Belshazzar's Feast (Sibelius)
Belshazzar's Feast (Belsazars gästabud), Op. 51, is incidental music by Jean Sibelius to a play of the same name by the journalist, poet and playwright Hjalmar Fredrik Eugen Procopé (1868−1927). Sibelius composed in 1906 ten movements, scored for orchestra, with singers also being required in some numbers. In 1907 Sibelius extracted a purely orchestral suite of four numbers, which is much better known than the original score. Extracts from the longer work form a popular suite, which also has the opus number 51, and consists of:
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Belshazzar's Feast (Sibelius)
Belshazzar's Feast (Belsazars gästabud), Op. 51, is incidental music by Jean Sibelius to a play of the same name by the journalist, poet and playwright Hjalmar Fredrik Eugen Procopé (1868−1927). Sibelius composed in 1906 ten movements, scored for orchestra, with singers also being required in some numbers. In 1907 Sibelius extracted a purely orchestral suite of four numbers, which is much better known than the original score. Extracts from the longer work form a popular suite, which also has the opus number 51, and consists of:
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