Sibelius: Swanwhite – Complete incidental Music - Naxos: 8573341 - CD or download

Svanevit (Swanwhite) is a Symbolist fairy tale, relatively sunlit and delicate…Segerstam conducts with the measured, grave pace and detail that characterises the rest of this series — BBC Music Magazine, December 2015 More…

Release Date: 25th Sep 2015
Catalogue No: 8573341
Label: Naxos
Series: Leif Segerstam Sibelius Orchestral Works
Length: 63 minutes

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Sibelius: Swanwhite, JS 189, Act I

3:26

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Turun Filharmoninen Orkesteri
Leif Segerstam
Recorded: 5 February 2014
Recording Venue: Turku Concert Hall, Turku, Finland

Act I: Largo: En hornsignal i fjarran

0:16

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Act I: Comodo: Tyst duvan, min prins kommer

2:51

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Act I: Adagio: En svan flyger forbi

0:19

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Swanwhite, JS 189, Act II

20:06

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Recorded: 5 February 2014
Recording Venue: Turku Concert Hall, Turku, Finland

Act II: Lento assai: Nar modern har stally harpan pa bordet

3:35

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Act II: Adagio: Da drager en vit svan forbi

0:19

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Act II: Lento - Comodo - Lento - Allegro: Svanevitsmoder: Och vi rakas pa gronskande ang

5:49

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Act II: Andantino: Harpan tystnar ett ogonblick och tar sa upp en ny melodi

2:21

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Act II: Andante: Prinsen ensam

2:46

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Act II: Lento: Styvmodern: Har min konst svikit mig, eller hur

2:25

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Act II: Moderato: Nar prinsen lagger sig i sangen

2:51

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Swanwhite, JS 189, Act III

5:53

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Recorded: 5 February 2014
Recording Venue: Turku Concert Hall, Turku, Finland

Act III: Allegretto: Nar konungen gar

1:10

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Act III: Largamente: Prinsen (Konungen): Eld pa borgen

1:33

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Act III: Adagio: Svanevit: Ma de komma fort ty de maste komma

1:35

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Act III: Largamente molto: Svanevit - Prinsessan: Jag tror, jag vill, jag ber

1:35

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Sibelius: The Lizard, Op. 8

25:49

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Turun Filharmoninen Orkesteri
Leif Segerstam
Recorded: 10 September 2014
Recording Venue: Turku Concert Hall, Turku, Finland

Scene 1: Adagio

3:37

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Scene 2: Grave

22:12

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Sibelius: Ett ensamt skidspår

3:44

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Riho Eklundh (narrator)
Turun Filharmoninen Orkesteri
Leif Segerstam
Recorded: 6 February 2014
Recording Venue: Turku Concert Hall, Turku, Finland

Sibelius: Grevinnans konterfej (The Countess's Portrait), JS 88 (version with narration)

4:24

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Riho Eklundh (narrator)
Turun Filharmoninen Orkesteri
Leif Segerstam
Recorded: 24 January 2014
Recording Venue: Turku Concert Hall, Turku, Finland

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So great was the effect of Sibelius’s incidental music for Maeterlinck’s play 'Pelléas et Mélisande' that August Strindberg, whose wife had performed the role of Mélisande, agreed that he should write the music for his as-yet unperformed play Svanevit (Swanwhite). Composing for an orchestra of thirteen, he wrote in a style reminiscent of Grieg, and both play and music were very well received by critics and audiences alike.

The play Ödlan (The Lizard) inspired Sibelius with its dreamlike atmosphere, while Ett ensamt skidspår (A Lonely Ski Trail) and Grevinnans konterfej (The Countess’ Portrait) show his skill in writing for drama on a miniature scale.

Leif Segerstam is a conductor, composer, violinist and pianist with a prominent international career. Since 2012 he has been Chief Conductor of Turku Philharmonic Orchestra. From autumn 1997 to spring 2013 Leif Segerstam was Professor of Orchestra Conducting at the Sibelius Academy. He was awarded the 1999 Nordic Council Music Prize for his work “as a tireless champion of Scandinavian music” and the Swedish Cultural Foundation’s Prize for Music in 2003. In 2004 Leif Segerstam was awarded the annual Finnish State Prize for Music and in 2005 the highly esteemed Sibelius Medal. He has gained wide acclaim for his many recordings with different orchestras. While pursuing his conducting career, Segerstam has also produced an extensive oeuvre as a composer.

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December 2015

Svanevit (Swanwhite) is a Symbolist fairy tale, relatively sunlit and delicate…Segerstam conducts with the measured, grave pace and detail that characterises the rest of this series

December 2015

Leif Segerstam directs all this material with unhurried authority, abundant perception and heaps of character. Likewise, his willing Turku colleagues are with him every step of the way. Admirable production values and useful notes, too. A job well done.

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