Pelléas & Mélisande, Op. 46 (for Maeterlinck’s play)
Karelia Overture, Op. 10
Karelia Suite, Op. 11
King Christian II Suite, Op. 27 (for Paul’s play)

“no (others) are more idiomatic, and the programme here makes for an enjoyable and generous concert.... King Christian ...with some particulary expressive string playing…and Karelia ..share of excitement…Vivid sound” (Penguin Guide) "Tjeknavorian is a serious and thoughtful [Sibelius] interpreter... we [do not] find him trying to score interpretative points or playing to the gallery" (Gramophone)

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Recordings: 1989/1995.