Composer(s): Sibelius, Jean
Conductor(s): Inkinen, Pietari
Label: Naxos
Genre: Orchestral
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.570763
Barcode: 0747313076376
Release Date: 12/2008

SIBELIUS, J.: Night Ride and Sunrise / Belshazzar's Feast Suite / Kuolema (New Zealand Symphony, Inkinen)

While the beloved Valse triste and Scene with Cranes from Kuolema are virtually signature tunes for the great Finnish composer, much of Sibelius’ orchestral and theatrical music remains undeservedly less familiar. From the incidental music for the play Belshazzar’s Feast Sibelius drew four richly scored orientalist movements. The tone poems Pan and Echo and Night Ride and Sunrise respectively evoke the world of ancient myth and a nocturnal journey towards a Nordic dawn. A lilting waltz dances at the heart of the impressionistic The Dryad, while castanets enliven the light-hearted mood of the Tanz-Intermezzo, Op. 45 No. 2.

Tracklist

Sibelius, Jean
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
1Night Ride and Sunrise, Op. 5516:38
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
2Pan and Echo, Op. 53a04:51
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
3I. Oriental Procession02:47
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
4II. Solitude03:22
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
5III. Nocturne04:22
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
6IV. Khadra's Dance04:00
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
7The Dryad, Op. 45, No. 105:46
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
8Dance Intermezzo, Op. 45, No. 202:51
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
9Kuolema (Death), Incidental music, Op. 44 (revised version): No. 1. Valse Triste05:05
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
10Kuolema (Death), Incidental music, Op. 44 (revised version): No. 2. Scene with Cranes06:27
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
11Kuolema (Death), Additional Scenes: No. 1. Canzonetta, Op. 62a04:12
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)
12Kuolema (Death), Additional Scenes: No. 2. Valse romantique, Op. 62b04:13
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Inkinen, Pietari (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:04:34