Jean Sibelius
The Tempest (Suites Nos. 1 & 2)
The Oceanides · Nightride and Sunrise
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
Track listing
20 tracks · 68:46Jean Sibelius
- 1 The Oceanides, Op. 73 11:15
- The Tempest, Suite No. 1, Op. 109 23:11
- 2 I. The Oak-tree 3:16
- 3 II. Humoresque 1:09
- 4 III. Caliban's Song 1:24
- 5 IV. The Harvesters 2:16
- 6 V. Canon 1:38
- 7 VI. Scene 1:32
- 8 VII. Intrada ? Berceuse 3:38
- 9 VIII. Entr'acte ? Ariel?s Song 4:18
- 10 IX. The Storm 3:54
- The Tempest, Suite No. 2, Op. 109 17:50
- 11 I. Chorus of the Winds 3:58
- 12 II. Intermezzo 2:07
- 13 III. Dance of the Nymphs 1:52
- 14 IV. Prospero 2:16
- 15 V. Song I 0:56
- 16 VI. Song II 1:12
- 17 VII. Miranda 1:52
- 18 VIII. The Naiads 1:26
- 19 IX. Dance Episode 2:07
- 20 Nightride and Sunrise, Op. 55 16:40
About this recording
Originally recorded in September 1998.
The artists
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the first professional symphony orchestra to be founded in the Nordic countries (1882), has grown from a band of 36 players to an orchestra of 102 regular members.
Leif Segerstam
Leif Segerstam (1944-2024) received diplomas from the Sibelius Academy in violin and conducting. He won the Maj Lind Piano Competition in 1962 and gave his first violin recital in 1963. He rounded off his studies at the Juilliard School in New York, where he was awarded a conducting diploma in 1964.