Concert Collection
Jean Sibelius
Incidental Music for Orchestra
Pelleas & Melisande Suite, Opus 46
At the Castle Gate • Melisande • By the Seashore • By a Spring in the Park • The Three Blind Sisters • Pastorale • Melisande at the Spinning Wheel • Entr’acte • Melisande’s Death
Kuolema - Incidental Music to the Play by Arvid Jaernefelt
Valse Triste, Opus 44, No. 3 (1903-1904) • Scene with Cranes, Op. 44, No. 2 (1904-1908) • Canzonetta, Opus 62a (1910) • Valse Romantique, Op. 62b (1910)
Rakastava Suite Opus 14
The Lover • The Path of the Beloved • Goodnight, Farewell

Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor

Philharmonia Virtuosi, among all American orchestras, offered a unique ongoing exploration of Sibelius’ works composed in conjunction with dramatic works for the stage. These diverse works conveyed to their audiences a deepened sense of mystery and event. Most of all, Sibelius’ music is almost unspeakably beautiful and affecting.