Vapautettu kuningatar

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, which is a setting of a text by Paavo Cajander, in 1906.[2]

Vapautettu kuningatar
by Jean Sibelius
The composer in 1904, by Albert Engström
EnglishThe Liberated Queen
CatalogueOp. 48
Textby Paavo Cajander
LanguageFinnish
Composed1906 (1906)
Performed8 February 1906 (1906-02-08)
Scoring
  • mixed chorus
  • orchestra

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