Kullervo (Sibelius)
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Kullervo, Op. 7, is a five-movement symphonic work for soprano, baritone, male choir, and orchestra written from 1891 to 1892 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. Movements I, II, and IV are instrum
Sibelius in 1891
In 1970, Paavo Berglund made the world premiere studio recording of Kullervo.
A Ojanperä 1895
E Achté c.1890s
En saga
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En saga, Op. 9, is a single-movement tone poem for orchestra written from 1891 to 1892 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The piece, which likely began as a septet or octet for flute, clarinet, an
A 16 February 1893 ad (in Swedish) from Nya Pressen promoting the premiere of Sibelius's En saga.
Sibelius composed En saga at Robert Kajanus's request.
Italian composer, Ferruccio Busoni (c. 1911), a friend of Sibelius's who provided him with the opportunity to conduct the revised version of En saga in Berlin in 1902