The Suite champêtre, Op. 98b, is a three-movement concert suite for string orchestra written in 1921 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

Suite champêtre
Concert suite by Jean Sibelius
The composer (c. 1923)
Opus98b
Composed1922 (1922)
PublisherHansen (1923)[1]
Duration7 mins.[2]
Movements3
Premiere
Date19 February 1923 (1923-02-19)[3]
LocationHelsinki, Finland
ConductorJean Sibelius
PerformersHelsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

History

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Sibelius finished composing the Suite champêtre on 7 February 1922; immediately, he mailed it to the London-based publishing firm Chappell & Co., which in 1921 accepted the three-movement Suite mignonne (Op. 98a, 1921) for two flutes and strings. However, Chappell refused the new suite, and in the end, Sibelius reached an agreement in April with Copenhagen's Edition Wilhelm Hansen.[4]

Structure

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The Suite champêtre contains three movements, as follows:

  1. Pièce caractéristique. Comodo
  2. Mélodie élégiaque. Poco adagio
  3. Danse. Allegretto

Discography

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No. Conductor Ensemble Rec.[a] Time Recording venue Label Ref.
1 Sir Charles Groves Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Liverpool Philharmonic Hall EMI Classics
2 Pekka Helasvuo [fi] Finlandia Sinfonietta [fi] 1985 7:18 Laurentius Hall [fi] Finlandia
3 Neeme Järvi Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra 1987 9:04 Gothenburg Concert Hall BIS
4 Péter Csaba Virtuosi di Kuhmo [fi] 7:53 Ondine
5 Juha Kangas [fi] Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra 1994 7:27 Kaustinen Church [fi] Finlandia
6 William Boughton English String Orchestra 1988 7:37 Great Hall, University of Birmingham Nimbus
7 Tuomas Hannikainen [fi] Tapiola Sinfonietta 2000 6:22 Tapiola Hall, Espoo Cultural Centre Ondine
8 Osmo Vänskä Lahti Symphony Orchestra 2005 7:27 Sibelius Hall BIS

Notes, references, and sources

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Notes
References
  1. ^ Dahlström 2003, p. 418.
  2. ^ Dahlström 2003, pp. 419–420.
  3. ^ Dahlström 2003, pp. 413, 420.
  4. ^ Barnett 2007, pp. 295–296.
Sources
  • Barnett, Andrew (2007). Sibelius. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11159-0.
  • Dahlström, Fabian [in Swedish] (2003). Jean Sibelius: Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke [Jean Sibelius: A Thematic Bibliographic Index of His Works] (in German). Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel. ISBN 3-7651-0333-0.
  • Tawaststjerna, Erik (2008) [1978/1988; trans. 1997]. Sibelius: Volume III, 1914–1957. Translated by Layton, Robert. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-24774-5.
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