Spring Song (Sibelius)
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Spring Song (in Swedish: Script error: No such module "Lang".; in Finnish: Script error: No such module "Lang".), Op. 16, is a single-movement tone poem for orchestra written in 1894 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
History
The piece was initially composed as Improvisation for Orchestra, in the key of D major. It was premiered on 21 July 1894Template:Sfn at an outdoor festival in Vaasa, organized by the Template:Ill (Script error: No such module "Lang".). Short, lyrical, and delicately scored, Sibelius's piece was ill-suited for the open-air concert, and the audience received it less enthusiastically than another work on the program: Korsholm, by Sibelius's brother-in-law and friend Armas Järnefelt. Shortly therefore, Sibelius withdrew Improvisation for revision. In 1895, he recast it in F major and retitled the work Spring Song (Script error: No such module "Lang".), appending the subtitle "The Sadness of Spring" to that (unpublished) version.Template:Sfn
Structure
The work is scored for 2 flutes (both doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (in B♭), 2 bassoons, 4 horns (in F), 3 trumpets (in F), 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, glocken, violins, violas, cellos, and double basses.[1] Spring Song takes about 8 minutes to play.
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} </score>
The tempo marking is: Tempo moderato e sostenuto. The piece contains an optimism that is relatively rare among Sibelius' works. It is known for its prominent use of bells at the end of the song.Template:Sfn
Discography
The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of Spring Song:
| No. | Conductor | Orchestra | Rec.Template:Efn | Time | Recording venue | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra | 1973 | 8:21 | Southampton Guildhall | EMI Classics | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 2 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra | 1975 | 6:56 | Liverpool Philharmonic Hall | EMI Classics | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Royal Scottish National Orchestra | 1977 | 7:10 | Glasgow City Halls | Chandos | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | Script error: No such module "sort". (1) | Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (1) | 1986 | 8:17 | Gothenburg Concert Hall | BIS | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra | 1991 | 8:19 | Mosfilm Studios | Brilliant Classics | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | Script error: No such module "sort". (2) | Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (2) | 1994 | 7:46 | Gothenburg Concert Hall | Deutsche Grammophon | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | Script error: No such module "sort". (1) | Lahti Symphony Orchestra (1) | 1999 | 8:14 | Ristinkirkko | BIS | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 8 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Template:Ill | 2002 | 8:32 | Template:Ill | Finlandia | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 9 | Script error: No such module "sort". (2) | Lahti Symphony Orchestra (2) | 2007 | 7:34 | Sibelius Hall | BIS | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 10 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra | 2007 | 8:56 | Finlandia Hall | Ondine | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 11 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra | 2018 | 7:45 | Grieg Hall | Chandos | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 12 | Script error: No such module "sort". | BBC Symphony Orchestra | 2018 | 9:03 | Watford Colosseum | Chandos | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Notes, references, and sources
- Notes
- References
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- ↑ Score, Sibelius: Vårsång (Frühlingslied), Breitkopf und Härtel, Leipzig, 1903
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- Sources
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External links
- Spring Song (Vårsång), Op. 16: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Johnston, Blair. Template:PAGENAMEBASE at AllMusic
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