Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Kunigas Kristian II (1897 -1898)

stage music in four tableaux for the play by Adolf Paul, for baritone and orchestra
[Le Roi Christian II]

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1897 - 1898
    • Duration: 26 mn
    • Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel, nº PB 5194
    • Opus: 27
Detailed formation
  • soloist: baritone
  • 2 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, 2 percussionists, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 24 February 1898
    Location:

    Finlande, Helsinki


    Performers:

    Jean Sibelius, direction.

Table of contents

Élégie
Musette
Menuetto
Chanson de l’araignée
Nocturne
Sérénade
Ballade