![]() ![]() Recordings and performances sometimes present Valse triste, Scene with Cranes, Canzonetta and Valse romantique as a unified suite, as it represents the totality of what is known of the incidental music for the two versions of Kuolema. 2, and Valse triste was retrospectively renumbered as Op. In 1973, Scene with Cranes was posthumously published, as Op. They failed to grab the public's attention the way Valse triste had done. The play was not a success, however, hoping to repeat the success of Valse triste with Canzonetta and Valse romantique, Sibelius immediately published them together, as Op. These were first performed in Helsinki at the Finnish National Theatre on 8 March 1911, together with Valse triste. For this, Sibelius wrote a revised version of Rondino der Liebenden, which he now called Canzonetta and a new piece, Valse romantique. In 1911, Järnefelt produced a revised version of the play. In 1906, he wrote a Rondino der Liebenden for string orchestra, adapted from the music for Kuolema. Sibelius did not ascribe an opus number to it, it was not performed again in his lifetime, and it was not published until 1973, 16 years after his death. This was performed in Vaasa on 14 December 1906. ![]() 3 and 4 and revised the music under the title Scene with Cranes. However, because of the publishing contract, Sibelius saw relatively little money in terms of royalties from the performances of Valse triste. It became an instant hit with the public, and one of Sibelius's signature pieces. 44 in 1905 by Breitkopf & Härtel, and immediately took on a life of its own. 1 as Valse triste, and it was performed in Helsinki on 25 April 1904. Moderato assai - Moderato (Elsa's Song: 'Eilaa, eilaa', for solo soprano) - Poco adagio (Act II).Moderato (Paavali's Song: 'Pakkanen puhurin poika', for solo baritone, Act II).Tempo di valse lente - Poco risoluto (Act I).Initially, Sibelius wrote six numbers for the 2 December 1903 production: 62b Valse romantique (Waltz intermezzo), completed in 1911 62a Canzonetta (Rondino der Liebenden) for string orchestra, first version in 1906, final version in 1911 2 Scene with Cranes, completed in 1906įor a 1911 production of the play, he added two new movements: He drew individual works from the score and revised them as: He conducted the first performance at the Finnish National Theatre in Helsinki on 2 December 1903. Kuolema (Finnish: “Death”), JS 113, is incidental music for orchestra by Jean Sibelius for a play of that title by his brother-in-law Arvid Järnefelt, structured in six movements and originally scored for string orchestra, bass drum and a bell. ![]()
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