Various: A Festival of Finnish Music (BIS Audio CD)

BIS-CD-575
Total Time: 73'47 – Release: Jul 1992

EAN 7318590005750


Finlandia - A Festival of Finnish Music
Includes World Première Recordings
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia, Op.26 1. Andante sostenuto - Allegro moderato - Allegro 8'26

Einojuhani Rautavaara
Cantus arcticus, Op.61 (Concerto for Birds and Orchestra) 2. The Bog 6'34
3. Melancholy 3'59
4. Swans migrating 6'22

Väinö Raitio
5. Joutsenet (The Swans) 7'43

Einar Englund
Valkoinen (The White Reindeer), Suite 6. Alkusoitto (Prelude) 1'36
7. Tunturi (The Fell) 4'13
8. Poroajot (The Reindeer Race) 1'24
9. Surumarssi (Funeral March) 3'13
10. Finaali (Finale) 2'45

Jean Sibelius
Suite for Violin and String Orchestra 11. I. Country-Scenery, Op.117 No.1 1'59
12. II. Evening in spring, Op.117 No.2 2'51
13. III. In the summer, Op.117 No.3 1'50

Felix Krohn
14. Odalisque, Arr. Leo Funtek 6'01

Uuno Klami
15. Pyöräilijä (The Cyclist), Rondo for Orchestra 6'43

Traditional
Porilaisten marssi (March of the People of Pori), arr. Robert Kajanus 16. Presidential March 2'42

Fredrik Pacius
17. Maamme (Our Country) Finnish National Anthem, arr. Robert Kajanus 2'14

Dong-Suk Kang, violin
Lahti Symphony Orchestra, orchestra
Osmo Vänskä, conductor