![]() ![]() The riddle is not solved, since a low D flat note appears under the concluding open chord (A flat - E flat). The Misterioso closing of the work, the third strophe, remains strangely open: the scale points in the direction of A flat Mixolydian, but it can also be interpreted as striving in the direction of a D flat centre. Their left-hand ostinato produces the effect of a field, by minimalist means. The first two strophes of the piece are in B flat Mixolydian mode. "The Birch", the favourite tree of the Finns, "stands so white". The responses from the baritone register of the left hand and the bare accompanying chords on the right hand are Nordic in their taciturnity. "The Aspen" breathes enigmatic impressionism. At the time of its composition it was interpreted as a symbol of Finland standing firm against the icy winds from the east. "The Solitary Pine" gives an impression of utter steadfastness. It is a "chanson triste" or a "chanson sans paroles". "When the Rowan Blossoms" brings to mind Tchaikovsky's piano songs. Sibelius composed this little collection of piano pieces between 19. Jean Sibelius (1865 – 1957): The Trees – 5 Pieces for Piano, Op. ![]() Only one single recording has survived as a testimony of Sibelius's art as a conductor. This is the only recorded example of the composer interpreting one of his own works. Curiously, Sibelius conducted the premiere of the work, long into his retirement, for a 1939 live radio broadcast to the United States on New Year's Eve. This live recording was made for an international radio broadcast in honour of the World Expo in New York. Full-throated and hymnic, this piece of work is constructed as a smooth, continuous stream of similar melodic phrases that flow into and out of each other. In 1938, the composer rescored the piece for string orchestra and timpani. The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Radion sinfoniaorkesteri)Īndante Festivo is a single movement composition by Jean Sibelius, originally scored for string quartet in 1922. Recorded on at the Helsinki Concert Hall, Finland. Jean Sibelius conducts his Andante Festivo (JS 34b) for String Orchestra and Timpani ![]()
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