Jean Sibelius
Chronological Works List
Jean Sibelius
(1865 - 1957)
1881 (some sources claim as early as 1875)
Vattendroppar (Water Drops), JS 216 for violin and cello :53 1 - 1
Luftslott (Castles in the Air), JS 65 for two violins 4:43 1 - 2
1883
[Mazurka] in C :47 1 - 3
Menuetto in F, JS 126 for two violins and piano 2:13 1 - 4
Trio “in G”, JS 205 for two violins and piano 10:13
I. Andante 1 - 5
II. Adagio 1 - 6
III. Vivace 1 - 7
1884
Impromptu in g for violin 1:02 1 - 8
Andante in C, JS 40 for cello and piano 2:53 1 - 9
Quartet in d, JS 157 for two violins, cello, and piano 32:59
I. Andante molto - Allegro moderato 1 - 10
II. Adagio 1 - 11
III. Menuetto 1 - 12
IV. Grave - Rondo. Vivacissimo 1 - 13
Piano Trio in a, JS 206 21:15
I. Allegro con brio 2 - 1
II. Andante 2 - 2
III. Menuetto 2 - 3
Sonata in a, JS 177 for violin and piano 16:12
I. Un poco lento - Piu mosso quasi presto 2 - 4
II. Andantino 2 - 5
III. Tempo di Menuetto 2 - 6
IV. rondo. Presto 2 - 7
1885
Andante grazioso in D, JS 35 3:05 2 - 8
Con moto, sempre una corda in D flat 3:43 2 - 9
[Three Pieces] for piano 5:34
[Andante] in E flat, JS 74 2 - 10
[Menuetto] in a, JS 5 2 - 11
[Tempo di valse] in A, JS 2 2 - 12
Molto moderato - Scherzo, JS 134 4:24 2 - 13
[Scherzo] in b (completed by Kalevi Aho) :53 2 - 14
String Quartet in E flat, JS 184 17:56
I. Allegro 3 - 1
II. Andante molto 3 - 2
III. Scherzo. Allegretto 3 - 3
IV. Vivace 3 - 4
[Sonata movement] in D: Allegro con brio for violin and piano 9:36 3 - 5
Menuetto in d for violin, cello, and piano 1:12 3 - 6
[Andante] - Adagio - Allegro maestoso for violin, cello, and piano 4:00 3 - 7
[Moderato] in a for violin, cello, and piano 3:15 3 - 8
[Allegro] in C for violin, cello, and piano 1:47 3 - 9
Ljunga Wirginia - Quartet for violin, cello, and piano four hands 16:05
'Opera' to a libretto [lost] by Walter von Konow
*completed by Kalevi Aho
I. Moderato quasi andantino - Cantabile - Recitativo 3 - 10
II. Prestissimo 3 - 11
III. Largo 3 - 12
IV. Andantino 3 - 13
V. Allegretto 3 - 14
VI. Allegro - Piu vivo quasi Presto - Allegro con fuoco* - [Moderato]* 3 - 15
1886
Scherzo in E with Trio in e, JS 134a 2:41 3 - 16
(arrangement of string quartet piece of 1885 for piano)
Scherzo in E with [Trio] in A, JS 134b 2:15 3 - 17
(Scherzo - arrangement of string quartet piece of 1885)
[Etude] in D, JS 55 4:35 3 - 18
Allegro in D, JS 27 for violin, cello, and piano 3:26 4 - 1
[Andantino] in A for violin, cello and piano (one bar added by Jaakko Kuusisto) 2:25 4 - 2
Piano Trio in a, ‘Haftrask’, JS 207 22:34
I. Allegro maestoso 4 - 3
II. Andantino 4 - 4
III. Scherzo. Vivace 4 - 5
IV. Rondo 4 - 6
[11 Variations on a harmonic formula] in D 10:25 4 - 7
from [Music Book, 118 Harmony Exercises] 2:30
[Waltz] in d (No 105) 4 - 8
[Andantino] in B (No 111) 4 - 9
[Moderato] - Presto - [Tempo I] in a, JS 7 4:47 4 - 10
[Menuetto] in d 1:44 4 - 11
Scherzo in e, JS 165 for violin, cello and piano four hands (completed by Kalevi Aho 4:55 4 - 12
Four Musical Examples for organ 1:58
1. Fast 4 - 13
2. Very Slowly 4 - 14
3. Moderato 4 - 15
4. Heavily and slowly 4 - 16
1887
Four Themes 1:59
I. G 4 - 17
II. E flat 4 - 18
III. a 4 - 19
IV. e 4 - 20
Andantino in g, JS 43 1:46 4 - 21
[Allegretto] in G (preliminary version) 3:56 4 - 22
Serenad, JS 167 (preliminary version) 2:59 4 - 23
Piano Trio in D, ‘Korpo’, JS 209 36:02
I. Allegro moderato 5 - 1
II. Fantasia. Andante - Adagio - Molto adagio - Andantino - Moderato - Andantino - [Transition]
5 - 2
III. Finale. Vivace 5 - 3
Andante cantabile in E flat, JS 30b for piano and harmonium 4:26 5 - 4
Quartet in g, JS 158 for violin, cello, piano, and harmonium 9:02 5 - 5
Andante in E flat, JS 30a for piano 4:10 5 - 6
[Aubade] in A flat, JS 46 for piano 2:57 5 - 7
Au crepuscule (At Twilight), JS 47 - Molto andante e legato 1:59 5 - 8
[A Catalogue of Themes], 50 short pieces 17:07
1. [Andante cantabile] in G 6 - 1
2. [Moderato] in c 6 - 2
3. [Moderato] in g 6 - 3
4. [Allegretto] in A 6 - 4
5. [Andantino] in a 6 - 5
6. [Andante] in G 6 - 6
7. [Adagio] in F 6 - 7
8. [Andante] in b 6 - 8
9. [Allegro risoluto] in g 6 - 9
10. [Adagio] in a 6 - 10
11. [Moderato] in g 6 - 11
12. [Alla marcia] in D 6 - 12
13. [Andante] in B flat 6 - 13
14. [Allegro con spirito] in G 6 - 14
15. [Adagio] in D 6 - 15
16. [Allegro moderato] in A flat 6 - 16
17. [Allegro giocoso] in C 6 - 17
18. [Allegretto] in B flat 6 - 18
19. [Tempo di valse] in A 6 - 19
20. [Allegro con fuoco] in d 6 - 20
21. [Allegro] in G 6 - 21
22. [Allegro con fuoco] in d 6 - 22
23. [Allegretto] in C sharp 6 - 23
24. [Andante cantabile] in G (elaboration of No. 1) 6 - 24
25. [Moderato] in c (elaboration of No. 2) 6 - 25
26. [Andantino] in a (elaboration of No. 5) 6 - 26
27. [Andante] in G (elaboration of No. 6) 6 - 27
28. [Allegro risoluto] in g (elaboration of No. 9) 6 - 28
29. [Andante] in B flat (elaboration of No. 13) 6 - 29
30. [Allegro con spirito] in G (elaboration of No. 14) 6 - 30
31. [Adagio] in D (elaboration of No. 15) 6 - 31
32. [Allegro moderato] in A flat (elaboration of No. 16) 6 - 32
33. [Andante cantabile] in G (elaboration of Nos. 1, 24) 6 - 33
34. [Moderato] in C 6 - 34
35. [Allegretto] in b flat 6 - 35
36. [Moderato] in D 6 - 36
37. [Moderato] in c (elaboration of Nos. 2, 25) 6 - 37
38. [Andantino] in E 6 - 38
39. [Andantino] in E (elaboration of No. 38) 6 - 39
40. [Mazurka] in b flat 6 - 40
41. [Adagio] in D 6 - 41
42. [Allegro inquieto] in a 6 - 42
43. [Alla polacca] in E 6 - 43
44. [Andante mesto] in e 6 - 44
45. [Andantino] in G 6 - 45
46. [Ballade] in c 6 - 46
47. [Allegro] in C 6 - 47
48. [Allegretto rustico] in d 6 - 48
49. [Commodo] in G 6 - 49
50. [Andantino] in E (elaboration of Nos. 39, 39) 6 - 50
Longing (Mystery of the Sighs), JS 203, fantasy for piano and recitation 20:03
Poem: Two laws govern human life… 1:13 6 - 51
Piano: Largo - Andante 4:04 6 - 52
Poem: Do you see the sea? 1:04 6 - 53
Piano: Andantino 3:20 6 - 54
Poem: Do you hear the wind? :41 6 - 55
Piano: Molto allegro - Andante - Adagio cantabile 3:32 6 - 56
Poem: What is the spring? :38 6 - 57
Piano: Allegro - Andantino - Moderato - Andante - Poco adagio - Allegretto 2:11 6 - 58
Poem: Mankind, do you wish to learn… :46 6 - 59
Piano: Largo 2:33 6 - 60
[Menuetto] in e, JS 67 for violin and piano 4:08 6 - 61
[Andantino] in a for violin and piano 3:40 6 - 62
[Five Pieces] for violin and piano 13:58
[Allegretto] in G, JS 86 (revised version) 6 - 63
[Tempo di valse] in b, JS 89 (completed by Jaakko Kuusisto) 6 - 64
[Mazurka] in A, JS 4 6 - 65
[Andante molto] in C, JS 49 6 - 66
[Aubade] in A, JS 3 6 - 67
[Scherzo] in F, JS 78: [Vivace] - Presto 1:03 6 - 68
[Andante elegiaco] in f sharp 3:03 7 - 1
Andante cantabile in G, JS 33 2:38 7 - 2
[Sonata Allegro Exposition] in b, JS 90 3:35 7 - 3
Andante molto in f, JS 36 for cello and piano 5:30 7 - 4
Serenata, JS 169 for two violins and cello 7:02 7 - 5
Menuetto and Allegro, JS 128 for two violins and cello 8:56
I. Menuetto - Adagio molto - Coda. Piu lento 7 - 6
II. Allegro 7 - 7
Tempo di valse in g, JS 193 for cello and piano 4:18 7 - 8
[Duo] in e, JS 68 for violin and cello 2:26 7 - 9
[Theme and Variations] in d, JS 196 for solo cello 13:09 7 - 10
from [Theme and Variations] in d, JS 196, Variation IV with alternative version of bar 81
:47 7 - 11
1888
[Three Pieces] for string quartet 3:32
I. Alla marcia in e, JS 16 7 - 12
II. Presto in F, JS 154 7 - 13
III. Theme and Variations in g, JS 197 7 - 14
Allegretto in D, JS 20 for string quartet 2:20 7 - 15
Andantino in C, JS 39 3:12 8 - 1
Theme and Variations in c sharp, JS 195 (first five bars of variation 3 completed by Kalevi Aho)
6:33 8 - 2
[Allegretto] in A Flat :55 8 - 3
Piano Trio in C, ‘Lovisa’, JS 208 15:59
I. Allegro 8 - 4
II. Andante - Piu lento - Lento 8 - 5
III. Allegro con brio 8 - 6
[Five Short Pieces] 4:15
Tempo di menuetto in f sharp 8 - 7
Allegro in E 8 - 8
[Moderato] in f 8 - 9
Vivace in E flat 8 - 10
Andantino in C 8 - 11
[Three Short Pieces] 3:26
Andantino in B, JS 44 8 - 12
Allegretto in b flat, JS 18 8 - 13
Allegro in f 8 - 14
[Three Waltzes] 5:08
[Waltz] in E 8 - 15
Piu lento - Tempo di valse in E flat, JS 150 8 - 16
[Waltz, fragment] in f 8 - 17
[Two Pieces] for piano 3:11
Andantino in E, JS 41 8 - 18
[Two Sketches. Presto] in a, JS 6 8 - 19
[Two Pieces] for piano 2:30
Allegretto in g, JS 24 8 - 20
Presto in d, JS 133 8 - 21
[Allegro, fragment] in E :24 8 - 22
Oh, If You Had Seen, JS 141 for recitation and piano 4:33 8 - 23
[Three Sonata Movements] 11:06
Largo in A, JS 117 8 - 24
Vivace in d, JS 221 8 - 25
Adagio in D, JS 11 8 - 26
[Lento] in e flat, JS 76 for cello and piano 1:53 8 - 27
Suite in d, JS 187 10:04
I. Un poco adagio - Andante 9 - 1
II. Vivace 9 - 2
III. Andantino 9 - 3
IV. Vivacissimo 9 - 4
V. Moderato 9 - 5
VI. Quasi presto 9 - 6
[Two Pieces] for violin and piano 3:30
Moderato - Maestoso in E flat, JS 132 9 - 7
[Interludium and Maestoso] in c, HUL 0661 9 - 8
[Two Pieces] for violin and piano 3:00
[Lento] in e flat, JS 76 9 - 9
Allegretto in E flat, JS 22 9 - 10
Allegretto in C, JS 19 1:22 9 - 11
[Tempo di valse] in A :40 9 - 12
Suite in E, JS 188 17:36
I. Allegro molto moderato - quasi adagio 9 - 13
II. Allegro molto 9 - 14
III. Piulento quasi andantino 9 - 15
IV. Allegro brillante 9 - 16
Serenad, JS 167 for mezzo soprano and piano 2:54 9 - 17
While The North Wind Roars for soprano, mezzo soprano, and cello 1:20 9 - 18
The Watersprite, JS 138, Dramatic ‘runic sorcery’ for soprano, recitation, violin, cello, and piano
3:28 9 - 19
When Worlds Still Uncreated Were, JS 56 (fragment) 2:30 9 - 20
A Song (En Visa), JS 71 1:30 9 - 21
The Sun Reddened The Sky… (fragment) 1:38 9 - 22
Alone in the Dark Forest’s Clasp, JS 72 for mixed choir 2:38 9 - 23
When Spring Is Born Again, JS 139 for mixed choir 2:03 9 - 24
Thought, See How the Bird Swoops, JS 191 for mixed choir 1:21 9 - 25
So Fabled Everything Is, JS 96 for mixed choir 2:11 9 - 26
Up Through The Air, JS 213 for mixed choir 2:51 9 - 27
[Andante] in b, JS 91 for cello and piano (fragment) 2:46 9 - 28
Ah! Listen, Miss Gyllenborg, JS 10 for mixed choir 1:08 10 - 1
1889
The Little Mermaid (fragment), JS 59 for recitation and string quartet 10:53
Langt ute i havet… Allegro 10 - 2
Hela langa dagen kunde de leka… Vivace - Piu lento 10 - 3
Hon var ett underligt barn… Andantino 10 - 4
Ingen langtade sa innerligt… Presto 10 - 5
[33 Small Pieces] for string quartet 18:19
in E 10 - 6
in a - C 10 - 7
in F 10 - 8
in a 10 - 9
in A flat 10 - 10
in F sharp 10 - 11
in F 10 - 12
in G 10 - 13
in A 10 - 14
in E flat 10 - 15
in A 10 - 16
in c 10 - 17
in E 10 - 18
in c - E flat 10 - 19
in E 10 - 20
in d 10 - 21
in c 10 - 22
in B flat 10 - 23
in d 10 - 24
in A 10 - 25
in a 10 - 26
in b 10 - 27
in F 10 - 28
in E flat 10 - 29
Moderato in G 10 - 30
Allegretto in a 10 - 31
Presto in C 10 - 32
Andante in C 10 - 33
Andantino in D 10 - 34
Alla marcia in E 10 - 35
Andante in E flat 10 - 36
Andantino in A 10 - 37
Moderato in D 10 - 38
[Allegro] in g :42 10 - 39
Andante - Allegro molto in D, JS 32 6:25 10 - 40
Andante molto sostenuto in b, JS 37 8:12 10 - 41
Moderato - Allegro appassionato in c sharp 10:47 10 - 42
[Three Pieces] for quartet 16:47
Allegro in e, JS 28 11 - 1
Allegretto in A, JS 17 and Piu lento in F, JS 149 11 - 2
Adagio in f, JS 14 11 - 3
Allegretto in B flat 1:05 11 - 4
Fuga for Martin Wegelius, JS 85 5:41 11 - 5
String Quartet in a, JS 183 34:52
I. Andante - Allegro 11 - 6
II. Adagio ma non tango 11 - 7
III. Vivace 11 - 8
IV. Allegro 11 - 9
[Allegro] in d (completed by Kalevi Aho) 6:16 12 - 1
[Two Chorales] for mixed choir and orchestra 5:02
Lord, you are a rock 12 - 2
Lord, show us your mercy 12 - 3
[Three Fugue Expositions] in d 1:41 12 - 4
[Polka] in E flat, JS 75 1:14 12 - 5
Florestan, Suite for piano, JS 82 10:25
I. Moderato 12 - 6
II. Molto moderato 12 - 7
III. Andante 12 - 8
IV. Tempo I 12 - 9
Allegretto in E, JS 21 1:39 12 - 10
A Betzy Lerche - Valse in A flat, JS 1 4:15 12 - 11
[Sonata Allegro: exposition and development section] in d, JS 179a, with recapitulation by Kalevi
Aho (1999)) 6:57 12 - 12
Sonata Fragments for Becker 17:56
[Two Sonata Sketches] 12 - 13
[Eleven Sonata Sketches] 12 - 14
[Sonata Allegro: exposition] in f, JS 179b (with recapitulation by Kalevi Aho 1999) 12 - 15
[Sonata Allegro: exposition] in C, JS 179c 12 - 16
[Sonata Allegro] in E, JS 179d 12 - 17
[Sonata Allegro: exposition] in c, JS 179e (with recapitulation by Kalevi Aho 1999) 12 - 18
Allegro (Sonata Exposition) in a, JS 26 4:45 13 - 1
[Larghetto, Fragment] in d :50 13 - 2
Sonata in F, JS 178 25:31
I. [Allegro] 13 - 3
II. Andante 13 - 4
III. Vivace 13 - 5
Orgier, JS 143 2:24 13 - 6
The Wood-Nymph, JS 171 6:47 13 - 7
Autumn Evening (fragment) 2:27 13 - 8
Moderato in F for solo cello 4:41 13 - 9
[Mazurka] in g for solo cello 1:49 13 - 10
[Andantino] in b, JS 92 for cello and piano 5:37 13 - 11
Andante Molto in b for cello and piano 3:20 13 - 12
Andante - Allegro, JS 31 for piano quintet 8:57 14 - 1
Canon in g, JS 50 for violin and cello 2:09 14 - 2
Andantino in A for string trio 2:22 14 - 3
Suite in A, JS 186 for string trio (fourth movement unperformable - violin part lost) 11:54
I. Prelude. Vivace 14 - 4
II. Andante con moto 14 - 5
III. Menuetto 14 - 6
IV. Gigue. Allegretto 14 - 7
Fantasia, JS 79 for cello and piano (piano part and [?] end of cello part lost) 17:08
I. Moderato - Vivo - Tempo I - Presto - Tempo I 14 - 8
II. Tempo di valse. Moderato 14 - 9
III. Alla polacca 14 - 10
IV. Alla marcia - attacca 14 - 11
V. Leggiero 14 - 12
Adagio in f sharp, JS 15 :56 14 - 13
Tempo di valse (‘Lulu Waltz’) in f sharp, JS 194 1:26 14 - 14
Overture in f, JS 146 for brass ensemble 8:31 14 - 15
Allegro, JS 25 for brass ensemble and triangle 4:37 14 - 16
Andantino in D 3:05 14 - 17
Chorales written for Martin Wegelius in Helsinki 16:20
Blessed is the Man that Feareth the Lord (Psalm 112:1) 15 - 1
O Lord, Give Ear to my Supplications (after Psalm 143:1) 15 - 2
Let Every Thing that hath Beath (Psalm 150:6) - Version I 15 - 3
Let Every Thing that hath Breath - Version II 15 - 4
Credo in unum Deum - Version I 15 - 5
Credo in unum Deum - Version II 15 - 6
Gloria Deo in excelsis 15 - 7
Gloria in excelsis Deo 15 - 8
Kyrie eleison 15 - 9
The Gates of Morning and Evening 15 - 10
