Classical work

Valse triste Op. 44

Music written by: Jean Sibelius
Comments: Short orchestral work, which was originally part of the incidental music Sibelius composed for his brother-in-law Arvid Järnefelt's 1903 play "Kuolema". It is presently far better known as a separate concert piece.
Sibelius wrote six pieces for the 2 December 1903 production of "Kuolema" (meaning "Death"). The waltz accompanied a sequence in which a woman rises from her deathbed to dance with ghosts. In 1904 Sibelius revised the piece for a performance in Helsinki on 25 April where it was presented as "Valse triste". An instant success it took on a life of its own and remains one of Sibelius's signature pieces.
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	Title	Performer	Release date	Info
i	Valse triste	Paul Godwin's Orchestra	1928
i	Valse triste	New Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eugene Goossens	1930
i	Valse triste	Barnabás von Géczy mit seinem Orchester	1936
i	Valse triste	Leopold Stokowski and The Philadelphia Orchestra	December 1937
i	Valse triste	Russ Morgan and His Orchestra	1939
i	Valse triste	Victor Silvester's Harmony Music	June 1940
i	Valse triste	Max Skalka - Varietéorkestern	1956
i	Valse Triste, Op. 44	Franck Pourcel et son grand orchestre	1960
i	Valse Triste	Georges Jouvin, sa trompette d'or et son orchestre	1965	Unverified
i	Valse Triste	101 Strings	1972	Unverified
i	Valse triste	Wayne Shorter	1979	Released more than 10 years after its recording
i	Valse triste	Micha Molthoff Ensemble	October 1995
i	Valse triste	>Bréchet > Denizet > Ponthieux	September 2004	Unverified
i	Valse triste	Niels Lan Doky Trio Montmartre	April 2005
i	Valse triste	Duo Concertante [CA]	May 2009
i	Valse triste	Mike Zinzen	2009	Unverified
i	Valse triste	Philippe Soirat Quartet	2015	Unverified
i	Valse triste	Ilmavoimien Big Band	2017