Karelia Suite

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Karelia Suite is a popular orchestral work by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, celebrated for its nationalistic character and vivid evocation of the Karelia region.

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Karelia Suite canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral suite
associatedWith Finnish national identity
Karelianism movement
basedOn Karelia music for orchestra
composer Jean Sibelius
composerNationality Finnish
countryOfOrigin Finland
firstPerformanceLocation Viipuri
genre classical music
orchestral music
hasCatalogueNumber Op. 11
hasInfluenced Finnish concert repertoire
hasInstrumentation brass
percussion
strings
woodwinds
hasPart Alla marcia
Ballade
linked to: Ballade in G minor

Intermezzo
hasStyle late Romantic
hasTheme Finnish patriotism
regional folklore
inspiredBy Karelia region
key E minor
language instrumental
movement Alla marcia
Ballade
Intermezzo
movementOrder Alla marcia is third movement
Ballade is second movement
Intermezzo is first movement
notableFor evocation of Karelia region
nationalistic character
notableRecording Herbert von Karajan conducting Berlin Philharmonic
linked to: Herbert von Karajan

Leonard Bernstein conducting New York Philharmonic
orchestration symphony orchestra
originalTitle Karelia-sarja
originalTitleLanguage Finnish
partOf Sibelius orchestral repertoire
period Romantic era
popularMovement Alla marcia
Intermezzo
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel
tempoCharacteristic energetic character in Intermezzo
lyrical character in Ballade
martial rhythms in Alla marcia
usedIn concert programming worldwide
workTitleLanguage English

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Jean Sibelius notableWork Karelia Suite