Sibelius: King Christian II, Op. 27 (with Score)

Jean Sibelius:
King Christian II, incidental music, Op. 27 (with Score)
Composed: 1898
Baritone: Raimo Laukka
Orchestra: Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Osmo Vänskä
Movements composed for the February 1898 production
00:00 1. [Overture] Elegy (B major)
05:58 2. Musette (A-flat major)
08:10 3. Menuetto (B-flat major)
10:05 4. Lied des Narren (Song of the Cross-Spider) (A-flat major)
Movements added during the summer of 1898
14:23 5. Nocturne (D major)
20:50 6. Serenade (E major)
25:17 7. Ballade (A minor)
King Christian II (Swedish: Kung Kristian II), Op. 27, is incidental music by Jean Sibelius for the Scandinavian historical play of the same name, written by his friend Adolf Paul. The original play deals with the love of King Christian II, ruler of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, for a Dutch girl, Dyvecke, a commoner. Sibelius composed in 1898 seven movements. He conducted the first performance of the first four parts the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki on 24 February 1898. In the following summer, he composed three more movements, Nocturne, Serenade and Ballad. The Nocturne was an interlude between the first act and the second. The position of the serenade changed. The ballad is a dramatic piece about the Stockholm Bloodbath (1520). This movement shows already traits of the later First Symphony.
Wikipedia article
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International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
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Sibelius.fi
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All Music Guide
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[@DenisPuscaOfficial]

Thank you very much for these scored videos! They are very helpful!

[@johns.4708]

Sibelius never seemed to have struggled to find his own voice... his earliest compositions are readily identifiable within the first few bars. This performance is particularly fine, very thoughtful, by an excellent orchestra.

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