Sibelius - The Tempest | Naxos 8574419

Sibelius - The Tempest

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 8574419

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 25th November 2022

Contents

Artists

Hanne Fischer (mezzo-soprano)
Kari Dahl Nielsen (mezzo-soprano)
Fredrik Bjellsater (tenor)
Palle Knudsen (baritone)
Nicolai Elsberg (bass)
The Royal Danish Opera Chorus
The Royal Danish Orchestra

Conductor

Okko Kamu

Works

Sibelius, Jean

The Tempest, op.109

Artists

Hanne Fischer (mezzo-soprano)
Kari Dahl Nielsen (mezzo-soprano)
Fredrik Bjellsater (tenor)
Palle Knudsen (baritone)
Nicolai Elsberg (bass)
The Royal Danish Opera Chorus
The Royal Danish Orchestra

Conductor

Okko Kamu

About

Symphonic in scale and ambition, the incidental music to Shakespeare’s play The Tempest was among the last orchestral works Sibelius composed before entering the mysterious ‘silence of Järvenpää’ that lasted until his death. Commissioned by leading Danish theatre producer Johannes Poulsen in 1925, the wide expressive demands of the play saw Sibelius calling on large musical forces. From the terrifying tone picture of the opening shipwreck via ethereal songs, boisterous character portraits and remarkable evocations of nature, Sibelius took full advantage of being set free to convert the themes of Shakespeare’s magical world into his own unique sound.

Famous for his symphonies and orchestral hits such as Finlandia, Jean Sibelius is less well-known for his substantial body of music for the theatre, a gap in the record catalogues that we have to a large extent filled with the award-winning Naxos edition of his Incidental Music (8506032).

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