Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Kullervo (1892)

lyric symphony in five tableaux, for soprano, baritone, male choir and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1892
    • Duration: 1 h 12 mn
    • Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel, nº PB 5304
    • Opus: 7
Detailed formation
  • soloists: soprano, baritone
  • men's choir(2 tenor, 2 bass voice)
  • piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 2 percussionists, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 28 April 1892
    Location:

    Finlande, Helsinki


    Performers:

    Jean Sibelius, direction.