Lemminkäinen Suite

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Lemminkäinen Suite is a four-movement orchestral work by Jean Sibelius inspired by the Finnish Kalevala, notable for its vivid tone-painting and the popular movement "The Swan of Tuonela."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral suite ⓘ
tone poem cycle ⓘ
alternativeTitle Four Legends from the Kalevala ⓘ
basedOn Finnish mythology ⓘ
linked to: Finnish folklore

Kalevala ⓘ
composer Jean Sibelius ⓘ
compositionPeriod 1890s ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Finland ⓘ
era late 19th century music ⓘ
firstVersionCompleted 1895 ⓘ
form programmatic music ⓘ
genre orchestral music ⓘ
hasCatalogueNumber Op. 22 ⓘ
inspiredByCharacter Lemminkäinen ⓘ
inspiredByPlace Tuonela ⓘ
keyMovement The Swan of Tuonela in E-flat minor ⓘ
languageOfWork instrumental ⓘ
movement Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari ⓘ
linked to: Lemminkäinen Suite

Lemminkäinen in Tuonela ⓘ
linked to: Lemminkäinen

Lemminkäinen’s Return ⓘ
linked to: Lemminkäinen Suite

The Swan of Tuonela ⓘ
movementOrder 1. Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari ⓘ
linked to: Lemminkäinen Suite

2. The Swan of Tuonela ⓘ
3. Lemminkäinen in Tuonela ⓘ
4. Lemminkäinen’s Return ⓘ
linked to: Lemminkäinen Suite
notableFor evocative depiction of the underworld ⓘ
popularity of The Swan of Tuonela as a concert piece ⓘ
vivid tone-painting ⓘ
notableMovement The Swan of Tuonela ⓘ
numberOfMovements 4 ⓘ
orchestrationFeature large Romantic orchestra ⓘ
prominent cor anglais solo in The Swan of Tuonela ⓘ
premiereConductor Jean Sibelius ⓘ
premiereCountry Finland ⓘ
premiereEnsemble Helsinki Philharmonic Society Orchestra ⓘ
premiereLocation Helsinki ⓘ
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer Finlandia ⓘ
Kullervo ⓘ
revised yes ⓘ
revisionPeriod 1930s ⓘ
style late Romantic ⓘ
subjectMatter death and resurrection in Tuonela ⓘ
heroic return journey ⓘ
mythological adventures of Lemminkäinen ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration 45 minutes ⓘ
workTitleInFinnish Lemminkäis-legender ⓘ
linked to: Lemminkäinen Suite

Lemminkäis-sarja ⓘ
linked to: Lemminkäinen Suite

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jean Sibelius → notableWork → Lemminkäinen Suite ⓘ
Lemminkäinen → inspiredWork → Lemminkäinen Suite by Jean Sibelius ⓘ
linked to: Lemminkäinen Suite
Lemminkäinen → inspiredMovement → The Swan of Tuonela by Jean Sibelius ⓘ
linked to: Lemminkäinen Suite
English horn → isFeaturedInWork → Jean Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela ⓘ
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The Swan of Tuonela → partOf → Lemminkäinen Suite ⓘ
Lemminkäinen Suite → movement → Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari ⓘ
linked to: Lemminkäinen Suite
Lemminkäinen Suite → movement → Lemminkäinen’s Return ⓘ
linked to: Lemminkäinen Suite
Lemminkäinen Suite → workTitleInFinnish → Lemminkäis-sarja ⓘ
linked to: Lemminkäinen Suite
Lemminkäinen Suite → workTitleInFinnish → Lemminkäis-legender ⓘ
linked to: Lemminkäinen Suite
Lemminkäinen Suite → movementOrder → 1. Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari ⓘ
linked to: Lemminkäinen Suite
Lemminkäinen Suite → movementOrder → 4. Lemminkäinen’s Return ⓘ
linked to: Lemminkäinen Suite