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Sibelius – Masonic Ritual Music
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Sibelius – Masonic Ritual Music
Composers
Sibelius, Jean
Performers
Jurmu, Hannu
Pietiläinen, Pauli
Pohjonen, Mika
Viitanen, Harri
YL Male Voice Choir
Orchestras / Ensembles
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Instruments
Organ
Tenor
Periods
Romantic
Conductors
Hyökki, Matti
Kuusisto, Jaakko
Label
BIS
Catalogue number
BIS-1977 CD
Release date
2013-09-10
Discs
1
Orig. sample rate
44100Hz
Total time
72:05
Album of the week, sinfinimusic.com 30/12/2014;
”…well-prepared performances. The YL chorus are, as one expects under their principal conductor, flawless in Sibelius and Harri Viitanen is splendid in the organ loft. Tenor
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Hannu Jurmu…sings with great expression. So, too, does Mika Pohjonen…” Gramophone 02/2014
Freemasonry had reached Finland via Sweden in the mid-eighteenth century, but was banned after the country became part of Russia in 1809. In early 1922, after Finland had established its independence, a new Masonic lodge was formed – Suomi Lodge No.1. Among its first members was Jean Sibelius, who initially served as the lodge’s organist. At lodge meetings, Sibelius would played the harmonium, performing music by Mozart, Beethoven and Handel as well as improvising – at times so enthusiastically that he would have to be called to order by the Grand Master. It was also suggested that Sibelius should compose ‘special, genuinely Finnish music for the lodge’, but this did not happen until some years later, when he received a proper commission – and a fee – for the task. His Masonic Ritual Music, or Musique religieuse, received its first complete performance on 12th January 1927, but Sibelius returned to the work some twenty years later, adding two movements – Ode to Fraternity and Hymn – which are believed to be his last original compositions. The Masonic Ritual Music centres around a series of songs for tenor and organ, the number, order and texts of which vary between the original manuscripts and the various editions. The organ version on the present disc is the first recording to follow the original song text, according to Sibelius’s manuscripts. This CD also includes an arrangement of the score, made by Jaakko Kuusisto at the request of the Finnish Freemasons for a special celebration concert held at the Sibelius Hall in Lahti.
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01
Avaushymni (Opening Hymn) 1927/E flat major
02:26
$ 0.51
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02
Avaushymni (Opening Hymn) 1948/G major
02:09
$ 0.45
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03
Alttarin valmistus: Suloinen aate (Adjusting the Altar:
Thoughts Be Our Comfort)
01:47
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04
Alttarin valmistus: Suloinen aate (Adjusting the Altar:
Thoughts Be Our Comfort)
02:05
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Composer: Sibelius, Jean
I°. Kulkue ja hymni (First Degree. Procession and Hymn)
02:49
05
Kulkue (Procession)
01:16
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06
Hymni: Näätkö, kuinka hennon yrtin (Hymn: Though Young
Leaves Be Green)
01:33
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07
Ylistyshymni (Hymn)
02:17
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Composer: Sibelius, Jean
II°. Kulkue ja hymni (Second Degree. Procession and Hymn)
04:29
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Kulkue (Procession)
02:23
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09
Hymni: Kellä kaipuu rinnassansa (Hymn: Whosoever Hath a
Love)
02:06
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10
Veljesvirsi (Ode to Fraternity)
02:28
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Composer: Sibelius, Jean
III°. Kulkue ja hymni (Third Degree. Procession and Hymn)
04:45
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Kulkue (Procession)
03:19
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12
Hymni: Ken kyynelin (Hymn: Who Ne’er Hath Blent His Bread
with Tears)
01:26
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13
Surumarssi (Marche funèbre)
05:56
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14
Salem (Onward, Ye Brethren)
02:46
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15
Suur’ olet, Herra (Ode)
01:51
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16
On kaunis maa (How Fair Are Earth and Living!)
01:56
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17
Finlandia-hymni (Finlandia Hymn)
02:06
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18
Avaushymni (Opening Hymn)
02:08
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19
Alttarin valmistus: Suloinen aate (Adjusting the Altar:
Thoughts Be Our Comfort)
01:58
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20
I°. Kulkue ja hymni: Näätkö, kuinka hennon yrtin (First
Degree. Procession and Hymn: Though Young Leaves Be Green)
02:38
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21
Ylistyshymni (Hymn)
02:44
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22
II°. Kellä kaipuu rinnassansa (Second Degree: Whosoever
Hath a Love)
01:48
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23
Veljesvirsi (Ode to Fraternity)
02:55
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24
III°. Kulkue ja hymni: Ken kyynelin (Third Degree.
Procession and Hymn: Who Ne’er Hath Blent His Bread with
Tears)
03:26
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25
Surumarssi (Marche funèbre)
04:50
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26
Salem (Onward, Ye Brethren)
02:57
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Suur’ olet, Herra (Ode)
02:22
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28
On kaunis maa (How Fair Are Earth and Living!)
01:48
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Album total
72:05
Composer
Sibelius, Jean
Organ
Pietilainen (Pietiläinen), Pauli
Viitanen, Harri
Conductor
Hyökki, Matti
Kuusisto, Jaakko
Choir
YL Male Voice Choir
Tenor
Jurmu, Hannu
Pohjonen, Mika
Orchestra
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
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