| The Rapids-Rider's Brides | |
|---|---|
| Orchestral song by Jean Sibelius | |
 The young composer (c. 1896) | |
| Native name | Koskenlaskijan morsiamet |
| Opus | 33 |
| Text |
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| Language | Finnish |
| Composed | 1897 (1897), trans. 1897–1899, arr. 1943 |
| Publisher | Fazer & Westerlund [fi] (1899) |
| Duration | 9 mins. |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 1 November 1897 (1897-11-01) |
| Location | Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Conductor | Jean Sibelius |
| Performers | |
The Rapids-Rider's Brides (in Finnish: Koskenlaskijan morsiamet; sometimes translated to English variously as The Ferryman's Brides or The Rapids-Shooter's Brides), Op. 33, is a song for baritone (or mezzo-soprano) and orchestra written in 1897 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
Sibelius later made two arrangements of The Rapids-Rider's Brides: in 1897–1899, for voice and piano; and in 1943, for male choir and orchestra.
Instrumentation
The Rapids-Rider's Brides is scored for the following instruments and voices, organized by family (vocalists, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings):
- Baritone (or mezzo-soprano)
- 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (in A), and 2 bassoons
- 4 horns (in F), 2 trumpets (in F), and 3 trombones
- Timpani, bass drum, cymbals, and triangle
- Violins (I and II), violas, cellos, and double basses
Discography
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:
| No. | Conductor | Orchestra | Baritone | Rec. | Time | Venue | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorma Panula | Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra | Jorma Hynninen (1) | 1984 | 9:00 | Gothenburg Concert Hall | BIS | |
| 2 | Leif Segerstam | Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra | Jorma Hynninen (2) | ? | 9:06 | ? | Ondine | |
| 3 | Edward Gardner | Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra | Gerald Finley | 2016 | 9:44 | Grieg Hall | Chandos |
| No. | Conductor | Orchestra | Ensemble | Rec. | Time | Venue | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osmo Vänskä | Lahti Symphony Orchestra | YL Male Voice Choir | 2005 | 8:36 | Sibelius Hall | BIS |
In 2008, the Swedish baritone Gabriel Suovanen [fi] and the Finnish pianist Folke Gräsbeck [fi] made the world premiere studio (and, to date, only) recording of Sibelius transcription of The Rapids-Rider's Brides for BIS. The table below contains additional details about this recording:
| No. | Baritone | Piano | Rec. | Time | Venue | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Suovanen [fi] | Folke Gräsbeck [fi] | 2008 | 11:31 | Kuusankoski Concert Hall [fi] | BIS |
Notes, references, and sources
- Notes
- On 20 July 1905, the Helsinki-based music publisher Fazer & Westerlund [fi] (Helsingfors Nya Musikhandel) sold its Sibelius holdings (the publishing rights and printing plates) to the German firm of Breitkopf & Härtel.
- ^ Refers to the year in which the performers recorded the work; this may not be the same as the year in which the recording was first released to the general public.
- ^ All runtimes are official, as printed on CD or LP liner notes.
- J. Panula—BIS (CD–270) 1985
- L. Segerstam—Ondine (ODE 823–2) 2007
- E. Gardner—Chandos (CHSA 5178) 2017
- O. Vänskä—BIS (CD–1525) 2007
- G. Suovanen—BIS (CD–1918/20) 2008
- References
- ^ Dahlström 2003, p. 145.
- Dahlström 2003, p. 96.
- Dahlström 2003, p. xxiv.
- Barnett 2007, pp. 113, 344.
- Sources
- Barnett, Andrew (2007). Sibelius. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11159-0.
- Dahlström, Fabian (2003). Jean Sibelius: Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke [Jean Sibelius: A Thematic Bibliographic Index of His Works] (in German). Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel. ISBN 3-7651-0333-0.
External links
- The Rapids-Rider's Brides (Koskenlaskijan morsiamet), Op. 33: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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