Overture in A minor
{{short description|Concert overture by Jean Sibelius}}
{{Infobox musical composition
| name = Overture in A minor
| type = Concert overture
| composer = {{nowrap|Jean Sibelius}}
| image = JSibelius 1900.jpg
| image_upright = .9
| caption = The composer ({{c.|1902}})
| border = Yes
| catalogue = JS 144
| composed = {{start date|1902}}
| publisher = {{ill|Fazer Music|fi|Musiikki-Fazer}} (1997){{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=587}}
| duration = 6.5 mins.{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=587}}
| premiere_date = {{start date|1902|03|08|df=y}}{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|pp=78, 587}}
| premiere_location = Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland
| premiere_conductor = Jean Sibelius
| premiere_performers = Helsinki Philharmonic Society
}}
The Overture in A minor, JS 144, is a single-movement work for orchestra written in 1902 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The piece premiered in Helsinki on 8 March 1902, the with Sibelius conducting the Helsinki Philharmonic Society. The overture led a program that evening also included two other first performances: the Second Symphony (Op. 43) and the Impromptu for female choir and orchestra (Op. 19; revised in 1910).{{sfn|Barnett|2007|pp=146, 148}}{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=78}}
{{stack|File:JSibelius Symphony2&Imprompru&OvertureAmin UusiSuometar 08Mar1902.png for the premiere of the Overture]]}}
Instrumentation
The Overture in A minor is scored for the following instruments,{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=587}} organized by family (woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings):
Discography
The Estonian-American conductor Neeme Järvi and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra made the world premiere studio recording of the Overture in A minor (then still in manuscript) in 1987 for BIS.{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=587}} The table below lists this and other commercially available recordings:
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!scope="col"|{{abbr|No.|Chronological number}} !scope="col"|Conductor !scope="col"|Ensemble !scope="col"|{{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.}} !scope="col"|Time !scope="col"|Recording venue !scope="col"|Label !scope="col"class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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|{{sort|Järvi|Neeme Järvi}} |Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra |1987 |6:26 |BIS |{{center|{{efn|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7937679--sibelius-violin-concerto-overture-in-a-minor-menuetto-in-memoriam N. Järvi–BIS (CD–372) 1987]}}}} |
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scope="row"|2
|{{sort|Almila|Atso Almila}} |{{ill|Kuopio Symphony Orchestra|fi|Kuopion kaupunginorkesteri}} |1998 |7:01 |{{ill|Kuopio Music Centre|fi|Kuopion Musiikkikeskus}} |{{center|{{efn|[https://www.discogs.com/release/21234739-Jaakko-Kuusisto-Atso-Almila-Kuopio-Symphony-Orchestra-Jean-Sibelius-Jean-Sibelius-Rarities- A. Almila–Finlandia (3984–23391–2) 1999]}}}} |
scope="row"|3
|{{sort|Vänskä|Osmo Vänskä}} |2002 |9:13 |BIS |{{center|{{efn|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7932749--sibelius-snofrid O. Vänskä–BIS (CD–1265) 2004]}}}} |
scope="row"|4
|{{sort|Segerstam|Leif Segerstam}} |2014 |6:58 |{{center|{{efn|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8063370--sibelius-kuolema-king-kristian-ii L. Segerstam–Naxos (8.573299) 2015]}}}} |
Notes, references, and sources
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- {{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}}
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