Kuolema (Sibelius)

Kuolema (Death), Op. 44, is incidental music for orchestra by Jean Sibelius for a play of that name by Arvid Järnefelt, structured in six movements. He conducted the first performance at Helsinki's National Theatre on 2 December 1903. He drew individual works from the score and revised them under two opus numbers: * Op. 44 no. 1 Valse triste, completed in 1904 * Op. 44 no. 2 Scene with Cranes, completed in 1906 * Op. 62a Canzonetta (Rondino der Liebenden) for string orchestra, first version in 1906, final version in 1911 * Op. 62b Valse romantique (Waltz intermezzo), completed in 1911

Kuolema (Sibelius)

Kuolema (Death), Op. 44, is incidental music for orchestra by Jean Sibelius for a play of that name by Arvid Järnefelt, structured in six movements. He conducted the first performance at Helsinki's National Theatre on 2 December 1903. He drew individual works from the score and revised them under two opus numbers: * Op. 44 no. 1 Valse triste, completed in 1904 * Op. 44 no. 2 Scene with Cranes, completed in 1906 * Op. 62a Canzonetta (Rondino der Liebenden) for string orchestra, first version in 1906, final version in 1911 * Op. 62b Valse romantique (Waltz intermezzo), completed in 1911