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The Lemminkäinen Suite (Finnish title: Lemminkäis-sarjaan; subtitled Four Legends from the Kalevala; sometimes referred to as the Lemminkäinen Legends), Op. 22, is a four-movement symphonic work for orchestra written from 1893–96 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
Lemminkäinen Suite | |
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Tone poems by Jean Sibelius | |
Catalogue | Op. 22 |
Composed | 1893–96 (r. 1897, 1900, 1939) |
Publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel |
Duration | Approx. 45–50 minutes |
Movements | 4 |
Premiere | |
Date | 13 April 1896 (1896-04-13) |
Location | Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland |
Conductor | Jean Sibelius |
Performers | Helsinki Orchestral Society |
suite of four tone poems for orchestra written from 1893–96 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The suite, which emerged from the remnants of the composer's discarded, mythological opera The Building of the Boat, premiered on 13 April 1896 in Helsinki with Sibelius conducting the Helsinki Orchestral Society. Each tone poem depicts a different episode from the life of Lemminkäinen, a hero from the Kalevala, Finland's national epic.
The second tone poem, The Swan of Tuonela, is the most popular of the four legends and is often performed as a stand-alone piece.