{"title":"Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 82","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"sibelius-symphony-no-5-in-e-flat-major-op-82-ef-kalmus","title":"Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 82","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jean-sibelius\"\u003eJean Sibelius (1865-1957)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eOrchestra\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sibelius-symphony-no-5-in-e-flat-major-op-82\"\u003eSymphony No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 82\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUPC\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e660355010484\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e9.0\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.0\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eOriginally composed and premiered in 1915 from a commission by the Finnish government in honor of his 50th birthday, Jean Sibelius' (1865-1957) SYMPHONY NO. 5 in E-flat, Op. 82 saw two revisions, one in 1916 and the final version performed today in 1919. in four movements initially, Sibelius reworked his most popular symphony into three movements in the midst of his own internal debate about whether he should continue composing in the late Romantic style with which he was so familiar or follow the compositional changes that were taking place with modernists such as Schoenberg or Stravinsky or impressionists such as Ravel and Debussy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis crisis was resolved in his fifth symphony, where the composer chose to stay within the frames of harmonic language of late-19th century Romanticism, instead opting to innovate in the realms of macrostructure (three movements instead of four) and instrumental coloring (the swaying motif in the horns during the third movement which was inspired by swan-calls). of the 1919 revision, Sibelius strove to give the work, \"a more human form, more down-to-earth, more vivid.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1915 premiere took place on December 8th, 1915, performed by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, with the composer conducting. The 1919 version was premiered by the same ensemble and conductor on November 24, 1919.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstrumentation in set: 2.2.2.2: 4.3.3.0: Timp: Str (9-8-7-6-5).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"E.F. 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\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/format-descriptions\"\u003eFormat guide\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eOrchestra\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sibelius-symphony-no-5-in-e-flat-major-op-82\"\u003eSymphony No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 82\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790004803967\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e9.8\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.6\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 164\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/breitkopf\/docs\/son_641_sibelius_complete_works_series_1_volum\" class=\"global-button global-button--text\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003csvg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"bi bi-book\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"margin-right: 5px;\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M1 2.828c.885-.37 2.154-.769 3.388-.893 1.33-.134 2.458.063 3.112.752v9.746c-.935-.53-2.12-.603-3.213-.493-1.18.12-2.37.461-3.287.811V2.828zm7.5-.141c.654-.689 1.782-.886 3.112-.752 1.234.124 2.503.523 3.388.893v9.923c-.918-.35-2.107-.692-3.287-.81-1.094-.111-2.278-.039-3.213.492V2.687zM8 1.783C7.015.936 5.587.81 4.287.94c-1.514.153-3.042.672-3.994 1.105A.5.5 0 0 0 0 2.5v11a.5.5 0 0 0 .707.455c.882-.4 2.303-.881 3.68-1.02 1.409-.142 2.59.087 3.223.877a.5.5 0 0 0 .78 0c.633-.79 1.814-1.019 3.222-.877 1.378.139 2.8.62 3.681 1.02A.5.5 0 0 0 16 13.5v-11a.5.5 0 0 0-.293-.455c-.952-.433-2.48-.952-3.994-1.105C10.413.809 8.985.936 8 1.783z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e Look Inside! \u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eSibelius completed his Fifth Symphony, Op. 82 for the concert arranged to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his birth on 8 December 1915. The festive concert in Helsinki took place in the Solemnity Hall of the Imperial Alexander University (University of Helsinki); Sibelius conducted the Helsinki City Orchestra. Celebrations of Sibelius and his music and performances of the Fifth Symphony were not limited to his anniversary day. His works were performed frequently during the following five weeks, and the Fifth Symphony alone was heard three times in Helsinki. So, the program of the festive concert was repeated in the National Theater and in the Solemnity Hall of the University on 12 and 18 December, respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reception of the Fifth Symphony was very positive. After the latter concert the composer and critic Otto Kotilainen wrote that, in terms of the treatment of themes and form, the Fourth Symphony was a turning point in Sibelius's production but the \"Fifth, the latest of the symphonies, is perfection in this direction.\" He continues: \"The actual themes are shortened to motives, they are not constructed of phrases [and] periods, as the classical style implies. But the elaboration of these motives, their extension and intensification in various relations of dynamics and keys is masterly. The different motives in each movement are joined together as a continuity to the extent that they could be considered to be like a single, enormous theme. The form is free but simultaneously so perfectly firm that the removal or addition of even the shortest beat of a bar would break the formal structure.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNonetheless, Sibelius revised the work twice: first, for a concert arranged in Turku exactly one year later, and eventually in 1918–1919. The present volume contains the 1915 version, published for the first time. The autograph score of the version is lost. The orchestral parts survive, however, and the score in this volume has been reconstructed from the parts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Breitkopf \u0026 Härtel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45136395829327,"sku":"SON641","price":229.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/7c753878bb98182cba34aac4877ef681_d41c1571-70af-4625-a957-93e3dad41c0c.jpg?v=1776978943"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/collections\/sibelius-symphony-no-5-in-e-flat-major-op-82.oembed","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}