| Suite champêtre | |
|---|---|
| Concert suite byJean Sibelius | |
 The composer (c. 1923) | |
| Opus | 98b |
| Composed | 1922 (1922) |
| Publisher | Hansen (1923)[1] |
| Duration | 7 mins.[2] |
| Movements | 3 |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 19 February 1923 (1923-02-19)[3] |
| Location | Helsinki,Finland |
| Conductor | Jean Sibelius |
| Performers | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra |
TheSuite champêtre,Op. 98b, is a three-movementconcert suite forstring orchestra written in 1921 by the Finnish composerJean Sibelius.
Sibelius finished composing theSuite champêtre on 7 February 1922; immediately, he mailed it to the London-based publishing firmChappell & Co., which had accepted the three-movementSuite mignonne (Op. 98a, 1921) for twoflutes and strings the previous year. However, Chappell refused the new suite, and in the end, Sibelius reached an agreement in April with Copenhagen'sEdition Wilhelm Hansen.[4]
TheSuite champêtre contains three movements, as follows:
| No. | Conductor | Ensemble | Rec.[a] | Time | Recording venue | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Charles Groves | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra | 1973-75 | Liverpool Philharmonic Hall | EMI Classics | ||
| 2 | Pekka Helasvuo [fi] | Finlandia Sinfonietta [fi] | 1985 | 7:18 | Laurentius Hall [fi] | Finlandia | |
| 3 | Neeme Järvi | Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra | 1987 | 9:04 | Gothenburg Concert Hall | BIS | |
| 4 | Péter Csaba | Virtuosi di Kuhmo [fi] | 7:53 | Ondine | |||
| 5 | Juha Kangas [fi] | Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra | 1994 | 7:27 | Kaustinen Church [fi] | Finlandia | |
| 6 | William Boughton | English String Orchestra | 1988 | 7:37 | Great Hall,University of Birmingham | Nimbus | |
| 7 | Tuomas Hannikainen [fi] | Tapiola Sinfonietta | 2000 | 6:22 | Tapiola Hall,Espoo Cultural Centre | Ondine | |
| 8 | Osmo Vänskä | Lahti Symphony Orchestra | 2005 | 7:27 | Sibelius Hall | BIS |
