Five Pieces, Op. 85 (Sibelius)

{{short description|Five piano pieces by Jean Sibelius (1916–1917)}}

{{Infobox musical composition

| name = Five Pieces

| subtitle = The Flowers

| type = Piano solos

| composer = {{nowrap|Jean Sibelius}}

| image = Sibelius.gif

| image_upright = .9

| caption = The composer ({{c.|1918}})

| border = Yes

| opus = 85

| composed = {{start date|1916}}–1917

| publisher = piecemeal by two firms{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|pp=368–370}}

| duration = 10 mins{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|pp=368–370}}

}}

The Five Pieces (in French: {{lang|de|Cinq Morceaux}}),{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=368}} Op. 85, is a collection of compositions for piano written from 1916 to 1917 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The Five Pieces, however, is more commonly referred to by its informal nickname The Flowers due to the fact that the descriptive titles of the five pieces share a thematic link.

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Structure and music

=No. 1: ''The Daisy''=

The Daisy (in French: {{lang|fr|Bellis}}; in Finnish: {{lang|fi|Kaunokki}}) was published in 1921 by the London-based firm of {{nowrap|Augener & Co.}}. Marked Presto{{spaced ndash}}Allegretto, it has a duration of about 1.5 minutes.{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=368}}

=No. 2: ''The Carnation''=

The Carnation (in French: {{lang|fr|Œillet}}; in Finnish: {{lang|fi|Neilikka}}) was also published in 1921 by Augener. Marked Con moto, it has a duration of about 1.5 minutes.{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=368}}

=No. 3: ''The Iris''=

The Iris (in French: {{lang|fr|Iris}}; in Finnish: {{lang|fi|Iiris}}) was published in 1921 by London's {{nowrap|J. & W. Chester}}. Marked {{nowrap|Allegretto e deciso}}, it has a duration of about three minutes.{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=369}}

=No. 4: ''The Columbine''=

The Columbine (in French: {{lang|fr|Aquileja}}; in Finnish: {{lang|fi|Akileija}}) was also published in 1921 by Chester. Marked Allegretto, it has a duration of about 1.75 minutes.{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=370}}

=No. 5: ''The Campanula''=

The Campanula (in French: {{lang|fr|Campanula}}; in Finnish {{lang|fi|Kellokukka}}) was also published in 1921 by Chester. Marked Andantino, it has a duration of about 2.25 minutes.{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=370}}

Reception

File:Erik-Tawaststjerna-1962 (cropped).jpg, who authored seminal biography on Sibelius, was an early, vocal advocate for many of the composer's piano pieces.]]

Discography

The Japanese pianist Izumi Tateno made the world premiere studio recording of the Op. 85 Five Pieces in 1971, albeit across two labels: Toshiba Records (TA 60103) released The Daisy and The Carnation (Nos. 1–2), while EMI ({{nowrap|5E 063–34472}}) released The Iris, The Columbine, and The Campanula (Nos. 3–5).{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|pp=363–370}} The sortable table below lists, in addition to the aforementioned Tateno traversal, other commercially available recordings of The Flowers, as a whole:

class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-right:0; font-size:95%" !rowspan=2 scope="col"\|{{abbr\|No.\|Chronological number}} !rowspan=2 scope=col\|Pianist !colspan=6 scope=col\|Runtimes{{efn\|All runtimes are official, as printed on CD or LP liner notes.\|name=Runtimes}} !rowspan=2 scope=col\|{{nowrap\|{{abbr\|Rec.\|Year of recording}}{{efn\|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.}}}} !rowspan=2 scope=col\|Recording venue !rowspan=2 scope=col\|Label !rowspan=2 scope=col class="unsortable"\|{{abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
scope="col" {{vert header\|stp=1\|{{abbr\|Op. 85/1\|Bluebells}}}} !scope="col" {{vert header\|stp=1\|{{abbr\|Op. 85/2\|The Carnation}}}} !scope="col" {{vert header\|stp=1\|{{abbr\|Op. 85/3\|The Iris}}}} !scope="col" {{vert header\|stp=1\|{{abbr\|Op. 85/4\|The Columbine}}}} !scope="col" {{vert header\|stp=1\|{{abbr\|Op. 85/5\|The Campanula}}}} !scope="col" {{vert header\|stp=1\|Total}}
scope="row"\|1 \|{{sort\|Tateno\|Izumi Tateno}} \| \| \|2:55 \|2:00 \|2:00 \| \|1971 \| \|Toshiba + EMI \|{{center\|{{efn\|I. Tateno–Toshiba (TA 60103) 1971}}{{efn\|[https://www.discogs.com/release/23789588-Izumi-Tateno-Sibelius-Piano-Pieces I. Tateno–EMI (7491062) 1988]}}}}
scope="row"\|2 \|{{sort\|Tawaststjerna\|Erik T. Tawaststjerna}} \|1:19 \|1:34 \|2:57 \|1:46 \|2:12 \|10:09 \|1983 \|Studio BIS, Djursholm \|BIS \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7937712--sibelius-the-complete-original-piano-music-volume-5 E. Tawaststjerna–BIS (CD–230) 1987]}}}}
scope="row"\|3 \|{{sort\|Viitasalo\|{{ill\|Marita Viitasalo\|fi}}}} \|1:28 \|2:03 \|3:01 \|1:57 \|2:08 \|10:37 \|1992 \|{{ill\|Järvenpää Hall\|fi\|Järvenpää-talo}} \|Finlandia \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.discogs.com/master/1311057-Marita-Viitasalo-Jean-Sibelius-Piano-Pieces M. Viitasalo–Finlandia (4509–95874–2) 1993]}}}}
scope="row"\|4 \|{{sort\|Servadei\|{{ill\|Annette Servadei\|ja\|アンネッテ・サーヴァデイ}}}} \|1:25 \|2:06 \|3:28 \|1:42 \|2:21 \|11:02 \|1994 \|St George's Church, Brandon Hill \|Olympia \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.discogs.com/release/7915922-Sibelius-Annette-Servadei-Complete-Piano-Music-Volume-Four A. Servadei–Olympia (OCD 634) 1997]}}}}
scope="row"\|5 \|{{sort\|Tateno\|Izumi Tateno}} \|1:15 \|1:45 \|3:05 \|1:52 \|2:08 \|10:05 \|1994 \|Ainola \|Canyon Classics \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.discogs.com/release/15850919-Izumi-Tateno-Jean-Sibelius-Sibelius-In-Ainola I. Tateno–Canyon Classics (PCCL–00243) 1994]}}}}
scope="row"\|6 \|{{sort\|Lauriala\|Risto Lauriala}} \|1:28 \|1:32 \|2:24 \|1:46 \|2:18 \|9:28 \|1995 \|{{ill\|Järvenpää Hall\|fi\|Järvenpää-talo}} \|Naxos \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7952556--sibelius-piano-music-selection R. Lauriala–Naxos (8.553661) 1996]}}}}
scope="row"\|7 \|{{sort\|Heinonen\|{{ill\|Eero Heinonen (pianist)\|lt=Eero Heinonen\|fi\|Eero Heinonen (pianisti)}}}} \|1:26 \|1:54 \|3:06 \|2:08 \|2:14 \|10:48 \|1997 \|YLE M2 Studio, Helsinki \|Finlandia \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.discogs.com/release/16752150-Eero-Heinonen-2-Sibelius-Published-Original-Works-for-Piano-Complete-Edition E. Heinonen–Finlandia (8573–80776–2) 2000]}}}}
scope="row"\|8 \|{{sort\|Tabe\|{{ill\|Kyoko Tabe\|ja\|田部京子}}}} \|1:18 \|2:12 \|3:36 \|1:52 \|2:15 \|11:20 \|1999 \|New Broadcasting House, Manchester \|Chandos \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7922901--sibelius-piano-works K. Tabe–Chandos (CHAN 9833) 2000]}}}}
scope="row"\|9 \|{{sort\|Gimse\|Håvard Gimse}} \|1:15 \|1:34 \|3:27 \|1:49 \|2:16 \|10:21 \|2000 \|St Martin's Church, East Woodhay \|Naxos \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7926763--sibelius-piano-works-volume-4 H. Gimse–Naxos (8.555363) 2003]}}}}
scope="row"\|10 \|{{sort\|Ashkenazy\|Vladimir Ashkenazy}} \| \| \| \| \| \| \|2007 \|{{ill\|Järvenpää Hall\|fi\|Järvenpää-talo}} \|Exton \|{{center\|{{efn\|[http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2011/Apr11/Sibelius_EXCL00017.htm V. Ashkenazy–Exton (EXCL–00017) 2008]}}}}
scope="row"\|11 \|{{sort\|Hakkila\|Tuija Hakkila}} \| \| \| \| \| \| \|2008 \|Nya Paviljongen \|{{ill\|Alba Records\|lt=Alba\|fi\|Alba Records}} \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8656832--intimate-landscapes T. Hakkila–Alba (ABCD 297) 2010]}}}}
scope="row"\|12 \|{{sort\|Gräsbeck\|{{ill\|Folke Gräsbeck\|fi}}}} (1) \|1:19 \|1:47 \|3:34 \|2:11 \|2:08 \|11:14 \|2009 \|{{ill\|Kuusankoski Hall\|fi\|Kuusankoskitalo}} \|BIS \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7986343--the-sibelius-edition-volume-10-piano-music-ii F. Gräsbeck–BIS (CD–1927/29) 2010]}}}}
scope="row"\|13 \|{{sort\|Gräsbeck\|{{ill\|Folke Gräsbeck\|fi}}}} (2) \|1:19 \|1:43 \|3:11 \|2:13 \|2:15 \|10:55 \|2014 \|Ainola \|BIS \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8062024--folke-grasbeck-plays-sibelius-on-the-ainola-piano F. Gräsbeck–BIS (SACD–2132) 2015]}}}}
scope="row"\|14 \|{{sort\|Tong\|Joseph Tong}} \|1:15 \|1:54 \|3:22 \|1:36 \|2:37 \|10:44 \|2014 \|Jacqueline Du Pré Music Building \|Quartz \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8063430--sibelius-piano-works-vol-1 J. Tong–Quartz (QTZ 2111) 2015]}}}}
scope="row"\|15 \|{{sort\|Mertanen\|Janne Mertanen}} \|1:15 \|1:34 \|3:19 \|1:37 \|2:23 \|10:08 \|2015 \|[{{em\|Unknown}}], Helsinki \|Sony Classical \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.discogs.com/release/9408827-Janne-Mertanen-Sibelius-Sibelius-Piano-Works J. Mertanen–Sony Classics (888751614222) 2015]}}}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-right:0; font-size:95%"

!rowspan=2 scope="col"|{{abbr|No.|Chronological number}}

!rowspan=2 scope=col|Pianist

!colspan=6 scope=col|Runtimes{{efn|All runtimes are official, as printed on CD or LP liner notes.|name=Runtimes}}

!rowspan=2 scope=col|{{nowrap|{{abbr|Rec.|Year of recording}}{{efn|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.}}}}

!rowspan=2 scope=col|Recording venue

!rowspan=2 scope=col|Label

!rowspan=2 scope=col class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="col" {{vert header|stp=1|{{abbr|Op. 85/1|Bluebells}}}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|stp=1|{{abbr|Op. 85/2|The Carnation}}}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|stp=1|{{abbr|Op. 85/3|The Iris}}}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|stp=1|{{abbr|Op. 85/4|The Columbine}}}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|stp=1|{{abbr|Op. 85/5|The Campanula}}}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|stp=1|Total}}

scope="row"|1

|{{sort|Tateno|Izumi Tateno}}

|2:55

|2:00

|1971

|Toshiba + EMI

|{{center|{{efn|I. Tateno–Toshiba (TA 60103) 1971}}{{efn|[https://www.discogs.com/release/23789588-Izumi-Tateno-Sibelius-Piano-Pieces I. Tateno–EMI (7491062) 1988]}}}}

scope="row"|2

|{{sort|Tawaststjerna|Erik T. Tawaststjerna}}

|1:19

|1:34

|2:57

|1:46

|2:12

|10:09

|1983

|Studio BIS, Djursholm

|BIS

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7937712--sibelius-the-complete-original-piano-music-volume-5 E. Tawaststjerna–BIS (CD–230) 1987]}}}}

scope="row"|3

|{{sort|Viitasalo|{{ill|Marita Viitasalo|fi}}}}

|1:28

|2:03

|3:01

|1:57

|2:08

|10:37

|1992

|{{ill|Järvenpää Hall|fi|Järvenpää-talo}}

|Finlandia

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.discogs.com/master/1311057-Marita-Viitasalo-Jean-Sibelius-Piano-Pieces M. Viitasalo–Finlandia (4509–95874–2) 1993]}}}}

scope="row"|4

|{{sort|Servadei|{{ill|Annette Servadei|ja|アンネッテ・サーヴァデイ}}}}

|1:25

|2:06

|3:28

|1:42

|2:21

|11:02

|1994

|St George's Church, Brandon Hill

|Olympia

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.discogs.com/release/7915922-Sibelius-Annette-Servadei-Complete-Piano-Music-Volume-Four A. Servadei–Olympia (OCD 634) 1997]}}}}

scope="row"|5

|{{sort|Tateno|Izumi Tateno}}

|1:15

|1:45

|3:05

|1:52

|2:08

|10:05

|1994

|Ainola

|Canyon Classics

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.discogs.com/release/15850919-Izumi-Tateno-Jean-Sibelius-Sibelius-In-Ainola I. Tateno–Canyon Classics (PCCL–00243) 1994]}}}}

scope="row"|6

|{{sort|Lauriala|Risto Lauriala}}

|1:28

|1:32

|2:24

|1:46

|2:18

|9:28

|1995

|{{ill|Järvenpää Hall|fi|Järvenpää-talo}}

|Naxos

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7952556--sibelius-piano-music-selection R. Lauriala–Naxos (8.553661) 1996]}}}}

scope="row"|7

|{{sort|Heinonen|{{ill|Eero Heinonen (pianist)|lt=Eero Heinonen|fi|Eero Heinonen (pianisti)}}}}

|1:26

|1:54

|3:06

|2:08

|2:14

|10:48

|1997

|YLE M2 Studio, Helsinki

|Finlandia

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.discogs.com/release/16752150-Eero-Heinonen-2-Sibelius-Published-Original-Works-for-Piano-Complete-Edition E. Heinonen–Finlandia (8573–80776–2) 2000]}}}}

scope="row"|8

|{{sort|Tabe|{{ill|Kyoko Tabe|ja|田部京子}}}}

|1:18

|2:12

|3:36

|1:52

|2:15

|11:20

|1999

|New Broadcasting House, Manchester

|Chandos

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7922901--sibelius-piano-works K. Tabe–Chandos (CHAN 9833) 2000]}}}}

scope="row"|9

|{{sort|Gimse|Håvard Gimse}}

|1:15

|1:34

|3:27

|1:49

|2:16

|10:21

|2000

|St Martin's Church, East Woodhay

|Naxos

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7926763--sibelius-piano-works-volume-4 H. Gimse–Naxos (8.555363) 2003]}}}}

scope="row"|10

|{{sort|Ashkenazy|Vladimir Ashkenazy}}

|2007

|{{ill|Järvenpää Hall|fi|Järvenpää-talo}}

|Exton

|{{center|{{efn|[http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2011/Apr11/Sibelius_EXCL00017.htm V. Ashkenazy–Exton (EXCL–00017) 2008]}}}}

scope="row"|11

|{{sort|Hakkila|Tuija Hakkila}}

|2008

|Nya Paviljongen

|{{ill|Alba Records|lt=Alba|fi|Alba Records}}

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8656832--intimate-landscapes T. Hakkila–Alba (ABCD 297) 2010]}}}}

scope="row"|12

|{{sort|Gräsbeck|{{ill|Folke Gräsbeck|fi}}}} (1)

|1:19

|1:47

|3:34

|2:11

|2:08

|11:14

|2009

|{{ill|Kuusankoski Hall|fi|Kuusankoskitalo}}

|BIS

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7986343--the-sibelius-edition-volume-10-piano-music-ii F. Gräsbeck–BIS (CD–1927/29) 2010]}}}}

scope="row"|13

|{{sort|Gräsbeck|{{ill|Folke Gräsbeck|fi}}}} (2)

|1:19

|1:43

|3:11

|2:13

|2:15

|10:55

|2014

|Ainola

|BIS

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8062024--folke-grasbeck-plays-sibelius-on-the-ainola-piano F. Gräsbeck–BIS (SACD–2132) 2015]}}}}

scope="row"|14

|{{sort|Tong|Joseph Tong}}

|1:15

|1:54

|3:22

|1:36

|2:37

|10:44

|2014

|Jacqueline Du Pré Music Building

|Quartz

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8063430--sibelius-piano-works-vol-1 J. Tong–Quartz (QTZ 2111) 2015]}}}}

scope="row"|15

|{{sort|Mertanen|Janne Mertanen}}

|1:15

|1:34

|3:19

|1:37

|2:23

|10:08

|2015

|[{{em|Unknown}}], Helsinki

|Sony Classical

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.discogs.com/release/9408827-Janne-Mertanen-Sibelius-Sibelius-Piano-Works J. Mertanen–Sony Classics (888751614222) 2015]}}}}

Notes, references, and sources

;{{large|Notes}}

;{{large|References}}

;{{large|Sources}}

{{cite book|last1=Barnett|first1=Andrew|year=2007|title=Sibelius|location=New Haven|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-11159-0}}
{{cite book|last=Dahlström|first=Fabian|author-link=:sv:Fabian Dahlström|title=Jean Sibelius: Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke|trans-title=Jean Sibelius: A Thematic Bibliographic Index of His Works|date=2003|publisher=Breitkopf & Härtel|location=Wiesbaden|language=de|isbn=3-7651-0333-0}}
{{cite book|last=Layton|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Layton (musicologist)|title=Sibelius|edition=4th|series=(The Master Musicians Series)|date=1993|orig-date=1965|location=New York|publisher=Schirmer Books|isbn=0028713222}}

External links

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