List of compositions by Jean Sibelius

The following is a list of works by Jean Sibelius (1865  1957), presented as a sortable table with eight parameters: title, category, key, catalogue number, year of composition, genre, and—if applicable—text author; for some compositions, comments are provided, as well. The table's default ordering is by genre and, within a genre, by date. To assist with navigation, the infobox provides page-jumps to the first entry for each group.

List of compositions
by Jean Sibelius
The composer at Ainola, 1905
Catalogue
  • Op. 1  117
  • JS 1  225
Genre
Composed1875 (1875)  1948

Oeuvre

The compositional career of the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius extended over eight decades, from juvenilia and unpublished works written in the 1870s and 1880s to his final works of the 1940s; the 1890s–1920s, however, represent the key years of his activity. Sibelius composed across many genres, and his oeuvre includes large-scale orchestral compositions, chamber music, songs, piano pieces, and choral works.

Most highly regarded as a composer for the orchestra, the core of Sibelius's oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies, the last of which (in one movement) erodes the traditional subdivisions of sonata form. (An eighth symphony likely was destroyed by the composer in the late 1930s.) In addition, the choral work Kullervo and the orchestral suite Lemminkäinen—both based upon Kalevala myths—are classified occasionally as unnumbered, programmatic symphonies.[1][2]

In addition, Sibelius was a significant contributor to the symphonic poem repertoire.[3][4] His 16 examples in the form (with Lemminkäinen disaggregated) span the duration of his career and include not only two of his most popular works, The Swan of Tuonela and Finlandia, but also some of his most critically acclaimed: En saga, Pohjola's Daughter, Luonnotar, The Oceanides, and Tapiola. Sibelius also frequently composed for the stage, and his scores for Nordic productions of Shakespeare's The Tempest and Maeterlinck's Pelléas and Mélisande are particularly admired. (He famously abandoned his operatic ambitions in the 1890s.) Other notable orchestral works include the Karelia Suite, Valse triste, and Rakastava.

Within the concertante and chamber genres, the Violin Concerto and the string quartet Voces intimae (each in D minor), respectively, ensure Sibelius's reputation.

Catalogues

Beginning in 1896, Sibelius began to keep a personal catalogue of his works.[5] Throughout his career, he continually curated the collection according to his ever-changing assessment of his own oeuvre, promoting works to or demoting them from the catalogue and filling the resulting availabilities without a strict regard for compositional chronology. The final list of opus numbers, therefore, is an imperfect indicator of his stylistic maturation over time.[5][6] For works without opus numbers, the convention is to follow the supplemental JS numbering system of Fabian Dahlström.[7] A handful of compositions, which primarily date from Sibelius's student years, are without either catalogue designation; they are thus reserved for a supplementary list that follows the sortable table.

List of compositions

Compositions by Jean Sibelius
Title Category Key Op. JS Year Genre Text Comments
Orchestra & voice 7 1891 (1891)–92 Symphony
Soloists, male choir
Kalevala,
Runos 35–6[8]
May be regarded as a programmatic choral symphony or as a cycle of tone poems[9][10]
Orchestral E minor 39
  • 1898 (1898)–99
  • r. 1900 (1900)
Symphony Original version is lost[11]
Orchestral D major 43 1901 (1901)–02 Symphony Very minor revisions for publication; original manuscript is fire-damaged[11]
Orchestral C major 52 1906 (1906)–07 Symphony
Orchestral A minor 63 1910 (1910)–11 Symphony Very minor revisions for publication[12]
Orchestral E-flat major 82
  • 1914 (1914)–15
  • r. 1916 (1916)
  • r. 1918 (1918)–19
Symphony First version (extant) is in four movements, while the second (lost) and final versions are in three movements[13]
Orchestral D minor 104 1918 (1918)–23 Symphony
Orchestral C major 105 1922 (1922)–24 Symphony In one movement; premiered as Fantasia sinfonica; a preliminary ending is extant[14]
Orchestral 190 1924 (1924)–30s Symphony Manuscript destroyed by composer; very few sketches survive
(A Fairy Tale)
Orchestral 9
  • 1892 (1892)
  • r. 1902 (1902)
Tone poem Sometimes translated as A Saga[15] or A Legend; first version is extant
(Tuonelan joutsen)
Orchestral 22/2
  • 1893 (1893)–95[16]
  • r. 1897 (1897)
  • r. 1900 (1900)
Tone poem
Cor anglais
Originally No. 3 of Lemminkäinen;[17][18] first and second versions are lost; often performed as a stand-alone concert piece
(Vårsång)
Orchestral 16
  • 1894 (1894)
  • r. 1895 (1895)
Tone poem Premiered as Improvisaatio (Improvisation);[19] first version is extant
(Skogsrået)
Orchestral 15
[bis]
1894 (1894)–95 Tone poem Subtitled Ballade (Ballad);[19] thematically related to the melodrama (Op. 15)[20]
(Lemminkäinen ja saaren neidot)
Orchestral 22/1
  • 1895 (1895)
  • r. 1897 (1897)
  • r. 1939 (1939)
Tone poem From Lemminkäinen; first version is extant, second version is lost;[18] occasionally mistranslated as Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari[21]
(Lemminkäinen Tuonelassa)
Orchestral 22/3
  • 1895 (1895)
  • r. 1897 (1897)
  • r. 1939 (1939)
Tone poem Originally No. 2 of Lemminkäinen;[17] first version is extant, second version is lost[18]
(Lemminkäinen palaa kotitienoille)
Orchestral 22/4
  • 1895 (1895)
  • r. 1897 (1897)
  • r. 1900 (1900)
Tone poem From Lemminkäinen; first version is extant, second version is lost; also translated as Lemminkäinen's Homeward Journey
Orchestral 26
  • 1899 (1899)
  • r. 1900 (1900)
Tone poem Extracted by the composer from the sixth tableau, Suomi herää (Finland Awakes), of JS 137[11][22]
(Pohjolan tytär)
Orchestral 49 1903 (1903)–06 Tone poem Subtitled Symphonische Fantasie (Symphonic Fantasy);[23] extant fragments date to 1903 (called 'Luonnotar' but unrelated to Op. 70)[24]
(Pan och Echo)
Orchestral 53 1906 (1906) Tone poem Subtitled Tanzintermezzo (Dance-intermezzo)[23]
(Öinen ratsastus ja auringonnousu)
Orchestral 55 1908 (1908) Tone poem
(Dryadi)
Orchestral 45/1 1910 (1910) Tone poem
(Barden)
Orchestral 64
  • 1913 (1913)
  • r. 1913 (1913)
Tone poem First version is lost;[13] possibly began as No. 1 in the pre-Oceanides suite[25]
Orchestra & voice 70 1913 (1913) Tone poem
Soprano
Kalevala,
Runo 1[26]
Also transcribed for soprano and piano
(Aallottaret)
Orchestral D major 73
  • 1913 (1913)–14
  • r. 1914 (1914)
  • r. 1914 (1914)
Tone poem The early draft is for a three-movement suite (No. 1 lost),[25] while the second (extant) and final versions are tone poems;[13] initial working title was Rondeau der Wellen[27]
Orchestral B minor 112 1926 (1926) Tone poem
Orchestral D minor 47
  • 1903 (1903)–04
  • r. 1905 (1905)
Concertante
vl, orch
First version is extant
Serenade No. 1
Orchestral D major 69a 1912 (1912) Concertante
vl, orch
The first of the Two Serenades
Serenade No. 2
Orchestral G minor 69b 1913 (1913) Concertante
vl, orch
The second of the Two Serenades
Cantique
(Laetare anima mea)
Orchestral 77/1 1914 (1914) Concertante
vl (vc), orch
The first of the Two Pieces; arranged by composer for cello and orchestra in 1916[28]
Devotion
(Ab imo pectore)
Orchestral 77/2 1915 (1915) Concertante
vl (vc), orch
The second of the Two Pieces; arranged by composer for cello and orchestra in 1916[28]
Humoresque No. 1
Orchestral D minor 87/1
  • 1917 (1917)
  • r. 1940 (1940)
Concertante
vl, orch
The first of the Six Humoresques, which constitute a suite but span opus numbers; first version is extant
Humoresque No. 2
Orchestral D major 87/2 1917 (1917) Concertante
vl, orch
The second of the Six Humoresques, which constitute a suite but span opus numbers
Humoresque No. 3
Orchestral G minor 89a 1917 (1917) Concertante
vl, str
The third of the Six Humoresques, which constitute a suite but span opus numbers
Humoresque No. 4
Orchestral G minor 89b 1917 (1917) Concertante
vl, str
The fourth of the Six Humoresques, which constitute a suite but span opus numbers
Humoresque No. 5
Orchestral E-flat major 89c 1917 (1917) Concertante
vl, orch
The fifth of the Six Humoresques, which constitute a suite but span opus numbers
Humoresque No. 6
Orchestral G minor 89d 1918 (1918) Concertante
vl, orch
The sixth of the Six Humoresques, which constitute a suite but span opus numbers
Suite
  • 1) Country Scenery
  • 2) Serenade—Evening in Spring
  • 3) In the Summer
Orchestral D minor 185 1929 (1929) Concertante
vl, str
(Veneen luominen)
Orchestra & voice 1893 (1893)–94 Opera J. Sibelius & J.H. Erkko[29]
(librettists);
Kalevala,
Runos 8, 16[30]
Unfinished grand opera inspired by Wagner, but quickly abandoned; the composer reworked most of the material into Op. 22, the overture becoming The Swan of Tuonela[31]
(Jungfrun i tornet)
Orchestra & voice 101 1896 (1896) Opera
(1 act)
Soloists, choir, orch
R. Hertzberg
(librettist)
Sung in Swedish
Orchestra & voice 115 1893 (1893) Incidental
(8 tableaux, 2 intermezzi, & overture)
Soloists, orch
Kalevala,
Traditional Swedish
Extended title is Music for a Lottery Soireé in Aid of Education in the Province of Viipuri; reconstructed individually by Kalevi Aho and Jouni Kaipainen;[18] the composer excerpted the overture as Op. 10 and arranged tableau No. 4 and the two intermezzi into the Op. 11 suite; tableau No. 8 includes the composer's arrangement of the Finnish national anthem, Maamme (Our Land)[32]
Orchestral 10
  • 1893 (1893)
  • a. 1893 (1893)
Incidental Excerpted and arranged by the composer from JS 115
  • 1) Intermezzo
  • 2) Ballade
  • 3) Alla marcia
Orchestra & voice 11
  • 1893 (1893)
  • a. 1893 (1893)
Incidental Traditional Swedish Excerpted and arranged by the composer from JS 115; No. 2 a song for baritone
(Kuningas Kristian II)
Orchestra & voice 27
  • 1898 (1898)
  • r. 1898 (1898)
Incidental
(7 numbers)
A. Paul
(playwright)
Originally four numbers, with Nos. 5–7 added in 1898;[14] No. 4 a song for baritone; also a suite for orchestra arranged by the composer (Op. 27[bis])
King Christian II Suite
(Kuningas Kristian II)
  • 1) Nocturne
  • 2) Elegie
  • 3) Musette
  • 4) Serenade
  • 5) Ballade
Orchestral 27
[bis]
  • 1898 (1898)
  • a. 1898 (1898)
Incidental Suite extracted from Op. 27
(Kuolema)
Orchestra & voice 113 1903 (1903) Incidental
(6 scenes)
A. Järnefelt
(playwright)
No. 2 a song for baritone; No. 3 a song for mezzo-soprano; No. 1 revised in 1904 as Valse triste (Op. 44/1); Nos. 3–4 revised in 1906 as Scene with Cranes (Op. 44/2); Two Additional Scenes to Kuolema (Op. 62) added in 1911[33]
Orchestral 44/1
  • 1903 (1903)
  • a. 1904 (1904)
Incidental Arranged and excerpted from JS 113
Scene with Cranes
(Kurkikohtaus)
Orchestral 44/2
  • 1903 (1903)
  • a. 1906 (1906)
Incidental Arranged and excerpted from JS 113
(Pelléas et Mélisande)
Orchestra & voice 147 1905 (1905) Incidental
(5 acts)
M. Maeterlinck
(playwright)
No. 6 a song for mezzo-soprano; also a suite for orchestra arranged by the composer (Op. 46)
Pelléas and Mélisande Suite
(Pelléas et Mélisande)
  • 1) At the Castle Gate
  • 2) Mélisande
  • 3) At the Seashore
  • 4) By a Spring in the Park
  • 5) The Three Blind Sisters
  • 6) Pastorale
  • 7) Mélisande at the Spinning Wheel
  • 8) Entr'acte
  • 9) The Death of Mélisande
Orchestral 46
  • 1905 (1905)
  • a. 1905 (1905)
Incidental Suite extracted from JS 147
(Belsazars gästabud)
Orchestra & voice 48 1906 (1906) Incidental
(4 acts)
H. Procopé
(playwright)
No. 2b a song for mezzo-soprano; also a suite for orchestra arranged by the composer (Op. 51)
Belshazzar's Feast Suite
(Belsazars gästabud)
  • 1) Oriental Procession
  • 2) Solitude
  • 3) Nocturne
  • 4) Khadra's Dance
Orchestral 51
  • 1906 (1906)
  • a. 1907 (1907)
Incidental Suite extracted and arranged from JS 48
Canzonetta
Orchestral 62/1
  • 1906 (1906)[34]
  • r. 1911 (1911)
Incidental
Str
Additional scene to JS 113, added in 1911; originally titled Rondo der Liebenden (Rondo of the Lovers)[33][34]
(Svanevit)
Orchestral 189 1908 (1908) Incidental
(3 acts)
A. Strindberg
(playwright)
Also a suite for orchestra arranged by the composer (Op. 54)
Swanwhite Suite
(Svanevit)
  • 1) The Peacock
  • 2) The Harp
  • 3) The Maidens with Roses
  • 4) Listen, the Robin Sings
  • 5) The Prince Alone
  • 6) Swanwhite and the Prince
  • 7) Song of Praise
Orchestral 54
  • 1908 (1908)
  • a. 1908 (1908)
Incidental Suite extracted and arranged from JS 189
(Ödlan)
Chamber 8 1909 (1909) Incidental
vl, str
M. Lybeck
(playwright)
Ensemble should between a quintet and a nonet in size; sometimes recorded for string orchestra
The Language of the Birds
(Die Sprache der Vögel)
Orchestral 62 1911 (1911) Incidental A. Paul
(playwright)
Wedding march to Act III
Valse romantique
Orchestral 62/2 1911 (1911) Incidental Additional scene to JS 113, added in 1911; originally titled Vals-intermezzo[33][35]
Orchestral 71 1913 (1913) Incidental
(2 acts)
P. Knudsen
(librettist)
Sometimes referred to as a ballet-pantomime
(Jokamies or Jedermann)
Orchestra & voice 83 1916 (1916) Incidental
Soloists, choir, org, pf, orch
H. von Hofmannsthal
(playwright)
(Stormen)
Orchestra & voice 109
  • 1925 (1925)–26
  • a. 1927 (1927)
Incidental
(8 scenes)
Soloists, choir, orch
Shakespeare
(playwright)
Epilogue added in 1927;[36] also two suites for orchestra arranged by the composer (Op. 109/2 & Op. 109/3), as well as an orchestral Prelude (Op. 109/1)
(Stormen)
Orchestral 109/1
  • 1925 (1925)–26
  • a. 1927 (1927)
Incidental Overture extracted and arranged from Op. 109
  • 1) The Oak Tree
  • 2) Humoresque
  • 3) Caliban's Song
  • 4) The Harvesters
  • 5) Canon
  • 6) Scène
  • 7) Intrada—Berceuse
  • 8) Entr'acte—Ariel's Song
  • 9) The Storm
Orchestral 109/2
  • 1925 (1925)–26
  • a. 1927 (1927)
  • r. 1929 (1929)
Incidental First suite extracted and arranged from Op. 109; No. 5 revised in 1929[36]
  • 1) Chorus of the Winds
  • 2) Intermezzo
  • 3) Dance of the Nymphs
  • 4) Prospero
  • 5) Song I
  • 6) Song II
  • 7) Miranda
  • 8) The Naiads
  • 9) Dance Episode
Orchestral 109/3
  • 1925 (1925)–26
  • a. 1927 (1927)
Incidental Second suite extracted and arranged from Op. 109
(Skogsrået)
Orchestral 15 1894 (1894) Melodrama
Narrator, pf, 2 hn, str
V. Rydberg Thematically related to the tone poem (Op. 15[b])[20]
(Islossningen i Uleå älv)
Orchestra & voice 30 1899 (1899) Melodrama
Narrator, male choir, orch
Z. Topelius
Orchestra & voice 29 1900 (1900) Melodrama
Narrator, choir, orch
V. Rydberg
The Countess's Portrait
(Grevinnans konterfej)
Orchestral 88 1906 (1906) Melodrama
Narrator, str
Z. Topelius Sometimes recorded without the narration
A Lonely Ski-Trail
(Ett ensamt skidspår)
Orchestral 77b
  • 1925 (1925)
  • a. 1948 (1948)
Melodrama
Narrator, harp, str
B. Gripenberg Arranged by the composer; originally for narrator and piano (JS 77a)
(Kantaatti tohtorin ja maisterin vihkijäisissä)
Orchestra & voice 105 1894 (1894) Cantata
Soloists, choir, orch
K. Leino Soprano part for the third movement is lost[37]
Cantata for the Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II
(Kantaatti ilo ja onnentoivotus juhlassa)
Orchestra & voice 104 1896 (1896) Cantata
Choir, orch
P. Cajander Sometimes referred to as the Coronation Cantata
(Kantaatti tohtorin ja maisterin vihkijäisissä)
Orchestra & voice 106 1897 (1897) Cantata
Soloists, choir, orch
A.V. Koskimies Lost[37]
(Tulen synty)
Orchestra & voice 32
  • 1902 (1902)
  • r. 1910 (1910)
Cantata
Baritone, male choir, orch
Kalevala,
Runo 47[38]
First version is extant
(Vapautettu kuningatar)
Orchestra & voice 48 1906 (1906) Cantata
Mixed (or male) choir, orch
P. Cajander Occasionally translated as The Liberated Queen; also known as Cantata in Celebration of Snellman's Birth;[23] arranged by the composer for male choir and orchestra in 1910[39]
(Oma maa)
Orchestra & voice 92 1918 (1918) Cantata
Choir, orch
Kallio Occasionally translated as Our Native Land
Song of the Earth
(Jordens sång)
Orchestra & voice 93 1919 (1919) Cantata
Choir, orch
J. Hemmer Subtitled Cantata for the Inaugural Ceremonies of Åbo Academy University 1919[40]
Hymn of the Earth
(Maan virsi)
Orchestra & voice 95 1920 (1920) Cantata
Choir, orch
E. Leino
Väinämöinen's Song
(Väinön virsi)
Orchestra & voice 110 1926 (1926) Cantata
Choir, orch
Kalevala,
Runo 18[41]
(The Lover)
Orchestra & voice 160b
  • 1894 (1894)
  • a. 1894 (1894)
Choir
Tenor, male choir, str
Kanteletar Arrangement by the composer of JS 160a, which is for tenor and male choir;[42] a version also exists baritone, soprano, and mixed choir (JS 160c);[43] revised and orchestrated by the composer in 1912 for strings, timpani, and triangle (Op. 14)[12]
The Rapids-Rider's Brides
(Koskenlaskijan morsiamet)
Orchestra & voice 33
[bis]
  • 1897 (1897)
  • a. 1943 (1943)
Choir
Male choir, orch
A. Oksanen Arrangement by the composer of Op. 33, which is for baritone (or mezzo-soprano) and orchestra;[44] sometimes translated as The Ferryman's Brides or The Rapids-Shooter's Brides[45]
A Song for Lemminkäinen
(Laulu Lemminkäiselle)
Orchestra & voice 31/1
  • 1895 (1895)
  • a. 1896 (1896)
Choir
Male choir, orch
Y. Weilin Excerpted and arranged by the composer for voice and orchestra; originally intended for the finale of Lemminkäinen's Return (Op. 22/4)
Sandels
Orchestra & voice 28
  • 1898 (1898)
  • r. 1915 (1915)
Choir
Male choir, orch
J.L. Runeberg
Song of the Athenians
(Athenarnes sång)
Orchestra & voice 31/3 1899 (1899) Choir
Male choir, boys' choir, orch
V. Rydberg
Impromptu
Orchestra & voice 19
  • 1902 (1902)
  • r. 1910 (1910)
Choir
Female choir, orch
V. Rydberg
Have You Courage?
(Har du mod?)
Orchestra & voice 31/2
  • 1904 (1904)
  • r. 1911 (1911)
  • r. 1912 (1912)
  • r. 1914 (1914)
Choir
Male choir, orch
J.J. Wecksell
(Jääkärimarssi)
Orchestra & voice 91a
[bis]
  • 1917 (1917)
  • a. 1918 (1918)
Choir
Male choir, orch
H. Nurmio Extended title is March of the Finnish Jåger Battalion; composer's arrangement of JS 91a, which is for male choir and piano[46]
Scout March
(Partiolaisten marssi)
Orchestra & voice 91b 1918 (1918) Choir
Mixed choir, orch
J. Finne
Serenade
(Serenad)
Orchestra & voice 168
  • 1888 (1888)
  • a. 1894 (1894)–95
Song
Baritone, orch
E.J. Stagnelius Arranged by the composer; originally for soloist and piano
Spring is Flying
(Våren flyktar hastigt)
Orchestra & voice 13/4
[bis]
  • 1891 (1891)
  • a. 1913 (1913)
Song
Soloist, orch
J.L. Runeberg Arranged by the composer; originally for soloist and piano
Since Then I Have Questioned No Further
(Se'n har jag ej frågat mera)
Orchestra & voice 17/1
[bis]
  • 1890 (1890)–92
  • a. 1903 (1903)
Song
Soloist, orch
J.L. Runeberg Arranged by the composer; originally for soloist and piano
Kullervo's Lament
(Kullervon valitus)
Orchestra & voice 7
[ter]
  • 1892 (1892)
  • a. 1892 (1892)–93
  • a. 1957 (1957)
Song
Soloist, orch
Kalevala,
Runo 35
Excerpted and arranged by the composer from Kullervo (Op. 7), first for soloist and piano (Op. 7[bis]) and, in 1957, transcribed for voice and orchestra (Op. 7[ter])
The Rapids-Rider's Brides
(Koskenlaskijan morsiamet)
Orchestra & voice 33 1897 (1897) Song
Baritone (or mezzo-soprano), orch
A. Oksanen Sometimes translated as The Ferryman's Brides or The Rapids-Shooter's Brides;[45] later arranged by the composer for male choir and orchestra (Op. 33[bis])
The Diamond on the March Snow
(Demanten på marssnön)
Orchestra & voice 36/6
[bis]
  • 1900 (1900)
  • a. 1916 (1916)–17
Song
Soloist, orch
J.J. Wecksell Arranged by the composer; originally for soloist and piano
Sunrise
(Soluppgång)
Orchestra & voice 37/3
[bis]
  • 1902 (1902)
  • a. 1913 (1913)–14
Song
Soloist, orch
T. Hedberg Arranged by the composer; originally for soloist and piano
On a Balcony by the Sea
(På verandan vid havet)
Orchestra & voice 38/2
[bis]
  • 1903 (1903)
  • a. 1903 (1903)
Song
Soloist, orch
V. Rydberg Arranged by the composer; originally for soloist and piano
In the Night
(I natten)
Orchestra & voice 38/3
[bis]
  • 1903 (1903)
  • a. 1903 (1903)
Song
Soloist, orch
V. Rydberg Arranged by the composer; originally for soloist and piano
Autumn Evening
(Höstkväll)
Orchestra & voice 38/1
[bis]
  • 1903 (1903)
  • a. 1904 (1904)
Song
Soloist, orch (str)
V. Rydberg Arranged by the composer; originally for soloist and piano; second setting of the Rydberg poem (thematically unrelated to the first from 1888– 89)
Duke Magnus
(Hertig Magnus)
Orchestra & voice 57/6
[bis]
  • 1909 (1909)
  • a. 1912 (1912)
Song
Soloist, orch
E. Josephson Arranged by the composer; originally for soloist and piano
Arioso
Orchestra & voice 3 1911 (1911) Song
Soprano, str
J.L. Runeberg Also exists for soloist and piano (Op. 3[bis])
Come Away, Death
(Kom nu hit, död)
Orchestra & voice 60/1
[bis]
  • 1909 (1909)
  • a. 1957 (1957)
Song
Baritone, harp, str
Shakespeare From Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene 4; arranged by the composer; originally for voice (or guitar) and piano
Presto
Orchestral 4
[bis]
  • 1890 (1890)
  • a. 1894 (1894)
Other orchestral
Str
Composer's arrangement of No. 3 from the Op. 4 quartet; sometimes referred to a Scherzo[47]
Fencing Music
(Fäktmusik)
Orchestral 80 1891 (1891) Other orchestral Lost[48][47]
Overture [No. 1]
Orchestral E major 145 1891 (1891) Other orchestral Initially envisioned as No. 1 in a projected youth symphony, along with JS 163[49][50]
Scène de ballet
(Ballet Scene)
Orchestral 163 1891 (1891) Other orchestral Initially envisioned as No. 2 in a projected youth symphony, along with JS 145[49][50]
Impromptu
Orchestral 5
  • 1893 (1893)
  • r. 1894 (1894)
Other orchestral
Str
Composer's arrangement of Nos. 5–6 from the Op. 5 piano pieces[18]
Menuetto
Orchestral 127 1894 (1894) Other orchestral
Coronation March
Orchestral 104
[bis]
  • 1896 (1896)
  • a. 1896 (1896)
Other orchestral Part I arranged and excerpted by the composer from the JS 104 cantata[18][51]
Press Celebrations Music
Orchestral 137 1899 (1899) Other orchestral
(6 tableaux & prelude)
E. Leino, O.M. Reuter, Larin-Kyösti, J. Finne[22] Extended title is Music for the Press Celebrations Days; the composer later arranged tableaux Nos. 1, 3, and 4 as Scènes historiques I (Op. 25) and tableau No. 6 as Finlandia (Op. 26)[22]
Scènes historiques I
  • 1) All' Overtura
  • 2) Scena
  • 3) Festivo
Orchestral 25
  • 1899 (1899)
  • a. 1911 (1911)
Other orchestral Extracted and arranged from JS 137's tableaux Nos. 1, 4, and 3, respectively[22]
Overture [No. 2]
Orchestral A minor 144 1902 (1902) Other orchestral
Orchestral 6
  • 1904 (1904)
  • r. 1905 (1905)
Other orchestral First version is extant
Romance
Orchestral C major 42 1904 (1904) Other orchestral
Str
Dance Intermezzo
(Tanssi-Intermezzo)
Orchestral 45/2
  • 1904 (1904)
  • r. 1907 (1907)
Other orchestral Originally called Musik zu einer Szene (Music to a Scene);[52] first version is extant
Cortège
Orchestral 54 1905 (1905) Other orchestral
In memoriam
Orchestral 59
  • 1909 (1909)
  • r. 1910 (1910)
Other orchestral Funeral march; first version is extant
Rakastava
(The Lover)
  • 1) The Lover
  • 2) The Path of the Beloved
  • 3) Good Evening! Farewell!
Orchestral 14
  • 1894 (1894)
  • a. 1911 (1911)
  • r. 1912 (1912)
Other orchestral
Str, percussion
Arranged by the composer but revised in 1912 to include timpani and triangle;[12] originally for tenor and male choir (JS 160a);[42] versions also exist for baritone, male choir, and strings (JS 160b) and baritone, soprano, and mixed choir (JS 160c)
Scènes historiques II
  • 1) The Chase
  • 2) Love Song
  • 3) At the Draw-Bridge
Orchestral 66 1912 (1912) Other orchestral
Valse lyrique
Orchestral 96a
  • 1914 (1914)
  • r. 1919 (1919)
  • a. 1920 (1920)
Other orchestral First of the Three Pieces (Op. 96); originally for solo piano (Op. 75/6; formerly Syringa (The Lilac) but revised as Valse lyrique in 1919)[53]
Academic March
(Promootiomarssi)
Orchestral 155 1919 (1919) Other orchestral
Autrefois
Orchestra & voice 96b
  • 1919 (1919)
  • r. 1920 (1920)
Other orchestral
2 sopranos
H. Procopé Second of the Three Pieces (Op. 96); two clarinets can substitute for the two sopranos[13]
Valse chevaleresque
Orchestral 96c
  • 1921 (1921)
  • a. 1922 (1922)
Other orchestral Third of the Three Pieces (Op. 96); originally for solo piano[54]
Suite mignonne
  • 1) Petite scène
  • 2) Polka
  • 3) Épiloque
Orchestral 98a 1921 (1921) Other orchestral
Str, 2 fl
Suite champêtre
  • 1) Pièce caractéristique
  • 2) Mélodie élégiaque
  • 3) Danse
Orchestral 98b
  • 1922 (1922)
  • a. 1923 (1923)
Other orchestral
Str
Originally for solo piano; arranged by the composer for orchestra[55]
Suite caractéristique
  • 1) Vivo
  • 2) Lento
  • 3) Comodo
Orchestral 100 1922 (1922) Other orchestral
Str, harp
Orchestral 34b
  • 1922 (1922)
  • a. 1938 (1938)
Other orchestral
Str, timpani
Arranged by the composer; originally for string quartet (JS 34a)[56]
Morceau romantique
(Romantic Piece)
Orchestral 135a 1925 (1925) Other orchestral Extended title is Morceau romantique sur un motif de M. Jakob de Julin
Processional
Orchestral 113/6
  • 1927 (1927)
  • r. 1938 (1938)
  • a. 1938 (1938)
Other orchestral Arranged by the composer from No. 6 of Musique religieuse (originally for tenor and harmonium but revised in 1938 for tenor and organ)
Andante—Allegro
Chamber 31 1888 (1888)–89 Quintet
pf, 2 vl, va, vc
Overture
Chamber F minor 146 1889 (1889) Septet
Brass
Allegro
Chamber E-flat minor 25 1889 (1889) Septet
Brass, triangle
Piano Quintet
Chamber G minor 159 1890 (1890) Quintet
pf, 2 vl, va, vc
Also extant is an alternative fourth movement, marked Vivace[57]
Andantino—Minuet
Chamber 45 1890 (1890)–91 Septet
Brass
Preludium
(Prelude)
Chamber 83 1891 (1891) Septet
Brass, triangle
Also known as Förspel[47]
Tiera
Chamber 200 1899 (1899) Septet
Brass, percussion
Piano Quartet [No. 1]
Chamber D minor 157 1884 (1884) Quartet
pf, vl, va, vc
Molto moderato—Scherzo
Chamber 134 1885 (1885) Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
String Quartet [No. 1]
Chamber E-flat major 184 1885 (1885) Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
Quartet
Chamber G minor 158 1887 (1887) Quartet
pf, vl, vc, harmonium
Alla marcia
Chamber E minor 16 1888 (1888) Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
Presto
Chamber F major 154 1888 (1888) Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
Theme and Variations
Chamber G minor 197 1888 (1888) Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
Allegretto
Chamber D major 20 1888 (1888) Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
Andantino
Chamber C major 39 1888 (1888) Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
Theme and Variations
Chamber C-sharp minor 195 1888 (1888) Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
Fragmentary; completed by Kalevi Aho
Moderato—Allegro appassionato
Chamber C-sharp minor 131 1888 (1888)–89 Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
Andante molto sostenuto
Chamber B minor 37 1888 (1888)–89 Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
Allegro
Chamber E minor 28 1888 (1888)–89 Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
Allegretto
Chamber A major 17 1888 (1888)–89 Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
Più lento
Chamber F major 149 1888 (1888)–89 Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
Adagio
Chamber F minor 14 1888 (1888)–89 Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
Andante—Allegro molto
Chamber D major 32 1888 (1888)–89 Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
Fuga
(Fugue)
Chamber 85 1889 (1889) Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
Student project for composer's teacher, Martin Wegelius; composed as the finale for the A minor quartet, JS 183[58]
String Quartet [No. 2]
Chamber A minor 183 1889 (1889) Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
String Quartet [No. 3]
Chamber B-flat major 4 1889 (1889)–90 Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
Movement 3 arranged by composer for strings as Presto[47]
Adagio
Chamber D minor 12 1890 (1890) Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
Essentially a theme with variations; may have been planned as a slow movement for Op. 4
Piano Quartet [No. 2]
Chamber C minor 156 1891 (1891) Quartet
pf, vl, va, vc
Voces intimae
Chamber D minor 56 1909 (1909) Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
Andante festivo
Chamber 34a 1922 (1922) Quartet
2 vl, va, vc
Arranged by composer for strings and timpani (JS 34b)
The Little Mermaid
(Den lilla sjöjungfrun)
Chamber 59 1888 (1888)–89 Melodrama
Reciter, 2 vl, va, vc
H.C. Andersen Incomplete fragment
Menuetto
Chamber F major 126 1883 (1883) Trio
pf, 2 vl
May have been intended as a movement in JS 205
Trio
(in different keys)
Chamber 205 1883 (1883) Trio
pf, 2 vl
Piano Trio [No. 1]
Chamber A minor 206 1884 (1884) Trio
pf, vl, vc
Allegro
Chamber D major 27 1886 (1886) Trio
pf, vl, vc
Piano Trio [No. 2]
Hafträsk
Chamber A minor 207 1886 (1886) Trio
pf, vl, vc
Scherzo
Chamber E minor 165 1887 (1887) Trio
pf (4-hnds), vl, vc
Fragmentary; completed by Kalevi Aho and Timo Hongisto
Serenata
Chamber D minor 169 1887 (1887) Trio
2 vl, vc
Minuet—Allegro
Chamber 128 1887 (1887) Trio
2 vl, vc
May have been intended as a movement in JS 169
Piano Trio [No. 3]
Korpo
Chamber D major 209 1887 (1887) Trio
pf, vl, vc
Andantino
Chamber G minor 43 1887 (1887)–88 Trio
pf, vl, vc
Piano Trio [No. 4]
Lovisa
Chamber C major 208 1888 (1888) Trio
pf, vl, vc
Andantino
Chamber A major 38 1889 (1889) Trio
vl, va, vc
Suite
Chamber A major 186 1889 (1889) Trio
vl, va, vc
Violin part is lost for the fourth movement
La pompeuse Marche d'Asis
Chamber 116 1891 (1891) Trio
pf, vl, vc
Other possible versions are lost
String Trio
Chamber G minor 210 1893 (1893)–94 Trio
vl, va, vc
Second and third movements incomplete
Water Drops
(Vattendroppar)
Chamber 216 1875 (1875) Duo
vl, vc
Each pizzicati
Castles in the Air
(Luftslott)
Chamber 65 1881 (1881) Duo
2 vl
Sonata
Chamber A minor 177 1884 (1884) Duo
vl, pf
Andantino
Chamber C major 40 1884 (1884) Duo
vc, pf
Andante grazioso
Chamber D major 35 1884 (1884)–85 Duo
vl, pf
[Moderato]—Presto
Chamber A minor 7 1886 (1886) Duo
vl, pf
[Andantino]
Chamber A minor 8 1886 (1886)–87 Duo
vl, pf
[Allegretto]
Chamber G major 86 1886 (1886)–87 Duo
vl, pf
[Tempo di Valse]
Chamber B minor 89 1886 (1886)–87 Duo
vl, pf
Fragmentary; completed by Jaakko Kuusisto
[Mazurka]
Chamber A major 4 1886 (1886)–87 Duo
vl, pf
[Andante molto]
Chamber C major 49 1886 (1886)–87 Duo
vl, pf
[Aubade]
Chamber A major 3 1886 (1886)–87 Duo
vl, pf
[Menuetto]
Chamber E minor 67 1886 (1886)–87 Duo
vl, pf
[Duo]
Chamber E minor 68 1887 (1887) Duo
vl, vc
[Scherzino]
Chamber F major 78 1887 (1887) Duo
vl, pf
Andante cantabile
Chamber E-flat major 30b 1887 (1887) Duo
Harmonium, pf
Andante cantabile
Chamber G major 33 1887 (1887) Duo
vl, pf
Andante molto
Chamber F minor 36 1887 (1887) Duo
vc, pf
Tempo di Valse
Chamber G minor 193 1887 (1887) Duo
vc, pf
Piano part lost but reconstructed by Kalevi Aho
[Sonata Allegro]
Chamber B minor 90 1887 (1887) Duo
vl, pf
Suite
Chamber D minor 187 1887 (1887)–88 Duo
vl, pf
Sometimes referred to as Sonata in D minor
[Lento]
Chamber E-flat minor 76 1887 (1887)–88 Duo
vl (or vc), pf
Moderato—Maestoso
Chamber E-flat major 132 1887 (1887)–88 Duo
vl, pf
Allegretto
Chamber C major 19 1888 (1888) Duo
vl, pf
Allegretto
Chamber E-flat major 22 1888 (1888) Duo
vl, pf
Suite
Chamber E major 188 1888 (1888) Duo
vl, pf
[Andante]
Chamber B minor 91 1888 (1888) Duo
vc, pf
[Andantino]
Chamber B minor 92 1888 (1888)–89 Duo
vc, pf
Allegro [Sonata Exposition]
Chamber A minor 26 1888 (1888)–89 Duo
vl, pf
Canon
Chamber G minor 50 1889 (1889) Duo
vl, pf
Adagio
Chamber F-sharp minor 15 1889 (1889) Duo
vc, pf
Tempo di Valse
Lulu Waltz
Chamber F-sharp minor 194 1889 (1889) Duo
vc, pf
Sonata
Chamber F major 178 1889 (1889) Duo
vl, pf
Fantasy
Chamber 79 1889 (1889) Duo
vc, pf
Piano part lost
Romance
Chamber B minor 2/1
  • 1890 (1890)
  • r. 1911 (1911)
Duo
vl, pf
The first of the Two Pieces; also known as Grave
Epilogue
Chamber 2/2
  • 1891 (1891)
  • r. 1911 (1911)
Duo
vl, pf
The second of the Two Pieces; originally known as Perpetuum mobile (Perpetual Motion)
Duo
Chamber C major 66 1891 (1891)–92 Duo
vl, va
Rondo
Chamber D minor 162 1893 (1893) Duo
va, pf
Lullaby
Chamber 222 1899 (1899) Duo
vl, kantele
Malinconia
(Melancholy)
Chamber 20 1900 (1900) Duo
vc, pf
Premiered as Fantasia
Scène d'amour
(Love Scene)
Chamber 71
[bis]
  • 1913 (1913)
  • a. 1925 (1925)
Duo
vl, pf
Excerpted and arranged by the composer from the pantomime for orchestra (Op. 71[a])
Impromptu
Chamber A minor 78/1 1915 (1915) Duo
vl (or vc), pf
The first of the Four Pieces
Romance
Chamber F major 78/2 1915 (1915) Duo
vl (or vc), pf
The second of the Four Pieces
Rigaudon
Chamber D major 78/4 1915 (1915) Duo
vl (or vc), pf
The fourth of the Four Pieces
Souvenir
Chamber D major 79/1 1915 (1915) Duo
vl, pf
The first of the Six Pieces
Tempo di Minuetto
Chamber 79/2
  • 1915 (1915)
  • r. 1917 (1917)–18
Duo
vl, pf
The second of the Six Pieces
Sonatina
Chamber E major 80 1915 (1915) Duo
vl, pf
Mazurka
Chamber D minor 81/1 1915 (1915) Duo
vl, pf
The first of the Five Pieces
Danse caractéristique
Chamber 79/3 1916 (1916) Duo
vl, pf
The third of the Six Pieces
Sérénade
Chamber D major 79/4 1916 (1916) Duo
vl, pf
The fourth of the Six Pieces
Religioso
Chamber G minor 78/3 1917 (1917) Duo
vl (or vc), pf
The third of the Four Pieces
Danse idyll
Chamber E minor 79/5 1917 (1917) Duo
vl, pf
The fifth of the Six Pieces
Berceuse
Chamber C-sharp minor 79/6 1917 (1917) Duo
vl, pf
The sixth of the Six Pieces
Rondino
Chamber D major 81/2 1917 (1917) Duo
vl, pf
The second of the Five Pieces
Valse
Chamber D major 81/3 1917 (1917) Duo
vl, pf
The third of the Five Pieces
Aubade
Chamber D major 81/4 1918 (1918) Duo
vl, pf
The fourth of the Five Pieces
Menuetto
Chamber D minor 81/5 1918 (1918) Duo
vl, pf
The fifth of the Five Pieces
Novellette
Chamber 102 1922 (1922) Duo
vl, pf
Danse champêtre No. 1
Chamber 106/1 1924 (1924) Duo
vl, pf
The first of the Five Danses Champêtres
Danse champêtre No. 2
Chamber 106/2 1924 (1924) Duo
vl, pf
The second of the Five Danses Champêtres
Danse champêtre No. 3
Chamber 106/3 1924 (1924)–25 Duo
vl, pf
The third of the Five Danses Champêtres
Danse champêtre No. 4
Chamber 106/4 1924 (1924)–25 Duo
vl, pf
The fourth of the Five Danses Champêtres
Danse champêtre No. 5
Chamber 106/5 1924 (1924)–25 Duo
vl, pf
The fifth of the Five Danses Champêtres
On the Heath
(Auf der Heide)
Chamber 115/1 1929 (1929) Duo
vl, pf
The first of the Four Pieces
Ballad
(Ballade)
Chamber 115/2 1929 (1929) Duo
vl, pf
The second of the Four Pieces
Humoresque
Chamber 115/3 1929 (1929) Duo
vl, pf
The third of the Four Pieces
The Bells
(Die Glocken)
Chamber 115/4 1929 (1929) Duo
vl, pf
The fourth of the Four Pieces
Scène de danse
Chamber 116/1 1929 (1929) Duo
vl, pf
The first of the Three Pieces
Danse caractéristique
Chamber 116/2 1929 (1929) Duo
vl, pf
The second of the Three Pieces
Rondeau romantique
Chamber 116/3 1929 (1929) Duo
vl, pf
The third of the Three Pieces
Serenade
(Serenad)
Voice 167 1887 (1887)–88 Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Thematically unrelated to JS 168
The Watersprite
(Näcken)
Voice 138 1888 (1888) Melodramma
Reciter, mezzo-soprano, vl, vc, pf
G. Wennerberg Sibelius's contribution to the incidental music for the "dramatic runic sorcery" Näcken, a collaborative project with his teacher, Martin Wegelius
When Worlds Still Uncreated Were
(Då världar ännu skapade ej voro)
Voice 56 1888 (1888) Song
Voice, vc, pf
Anonymous Fragmentary
En visa
(A Song)
Voice 71 1888 (1888) Song
Voice, pf
Baeckman Fragmentary
Orgies
(Orgier)
Voice 143 1888 (1888)–89 Song
Voice, pf
L. Stenbäck
The Wood Nymph
(Skogsrået)
Voice 171 1888 (1888)–89 Song
Voice, pf
V. Rydberg First setting of the Rydberg poem (thematically unrelated to the second from 1894–95 Op.15[a] and Op.15[b])
Alikeness
(Likhet)
Voice 120 1890 (1890) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Sometimes translated as Resemblance
The Heart's Morning
(Hjärtats morgon)
Voice 13/3 1890 (1890) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Third of the Seven Runeberg Songs
Since Then I Have Questioned No Further
(Se'n har jag ej frågat mera)
Voice 17/1 1890 (1890)–92 Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg First of the Seven Songs
Spring is Flying
(Våren flyktar hastigt)
Voice 13/4 1891 (1891) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Fourth of the Seven Runeberg Songs
The Dream
(Drömmen)
Voice 13/5 1891 (1891) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Fifth of the Seven Runeberg Songs
The Young Huntsman
(Jägargossen)
Voice 13/7 1891 (1891) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Sevens of the Seven Runeberg Songs
Play of the Birds
(Fågellek)
Voice 17/3 1891 (1891) Song
Voice, pf
K.A. Tavaststjerna Third of the Seven Songs
Go to Sleep!
(Sov in!)
Voice 17/2 1891 (1891)–92 Song
Voice, pf
K.A. Tavaststjerna Second of the Seven Songs
The First Kiss
(Den första kyssen)
Voice 57 1892 (1892) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Fragmentary
Under the Fir-Trees
(Under strandens granar)
Voice 13/1 1892 (1892) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg First of the Seven Runeberg Songs
The Kiss's Hope
(Kyssens hopp)
Voice 13/2 1892 (1892) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Second of the Seven Runeberg Songs
To Frigga
(Till Frigga)
Voice 13/6 1892 (1892) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Sixth of the Seven Runeberg Songs
Come, Come, My Sweetheart
(Tule, tule kultani)
Voice 211 1892 (1892) Song
Voice, pf
Traditional Finnish Composer's arrangement of the folk song
Kullervo's Lament
(Kullervos Wehruf)
Orchestra & voice 7
[bis]
  • 1892 (1892)
  • a. 1892 (1892)–93
Song
Voice, pf
Kalevala,
Runo 35
Excerpted and arranged by the composer from Kullervo (Op. 7) for soloist and piano; transcribed in 1957 for soloist and orchestra
The Rapids-Rider's Brides
(Koskenlaskijan morsiamet)
Voice 7
[ter]
1897 (1897)–99 Song
Voice, pf
A. Oksanen Sometimes translated as The Ferryman's Brides or The Rapids-Shooter's Brides; later arranged by the composer for male choir and orchestra (Op. 33[bis])
Outside It is Growing Dark
(Det mörknar ute)
Voice 1/3 1897 (1897) Song
Voice, pf
Z. Topelius Third of the Five Christmas Songs
To Evening
(Illalle)
Voice 17/6 1898 (1898) Song
Voice, pf
A.V. Koskimies Sixth of the Seven Songs
Astray
(Vilse)
Voice 17/4
  • 1898 (1898)
  • r. 1902 (1902)
Song
Voice, pf
K.A. Tavaststjerna Fourth of the Seven Songs
Sailing
(Segelfahrt)
Voice 166 1899 (1899) Song
Voice, pf
J. Öhquist
Swim, Duck, Swim
(Souda, souda, sinisorsa)
Voice 180 1899 (1899) Song
Voice, pf
A.V. Koskimies
Black Roses
(Svarta rosor)
Voice 36/1 1899 (1899) Song
Voice, pf
E. Josephson First of the Six Songs
But My Bird is Long in Homing
(Men min fågel märks dock icke)
Voice 36/2 1899 (1899) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Second of the Six Songs
Tennis at Trianon
(Bollspelet vid Trianon)
Voice 36/3 1899 (1899) Song
Voice, pf
G. Fröding Third of the Six Songs
Sigh, Sigh, Sedges
(Säv, säv, susa)
Voice 36/4 1900 (1900) Song
Voice, pf
G. Fröding Fourth of the Six Songs
The March Snow
(Marssnön)
Voice 36/5 1900 (1900) Song
Voice, pf
J.J. Wecksell Fifth of the Six Songs
The Diamond on the March Snow
(Demanten på marssnön)
Voice 36/6 1900 (1900) Song
Voice, pf
J.J. Wecksell Sixth of the Six Songs; later arranged by the composer for soloist and orchestra
The First Kiss
(Den första kyssen)
Voice 37/1 1900 (1900) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg First of the Five Songs
High Are the Snowdrifts
(On hanget korkeat, nietokset)
Voice 1/5 1901 (1901) Song
Voice, pf
V. Joukahainen Fifth of the Five Christmas Songs
The Tryst
(Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte)
Voice 37/5 1901 (1901) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Fifth of the Five Songs
Driftwood
(Lastu lainehilla)
Voice 17/7 1902 (1902) Song
Voice, pf
I. Calamnius Seventh of the Seven Songs
Little Lasse
(Lasse liten)
Voice 37/2 1902 (1902) Song
Voice, pf
Z. Topelius Second of the Five Songs
Sunrise
(Soluppgång)
Voice 37/3 1902 (1902) Song
Voice, pf
T. Hedberg Third of the Five Songs; later arranged by the composer for soloist and orchestra
Was it a Dream?
(Var det en dröm?)
Voice 37/4 1902 (1902) Song
Voice, pf
J.J. Wecksell Fourth of the Five Songs
Autumn Evening
(Höstkväll)
Voice 38/1 1903 (1903) Song
Voice, pf
V. Rydberg First of the Five Songs; later arranged by the composer for soloist and orchestra; second setting of the Rydberg poem (thematically unrelated to the first from 1888– 89)
On a Balcony by the Sea
(På verandan vid havet)
Voice 38/2 1903 (1903) Song
Voice, pf
V. Rydberg Second of the Five Songs; later arranged by the composer for soloist and orchestra
In the Night
(I natten)
Voice 38/3 1903 (1903) Song
Voice, pf
V. Rydberg Third of the Five Songs; later arranged by the composer for soloist and orchestra
A Dragonfly
(En slända)
Voice 17/5 1904 (1904) Song
Voice, pf
O. Levertin Fifth of the Seven Songs
The Harper and His Son
(Harpolekaren och hans son)
Voice 38/4 1904 (1904) Song
Voice, pf
V. Rydberg Fourth of the Five Songs
I Wish I Were in India
(Jag ville, jag vore i Indialand)
Voice 38/5 1904 (1904) Song
Voice, pf
G. Fröding Fifth of the Five Songs
Spring Song
(Lenzgesang)
Voice 50/1 1906 (1906) Song
Voice, pf
A. Fitger First of the Six Songs on German Texts
Longing
(Sehnsucht)
Voice 50/2 1906 (1906) Song
Voice, pf
E. Weiß Second of the Six Songs on German Texts
In the Field a Maid Sings
(Im Feld ein Mädchen singt)
Voice 50/3 1906 (1906) Song
Voice, pf
M. Susman Third of the Six Songs on German Texts
From Anxious Heart
(Aus banger Brust)
Voice 50/4 1906 (1906) Song
Voice, pf
R. Dehmel Fourth of the Six Songs on German Texts
The Silent City
(Die stille Stadt)
Voice 50/5 1906 (1906) Song
Voice, pf
R. Dehmel Fifth of the Six Songs on German Texts
Song of the Roses
(Rosenlied)
Voice 50/6 1906 (1906) Song
Voice, pf
A. Ritter Sixth of the Six Songs on German Texts
A Hundred Ways
(Hundra vägar)
Voice 72/6 1907 (1907) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Sixth of the Six Songs
Jubal
Voice 35/1 1908 (1908) Song
Voice, pf
E. Josephson First of the Two Songs
Teodora
Voice 35/2 1908 (1908) Song
Voice, pf
B. Gripenberg Second of the Two Songs; a preliminary version is also extant
Come Away, Death
(Kom nu hit, död)
Voice 60/1 1909 (1909) Song
Voice, pf (guitar)
Shakespeare First of the Two Songs from 'Twelfth Night'; later arranged by the composer for voice and orchestra
Hey, ho, the Wind and the Rain
(Hållilå, uti storm och i regn)
Voice 60/2 1909 (1909) Song
Voice, piano (guitar)
Shakespeare Second of the Two Songs from 'Twelfth Night'
Give Me No Splendour, Gold or Pomp
(Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt)
Voice 1/4 1909 (1909) Song
Voice, pf
Z. Topelius Fourth of the Five Christmas Songs
The River and the Snail
(Älven och snigeln)
Voice 57/1 1909 (1909) Song
Voice, pf
E. Josephson First of the Eight Songs
A Flower Stood by the Wayside
(En blomma stod vid vägen)
Voice 57/2 1909 (1909) Song
Voice, pf
E. Josephson Second of the Eight Songs
The Mill-wheel
(Kvarnhjulet)
Voice 57/3 1909 (1909) Song
Voice, pf
E. Josephson Third of the Eight Songs
May
(Maj)
Voice 57/4 1909 (1909) Song
Voice, pf
E. Josephson Fourth of the Eight Songs
I Am a Tree
(Jag är ett träd)
Voice 57/5 1909 (1909) Song
Voice, pf
E. Josephson Fifth of the Eight Songs
Duke Magnus
(Hertig Magnus)
Voice 57/6 1909 (1909) Song
Voice, pf
E. Josephson Sixth of the Eight Songs; later arranged by the composer for soloist and orchestra
The Flower of Friendship
(Vänskapens blomma)
Voice 57/7 1909 (1909) Song
Voice, pf
E. Josephson Seventh of the Eight Songs
The Watersprite
(Näcken)
Voice 57/8 1909 (1909) Song
Voice, pf
E. Josephson Eighth of the Eight Songs
Slowly as the Evening Sky
(Långsamt som kvällskyn)
Voice 61/1 1910 (1910) Song
Voice, pf
K.A. Tavaststjerna First of the Eight Songs
Lapping Waters
(Vattenplask)
Voice 61/2 1910 (1910) Song
Voice, pf
V. Rydberg Second of the Eight Songs
When I Dream
(När jag drömmer)
Voice 61/3 1910 (1910) Song
Voice, pf
K.A. Tavaststjerna Third of the Eight Songs
Romeo
Voice 61/4 1910 (1910) Song
Voice, pf
K.A. Tavaststjerna Fourth of the Eight Songs
Romance
(Romans)
Voice 61/5 1910 (1910) Song
Voice, pf
K.A. Tavaststjerna Fifth of the Eight Songs
Dolce far niente
(Sweet to Do Nothing)
Voice 61/6 1910 (1910) Song
Voice, pf
K.A. Tavaststjerna Sixth of the Eight Songs
Idle Wishes
(Fåfäng önskan)
Voice 61/7 1910 (1910) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Seventh of the Eight Songs
The Spell of Springtide
(Vårtagen)
Voice 61/8 1910 (1910) Song
Voice, pf
B. Gripenberg Eighth of the Eight Songs
Arioso
Voice 3
[bis]
1911 (1911) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Also exists for voice and orchestra (Op. 3)
Now Christmas Stands at the Snowy Gate
(Nu står jul vid snöig port)
Voice 1/1 1913 (1913) Song
Voice, pf
Z. Topelius First of the Five Christmas Songs
Now Christmas is Coming
(Nu så kommer julen)
Voice 1/2 1913 (1913) Song
Voice, pf
Z. Topelius Second of the Five Christmas Songs
Voice 70
[bis]
  • 1913 (1913)
  • a. 1913 (1913)
Song
Soprano, pf
Kalevala,
Runo 1
Arranged by the composer from the tone poem (Op. 70)
Farewell
(Vi ses igen)
Voice 72/1 1914 (1914) Song
Voice, pf
V. Rydberg Lost; first of the Six Songs
Orion's Girdle
(Orions bälte)
Voice 72/2 1914 (1914) Song
Voice, pf
Z. Topelius Lost; second of the Six Songs
The Kiss
(Kyssen)
Voice 72/3 1915 (1915) Song
Voice, pf
V. Rydberg Third of the Six Songs
The Echo Nymph
(Kaiutar)
Voice 72/4 1915 (1915) Song
Voice, pf
Larin-Kyösti Fourth of the Six Songs
The Wanderer and the Brook
(Der Wanderer und der Bach)
Voice 72/5 1915 (1915) Song
Voice, pf
M. Greif Fifth of the Six Songs
The Coming of Spring
(Vårförnimmelser)
Voice 86/1 1917 (1917) Song
Voice, pf
K.A. Tavaststjerna First of the Six Songs
Longing is My Heritage
(Längtan heter min arvedel)
Voice 86/2 1917 (1917) Song
Voice, pf
E.A. Karlfeldt Second of the Six Songs
Hidden Union
(Dold förening)
Voice 86/3 1917 (1917) Song
Voice, pf
C. Snoilsky Third of the Six Songs
And Is There a Thought
(Och finns det en tanke)
Voice 86/4 1917 (1917) Song
Voice, pf
K.A. Tavaststjerna Fourth of the Six Songs
The Singer's Reward
(Sångarlön)
Voice 86/5 1917 (1917) Song
Voice, pf
C. Snoilsky Fifth of the Six Songs
The Blue Anemone
(Blåsippan)
Voice 88/1 1917 (1917) Song
Voice, pf
F.M. Franzén First of the Six Songs
The Two Roses
(De bägge rosorna)
Voice 88/2 1917 (1917) Song
Voice, pf
F.M. Franzén Second of the Six Songs
The Wood Anemone
(Vitsippan)
Voice 88/3 1917 (1917) Song
Voice, pf
F.M. Franzén Third of the Six Songs
The Anemone
(Sippan)
Voice 88/4 1917 (1917) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Fourth of the Six Songs
The Thorn
(Törnet)
Voice 88/5 1917 (1917) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Fifth of the Six Songs
The Flower's Destiny
(Blommans öde)
Voice 88/6 1917 (1917) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Sixth of the Six Songs
The North
(Norden)
Voice 90/1 1917 (1917) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg First of the Six Runeberg Songs
Her Message
(Hennes budskap)
Voice 90/2 1917 (1917) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Second of the Six Runeberg Songs
The Morning
(Morgonen)
Voice 90/3 1917 (1917) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Third of the Six Runeberg Songs
The Bird Catcher
(Fågelfängarn)
Voice 90/4 1917 (1917) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Fourth of the Six Runeberg Songs
Summer Night
(Sommarnatten)
Voice 90/5 1917 (1917) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Fifth of the Six Runeberg Songs
Who Brought You Hither?
(Vem styrde hit din väg?)
Voice 90/6 1917 (1917) Song
Voice, pf
J.L. Runeberg Sixth of the Six Runeberg Songs
Ye Sisters, Ye Brothers
(I systrar, I bröder, I äskande par)
Voice 86/6 1918 (1918) Song
Voice, pf
M. Lybeck Sixth of the Six Songs
Alone in the Depths of the Forests
(Ensam i dunkla skogarnas famn)
Voice 72 1888 (1888) A cappella
Mixed choir
E. von Qvanten
When Spring Once More Comes to Life
(När sig våren åter föder)
Voice 139 1888 (1888) A cappella
Mixed choir
J.L. Runeberg
Imagine, See How the Bird Swoops
(Tanke, se hur fågeln svingar)
Voice 191 1888 (1888) A cappella
Mixed choir
J.L. Runeberg
How Pale is All
(Hur blekt är allt)
Voice 96 1888 (1888) A cappella
Mixed choir
J.L. Runeberg
Ah, Do You Hear, Miss Gyllenborg
(Ack, hör du fröken Gyllenborg)
Voice 10 1888 (1888)–89 A cappella
Mixed choir
Ballad from Pernaja
Workers' March
(Työkansan marssi)
Voice 212 1893 (1893) A cappella
Mixed choir
J.H. Erkko
We the Youth of Finland
(Me nuoriso Suomen)
Voice 23/1 1897 (1897)–98 A cappella
Mixed choir
A.V. Koskimies Excerpted and arranged by the composer from the Cantata for the Graduation Ceremonies of 1897, JS 106
The Wind Rocks
(Tuuli tuudittele)
Voice 23/2 1897 (1897)–98 A cappella
Mixed choir, soprano, baritone
A.V. Koskimies Excerpted and arranged by the composer from the Cantata for the Graduation Ceremonies of 1897, JS 106
Oh Hope, Hope, You Dreamer
(Oi toivo, toivo, sä lietomieli)
Voice 23/3 1897 (1897)–98 A cappella
Mixed choir, soprano
A.V. Koskimies Excerpted and arranged by the composer from the Cantata for the Graduation Ceremonies of 1897, JS 106
Man on the Sea of Life
(Montapa elon merellä)
Voice 23/4 1897 (1897)–98 A cappella
Mixed choir
A.V. Koskimies Excerpted and arranged by the composer from the Cantata for the Graduation Ceremonies of 1897, JS 106
The Fading Thoughts of the Earth
(Sammuva sainio maan)
Voice 23/5 1897 (1897)–98 A cappella
Mixed choir
A.V. Koskimies Excerpted and arranged by the composer from the Cantata for the Graduation Ceremonies of 1897, JS 106
We Praise Thee, Our Creator
(Soi kiitokseksi Luojan)
Voice 23/6a 1897 (1897)–98 A cappella
Mixed choir
A.V. Koskimies Excerpted and arranged by the composer from the Cantata for the Graduation Ceremonies of 1897, JS 106
Blow, Wind, More Gently
(Tuule, tuuli, leppeämmin)
Voice 23/6b 1897 (1897)–98 A cappella
Mixed choir, soprano
A.V. Koskimies Excerpted and arranged by the composer from the Cantata for the Graduation Ceremonies of 1897, JS 106
O Love, Your Realm is Limitless
(Oi Lempi, sun valtas ääretön on)
Voice 23/7 1897 (1897)–98 A cappella
Mixed choir
A.V. Koskimies Excerpted and arranged by the composer from the Cantata for the Graduation Ceremonies of 1897, JS 106
As the Swift Current
(Kun virta vuolas)
Voice 23/8 1897 (1897)–98 A cappella
Mixed choir, percussion
A.V. Koskimies Excerpted and arranged by the composer from the Cantata for the Graduation Ceremonies of 1897, JS 106
O Precious Finland, Mother Beyond Compare
(Oi kallis Suomi, äiti verraton)
Voice 23/9 1897 (1897)–98 A cappella
Mixed choir
A.V. Koskimies Excerpted and arranged by the composer from the Cantata for the Graduation Ceremonies of 1897, JS 106
(The Lover)
Voice 160c
  • 1894 (1894)
  • a. 1898 (1898)
A cappella
Mixed choir, soprano, baritone
Kanteletar Arrangement by the composer of JS 160a, which is for tenor and male choir;[42] a version also exists baritone, male choir, and strings (JS 160b); revised and orchestrated by the composer in 1912 for strings, timpani, and triangle (Op. 14)[12]
Fire on the Island
(Saarella palaa)
Voice 18/4 1898 (1898) A cappella
Mixed choir
Kanteletar
The Broken Voice
(Sortunut ääni)
Voice 18/1 1898 (1898)–99 A cappella
Mixed choir
Kanteletar A version also exists for male choir
Busy as a Thrush
(Min rastas raataa)
Voice 129 1898 (1898) A cappella
Mixed choir
Kanteletar
In the Morning Mist
(Aamusumussa)
Voice 9a 1898 (1898) A cappella
Mixed choir
J.H. Erkko
To the Fatherland
(Isänmaalle)
Voice 98a
  • 1899 (1899)
  • a. 1900 (1900)
A cappella
Mixed choir
P. Cajander Original version is for male choir
Song of My Heart
(Sydämeni laulu)
Voice 18/6 1904 (1904) A cappella
Mixed choir
A. Kivi
Not with Lamentation
(Ej med klagan)
Voice 69 1905 (1905) A cappella
Mixed choir
J.L. Runeberg
Listen to the Water Mill
Voice 122 1905 (1905)–06 A cappella
Mixed choir
S. Doudney Fragmentary
March of the Primary School Children
(Kansakoululaisten marssi)
Voice 103 1910 (1910) A cappella
Mixed choir
O. Pekka
Men from Land and Sea
(Män från slätten och havet)
Voice 65a 1911 (1911) A cappella
Mixed choir
E. Knape
Song of the People of Uusimaa
(Uusmaalaisten laulu)
Voice 214a 1912 (1912) A cappella
Mixed choir
K. Terhi Version also exists for male choir (JS 214b)
The Bells of Kallio Church
(Kallion kirkon kellosävel)
Voice 65b 1912 (1912) A cappella
Mixed choir
H. Klemetti
The Sun upon the Lake is Low
Voice 199/2 1913 (1913) A cappella
Mixed choir
W. Scott
The Boat Journey
(Venematka)
Voice 18/3 1914 (1914) A cappella
Mixed choir
Kalevala
The Dreams
(Drömmarna)
Voice 64 1917 (1917) A cappella
Mixed choir
J. Reuter
The Way to School
(Koulutie)
Voice 112 1924 (1924) A cappella
Mixed choir
V.A. Koskenniemi
School Song
(Skolsång)
Voice 172 1925 (1925) A cappella
Mixed choir
N. Runeberg
The Lofty Heaven
(Den höga himlen)
Voice 58a 1927 (1927) A cappella
Mixed choir
S. Korpela
A Child is Born to Us
(On lapsonen syntynyt meille)
Voice 142 1929 (1929) A cappella
Mixed choir
A.V. Jaakkola
Finlandia Hymn
Voice F major or A-flat major 26
[bis]
  • 1899 (1899)
  • r. 1900 (1900)
  • a. 1948 (1948)
A cappella
Mixed choir
V.A. Koskenniemi Extracted and arranged by the composer from Op. 26

Works without catalogue

  • [Scherzo] in B minor, for string quartet (1885); completed by Kalevi Aho
  • [Four Themes], for string quartet, in: G minor; E-flat major; A minor; and, E minor (1887)
  • [33 Small Pieces], for string quartet (1888–89)
  • [Allegro] in G minor, for string quartet (1888–89)
  • Allegretto in B-flat major, for string quartet (1889)
  • [Menuetto] in D minor, for piano trio (1882–85)
  • [Andante]—Adagio—Allegro maestoso, for piano trio (1883–85)
  • [Allegro] in C major, for piano trio (1885)
  • [Moderato] in A minor, for piano trio (1885)
  • Ljunga Wirginia, for violin, cello, and piano four hands (1885); sixth movement completed by Kalevi Aho
  • [Andantino] in A major, for piano trio (1886)
  • [Allegretto] in A-flat major, for piano trio (1887–88)
  • [Allegro] in D minor, for piano trio (1889); completed by Kalevi Aho
  • [Allegretto] in E-flat major, for piano trio (1891–92); completed by Jaakko Kuusisto
  • Sonata [movement] in D major, for violin and piano (1885)
  • [Menuetto] in D minor, for violin and piano (1886)
  • [Andante elegiaco] in F-sharp minor, for violin and piano (1887)
  • [Maestoso] in C minor, for violin and piano (1887–88)
  • [Tempo di Valse] in A major, for violin and piano (1888)
  • Andante molto in B minor, for cello and piano (1888–89)
  • [Adagio] in D minor, for violin and piano (1890)
  • [Larghetto] in D minor, fragment for violin and piano (1890–92)
  • Minuet in F major, for violin and cello (1891); completed by Jaakko Kuusisto
  • [Grave] in D minor, fragment for violin and piano (1891–94)

To add to table

Piano

  • Piano Suite (Florestan), JS 82 (1889)
  • Op. 5: Six Impromptus, for piano (1893); Nos. 5 & 6 arranged by Sibelius for orchestra as Impromptu in E minor
  • Sonata in F major, Op. 12 (1893)
  • 10 Pieces, Op. 24 (1894–1903)
  • 10 Bagatelles, Op. 34 (1914–16)
  • 10 Pensées lyriques, Op. 40 (1912–14)
  • Kyllikki, Op. 41, 3 Lyric Pieces on subjects from the Kalevala (1904)
  • 10 Pieces, Op. 58 (1909)
  • Three Sonatinas, Op. 67 (1912)
    • No. 1 in F-sharp minor
    • No. 2 in E major
    • No. 3 in B-flat minor
  • 2 Rondinos, Op. 68 (1912)
  • 4 Lyric Pieces, Op. 74 (1914)
  • 5 Pieces (The Trees), Op. 75 (1914)
  • 13 Pieces, Op. 76 (1914)
  • 5 Pieces (The Flowers), Op. 85 (1916)
  • 6 Pieces, Op. 94 (1919)
  • 6 Bagatelles, Op. 97 (1920)
  • 8 Short Pieces, Op. 99 (1922)
  • 5 Romantic Compositions, Op. 101 (1923)
  • 5 Characteristic Impressions, Op. 103 (1924)
  • 5 Esquisses, Op. 114 (1929)

Organ

  • Preludium (1925)
  • Postludium (1925)
  • Intrada, Op. 111a (1925)
  • Surusoitto (Funeral Music), Op. 111b (1931)
  • Opening Hymn (from Masonic Ritual Music, Op. 113 (1926/1948))
  • Marche funèbre (Funeral March) from Masonic Ritual Music, Op. 113 (1926/1948))

Notes

  1. Tawaststjerna 1976, p. 107–108, 176–77.
  2. Hurwitz 2007, p. 49, 59.
  3. Hurwitz 2007, p. 134.
  4. Layton 1965, p. 106.
  5. Barnett 2007, p. 347.
  6. Tawaststjerna 1997, p. 41–47.
  7. Dahlström 2003.
  8. Goss 1996, p. 336–37.
  9. Tawaststjerna 1976, p. 107–108, 177.
  10. Hurwitz 2007, p. 49.
  11. Barnett 2007, p. 376.
  12. Barnett 2007, p. 377.
  13. Barnett 2007, p. 378.
  14. Barnett 2007, p. 379.
  15. Goss 1996, p. 337.
  16. Goss 1996, p. 342.
  17. Tawaststjerna 1976, p. 166.
  18. Barnett 2007, p. 375.
  19. Goss 1996, p. 341.
  20. Barnett 2007, p. 97.
  21. Johnson 1959, p. 71–72.
  22. Goss 1996, p. 348.
  23. Goss 1996, p. 358.
  24. Tawaststjerna 1986, p. 37, 51–52.
  25. Barnett 2007, p. 234–35.
  26. Goss 1996, p. 366.
  27. Barnett 2007, p. 239.
  28. Barnett 2007, p. 384.
  29. Tawaststjerna 1976, p. 141–43.
  30. Tawaststjerna 1976, p. 141.
  31. Tawaststjerna 1976, p. 142–43, 158.
  32. Goss 1996, p. 339.
  33. Tawaststjerna 1986, p. 165.
  34. Goss 1996, p. 357.
  35. Goss 1996, p. 364.
  36. Barnett 2007, p. 382.
  37. Barnett 2007, p. 385.
  38. Goss 1996, p. 352.
  39. Barnett 2007, p. 386.
  40. Goss 1996, p. 377.
  41. Goss 1996, p. 386.
  42. Barnett 2007, p. 411.
  43. Barnett 2007, p. 412.
  44. Barnett 2007, p. 383.
  45. Goss 1996, p. 345.
  46. Goss 1996, p. 375.
  47. Goss 1996, p. 335.
  48. Barnett 2007, p. 374.
  49. Barnett 2007, p. 66–67.
  50. Tawaststjerna 1976, p. 88–93.
  51. Goss 1996, p. 343.
  52. Goss 1996, p. 355.
  53. Goss 1996, p. 369.
  54. Goss 1996, p. 379.
  55. Goss 1996, p. 380.
  56. Barnett 2007, p. 395.
  57. Barnett 2007, p. 392.
  58. Goss 1996, p. 333–34.

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