COMPLETE WORKS (JSW) Series I (Orchestral works) Vol. 1.1-3: Kullervo op. 7 '' version of 1st perfo

No longer just a facsimile: Sibelius's Symphony No. '0' in a proper edition
With the world premiere of 'Kullervo' in 1892, Jean Sibelius staked his claim at the age of 27 to the front ranks of the symphonists of his day, long before he began writing his purely instrumental symphonies and tone poems. At the same time, he defined himself as a modern-day Finnish composer through his choice of the text from the 'Kalevala' epic, whose title role he interpreted with modern psychological means. By the time Sibelius was celebrating his major international triumphs in the early 20th century, his Symphony 'No. 0' was long forgotten. After a provisory first edition of 'Kullervo' in 1966, the work quickly gained the esteem of Sibelius conductors who also performed the work with the Finnish vocal text outside of their native country. Yet in spite of pioneer recordings such as those of Paavo Berglund, Colin Davis, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Osmo VAnskA, the grandiose work had not be

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