Jean Sibelius composed the King Christian II Suite in 1898. The concert suite is a selection from Sibelius's own incidental music—originally composed for the Scandinavian historical play King Christian II (written by his friend Adolf Paul).
The original play deals with the love of King Christian II, ruler of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, for a Dutch girl Dyvecke, a commoner.
A complete performance of the suite takes about 25 minutes.
Read more about King Christian II Suite: Movements
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