Osmo Vänskä conductor
Helena Juntunen soprano

Sibelius Symphony 3
Sibelius Selected songs including Höstkväll from Op.38
Sibelius Symphony 2



"Under the title Miraculous Logic — a phrase Sibelius himself used to describe the quasi-divine principle of organisation that governs a work of art — this symphony cycle moves on now to the great masterpieces. Any remaining seats should be snapped up by lovers of Sibelius — it doesn’t get better than this. " Evening Standard 28 January 2010.
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In the wake of his rousing First Symphony, Sibelius crafted something altogether different: Höstkväll, ‘Autumn Nightfall’. Here, Helena Juntunen’s delicate, supple voice will float in from nowhere as Sibelius’s haunting, mysterious song settles into place like freshly fallen snow. This is one of the composer’s most beautiful creations; chilling yet embracing, and desperately delicate against the full-blooded warmth of the Second Symphony. In this latter work Sibelius discovered something new again, and it soon became a hallmark: the passionate, ear-bending, Sibelian ‘big tune’. When it arrives, it’s as though the world momentarily stops turning.

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Selected songs: complete listing
Höstkväll (Op.38, no.1) Autumn Nightfall
Första kyssen (Op.37, no.1) The First Kiss
Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte" (Op.37, no.5) A Girl Came from her Lover's Tryst
Bollspelet vid Trianon (Op.36) A Ballgame in Trianon
Arioso (Op.3)
Hertig Magnus (Op.57, no.6) Duke Magnus
Var det en dröm? (Op.37, no.4) Was It A Dream?

To hear selected movements from this concert, select a track below to open the music file. (Windows Media Player required.)
Sibelius: Symphony 3 - I. Allegro moderato
Sibelius: Symphony 2 - I. Allegretto

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Audio Samples:
Audio Sample 1: Sibelius Six Songs Svarta rosor. Audio Sample 2: Sibelius Höstkväll, from Five Songs, Op. 38.