Vapautettu kuningatar

Vapautettu kuningatar
by Jean Sibelius
The composer in 1904, by Albert Engström
English	The Liberated Queen
Catalogue	Op. 48
Text	by Paavo Cajander
Language	Finnish
Composed	1906 (1906)
Performed	8 February 1906 (1906-02-08)
Scoring	mixed chorus orchestra

Vapautettu kuningatar (The Captive Queen^[1] or The Liberated Queen^[2]), Op. 48, is a composition for mixed chorus and orchestra by Jean Sibelius. He completed the work on a text by Paavo Cajander in 1906.^[2]

Vapautettu kuningatar was first performed in Helsinki on 8 February 1906 by the Orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society, conducted by the composer. Sibelius arranged it for men's chorus in 1910. This version was first performed on 28 November 1913 by the Choir of the Students’ Union, conducted by Heikki Klemetti.^[2] The work was described as "strong and powerful, showing Sibelius’s dramatic vein".^[1]

Literature

Tomi Mäkelä: "Jean Sibelius und seine Zeit" (German), Laaber-Verlag, Regensburg 2013

References

1 2 Forsling, Göran (2003). "Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
1 2 3 "Works for choir and orchestra". Jean Sibelius. Finnish Club of Helsinki. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

External links

The Captive Queen, Op.48: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
ean Sibelius (1865-1957): Vapautettu kuningatar op. 48 text from Naxos

Jean Sibelius

Operas	Veneen luominen (The Building of the Boat) (1893, abandoned) Jungfrun i tornet (The Maiden in the Tower) (1896)

Symphonies	No. 1 in E minor (1899, r.1900) No. 2 in D major (1902) No. 3 in C major (1907) No. 4 in A minor (1911) No. 5 in E-flat major (1915, r.1916, r.1919) No. 6 in D minor (1923) No. 7 in C major (1924) No. 8 (mid 1920s–1938, destroyed)

Concerto	Violin Concerto in D minor (1904, r.1905)

Tone poems	En saga (1892, r.1902) Vårsång (Spring Song) (1894) Skogsrået (The Wood Nymph) (1894) Lemminkäinen Suite (1895, r.1897, r.1939) I. Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Island II. The Swan of Tuonela III. Lemminkäinen in Tuonela IV. Lemminkäinen's Return Finlandia (1899) Pohjolan tytär (Pohjola's Daughter) (1906) Pan and Echo (1906) Nightride and Sunrise (1909) Dryadi (The Dryad) (1910) Barden (The Bard) (1913) Aallottaret (The Oceanides) (1914) Tapiola (1926)

Incidental music	Kuningas Kristian II (King Christian II) (1898) Kuolema (Death) (1903) Pelléas et Mélisande (1905) Belsazars gästabud (Belshazzar's Feast) (1906) Svanevit (Swanwhite) (1908) Scaramouche (1913) Jedermann (Everyman) (1916) Stormen (The Tempest) (1925)

Vocal and Choral	Seven Songs, Op. 17 (1891) Kullervo (1892) Academic cantatas (1894/1897) Five Christmas songs (1897) Islossningen i Uleå älv (The Breaking of the Ice on the Oulu River) (1899) Snöfrid (1900) Tulen synty (The Origin of Fire) (1902) Vapautettu kuningatar (The Captive Queen) (1906) Luonnotar (1913) Jääkärimarssi (Jäger March) (1917) Oma maa (Our Native Land) (1918)

Piano	Piano Sonata in F major (1893) Kyllikki (1904)

Other compositions	Karelia Music (1893, partially destroyed) Valse triste (1904) Cassazione (1904) Voces intimae (string quartet) (1909) In Memoriam (1910) Rakastava (The Lover) (1911) Andante Festivo (1922/1938)

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