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Op. 41 Kyllikki, three lyrical pieces for piano:
1. Largamente – Allegro, 2. Andantino, 3. Comodo. Completed in 1904.

Op. 42 Romance in C major for string orchestra:
Completed in 1904; first performance (under the name Andante) in Turku on 26th March 1904 (Orchestra of Turun Soitannollinen Seura under Jean Sibelius).

Op. 43 Symphony no. 2 D major
1st version in 1902: 1. Allegretto moderato, 2. Tempo andante, ma rubato, 3. Vivacissimo, 4. Allegro moderato: first performance in Helsinki on 3rd August 1902 (the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Jean Sibelius). Final version in 1903: 1. Allegretto, 2. Tempo andante, ma rubato, 3. Vivacissimo, 4. Allegro moderato: first performance in Stockholm on 10th November 1903 (conducted by Armas Järnefelt).

[Op. 44] Death, music to Arvid Järnefelt’s play
Six parts. Completed in 1903; first performance at the National Theatre in Helsinki on 2nd December 1905 (conducted by Jean Sibelius). (Revised version: op. 44 no. 1 and 2 and op. 62.)

Op. 44 Two pieces for orchestra from the play Death

Op. 44 no. 1 Valse triste
A revised version of the music composed for the 1st scene of Arvid Järnefelt’s play Death (1903). Completed in 1904; first performance at the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki on 25th April 1904 (the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society, under Jean Sibelius). Piano arrangement in 1904.

Op. 44 no. 2 Scene with Cranes
A revised version of the music composed for scenes 3 and 4 in Arvid Järnefelt’s play The Death (1903). Completed in 1906; first performance in Vaasa on 14th December 1906 (orchestra of Vaasa Orchestra Society under Jean Sibelius).

Op. 45 Two pieces for orchestra

Op. 45 no. 1 Dryaden (The Dryad), symphonic poem for orchestra
Completed in 1910; first performance in Oslo on 8th October 1910 (Musikforeningen, conducted by Jean Sibelius). Piano arrangement (Die Dryade) 1910.

[Op. 45 no. 2] Musik zu einer Szene
Completed in 1904, first performance in Helsinki on 5th March 1904 (the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Jean Sibelius). Piano arrangement (Tanz-Intermezzo) 1904. (See also op. 45 no. 2.)

Op. Op. 45 no. 2 Dance Intermezzo
Arranged for orchestra in 1907 from the piano arrangement (1904) of the incidental music Musik zu einer Szene (1904).

[Op. 46] Pelléas och Mélisande (Pelléas and Mélisande), music for Maurice Maeterlinck’s play
Swedish translation by Bertel Gripenberg; overtures to each of the five acts and five other pieces. Completed in 1905; first performance at the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki on 17th March 1905 (conducted by Jean Sibelius). (Arrangement: see op. 46.)

Op. 46 Pelléas och Mélisande (Pelléas and Mélisande), suite for orchestra
Based on the music for Maurice Maeterlinck’s play with the same name. 1. Vid slottsporten (At the Castle Gate), 2. Mélisande, 2a. På stranden vid havet (At the Seashore), 3. En källa i parken (A Spring in the Park), 4. De trenne blinda systrar (Three Blind Sisters), 5. Pastorale, 6. Mélisande vid sländan (Mélisande at the Spinning Wheel), 7. Mellanaktsmusik (Entr’acte), 8. Mélisandes död (The Death of Mélisande). Completed in 1905. Piano arrangement (without 2a) in 1905: arrangement of part 4 for song and piano (Les trois soeurs aveugles): see below.

Op. 47 Violin concerto in D minor
1st version: 1. Allegro moderato, 2. Adagio di molto, 3. Allegro ma non tanto: first performance in Helsinki on 8th February 1904 (Viktor Novácèk, the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Jean Sibelius). Final version 1905; first performance in Berlin on 19th October 1905 (Karl Halír, the Berlin philharmonics under Richard Strauss). Piano score 1905.

Op. 48 Vapautettu kuningatar (The Liberated Queen), ballad for mixed choir and orchestra;
words by Paavo Cajander: first performance in Helsinki on 12th May 1906 (Symphony Choir, Orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Jean Sibelius). Arrangement for male choir and orchestra 1910; first performance on 28th November 1913 (the Choir of the Students’ Union, “orchestra”, conducted by Heikki Klemetti).

Op. 49 Pohjolan tytär (Pohjola’s Daughter), symphonic fantasy for orchestra:
Completed in 1906; first performance in St Petersburg on 29th December 1906 (the orchestra of the Marinsky Theatre under Jean Sibelius).

Op. 50 Six songs

No. 1 Lenzgesang (Spring Song);
words by A. Fitger. Completed in 1906.

Op. 50 no. 2 Sehnsucht (Longing);
words by Emil Rudolf Weiss. Completed in 1906.

No. 3 Im Feld ein Mädchen singt (A Maiden Yonder Sings)
words by Margarete Susman. Completed in 1906.

No. 4 Aus banger Brust (From Anxious Heart);
words by Richard Dehmel. Completed in 1906.

No. 5 Die stille Stadt (The Silent Town);
words by Richard Dehmel. Completed in 1906.

No. 6 Rosenlied (Rose Song), solo song;
words by Anna Ritter. Completed in 1906.