The Rapids-Rider's Brides


The Rapids-Rider's Brides, Op. 33, is a song for baritone and orchestra, composed in 1897 by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
Sibelius later created two arrangements of The Rapids-Rider's Brides: first, a version for voice and piano, and later, an arrangement for male choir and orchestra.

Instrumentation

The Rapids-Rider's Brides is scored for the following instruments and voices, organized by family :
The Finnish conductor Jorma Panula and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, joined by the Finnish baritone Jorma Hynninen, made the world premiere studio recording of The Rapids-Rider's Brides in May 1984 for BIS. The table below lists this and other commercially available recordings:
ConductorOrchestraBaritoneTimeVenueLabel
1Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra 19849:00Gothenburg Concert HallBIS
2Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra ?9:06?Ondine
3Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra20169:44Grieg HallChandos

ConductorOrchestraEnsembleTimeVenueLabel
1Lahti Symphony OrchestraYL [Male Voice Choir]20058:36Sibelius HallBIS

In 2008, the Swedish baritone and the Finnish pianist made the world premiere studio recording of Sibelius transcription of The Rapids-Rider's Brides for BIS. The table below contains additional details about this recording:
BaritonePianoTimeVenueLabel
1200811:31BIS