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Karelia Suite, Op. 11 is a subset of pieces from the longer Karelia Music (named after the region of Karelia) written by Jean Sibelius in 1893 for the Viipuri Students' Association and premiered, with Sibelius conducting, at the Imperial Alexander University in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, on 23 November of that year.
The "Suite" emerged from a concert on 23 November consisting of the overture and the three movements, which were published as the Karelia Overture, Op. 10, and the Karelia Suite, Op. 11. It remains one of Sibelius's most popular pieces.
They were staging a historical tableau, and, from the music, Sibelius salvaged three pieces to form an orchestral suite. In the 1990s, a Finnish composer and academic reconstructed more music, which, when recorded, brought the Karelia Suite to eleven movements.
Sep 1, 2022 · Jean Sibelius’ Karelia Suite is a small collection of pieces that were in the much longer Karelia Music. The original version had its premiere in November 1893 and was commissioned by the Viipuri Students’ Association. Sibelius also conducted the Karelia Suite just ten days later.
Oct 17, 2005 · Finnish composer Jean Sibelius incorporated Finland's main folk legend, the Kalevala, into his music. The Karelia region was in the Russian-occupied part of Finland, and it's also the setting...
Jun 8, 2023 · The instrumental music of Karelia was reorganised into an orchestral suite by the composer in 1893. Character & Family. The music historian M. Steen gives the following physical description of Sibelius in his youth: "He was then tall, with bushy chocolate -coloured hair and a moustache.
On 21st November 1893 he wrote that the suite was a "significant step forward". On 23rd November 1893, at a popular concert, Sibelius conducted the overture and the three movements from which he later prepared his well-loved Karelia Suite. Kajanus subsequently conducted the same selection.
