“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