Sibelius: Karelia Overture, Op. 10 (with Score)

Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957) Karelia Overture, Op. 10 (with Score) Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Karelia Music was written by Jean Sibelius in 1893 for the Viipuri Students’ Association and premiered, with Sibelius conducting, at the Imperial Alexander University in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, on 23 November of that year. Karelia Music was written in the beginning of Sibelius’s compositional career, and consist of an Overture, 8 Tableaux, and 2 Intermezzi.