Jean Sibelius
The Origin of Fire
The Origin of Fire (in Finnish: ), Op. 32, is a single-movement, patriotic cantata for baritone, male choir, and orchestra written in 1902 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The piece, which is a
Instrumentation#
The revised version of The Origin of Fire is scored for the following instruments and voices, organized by family (vocalists, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings): *Baritone and male choir () *2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, and 2 bassoons *4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, and tuba *Timpani, glockenspiel, bass drum, cymbals, and triangle *Violins (I and II), violas, cellos, and double basses The original version of the piece is scored identically, with the exception that triangle is omitted.
Discography#
The American conductor Thor Johnson and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra made the world premiere studio recording of The Origin of Fire in 1953 for Remington Records (later reissued by Varèse Sarabande); they were joined by the Finnish baritone and the YL Male Voice Choir (then the Helsinki University Chorus). The sortable table below lists this and other commercially available recordings: † = original version (1902)
- Composer
- Jean Sibelius