Jean Sibelius

Scènes historiques II

The Scènes historiques II (literal English translation: Historical Scenes II), Op. 66, is a three-movement concert suite for orchestra written in 1912 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The suite

Structure#

The Scènes historiques II contains three numbers, as follows:

Instrumentation#

The first number of the Scènes historiques II, The Chase, is scored for the following instruments, organized by family (woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings): *2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (in B), and 2 bassoons *4 horns (in F) *Timpani *Violins (I and II), violas, cellos, and double basses The Love Song (No. 2) adds harp to this ensemble, while At the Drawbridge (No. 3) expands the percussion section to include triangle and tam-tam; in addition, No. 3 calls for one flutist to double piccolo.

Discography#

The sortable table below contains commercially available recordings of the complete Scènes historiques II:

Composer: Jean Sibelius