Cello Works: Makkonen(vc)Karm(p)

SIBELIUS: Finlandia and Other Works Arranged for Cello and Piano

Finlandia, Op. 26 (arr. for cello) - 08:01
10 Pieces, Op. 24: No. 8. Nocturno - 03:43
10 Pieces, Op. 24: No. 9. Romance - 03:25
Malinconia, Op. 20 - 10:42
5 Pieces, Op. 81: No. 2. Rondino - 02:14
5 Pieces, Op. 75, "The Trees": No. 5. The Spruce (arr. for cello) - 03:13
6 Songs, Op. 36: No. 1. Black Roses (arr. for cello) - 01:53
5 Songs, Op. 37: No. 5. The girl returned from meeting her lover - 02:48
5 Songs, Op. 37: No. 4. Was it a dream? - 01:58
5 Songs, Op. 37: No. 1. The First Kiss - 01:48
Valse triste, Op. 44, No. 1 (arr. for cello) - 04:28
4 Pieces, Op. 78: No. 2. Romance - 02:35
8 Pieces, Op. 99: No. 3. Souvenir (arr. for cello) - 02:47

Jussi Makkonen, cello
Karm, Rait, piano

Digital Recording: 2007

Sibelius wrote very little for the cello, although some of his violin pieces allow alternative instrumentation.
Some of his songs and piano pieces, and the popular Finlandia, are here given in effective arrangements for cello and piano, in addition to the original cello fantasia Malinconia, perhaps inspired by the death of his infant daughter.