Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite

Johan (Jean) Christian Julius Sibelius (1865 - 1957)

Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22
Four Legends From "The Kalevala"
01 - I. Lemminkäinen And The Maidens Of The Island (1895/96, Rev. 1897, 1939)
02 - II. The Swan Of Tuonela (1893, Rev. 1897, 1900)*
03 - III. Lemminkäinen In Tuonela (1895/96, Rev. 1897, 1939)
04 - IV. Lemminkäinen's Homeward Journey (1895/96, Rev. 1897, 1900)

Original Versions:
05 - I. Lemminkäinen And The Maidens Of The Island (1896 Version)
06 - IV. Lemminkäinen's Homeward Journey (1896 Version)

Appendices:
07 - IV. Second Ending Of "Lemminkäinen's Homeward Journey" (1897 Version)
08 - III. Excerpt From "Lemminkäinen In Tuonela" (1896 Version)

Jukka Hirvikangas - Cor Anglais*

Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä

Recording Date
11-15/1/1999