At the initiative of Sibelius One members Doug Whittet and Rob Ebbers, a list is being compiled of musical works dedicated to Jean Sibelius.
The current list is shown below. If you know of additions or other relevant information, please contact Doug Whittet by e-mail (click here).
The list will be updated periodically as new information becomes available.
To download the list as an Excel document, click here.
Composer | Work | Year | Recording | Comment |
Bax, Arnold | Symphony No. 5 | 1932 | London Philharmonic Orchestra / Raymond Leppard (Lyrita) | |
Busoni, Ferruccio | Orchestral Suite No. 2, Op. 34a | 1905 | BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Neeme Järvi (Chandos) | 4 movements each with different dedicatee (1st to JS) |
Constant, Marius | Hämeenlinna: An Imaginary Landscape | 1990 | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Sergiu Comissiona (Ondine) | |
Englund, Einar | Ciacona | 1990 | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Sergiu Comissiona (Ondine) | |
Josephs, Wilfred | In the North | 1990 | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Sergiu Comissiona (Ondine) | |
Melartin, Erkki | The Melancholy Garden (for piano), Op. 54 | 1908 | Izumi Tateno (Ondine) | |
Merikanto, Aarre | Theme, Variations & Fugue for orchestra | 1915 | None? | No commercial recording? |
Musgrave, Thea | Song of the Enchanter | 1990 | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Sergiu Comissiona (Ondine) | |
Nørgård, Per | Aftonland (Songs from Evening Land) | 1956 | Helene Gjerris et al. (Dacapo) | |
Picker, Tobias | Séance | 1990 | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Sergiu Comissiona (Ondine) | |
Rak, Štěpán | Elegy for solo guitar | 1987 | Štěpán Rak (Nimbus) | |
Ruders, Poul | Tundra | 1990 | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Sergiu Comissiona (Ondine) | |
Söderlind, Ragnar | Symphony No. 8 (Sibelius in memoriam) | 2005 | Tchaikovsky Grand Symphony Orchestra / Vladimir Fedoseyev (YouTube concert recording) | Quotes from Surusoitto; no commercial recording |
Stenhammar, Wilhelm | String Quartet No. 4 in A minor, Op. 25 | 1907 | Stenhammar Quartet (BIS) | |
Tüür, Erkki-Sven | Searching for Roots | 1990 | Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Paavo Järvi (Virgin) | |
Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Symphony No. 5 in D major | 1943 | Over 30 available! | |
Yuasa, Joji | The Midnight Sun | 1990 | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Sergiu Comissiona (Ondine) |
Thank you, a very useful information!