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Pelléas et Mélisande

Suite from the music to Maurice Maeterlinck's play
for small orchestra
Edition: Performance material
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Th e Symbolist Maurice Maeterlinck’s texts had a significant impact on the art scene at the turn of the 20th century: For instance, within a few years of each other, Gabriel Fauré, Claude Debussy, Arnold Schoenberg and Jean Sibelius all produced musical settings of Pelléas et Mélisande. In 1904, Sibelius composed incidental music for the play, focusing on the forbidden love between Pelléas and the already married Mélisande. The Finnish premiere of the production featuring Sibelius’s music was given on 17 March 1905 with the composer conducting, and was considered the theatre event of the year. Sibelius’s incidental music consists of seven intermezzos, two melodramas and a song. Unlike other musical settings of the play, Sibelius does not produce dramatic portraits of the principal characters, instead focusing on a more general framework for the subsequent action. Only the elegiac voice of the cor anglais can be clearly associated with Mélisande. The orchestral suite Pelléas et Mélisande is a compilation of the instrumental sections of Sibelius’s incidental music without the vocal part. The poignant final movement Mélisande’s death is a popular encore piece in concert performances.

Orchestral Cast

1 (auch Picc.) · 1 (auch Engl. Hr.) · 2 · 2 - 2 · 0 · 0 · 0 - P. S. (Trgl · gr. Tr.) (1 Spieler) - Str. (6 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 3)

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I At the Castle Gate / Am Schloßtor / Vid slottsporten / Linnan portilla
II Mélisande
IIa Am Meer / At the Seashore / På stranden vid havet / Meren rannalla
III A Spring in the Park / Am Wunderborn im Park / En källa i parken / Lähde puistossa
IV The Three Blind Sisters / Die drei blinden Schwestern / De trenne blinda systar / Kolme sokeaa sisarta
V Pastorale
VI Mélisande at the Spinning Wheel / Mélisande am Rocken / Mélisande vid spinnrocken / Mélisande rukin ääressä
VII Entr’acte / Zwischenaktmusik / Mellanaktsmusik / Väliaikamusiikkia
VIII The Death of Mélisande / Mélisandes Tod / Mélisande död / Mélisanden kuolema

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Title:
Pelléas et Mélisande
Suite from the music to Maurice Maeterlinck's play
for small orchestra
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Robert Lienau Musikverlag
Year of composition:
1905
Opus:
op. 46
Duration:
25 ′0 ′′
World Premiere:
March 12, 1906 · Helsinki (FIN)
Conductor: Robert Kajanus · Helsingin filharmonisen seuran orkesteri (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Society)

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Technical Details

Media Type:
Hire/performance material
Product number:
LORL 88-01
Manufacturer:
Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG
55116 Mainz
Germany

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  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: Juha Kangas
    Orchestra: Brno Philharmonie
    February 21, 2016 | Brno (Czech Republic) , Beseda Haus
  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: Jürgen Bruns
    Orchestra: Musici Medici
    December 18, 2015 | Berlin (Germany) , Sophienkirche
  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: Jean-Jacques Kantorow
    Orchestra: Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
    December 16, 2015 | Nantes (France) , Cité de Congres
  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: Jürgen Bruns
    Orchestra: Musici Medici
    December 16, 2015 | Berlin-Kreuzberg (Germany) , Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche
  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: Jean-Jacques Kantorow
    Orchestra: Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
    December 15, 2015 | Nantes (France) , Cité de Congres
  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: Jürgen Bruns
    Orchestra: Musici Medici
    December 13, 2015 | Schöneiche (Germany) , Schlosskirche
  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: Jean-Jacques Kantorow
    Orchestra: Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
    December 13, 2015 | Blois (France) , Halle aux Grains
  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: John Neschling
    Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica G. Verdi
    December 13, 2015 | Milano (Italy) , Auditorium
  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: John Neschling
    Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica G. Verdi
    December 11, 2015 | Milano (Italy) , Auditorium
  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: Jean-Jacques Kantorow
    Orchestra: Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
    December 10, 2015 | Nantes (France) , Cité de Congres
  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: Jean-Jacques Kantorow
    Orchestra: Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
    December 6, 2015 | Angers (France) , Centre de Congrès
  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: John Storgards
    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Lapland
    November 26, 2015 | Rovaniemi (Finland) , Korundi Hall
  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: John Storgards
    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Lapland
    November 25, 2015 | Rovaniemi (Finland) , Korundi Hall
  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: Janne Nisonen
    Orchestra: Avanti Chamber Orchestra
    November 15, 2015 | Helsinki (Finland) , Aleksanteri Theatre
  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: Janne Nisonen
    Orchestra: Avanti Chamber Orchestra
    November 14, 2015 | Helsinki (Finland) , Aleksanteri Theatre
  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: Janne Nisonen
    Orchestra: Avanti Chamber Orchestra
    November 12, 2015 | Helsinki (Finland) , Aleksanteri Theatre
  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: Misha Rohac
    Orchestra: Kammerphilharmonie Pardubice
    November 11, 2015 | Pardubice (Czech Republic) , Filharmonie
  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: Misha Rohac
    Orchestra: Kammerphilharmonie Pardubice
    November 10, 2015 | Pardubice (Czech Republic) , Filharmonie
  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: Jorma Panula conductor competition
    Orchestra: Vaasa City Orchestra
    November 10, 2015 | Vaasa (Finland) , City Hall
  • Pelléas et Mélisande
    Conductor: Misha Rohac
    Orchestra: Kammerphilharmonie Pardubice
    November 9, 2015 | Pardubice (Czech Republic) , Filharmonie
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