The Sibelius Edition Vol. 2

Label BIS
Composers Sibelius, Jean
BIS Boss Robert von Bahr: It is my very great pleasure to bid you welcome to the second volume of the two really magnum opera we have done: apart from the Bach Cantatas we have actually recorded every note he ever wrote, he being Jean Sibelius (but obviously omitting the ones he burned himself). This is the most exhaustive composer portrait in the history of recorded music. Everything is there, first versions, last versions, intermediaty versions, variants, everything, recorded with the top artists in the world for just Sibelius. The Edition has been physically released in 13 boxes with 68 CD:s at a total playing time of 80 hours, 30 minutes and 1 second. It has received several international Awards, incl the Special Achievement Award by the International Classical Music Award Jury. The first Box/Bundle is here. In the Anniversary Year (150 years since he was born) of 2015 you will be treated to another Box every month up to the last one in December 2015. Pricewise this is how it goes: we will price every Box so that those who buy all 13 Boxes in the month of the release will pay together $363 for the whole thing - that is actually the same price as the Daily Deal, which means $4:50 per hour of music or half the usual price for single CD:s!! Every month, at the change of Box, the previous Box will increase in price with 20% to its official listed price. It is with a feeling of immense pride and happiness that I am in the position to offer you this. Please consider the following so that you understand what Sibelius has meant to my family: My Great-great-grandfather was a cantor and luthier who actually tended to Sibelius's violin in his early years, his son was a violist, music critic (with the pen-name "bis"), who premièred several works by Sibelius and, on top of that, became Sibelius's first music publisher! His son, my Grandfather, was solo cellist in the Helsinki Phil and also premièred several works by Sibelius (and often went on drinking bouts with him), and his daughter, my Mother, being prima ballerina assoluta at the Finnish Opera, several times danced for him, incl. the Valse Triste. And I hereby close the circle with this Edition. So this isn't just editorial, it is also deeply personal and I am proud that the Sibelius Family has put to my disposal absolutely all material they have access to. This is a unique project, at uniquely advantageous conditions, and here is Box 2, containing chamber music. Enjoy!

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  • The Sibelius Edition Vol. 2 - Chamber Music I

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    Disc 1
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Molto moderato – Scherzo, JS134 04:15
    		1 Molto moderato – Scherzo, JS134 04:15
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    [Scherzo] in B minor, 1885 00:43
    		2 [Scherzo] in B minor, 1885 00:43
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    String Quartet in E flat major, JS184 17:37
    		3 I. Allegro 08:56
    		4 II. Andante molto 02:46
    		5 III. Scherzo. Allegretto 01:28
    		6 IV. Vivace 04:27
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    [Four Themes] 1887 01:44
    		7 I. G major 00:40
    		8 II. E flat major 00:19
    		9 III. A minor 00:29
    		10 IV. E minor 00:16
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    [Three Pieces] 03:19
    		11 I. Alla marcia in E minor, JS16 00:58
    		12 II. Presto in F major, JS154 00:55
    		13 III. Theme and Variations in G minor, JS197 01:26
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Allegretto in D major, JS20 02:12
    		14 Allegretto in D major, JS20 02:12
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Andantino in C major, JS39 03:06
    		15 Andantino in C major, JS39 03:06
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Theme and Variations in C sharp minor, JS195 06:20
    		16 Theme and Variations in C sharp minor, JS195 06:20
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    [33 Small Pieces] 1888-89 16:44
    		17 1. E major 00:13
    		18 2. A minor – C major 00:20
    		19 3. F major 00:13
    		20 4. A minor 00:28
    		21 5. A flat major 00:46
    		22 6. F sharp minor 00:25
    		23 7. F major 00:20
    		24 8. G major 00:30
    		25 9. A major 00:20
    		26 10. E flat major 00:49
    		27 11. A major 00:17
    		28 12. C minor 00:52
    		29 13. E major 00:33
    		30 14. C minor/E flat major 00:19
    		31 15. E major 00:18
    		32 16. D minor 00:36
    		33 17. C minor 00:29
    		34 18. B flat major 00:50
    		35 19. D minor 00:29
    		36 20. A major 00:39
    		37 21. A minor 00:42
    		38 22. B minor 01:08
    		39 23. F major 00:58
    		40 24. E flat major 00:42
    		41 25. Moderato. G major 00:23
    		42 26. Allegretto. A minor 00:18
    		43 27. Presto. C major 00:10
    		44 28. Andante. C major 00:26
    		45 29. Andantino. D major 00:17
    		46 30. Alla marcia. E major 00:22
    		47 31. Andante. E flat major 00:20
    		48 32. Andantino. A major 00:17
    		49 33. Moderato. D major 00:55
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    [Allegro] in G minor, 1888–89 00:32
    		50 [Allegro] in G minor, 1888–89 00:32
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Andante – Allegro molto in D major, JS32 06:17
    		51 Andante – Allegro molto in D major, JS32 06:17
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Andante molto sostenuto in B minor, JS37 07:40
    		52 Andante molto sostenuto in B minor, JS37 07:40
    Disc 2
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Moderato – Allegro appassionato in C sharp minor, JS131 10:33
    		1 Moderato – Allegro appassionato in C sharp minor, JS131 10:33
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    [Three Pieces] 16:24
    		2 Allegro in E minor, JS28 07:42
    		3 Allegretto in A major, JS17 & Più lento in F major, JS149 03:14
    		4 Adagio in F minor, JS14 05:28
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Allegretto in B flat major, 1889 01:00
    		5 Allegretto in B flat major, 1889 01:00
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Fuga för Martin Wegelius, JS85 05:28
    		6 Fuga för Martin Wegelius, JS85 05:28
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    String Quartet in A minor, JS183 34:02
    		7 I. Andante – Allegro 11:06
    		8 II. Adagio ma non tanto 08:33
    		9 III. Vivace 05:43
    		10 IV. Allegro 08:40
    Disc 3
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Adagio in D minor, JS12 12:15
    		1 Adagio in D minor, JS12 12:15
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    String Quartet in B flat major, Op.4 29:24
    		2 I. Allegro 07:24
    		3 II. Andante sostenuto 07:57
    		4 III. Presto 05:23
    		5 IV. Allegro 08:40
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    String Quartet in D minor, ‘Voces intimae’, Op.56 29:33
    		6 I. Andante – Allegro molto moderato 05:53
    		7 II. Vivace 02:18
    		8 III. Adagio di molto 10:51
    		9 IV. Allegretto (ma pesante) 05:34
    		10 V. Allegro 04:57
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    String Quartet in D minor, ‘Voces intimae’: preliminary ending 05:43
    		11 V. Allegro [from Risoluto, 8 bars before Fig.11] 00:32
    		12 Andante festivo, JS34a 05:11
    Disc 4
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Trio ‘in G major’ for two violins and piano, JS205 09:58
    		1 I. Andante – Allegro 04:03
    		2 II. Adagio 04:28
    		3 III. Vivace 01:27
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    [Menuetto] in D minor for violin, cello & piano, 1882-85 01:07
    		4 [Menuetto] in D minor for violin, cello & piano, 1882-85 01:07
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Menuetto in F major for two violins and piano, JS126 02:07
    		5 Menuetto in F major for two violins and piano, JS126 02:07
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    [Andante] – Adagio – Allegro maestoso for violin, cello and piano, 1883–85 03:53
    		6 [Andante] – Adagio – Allegro maestoso for violin, cello and piano, 1883–85 03:53
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Piano Trio in A minor, JS206 20:49
    		7 I. Allegro con brio 06:24
    		8 II. Andante 09:13
    		9 III. Menuetto 05:12
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    [Moderato] in A minor for violin, cello and piano, 1885 03:09
    		10 [Moderato] in A minor for violin, cello and piano, 1885 03:09
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    [Allegro] in C major for violin, cello and piano, 1885 01:40
    		11 [Allegro] in C major for violin, cello and piano, 1885 01:40
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Allegro in D major for violin, cello and piano, JS27 03:16
    		12 Allegro in D major for violin, cello and piano, JS27 03:16
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    [Andantino] in A major for violin, cello and piano, 1886 02:18
    		13 [Andantino] in A major for violin, cello and piano, 1886 02:18
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Piano Trio in A minor, ‘Hafträsk’, JS207 21:45
    		14 I. Allegro maestoso 08:35
    		15 II. Andantino 04:20
    		16 III. Scherzo. Vivace 02:40
    		17 IV. Rondo 06:10
    Disc 5
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Piano Trio in D major, ‘Korpo’, JS209 35:41
    		1 I. Allegro moderato 10:50
    		2 II. Fantasia. Andante – Adagio – Molto adagio – Andantino – 15:30
    		3 III. Finale. Vivace 09:21
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Andantino in G minor for violin, cello and piano, JS43 01:40
    		4 Andantino in G minor for violin, cello and piano, JS43 01:40
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    [Allegretto] in A flat major for violin, cello and piano, 1887–88 00:46
    		5 [Allegretto] in A flat major for violin, cello and piano, 1887–88 00:46
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Piano Trio in C major, ‘Lovisa’, JS208 15:38
    		6 I. Allegro 06:57
    		7 II. Andante – Più lento – Lento 04:04
    		8 III. Allegro con brio 04:37
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    [Allegro] in D minor for violin, cello and piano, 1889 06:09
    		9 [Allegro] in D minor for violin, cello and piano, 1889 06:09
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    [Allegretto] in E flat major for violin, cello and piano, 1891–92 01:39
    		10 [Allegretto] in E flat major for violin, cello and piano, 1891–92 01:39
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    La pompeuse Marche d’Asis for violin, cello and piano, JS116 03:21
    		11 La pompeuse Marche d’Asis for violin, cello and piano, JS116 03:21
    Disc 6
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Quartet in D minor for two violins, cello and piano, JS157 32:33
    		1 I. Andante molto – Allegro moderato 11:34
    		2 II. Adagio 07:54
    		3 III. Menuetto 04:31
    		4 IV. Grave – Rondo. Vivacissimo 08:34
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Ljunga Wirginia, Quartet for violin, cello and piano four hands, 1885 15:40
    		5 I. Moderato quasi andantino – Cantabile – Recitativo 03:44
    		6 II. Prestissimo 03:54
    		7 III. Largo 01:50
    		8 IV. Andantino 01:27
    		9 V. Allegretto 00:25
    		10 VI. Allegro – Più vivo quasi Presto – Allegro con fuoco – [Moderato] 04:20
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Scherzo in E minor for violin, cello and piano four hands, JS165 04:40
    		11 Scherzo in E minor for violin, cello and piano four hands, JS165 04:40
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Andante cantabile in E flat major for piano and harmonium, JS30b 04:12
    		12 Andante cantabile in E flat major for piano and harmonium, JS30b 04:12
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Quartet in G minor for violin, cello, piano and harmonium, JS158 08:47
    		13 Quartet in G minor for violin, cello, piano and harmonium, JS158 08:47
    Composer: Sibelius, Jean
    Quartet in C minor for two violins, cello and piano, JS156 08:23
    		14 Quartet in C minor for two violins, cello and piano, JS156 08:23