- Dmitri Shostakovich
Suite on Finnish Themes (1939)
- G Schirmer Inc (USA, Canada and Mexico only)
Le Chant Du Monde (France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Andorra, French speaking African countries)
Commissioned by the Political Department of the Leningrad Military District
G Schirmer is the publisher of the work in the USA, Canada and Mexico only. Le Chant du Monde is the publisher of the work in France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Andorra, French speaking African countries.
Programme Note
Seven arrangements of Finnish folk songs for soprano, tenor and chamber orchestra
1. Feast days are for lads like these (Energico) [instrumental]
2. The sky is blue and white (Giocoso)
3. I went out into the grove on a summer’s night (Lento non troppo) [instrumental]
4. The girls of this village (Andante)
5. The strawberry is a red berry (Moderato, tempo giusto)
6. If I could be at leisure (Allegretto)
7. My beloved is beautiful (Allegretto)
1. Feast days are for lads like these (Energico) [instrumental]
2. The sky is blue and white (Giocoso)
3. I went out into the grove on a summer’s night (Lento non troppo) [instrumental]
4. The girls of this village (Andante)
5. The strawberry is a red berry (Moderato, tempo giusto)
6. If I could be at leisure (Allegretto)
7. My beloved is beautiful (Allegretto)