09 7. Tableau 5 - Pontus De la Gadrie at the gates of Käkisalmi in 1580 3'14 8. Intermezzo (II) 4'08 9. Tableau 6 - The siege of Viipuri 3'16 10. Tableaux 7/8 - The reunion of Old Finland (Karelia) with the rest of Finland 6'34 11. Tableaux 7/8 - The reunion of Old Finland (Karelia) with the rest of Finland; the Finnish national anthem 2'24
Kuolema, Op.44 (1903). Incidental music to the play by Arvid Järnefelt 12. Scene I - Tempo de valse lente - Poco risoluto 4'23 13. Scene II - Paavali´s Song 3'04 14. Scene III - Elas´s Song 7'07 15. Scene IV - Andante (The Cranes) 0'51 16. Scene V - Moderato 2'25 17. Scene VI - Andante ma non tanto 1'55
18. Valse triste, Op. 44 No. 1. From the incidental music to the Kuolema; revised concert version 4'42
Kirsi Tiihonen, soprano Raimo Laukka, baritone Lahti Symphony Orchestra, orchestra Osmo Vänskä, conductor
