Composer: Jean Sibelius
Performer: Royal Danish Opera Chorus
Orchestra: Royal Danish Opera Orchestra
Conductor: Okko Kamu
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574419
Release: 2022
Size: 302 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
The Tempest, Op. 109 (Live)
01. Overture
Act I Scene 1
02. Miranda Is Lulled Into Slumber
03. Ariel Flies In
04. Chorus of the Winds
05. Ariel Hastens Away
06. Kom herhid på gule sand
07. Fem favne dybt har din fader sit bo
Act II Scene 2
08. Interlude. Prospero
09. The Oak Tree
10. Medens trygt I snorke her
Act II Scene 3
11. Interlude
12. Stephano’s Song. Jeg vil ikke mer til søs, til søs
13. Farvel, min husbond, farvel, farvel!
Act III Scene 4
14. Interlude
Act III Scene 5
15. Interlude
16. Flå dem, slå dem, slå dem og flå dem
Act III Scene 6
17. Dance of the Shapes
18. Ariel as Harpy
19. The Shapes Dance Out
Act IV Scene 7
20. Alonso Mourns
21. Ariel Flies In (1)
22. Før du drage kun dit vejr
23. The Rainbow
24. Melodrama
25. Rigdom, held og børnelykke
26. Dance of the Naiads
27. Dance of the Harvesters
28. Ariel Flies In (2)
29. The Dogs
Act V Scene 8
30. Overture
31. Ariel Brings the Foes to Prospero
32. Med bien drikker jeg af krus
33. Cortège
34. Miranda Is Lulled Into Slumber (1927 Version)
Symphonic in scale and ambition, the incidental music to Shakespeare’s play The Tempest was among the last orchestral works Sibelius composed before entering the mysterious “silence of Järvenpää” that lasted until his death. Commissioned by leading Danish theatre producer Johannes Poulsen in 1925, the wide expressive demands of the play saw Sibelius calling on large musical forces. From the terrifying tone picture of the opening shipwreck via ethereal songs, boisterous character portraits and remarkable evocations of nature, Sibelius took full advantage of being set free to convert the themes of Shakespeare’s magical world into his own unique sound.