The Suite champêtre, Op. 98b, is a three-movement concert suite for string orchestra written in 1921 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
| Suite champêtre | |
|---|---|
| Concert suite by Jean Sibelius | |
 The composer (c. 1923) | |
| Opus | 98b |
| Composed | 1922 |
| Publisher | Hansen (1923)[1] |
| Duration | 7 mins.[2] |
| Movements | 3 |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 19 February 1923[3] |
| Location | Helsinki, Finland |
| Conductor | Jean Sibelius |
| Performers | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra |
History
editSibelius finished composing the Suite champêtre on 7 February 1922; immediately, he mailed it to the London-based publishing firm Chappell & Co., which in 1921 accepted the three-movement Suite mignonne (Op. 98a, 1921) for two flutes and strings. However, Chappell refused the new suite, and in the end, Sibelius reached an agreement in April with Copenhagen's Edition Wilhelm Hansen.[4]
Structure
editThe Suite champêtre contains three movements, as follows:
- Pièce caractéristique. Comodo
- Mélodie élégiaque. Poco adagio
- Danse. Allegretto
Discography
edit| No. | Conductor | Ensemble | Rec.[a] | Time | Recording venue | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Charles Groves | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra | Liverpool Philharmonic Hall | EMI Classics | |||
| 2 | Pekka Helasvuo | Finlandia Sinfonietta | 1985 | 7:18 | Laurentius Hall | Finlandia | |
| 3 | Neeme Järvi | Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra | 1987 | 9:04 | Gothenburg Concert Hall | BIS | |
| 4 | Péter Csaba | Virtuosi di Kuhmo | 7:53 | Ondine | |||
| 5 | Juha Kangas | Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra | 1994 | 7:27 | Kaustinen Church | Finlandia | |
| 6 | William Boughton | English String Orchestra | 1988 | 7:37 | Great Hall, University of Birmingham | Nimbus | |
| 7 | Tuomas Hannikainen | Tapiola Sinfonietta | 2000 | 6:22 | Tapiola Hall, Espoo Cultural Centre | Ondine | |
| 8 | Osmo Vänskä | Lahti Symphony Orchestra | 2005 | 7:27 | Sibelius Hall | BIS |
Notes, references, and sources
edit- Notes
- ^ Refers to the year in which the performers recorded the work; this may not be the same as the year in which the recording was first released to the general public.
- ^ C. Groves–EMI Classics (5 85532 2) 2003
- ^ P. Helasvuo–Finlandia (FACD 354) 1986
- ^ N. Järvi–BIS (CD–384) 1988
- ^ P. Csaba–Ondine (ODE 830–2) 1994
- ^ J. Kangas–Finlandia (4509–98995–2) 1996
- ^ W. Boughton–Nimbus (NI 7716/7) 2000
- ^ T. Hannikainen–Ondine (ODE 952–2) 2000
- ^ O. Vänskä–BIS (CD–1921/23) 2009
- References
- ^ Dahlström 2003, p. 418.
- ^ Dahlström 2003, pp. 419–420.
- ^ Dahlström 2003, pp. 413, 420.
- ^ Barnett 2007, pp. 295–296.
- Sources
- Barnett, Andrew (2007). Sibelius. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11159-0.
- Dahlström, Fabian [in Swedish] (2003). Jean Sibelius: Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke [Jean Sibelius: A Thematic Bibliographic Index of His Works] (in German). Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel. ISBN 3-7651-0333-0.
- Tawaststjerna, Erik (2008) [1978/1988; trans. 1997]. Sibelius: Volume III, 1914–1957. Translated by Layton, Robert. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-24774-5.
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