SIBELIUS: INCIDENTAL MUSIC FOR THE THEATER - PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA; LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

“no (others) are more idiomatic, and the programme here makes for an enjoyable and generous concert…. King Christian …with some particulary expressive string playing…and Karelia ..share of excitement…Vivid sound”

“Tjeknavorian is a serious and thoughtful [Sibelius] interpreter… we [do not] find him trying to score interpretative points or playing to the gallery” 

Karelia Overture Op.10 & Karelia Suite Op.11
King Christian II (Suite), Op.27 (for Paul’s play)

Philharmonia Orchestra
Enrique Bátiz**

Pelléas & Mélisande (Suite) Op.46 (for Maeterlinck’s play)
London Symphony Orchestra
Loris Tjeknavorian*

Catalogue Number: ALC 1404
Number of Discs: 1
Date/Runtime:78:14; DDD 1982/94

Pelléas & Mélisande (Suite) Op.46 (for Maeterlinck’s play)
Karelia Overture Op.10 & Karelia Suite Op.11
King Christian II (Suite), Op.27 (for Paul’s play)

Pelléas & Mélisande op.46**
[1] At the Castle Gate 3:19
[2] Mélisande 4:58
[3] On the Sea Shore 1:33
[4] Spring in the Park 1:54
[5] Three Blind Sisters 2:07
[6] Pastorale 1:52
[7] Mélisande at the Spinning Wheel 1:47
[8] Entr’acte 3:14
[9] Death of Mélisande 8:12

[10] Karelia: Overture Op.10* 7:34

Karelia Suite Op.11*

[11] Suite: I: Intermezzo 3:36
[12] Suite: II: Ballade 7:32
[13] Suite: III: Alla marcia 4:32

King Christian II Suite Op.27*

[14] I: Nocturne 7:35
[15] II: Elégie 6:03
[16] II: Musette 2:09
[17] III: Sérénade 4:35
[18] IV: Ballade 5:16