Two Rondinos

{{Infobox musical composition

| name = Two Rondinos

| type = Piano solos

| composer = {{nowrap|Jean Sibelius}}

| image = JSibelius profile 1911.jpg

| image_upright = 1

| caption = The composer (1911)

| border = Yes

| opus = 68

| composed = {{start date|1912}}

| publisher = Universal Edition (1912){{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=303}}

| duration = 5.75 mins{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=302}}

}}

The Two Rondinos (in German: {{lang|de|Zwei Rondinos}}), Op. 68, is a collection of compositions for piano written in November 1912 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

History

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Structure and music

=Rondino No. 1=

The First Rondino is in G-sharp minor and begins with the tempo marking Andantino.

=Rondino No. 2=

The Second Rondino is in C-sharp minor and is marked Vivace.

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.]]

Robert Layton characterizes the Two Rondinos as "closely related ... in character" to the Three Sonatinas for solo piano from the same year, and as such, he endorses as "highly probable" the music lexicographer and critic Eric Blom's speculation that the rondinos might have originated as movements for an incomplete fourth sonatina, with the First Rondo as a central slow movement and the Second Rondino as "delightful finale".{{sfn|Layton|1993|p=193}}

Discography

The Hungarian pianist Ervin László made the world premiere studio recording of Rondino No. 1 in 1959 for RCA Victor; Rondino No. 2, on the other hand, was first recorded in 1971 by the Japanese pianist Izumi Tateno for EMI.{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|p=302}} The sortable table below lists this and other commercially available recordings of the Rondinos:

class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-right:0; font-size:95%" !rowspan=2 scope="col"\|{{abbr\|No.\|Chronological number}} !rowspan=2 scope=col\|Pianist !colspan=2 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}}
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scope="row"\|1 \|{{sort\|Tateno\|Izumi Tateno}} \|2:45 \|1:55 \|1971 \| \|EMI Classics \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.discogs.com/release/23789588-Izumi-Tateno-Sibelius-Piano-Pieces I. Tateno–EMI Classics (7491062) 1988]}}}}
scope="row"\|2 \|{{sort\|Tawaststjerna\|Erik T. Tawaststjerna}} \|3:39 \|1:59 \|1981 \|Studio BIS, Djursholm \|BIS \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7937711--sibelius-the-complete-original-piano-music-volume-4 E. Tawaststjerna–BIS (CD–196) 1987]}}}}
scope="row"\|3 \|{{sort\|Viitasalo\|{{ill\|Marita Viitasalo\|fi}}}} \|3:27 \|2:07 \|1994 \|{{ill\|Järvenpää Hall\|fi\|Järvenpää-talo}} \|Finlandia \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.discogs.com/release/15246038-Sibelius-Marita-Viitasalo-Piano-Works-Piano-Sonata-Rondinos-Kyllikki-Finlandia M. Viitasalo–Finlandia (4509–98984–2) 1995]}}}}
scope="row"\|4 \|{{sort\|Servadei\|{{ill\|Annette Servadei\|ja\|アンネッテ・サーヴァデイ}}}} \|3:07 \|1:55 \|1993 \|St George's Church, Brandon Hill \|Olympia \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.discogs.com/release/7915790-Sibelius-Annette-Servadei-Complete-Piano-Music-Volume-Three A. Servadei–Olympia (OCD 633) 1997]}}}}
scope="row"\|5 \|{{sort\|Heinonen\|{{ill\|Eero Heinonen (pianist)\|lt=Eero Heinonen\|fi\|Eero Heinonen (pianisti)}}}} \|3:32 \|1:55 \|1998 \|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"\|6 \|{{sort\|Gimse\|Håvard Gimse}} \|3:31 \|1:48 \|2000 \|St Martin's Church, East Woodhay \|Naxos \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7951698--sibelius-piano-music-vol-3 H. Gimse–Naxos (8.554814) 2001]}}}}
scope="row"\|7 \|{{sort\|Korte\|Katriina Korte}} \|2:59 \|1:56 \|2001 \|{{ill\|Järvenpää Hall\|fi\|Järvenpää-talo}} \|{{ill\|Alba Records\|lt=Alba\|fi\|Alba Records}} \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8033921--sibelius-piano-pieces-vuori-beyond-night-and-frost K. Korte–Alba (ABCA 159) 2001]}}}}
scope="row"\|8 \|{{sort\|Mustonen\|Olli Mustonen}} \| \| \| \| \|Ondine \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7947082--mustonen-plays-sibelius O. Mustonen–Ondine (ODE 1014–2) 2002]}}}}
scope="row"\|9 \|{{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"\|10 \|{{sort\|Gräsbeck\|{{ill\|Folke Gräsbeck\|fi}}}} \|3:16 \|1:56 \|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"\|11 \|{{sort\|Tong\|Joseph Tong}} \|3:00 \|1:48 \|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"\|12 \|{{sort\|Mertanen\|Janne Mertanen}} \|4:16 \|1:45 \|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]}}}}
scope="row"\|13 \|{{sort\|Dostal\|{{ill\|Terhi Dostal\|fi}}}} \| \| \| \| \|{{ill\|Alba Records\|lt=Alba\|fi\|Alba Records}} \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9376008--finnish-impressions-ilmari-hannikainen-jean-sibelius-helvi-leiviska-terhi-dostal T. Dostal–Label (ABCD 514) 2022]}}}}

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

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

!rowspan=2 scope=col|Pianist

!colspan=2 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. 68/1}}}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|stp=1|{{abbr|Op. 68/2}}}}

scope="row"|1

|{{sort|Tateno|Izumi Tateno}}

|2:45

|1:55

|1971

|EMI Classics

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

scope="row"|2

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

|3:39

|1:59

|1981

|Studio BIS, Djursholm

|BIS

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7937711--sibelius-the-complete-original-piano-music-volume-4 E. Tawaststjerna–BIS (CD–196) 1987]}}}}

scope="row"|3

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

|3:27

|2:07

|1994

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

|Finlandia

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.discogs.com/release/15246038-Sibelius-Marita-Viitasalo-Piano-Works-Piano-Sonata-Rondinos-Kyllikki-Finlandia M. Viitasalo–Finlandia (4509–98984–2) 1995]}}}}

scope="row"|4

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

|3:07

|1:55

|1993

|St George's Church, Brandon Hill

|Olympia

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.discogs.com/release/7915790-Sibelius-Annette-Servadei-Complete-Piano-Music-Volume-Three A. Servadei–Olympia (OCD 633) 1997]}}}}

scope="row"|5

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

|3:32

|1:55

|1998

|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"|6

|{{sort|Gimse|Håvard Gimse}}

|3:31

|1:48

|2000

|St Martin's Church, East Woodhay

|Naxos

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7951698--sibelius-piano-music-vol-3 H. Gimse–Naxos (8.554814) 2001]}}}}

scope="row"|7

|{{sort|Korte|Katriina Korte}}

|2:59

|1:56

|2001

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

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

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8033921--sibelius-piano-pieces-vuori-beyond-night-and-frost K. Korte–Alba (ABCA 159) 2001]}}}}

scope="row"|8

|{{sort|Mustonen|Olli Mustonen}}

|Ondine

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7947082--mustonen-plays-sibelius O. Mustonen–Ondine (ODE 1014–2) 2002]}}}}

scope="row"|9

|{{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"|10

|{{sort|Gräsbeck|{{ill|Folke Gräsbeck|fi}}}}

|3:16

|1:56

|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"|11

|{{sort|Tong|Joseph Tong}}

|3:00

|1:48

|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"|12

|{{sort|Mertanen|Janne Mertanen}}

|4:16

|1:45

|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]}}}}

scope="row"|13

|{{sort|Dostal|{{ill|Terhi Dostal|fi}}}}

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

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9376008--finnish-impressions-ilmari-hannikainen-jean-sibelius-helvi-leiviska-terhi-dostal T. Dostal–Label (ABCD 514) 2022]}}}}

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

{{IMSLP2|work=2 Rondinos, Op.68 (Sibelius, Jean)|cname=Two Rondinos, Op. 68}}

Category:Piano music by Jean Sibelius

Category:1912 compositions

Category:Compositions in G-sharp minor

Category:Compositions in C-sharp minor