Lemminkäinen Legends, op. 22 / En saga, op. 9

Album by Jean Sibelius & Los Angeles Philharmonic & Esa‐Pekka Salonen

Lemminkäinen Legends, Op. 22 and En saga, Op. 9 are orchestral tone poems by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, composed in 1893–1895 and 1892 respectively. Both works exemplify Sibelius's early Romantic-nationalist language, employing vivid orchestration, modal and folk-influenced melodies and dramatic contrasts to evoke Finnish epic imagery, and they occupy a formative place in his development towards the mature symphonic style that followed.
First released: 1992

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Lemminkäinen Legends, op. 22: I. Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari
    16:18
  2. 2.
    Lemminkäinen Legends, op. 22: II. Lemminkäinen in Tuonela
    13:28
  3. 3.
    Lemminkäinen Legends, op. 22: III. The Swan of Tuonela
    9:33
  4. 4.
    Lemminkäinen Legends, op. 22: IV. Lemminkäinen's Return
    6:13
  5. 5.
    En Saga, op. 9
    17:26

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