Jean Sibelius

Väinämöinen's Song

Väinämöinen's Song (in Finnish: ; sometimes translated to English simply as Väinö's Song), Op. 110, is a single-movement, patriotic cantata for mixed choir and orchestra written in 1926 by the

Instrumentation#

Väinämöinen’s Song is scored for the following instruments and voices, organized by family (vocalists, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings): *Mixed choir () *2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (in B), and 2 bassoons *4 horns (in F), 3 trumpets (in B), and 3 trombones *Timpani, bass drum, triangle, and glockenspiel *Violins (I and II), violas, cellos, and double basses The cantata premiered on 26 June 1926 at a singing festival in Sortavala (then still part of Finland), with the Finnish conductor Robert Kajanus conducting.

Discography#

The Estonian conductor Eri Klas and the Finnish National Opera Orchestra and Chorus made the world premiere studio recording of the Väinämöinen’s Song in 1990 for Ondine. The table below lists this and other commercially available recordings:

Sources#

Composer: Jean Sibelius