Sibelius: Kullervo - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard

Kullervo Op 7[73'14]
with Lund Male Chorus
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Movement 1, Introduction: Allegro moderato[13'07]
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Movement 2, Kullervo's youth: Kullervon nuoruus: Grave[14'25]
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Movement 3, Kullervo and his sister: Kullervo ja hänen sisarensa: Allegro vivace[23'08]
with Benjamin Appl (baritone), Helena Juntunen (soprano)
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Movement 4, Kullervo goes to war: Kullervon sotaanlähtö: Alla marcia – Vivace – Presto[10'48]
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Movement 5, Kullervo's death: Kullervon kuolema: Andante[11'46]
While Kullervo represents just the confident first step in Sibelius’s symphonic odyssey, it is also a viscerally exciting experience on its own terms—little wonder the first performance in 1892 was such a triumph for the young composer. An unmissable acquisition for anyone who knows only the numbered symphonies.