Sibelius: 15 Selected Songs

Description

The collection Jean Sibelius 15 Selected Songs can be understood as an introduction to the Finnish composer's extensive and highly varied lieder output. Selected from various collections, the songs represent a stylistically broad spectrum. The compilation comprises only lieder that were originally written in Swedish, and provides singable German and English translations that date from the time of the first publications. The two Shakespeare Lieder op. 60 at the end of the volume were based on Swedish texts and written for a staging of the comedy Twelfth Night in Helsinki in 1909.

Pieces

• Kyssens hopp (Kyssens hopp - Kiss's Hope), Op. 13, No. 2
• Våren flyktar hastigt (Spring Is Flying), Op. 13, No. 4
• Drömmen (The Dream), Op. 13, No. 5
• Jägargossen (The Young Sportsman), Op. 13, No. 7
• Se'n har jag ej frågat mera (Then I Ceased to Ask Those Questions), Op. 17, No. 1
• Vilse (Astray), Op. 17, No. 4
• Till kvällen (To Evening), Op. 17, No. 6
• Spånet på vattnet (Wood on the Water), Op. 17, No. 7
• Svarta rosor (Black Roses), Op. 36, No. 1
• Säf, säf, susa (Ingalill), Op. 36, No. 4
• Demanten på marssnön (The Diamond in the snow), Op. 36, No. 6
• Den första kyssen (The first kiss), Op. 37, No. 1
• Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte (The Tryst), Op. 37, No. 5
• Kom nu hit, död! (Come away, Death!), Op. 60, No. 1
• Hållilå, uti storm och i regn (Hey ho, the wind and the rain), Op. 60, No. 2