The Rapids-Rider's Brides
Patriotic cantata by Jean Sibelius (1906)
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The Rapids-Rider's Brides (Finnish: Koskenlaskijan morsiamet; sometimes translated as The Ferryman's Brides or The Rapids-Shooter's Brides), Op. 33, is a song for baritone (or mezzo-soprano) and orchestra, composed in 1897 by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
| The Rapids-Rider's Brides | |
|---|---|
| Orchestral song by Jean Sibelius | |
The young composer (c. 1896) | |
| Native name | Koskenlaskijan morsiamet |
| Opus | 33 |
| Text | Koskenlaskijan morsiamet, by A. Oksanen[1] |
| Language | Finnish |
| Composed | 1897, transcribed 1897–1899, arranged 1943 |
| Publisher | Fazer & Westerlund (1899)[2][a] |
| Duration | ~9 minutes[1] |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 1 November 1897[1] |
| Location | Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Conductor | Jean Sibelius |
| Performers | |
Sibelius later created two arrangements of The Rapids-Rider's Brides: first, a version for voice and piano (1897–1899), and later, an arrangement for male choir and orchestra (1943).[4]
Instrumentation
The Rapids-Rider's Brides is scored for the following instruments and voices,[1] organized by family (vocalists, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings):
Discography
The Finnish conductor Jorma Panula and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, joined by the Finnish baritone Jorma Hynninen, made the world premiere studio recording of The Rapids-Rider's Brides in May 1984 for BIS.[1] The table below lists this and other commercially available recordings:
| No. | Conductor | Orchestra | Baritone | Rec.[b] | Time[c] | Venue | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorma Panula | Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra | Jorma Hynninen (1) | 1984 | 9:00 | Gothenburg Concert Hall | BIS | |
| 2 | Leif Segerstam | Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra | Jorma Hynninen (2) | ? | 9:06 | ? | Ondine | |
| 3 | Edward Gardner | Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra | Gerald Finley | 2016 | 9:44 | Grieg Hall | Chandos |
| No. | Conductor | Orchestra | Ensemble | Rec.[b] | Time[c] | Venue | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osmo Vänskä | Lahti Symphony Orchestra | YL Male Voice Choir | 2005 | 8:36 | Sibelius Hall | BIS |
In 2008, the Swedish baritone Gabriel Suovanen and the Finnish pianist Folke Gräsbeck made the world premiere studio (and, to date, only) recording of Sibelius transcription of The Rapids-Rider's Brides for BIS. The table below contains additional details about this recording:
