1890-1899 1900-1909 1910-1919
1920-1929 1930-1939 1940-1949 1950-1957
Works by time of completion
1890
Op. 4 String quartet in B flat major:
1. Allegro, 2. Andante sostenuto, 3. Presto, 4. Allegro. Arrangement of the 3rd movement for string orchestra (Presto [Scherzo]) 1894.
Op. 13 no. 3 Hjärtats morgon, solo song;
words by Johan Ludvig Runeberg.
Adagio (D minor) for string quartet
Likhet, solo song;
words by Johan Ludvig Runeberg.
Piano quintet in G minor,
for string quartet and piano. 1. Grave – Allegro, 2. Intermezzo (Moderato), 3. Andante, 4. Scherzo (Vivacissimo), 5. Moderato – Vivace.
1890-91
Cirkusmarsch (Circus march) for orchestra?
Missing.
Fäktmusik (Fencing music)
Missing.
1891
Op. 13 no. 4 Våren flyktar hastigt (Spring is flying), solo song;
words by Johan Ludvig Runeberg. Arranged as a song with orchestra in 1914.
Op. 13 no. 5 Drömmen (The Dream), solo song;
words by Johan Ludvig Runeberg.
Op. 13 no. 7 Jägargossen (The Hunter Boy), solo song;
words by Johan Ludvig Runeberg.
Op. 17 no. 3 Fågellek, solo song;
words by Karl August Tavaststjerna.
Overture in E major for orchestra
First performance in Helsinki 23rd April 1891 (orchestra of the Helsinki Orchestra Society under Robert Kajanus).
“De musikaliska liken” (“The Musical Corpses”)
First performance in Helsinki 1891. Missing.
Piano quartet in C minor (also: C major)
for two violins, cello and piano.
Preludium (also known as Förspel) for wind septet and triangle
Scène de ballet for orchestra
First performance in Helsinki 23rd April 1891 (orchestra of the Helsinki Orchestra Society under Robert Kajanus).
Theme and seven variations for piano;
missing.
1891-92
Op. 17 no. 1 Se’n har jag ej frågat mera (Then I questioned no further), solo song;
words by Johan Ludvig Runeberg. Arranged as a song with orchestra in 1903.
Op. 17 no. 2 Sov in!, solo song;
words by Karl August Tavaststjerna.
Andantino – Menuetto for wind septet
Duo for violin and viola
Scherzo for piano
1892
Op. 7 Kullervo Symphony,
for soprano, baritone, male choir and orchestra. 1. Introduction, 2. Kullervo’s youth, 3. Kullervo and his sister, 4. Kullervo goes to war, 5. Kullervo’s death; words from Kalevala. First performance on 28th April 1892 in Helsinki (Emmy Achté and Abraham Ojanperä, orchestra of the Helsinki Orchestra Society under Jean Sibelius). Arrangement for baritone and piano of part of the music (Kullervo’s Lament) 1893, revised version 1917-18. Arrangement for baritone and orchestra of part of the music (Kullervo’s Lament) 1957; first performance on 14th June 1957 in Helsinki (Kim Borg, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Jussi Jalas).
[Op. 9] En saga, a symphonic poem for orchestra
1st version; first performance in Helsinki on 16th February 1893 (orchestra of the Helsinki Orchestra Society under Jean Sibelius). Final version in 1902.
Op. 13 no. 1 Under strandens granar, solo song;
words by Johan Ludvig Runeberg.
Op. 13 no. 2 Kyssens hopp, solo song;
words by Johan Ludvig Runeberg.
Op. 13 no. 6 Till Frigga, solo song;
words by Johan Ludvig Runeberg.
Porilaisten marssi (regimental march of the Pori infantry regiment), arrangement for a small (?) orchestra;
first performance on 5th February 1892. Missing.
Tule, tule, kultani, folk song arrangement for voice and piano
1893
Op. 5 Six impromptus for piano:
1. G minor, 2. G minor, 3. A minor, 4. E minor, 5. B minor, 6. E major. Arrangement for string orchestra of the impromptus 5 and 6 (Impromptu) 1894.
[Op. 7] Kullervo’s Lament for baritone and piano
Arrangement of part of the Kullervo Symphony (1892). 1st version. Revised version in 1917-18.
[Op. 10/11] Karelia music
Tableau music for a “lottery arranged by the Vyborg Students’ Association to promote popular education in the province of Vyborg”; overture (see op. 10 below) and eight tableaux (arrangement for orchestra: see 1894 op. 11). First performance at a social evening of the Vyborg Students’ Association on 13th November 1893 (orchestra of the Helsinki Orchestra Society? under Jean Sibelius).
Op. 10 Karelia overture for orchestra
for a “lottery arranged by the Vyborg Students’ Association to promote popular education in the province of Vyborg”; first performance at a social evening of the Vyborg Students’ Association on 13th November 1893 (orchestra of the Helsinki Orchestra Society? under Jean Sibelius).
Op. 12 Piano sonata in F major:
1. Allegro molto, 2. Andantino, 3. Vivacissimo.
Op. 18 no. 3 Boat-ride for male choir;
words from Kalevala. Arrangement for mixed-voice choir in 1914.
Rondo for viola and piano
Svartsjukans nätter for narrator, violin, cello and piano;
words by Johan Ludvig Runeberg.
Työkansan marssi (March of the Labourers ) for mixed-voice choir;
words by Juho Heikki Erkko.
1893-94
Soitapas sorea neito for tenor and mixed-voice choir;
words from Kanteletar.
1894
[Op. 4] Presto (Scherzo) for string orchestra
Arrangement of the 3rd movement of the string quartet in B flat major (1890). First performance in Turku on 17th February 1894 (Orchestra of Turun Soitannollinen Seura under Jean Sibelius).
[Op. 5] Impromptu for string orchestra
Arrangement of the piano impromptus 5 and 6. First performance in Turku on 17th February 1894 (Orchestra of Turun Soitannollinen Seura under Jean Sibelius).
[Op. 11] Karelia Suite for orchestra:
1. Intermezzo, 2. Ballade, 3. Alla marcia. From the music for a “lottery arranged by the Vyborg Students’ Association to promote popular education in the province of Vyborg” (1893). See also 1893 op. 10. Arrangement for piano of parts 1 and 2 in 1897?
[Op. 16] Improvisation for orchestra
First performance of the 1st version of Vårsång in Vaasa on 21st June 1894 (conducted by Jean Sibelius); missing. Second version (Spring Song/Vårsång) 1895, Final version 1902.
Cantata for the Graduate and Master’s Degree Ceremony of 1894 for soprano, baritone, mixed-voice choir and orchestra;
words by Kasimir Lönnbohm (= Leino). First performance in Helsinki on 31st May 1894 (Aino Ackté, Abraham Ojanperä, the Symphony Choir?, orchestra of the Helsinki Orchestra Society? under Jean Sibelius). Arrangement for mixed-voice choir (Festive March) 1896.
Menuetto for orchestra
First performance in Helsinki on 23rd October 1894 (orchestra of Helsinki Orchestra Society, under Robert Kajanus).
Rakastava (The Lover), cycle for male choir
1. Miss’ on kussa minun hyväni, 2. Eilaa, eilaa, 3. Hyvää iltaa lintuseni, 4. Käsi kaulaan, lintuseni; words from Kanteletar. Arrangement for male choir and string orchestra: see below, arrangement for mixed-voice choir 1898. (See also 1912 op. 14.)
The Lover for male choir and string orchestra
arrangement of the song cycle for male choir (see above). (See also 1912 op. 14.)
1894-95
Op. 15 Skogsrået (The Wood Nymph), symphonic poem (ballad) for orchestra;
based on a poem by Viktor Rydberg with the same name. First performance in Helsinki 17th April1895 (orchestra of the Helsinki Orchestra Society under Jean Sibelius). Melodrama arrangement (for narrator, piano, two French horns and strings) 1895; piano arrangement of the final sequence (Ur “Skogsrået”) 1895.
1895
[Op. 15] Skogsrået (The Wood Nymph) for narrator, piano, two French horns and strings
Arrangement of the orchestral work (1894-95); words by Viktor Rydberg.
[Op. 15] Ur “Skogsrået” (From “The Wood Nymph”) for piano:
arrangement of the final sequence of the orchestral work (1894-95).
Op. 16 Kevätlaulu (Spring Song) for orchestra
2nd version; first performance in Helsinki on 17th April 1895 (orchestra of the Helsinki Orchestra Society under Jean Sibelius). 1st version (Improvisation) 1894, final version 1902.
Op. 18 no. 4 Saarella palaa (Fire on the island) for male choir;
words from Kanteletar. Arrangement for mixed-voice choir 1898.
[Op. 22 no. 1] Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari for orchestra
1st version; first performance in Helsinki on 13th April 1896 (the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Jean Sibelius). Second version 1897. Final version 1939.
[Op. 22 no. 2] (until 1947 no. 3) The Swan of Tuonela for orchestra
1st version; first performance in Helsinki on 13th April 1896 (the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Jean Sibelius). Second version 1897. Final version 1900.
[Op. 22 no. 3] (until 1947 no. 2) Lemminkäinen in Tuonela for orchestra
1st version; first performance in Helsinki on 13th April 1896 (the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Jean Sibelius). Second version 1897. Final version 1939.
[Op. 22 no. 4] Lemminkäinen’s Return for orchestra
1st version; first performance in Helsinki on 13th April 1896 (the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Jean Sibelius). Second version 1897. Final version 1900.
Op. 24 no. 1 Impromptu for piano
Op. 24 no. 2 Romans (Romance A major) for piano
Laulun mahti, arrangement of a ballad by Jãzeps Vïtols for male choir
Serenad (Serenade) for baritone and orchestra;
words by Erik Johan Stagnelius. First performance in Helsinki on 17th April 1895 (Abraham Ojanperä, orchestra of the Helsinki Orchestra Society, under Jean Sibelius).
1895-96
Allegretto (F major) for piano
1896
Op. 21 Hymn (Natus in curas) for male choir;
words by Fridolf Gustafsson.
Op. 24 no. 4 Romance (Romance in D minor) for piano
1896?
Op. 31 no. 1 Laulu Lemminkäiselle (Song to Lemminkäinen); for male choir and orchestra;
words by Yrjö Veijola. 1896?; first performance in Helsinki on 12th December 1896 (Helsinki Student Singers, the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Jalmari Hahl).
Festive March for mixed-voice choir
Arrangement of the cantata for the Graduate and Master’s Degree Ceremony of 1894; words by Kasimir Lönnbohm (= Leino).
Jungfrun i tornet (The Maiden in the Tower), one-act opera;
libretto by Rafael Herzberg. First performance in Helsinki on 7th November 1896 (Ida Flodin, “tenor” Engström, Emmy Achté, Abraham Ojanperä; the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Jean Sibelius).
Cantata for the coronation ceremony of Tsar Nikolai II for mixed-voice choir and orchestra;
words by Paavo Cajander. First performance in Helsinki on 2nd November 1896 (Symphony Choir?, the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society? under Jean Sibelius). Has also been performed without choir: Kröningsmarsch (Coronation March). Arrangement for children’s choir (Hail, O Princess), 1913?
1896-97
Lento for piano
1896-98
Dolcissimo – Moderato for kantele
1897
Op. 1 no. 3 Det mörknar ute (It Is Growing Dark) , solo song;
words by Zacharias Topelius.
[Op. 11] Intermezzo and Ballade for piano
Arrangements of movements 1 and 2 of the Karelia Suite (1894). 1897?
[Op. 22] no. 1 Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari for orchestra
2nd version; first performance in Helsinki on 1st November 1897 (the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society on Jean Sibelius). 1st version 1895; final version 1939.
[Op. 22 no. 2] (until 1947 no. 3) The Swan of Tuonela for orchestra
2nd version; first performance in Helsinki on 1st November 1897 (the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society underJean Sibelius). 1st version 1895; final version 1900.
[Op. 22 no. 3] (until 1947 no. 2) Lemminkäinen in Tuonela orchestra
2nd version; first performance in Helsinki on 1st November 1897 (the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Jean Sibelius). 1st version 1895; final version 1939.
[Op. 22 no. 4] Lemminkäinen’s Return for orchestra
2nd version; first performance in Helsinki 1st November 1897 (the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society, conducted by Jean Sibelius). 1st version 1895, final version 1900.
Op. 33 Koskenlaskijan morsiamet (The Rapids-Shooter’s Brides), ballad for baritone or mezzo-soprano and orchestra;
words by A. Oksanen. First performance in Helsinki on 1st November 1897 (Abraham Ojanperä, the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Jean Sibelius). Arrangement for male choir and orchestra 1943.
Aamusumussa (In morning mist) for mixed-voice choir;
words by Juho Heikki Erkko. Arrangement for children’s choir 1913?
Cantata for the Graduate and Master’s Degree Ceremony of 1897 for soprano, baritone, mixed-voice choir and orchestra;
words by Aukusti Valdemar Forsman (= Koskimies). First performance in Helsinki on 30th May 1897 (conducted by Jean Sibelius). Only the chorus score has been preserved. (Arrangements: see 1898 op. 23.)
18 19/XII 97 for piano
1897-98
Two arrangements of Italian songs: Ohi ‘Caroli’ and Trippole, Trappole for mixed-voice choir and instruments;
instrumental parts missing.
1898
[Op. 17 no. 4] Vilse (Lost in the Forest), solo song;
words by Karl August Tavaststjerna. 1st version, final version 1902.
Op. 17 no. 6 Illalle (To Evening) , solo song;
words by Aukusti Valdemar Forsman (= Koskimies).
Op. 18 no. 1 Sortunut ääni (The voice now stilled) for male choir;
words from Kanteletar. Arrangement for mixed-voice choir 1898.
Op. 18 no. 4 Fire on the island for mixed-voice choir
Arrangement of the song for male choir (1895); words from Kanteletar.
Op. 18 no. 6 Sydämeni laulu (The Song of My Heart) for male choir;
words by Aleksis Kivi. Arrangement for mixed-voice choir 1904.
Op. 23 Songs for mixed-voice choirs from the Degree Ceremony Cantata of 1897.
Op. 23 no. 1 Me nuoriso Suomen
Op. 23 no. 2 Tuuli tuudittele
Op. 23 no. 3 Oi toivo, toivo sä lietomieli
Op. 23 no. 4 Montapa elon merellä
Op. 23 no. 5 Sammuva sainio maan
Op. 23 no. 6a Soi kiitokseksi Luojan (Sing out and praise the Lord)
Op. 23 no. 6b Tuule, tuuli, leppeämmin (Blow, Blow Gentler)
Op. 23 no. 7 Oi lempi, sun valtas ääretön on (O Love)
Op. 23 no. 8 Kuin virta vuolas (As a swift current)
Op. 23 no. 9 Oi kallis Suomi, äiti verraton (O Precious Finland)
Arranged in 1898? see Cantata for the Graduate and Master’s Degree Ceremony of 1897.
Op. 24 no. 3 Caprice for piano
Op. 24 no. 5 Valse (Waltz) for piano
Completed 1898?
Op. 24 no. 6 Idyll for piano
1st version in 1898(?), revised version in 1904.
[Op. 27] Kung Kristian II (King Christian II), music for the play by Adolf Paul,
1. Elegie, 2. Musette, 3. Menuetto, 4. Lied des Narren: The Song of the Cross-Spider, 5. Nocturne, 6. Serenade, 7. Ballade. The first performance of parts 1-4 in the Swedish theatre of Helsinki on 24th February 1898 (conducted by Jean Sibelius); parts 5-7 were completed after this. Arrangement for orchestra: see below.
Op. 27 Kung Kristian II (King Christian II), suite for orchestra
From the music to Adolf Paul’s play of the same name; 1. Elegie, 2. Menuetto, 3. Musette, 4. The Song of the Cross-Spider. Piano arrangement: see below.
[Op. 27] Kung Kristian II, suite for piano
Arrangement of orchestral suite (see above), no. 4 with song text.
[Op. 28] Sandels, improvisation for male choir and orchestra;
words by Johan Ludvig Runeberg. 1st version; first performance in Helsinki on 16th March 1900 (Sällskapet Muntra Musikanter, the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Gösta Sohlström). Final version 1915.
Carminalia, arrangements of three songs in Latin for children’s choir and piano or harmonium:
1. Ecce novum gaudium, 2. Angelus emittitur, 3. In stadio laboris.
Kuutamolla (By moonlight) for male choir;
words by Aino Suonio.
Min rastas raataa for mixed-voice choir;
words from Kanteletar.
Rakastava, suite for mixed-voice choir;
arrangement of the song for male choir (1894); words from Kanteletar.
1899
Op. 18 no. 5 Metsämiehen laulu for male choir;
words by Aleksis Kivi.
Op. 24 no. 7 Andantino for piano:
1st version and revised version in 1899.
[Op. 25/26] Music for the Days of the Press
Tableau music for the celebrations for the Finnish Press (tableaux by Kaarlo Bergbom, texts by Eino Leino and Jalmari Finne); overture and six tableaux (revised versions: see 1900 op. 26 and 1911 op. 25). First performance at the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki on 4th November 1899 (the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Jean Sibelius).
Op. 30 Islossningen i Uleå älv (The Breaking of the Ice on Oulu River), improvisation for a narrator, male choir and orchestra;
words by Zacharias Topelius. Completed in 1899; first performance in Helsinki on 21st October1899 (Axel Ahlberg, “male choir”, the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Jean Sibelius). Arrangement of part of the work for children’s choir (?, Nejden andas) 1913.
Op. 31 no. 3 Atenarnes sång (The Song of the Athenians) for boys’ choir and male choir unisono and orchestra;
words by Viktor Rydberg. First performance in Helsinki 26th on April1899 (“boys’ choir”, Akademiska Sångföreningen, the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Jean Sibelius). Arrangement for boys’ choir and male choir and piano harmonium ad lib.: see below; arrangement for piano (with text): see below.
[Op. 31 no. 3] Atenarnes sång (The Song of the Athenians) for boys’ choir, male choir and piano harmonium ad lib.
Arrangement of the work for boys’ choir and male choir and orchestra (see above).
[Op. 31 no. 3] Atenarnes sång (The Song of the Athenians) for piano with text
Arrangement of the work for boy’s choir, male choir and orchestra (see above).
Op. 36 no. 1 Svarta rosor (Black Roses), solo song;
words by Ernst Josephson.
Op. 36 no. 2 Men min fågel märks dock icke (But my bird is long in homing), solo song;
words by Johan Ludvig Runeberg.
Op. 36 no. 3 Bollspelet vid Trianon (Tennis at Trianon), solo song;
words by Gustav Fröding.
[Op. 39] Symphony no. 1 in E minor
1st version: 1. Allegro, 2. Andante, 3. Scherzo, 4. Finale (quasi una fantasia); first performance in Helsinki on 26th April1899 (the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Jean Sibelius). Final version 1900.
Marche triste for piano
Segelfahrt, solo song;
words by Johannes Öhquist.
Souda, souda sinisorsa, solo song;
words by Aukusti Valdemar Forsman (= Koskimies).
Tiera, septet for wind and percussion instruments
Waltz for violin and kantele