Hurwitz, David

Sibelius, the Orchestral Works : An Owner's Manual

Acknowledgments ix Part One: Sibelius's Musical Language The Outsider's Advantage 3(8) Sibelius, the Orchestra, and the Natural World 11(16) Melody, Rhythm, and Movement 27(18) Part Two: Symphonies and Violin Concerto Sibelius and the Symphony 45(4) Introducing . . . Erkki Melartin (1875--1937) 48(1) Kullervo Symphony (1892) 49(10) Lemminkainen Suite (Four Legends), Op. 22 (1895) 59(12) Introducing . . . Uuno Klami (1900--1961) 63(8) Symphony No. 1 (1899) 71(10) Symphony No. 2 (1902) 81(8) Violin Concerto (1903--1905) 89(6) Introducing . . . Einar Englund (1916--1999) 93(2) Symphony No. 3 (1907) 95(10) Symphony No. 4 (1911) 105(8) Introducing . . . Joonas Kokkonen (1921--1996) 112(1) Symphony No. 5 (1915--1919) 113(6) Symphony No. 6 (1923) 119(6) Symphony No. 7 (1924) 125(62) Part Three: Tone Poems, Shorter Works, Theatrical Music Symphonic Poems 133(22) Introducing . . . Magnus Lindberg (b. 1958) 138(4) Introducing . . . Vaino Raitio (1891--1945) 142(7) Introducing . . . Einojuhani Rautavaara (b. 1928) 149(6) Short Works and Vocal Settings with Orchestra 155(12) Introducing . . . Pehr Henrik Nordgren (b. 1944) 166(1) Theatrical Works and Suites 167(7) Introducing . . . Leevi Madetoja (1887--1947) 174(3) Aarre Merikanto (1893--1958) Introducing . . . Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935) 177(2) Introducing . . . Kalevi Aho (b. 1949) 179(8) Conclusion: The Golden Silence of Jarvenpaa 187(2) CD Track Listing 189