Overture in A minor | |
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Concert overture by Jean Sibelius | |
Catalogue | JS 144 |
Composed | 1902 |
Publisher | Fazer Music (1997) [1] |
Duration | 6.5 mins. [1] |
Premiere | |
Date | 8 March 1902[2] |
Location | Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland |
Conductor | Jean Sibelius |
Performers | Helsinki Philharmonic Society |
The Overture in A minor, JS 144, is a single- movement work for orchestra written in 1902 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The piece premiered in Helsinki on 8 March 1902, the with Sibelius conducting the Helsinki Philharmonic Society. The overture led a program that evening also included two other first performances: the Second Symphony (Op. 43) and the Impromptu for female choir and orchestra (Op. 19; revised in 1910). [3] [4]
The Overture in A minor is scored for the following instruments, [1] organized by family ( woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings):
The Estonian-American conductor Neeme Järvi and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra made the world premiere studio recording of the Overture in A minor (then still in manuscript) in 1987 for BIS. [1] The table below lists this and other commercially available recordings:
No. | Conductor | Ensemble | Rec. [a] | Time | Recording venue | Label | Ref. |
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1 | Neeme Järvi | Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra | 1987 | 6:26 | Gothenburg Concert Hall | BIS | |
2 | Atso Almila | Kuopio Symphony Orchestra | 1998 | 7:01 | Kuopio Music Centre | Finlandia | |
3 | Osmo Vänskä | Lahti Symphony Orchestra | 2002 | 9:13 | Sibelius Hall | BIS | |
4 | Leif Segerstam | Turku Philharmonic Orchestra | 2014 | 6:58 | Turku Concert Hall | Naxos |
Overture in A minor | |
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Concert overture by Jean Sibelius | |
Catalogue | JS 144 |
Composed | 1902 |
Publisher | Fazer Music (1997) [1] |
Duration | 6.5 mins. [1] |
Premiere | |
Date | 8 March 1902[2] |
Location | Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland |
Conductor | Jean Sibelius |
Performers | Helsinki Philharmonic Society |
The Overture in A minor, JS 144, is a single- movement work for orchestra written in 1902 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The piece premiered in Helsinki on 8 March 1902, the with Sibelius conducting the Helsinki Philharmonic Society. The overture led a program that evening also included two other first performances: the Second Symphony (Op. 43) and the Impromptu for female choir and orchestra (Op. 19; revised in 1910). [3] [4]
The Overture in A minor is scored for the following instruments, [1] organized by family ( woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings):
The Estonian-American conductor Neeme Järvi and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra made the world premiere studio recording of the Overture in A minor (then still in manuscript) in 1987 for BIS. [1] The table below lists this and other commercially available recordings:
No. | Conductor | Ensemble | Rec. [a] | Time | Recording venue | Label | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Neeme Järvi | Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra | 1987 | 6:26 | Gothenburg Concert Hall | BIS | |
2 | Atso Almila | Kuopio Symphony Orchestra | 1998 | 7:01 | Kuopio Music Centre | Finlandia | |
3 | Osmo Vänskä | Lahti Symphony Orchestra | 2002 | 9:13 | Sibelius Hall | BIS | |
4 | Leif Segerstam | Turku Philharmonic Orchestra | 2014 | 6:58 | Turku Concert Hall | Naxos |