Sibelius
The London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by * Sir Thomas Beecham , Bart.: Incidental Music to The Tempest, Op. 109—Prospero ; Miranda ; Caliban's Song ; Intrada (Lullaby) ; The Oak Tree ; Humoresque
The Royal Opera House Orchestra, Stockholm, conducted by Armas Järnefelt : Nocturne (Part of Incidental Music to King Christian)
Sibelius has written a considerable amount of incidental music to plays, among which is the music to Adolf Paul 's tragedy of King Christian II, the sixteenth-century ruler of Den
' mark, Norway, and Sweden, and the music to Shakespeare's The Tempest. The latter was written for a production of the play in 1926 at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen. The published version of the music is divided into three sections: The Prelude, a Suite of nine pieces for full orchestra, and another Suite of eight pieces for small orchestra.