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The Lemminkäinen Suite (Finnish title: Lemminkäis-sarjaan; subtitled Four Legends from the Kalevala; sometimes referred to as the Lemminkäinen Legends), Op. 22, is a four-movement symphonic work for orchestra written from 1893–96 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

suite of four tone poems for orchestra written from 1893–96 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The suite, which emerged from the remnants of the composer's discarded, mythological opera The Building of the Boat, premiered on 13 April 1896 in Helsinki with Sibelius conducting the Helsinki Orchestral Society. Each tone poem depicts a different episode from the life of Lemminkäinen, a hero from the Kalevala, Finland's national epic.

The second tone poem, The Swan of Tuonela, is the most popular of the four legends and is often performed as a stand-alone piece.

Scoring
Scores:
 * I) --- https://issuu.com/breitkopf/docs/pb_5582_issuu
 * II) --- https://issuu.com/breitkopf/docs/pb_5583_issuu
 * III) --- https://issuu.com/breitkopf/docs/pb_5584_issuu
 * IV) --- https://issuu.com/breitkopf/docs/pb_5585_issuu

I. Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Island


The first tone poem (Finnish title: Lemminkäinen ja saaren neidot)


 * 1895; r. 1897, 1939
 * first version is extant, second version is lost
 * occasionally mistranslated as Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari

II. The Swan of Tuonela
The second tone poem (Finnish title: Tuonelan joutsen)


 * 1893–95; r. 1897, 1900
 * originally No. 3 of Lemminkäinen
 * first and second versions are lost
 * often performed as a stand-alone concert piece

III. Lemminkäinen in Tuonela
The third tone poem (Finnish title: Lemminkäinen Tuonelassa)


 * 1895; r.&nbsp1897, 1939
 * originally No. 2 of Lemminkäinen
 * first version is extant, second version is lost

IV. Lemminkäinen's Return


The fourth tone poem (Finnish title: Lemminkäinen palaa kotitienoille)


 * 1895; r.&nbsp1897, 1900
 * first version is extant, second version is lost
 * also translated as Lemminkäinen's Homeward Journey

Categorizing Lemminkäinen – Is it a symphony?
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Discography
The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of Lemminkäinen Suite: † This recording utilizes the original ordering of movements, placing The Swan of Tuonela third and Lemminkäinen in Tuonela second.

The Swan of Tuonela Discography
† = Belongs to a recording of the entire Lemminkäinen Suite