Jean Sibelius

Höstkväll

"" (literal English translation: "Autumn Evening"), Op. 38/1, is an art song for vocal soloist (typically soprano) and piano written in 1903 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The piece, which is

Instrumentation#

The orchestrated version of "" is scored for the following instruments and voices, organized by family (vocalists, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings): *Soprano (or baritone) *2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, and 1 contrabassoon *4 horns and 3 trombones *Snare drum *Violins (I and II), violas, cellos, double basses, and harp

Reception#

The British musicologist Robert Layton has praised "" as “astonishingly forward-looking” and it is routinely celebrated as being among Sibelius’s best songs.

Discography#

The Norwegian conductor Øivin Fjeldstad and the London Symphony Orchestra, joined by the Norwegian soprano Kirsten Flagstad, made the world premiere studio recording of "" in 1958 for Decca. The table below lists this and other commercially available recordings of the version for orchestra: † = version for vocal soloist and string orchestra (1904) The version of "" for piano accompaniment received its first studio recording in 1967, when the Finnish baritone Tom Krause and the Finnish pianist recorded it for Decca. The table below includes this and other commercially available recordings:

Composer: Jean Sibelius