The , Op. 98a, is a three-movement concert suite for two flutes and string orchestra written in 1921 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
Structure The contains three movements, as follows:
History The suite was composed, and published by Chappell & Co., in 1921; it received its premiere in Helsinki on 6 April 1922, played by the Helsinki City Orchestra conducted by Karl Ekman.
Discography ConductorEnsembleTimeRecording venueLabel1Finlandia OrchestraFennica2Royal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraLiverpool Philharmonic HallEMI Classics3Örebro Chamber Orchestra19746:41Örebro Castle419747:15Sibelius AcademyBIS5Stockholm Sinfonietta1980619857:36Finlandia7Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra19877:28Gothenburg Concert HallBIS8Avanti!1988KulttuuritaloKansallis-Osake-Pankki9English String Orchestra19887:08Great Hall, University of BirminghamNimbus10Tapiola Sinfonietta20005:45Tapiola Hall, Espoo Cultural CentreOndine11Lahti Symphony Orchestra20055:46Sibelius HallBIS
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