Symphony No. 6 (Sibelius)
- Symphony No. 6 (Sibelius)
Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 6, Opus 104 was completed in 1923. Although the symphony is sometimes described as being "in D minor" the score does not contain a key attribution. Much of the symphony is in fact in the (modern) Dorian mode.
It was premiered by the Helsinki City Orchestra, conducted by the composer, on 19 February 1923. It was to be dedicated to Wilhelm Stenhammar, but the publisher lost the dedication page ( [http://www.americansymphony.org/dialogues_extensions/2001_02season/2002_5_10/stenhammar.cfm] ).
The work is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani and strings.
The symphony has four movements:
* Allegro molto moderato
* Allegretto moderato
* Poco vivace
* Allegro molto
The symphony is among the least-known of Sibelius's seven: it has been called "the Cinderella of the seven symphonies" by musicologist Gerald Abraham. Sibelius wrote of the symphony in 1943 that "the sixth symphony always reminds me of the scent of the first snow". In a remark published in 1955 he said that "Rage and passion ... are utterly essential in it, but it is supported by undercurrents deep under the surface of the music".
The first commercial recording was made by Georg Schnéevoigt with the "Finnish National Orchestra" on 8 June 1934 for HMV's Sibelius society.
External links
* [http://www.sibelius.fi/english/musiikki/ork_sinf_06.htm Article at Sibelius.fi]
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