Scènes historiques II


The Scènes historiques II, Op. 66, is a three-movement concert suite for orchestra written in 1912 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The suite premiered on 29 March 1912 at the University Hall in Helsinki, with Sibelius conducting the Helsinki Philharmonic Society.

Structure

The Scènes historiques II contains three numbers, as follows:

Instrumentation

The first number of the Scènes historiques II, The Chase, is scored for the following instruments, organized by family :
The Love Song adds harp to this ensemble, while At the Drawbridge expands the percussion section to include triangle and tam-tam; in addition, No. 3 calls for one flutist to double piccolo.

Discography

The sortable table below contains commercially available recordings of the complete Scènes historiques II:
ConductorEnsembleTimeRecording venueLabel
1Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra197416:43Torockó Square Church, BudapestDecca
2Scottish National Orchestra197718:03Motherwell Town HallChandos
3Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra198517:51Gothenburg Concert HallBIS
4Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra198817:43KulttuuritaloRCA Red Seal
5Danish National Symphony Orchestra199519:26Danish Radio Concert HallChandos
6Norwegian Radio Orchestra200119:01NRK Broadcasting HallFinlandia
7New Zealand Symphony Orchestra200619:42Wellington Town HallNaxos