# Jean Sibelius and Akseli Gallen-Kallela: Music and Art Inspired by Kalevala

> Jean Sibelius and Akseli Gallen-Kallela: Music and Art Inspired by Kalevala – Photo album + CD. Ondine ODE 1052-2, CD, released May 2005.

Source: https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1052-2

- **Composer:** Jean Sibelius and Akseli Gallen-Kallela
- **Work(s):** Music and Art Inspired by Kalevala
- **Performers:** Photo album + CD
- **Label:** Ondine
- **Catalogue no.:** ODE 1052-2
- **Format:** CD
- **Release date:** 1 May 2005
- **EAN / UPC:** 0761195105221
- **Tracks:** 6, total 62:07
- **Genres:** Orchestral
- **Series:** Compilations

## Track listing

**Jean Sibelius**

1. Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49 (13:30)
- *Lemminkäinen Legends, Op. 22*
2. II. The Swan of Tuomela (9:56)
3. IV. Lemminkäinen's Return (6:20)
4. Väinön virsi (Väinö's Song), Op. 110 (1926) (9:44)
5. Laulu Lemminkäiselle (Song to Lemminkäinen), Op. 31/1 (3:16)
6. Tapiola, Symphonic Poem for Orchestra, Op. 112 (19:21)

## About this recording

Composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) and artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931) are major figures in the history of the Finnish arts and both created works inspired by the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. This disc features Kalevala-derived music by Sibelius and images of Gallen-Kallela's best-known paintings of scenes from the text.

This disc features:

Tampere Philarmonic Orchestra under Tuomas Ollila (1),

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra under Leif Segerstam (2-3, 6),

Finnish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra under Eri Klas (4-5).

## Features

Digipak with full colour booklet, containing liner notes in English and Finnish, song lyrics in the original language and in English, and numerous illustrations

## Buy or stream

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## Related pages

- [Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/sibelius-jean.md)

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