Jean Sibelius
Songs
Vocal
Booklet with English, French, German and Finnish and the song lyrics in the original language and in English
Format:
CD
Released:
October 1995
Catalogue No.:
ODE 856-2
EAN/UPC Code:
0761195085622
CD
Released:
October 1995
Catalogue No.:
ODE 856-2
EAN/UPC Code:
0761195085622
60:37
1
Illalle (To Evening), Op. 17/6
1:27
2
Var det en dröm (Did I Just Dream?), Op. 37/4
2:09
3
Demanten på marssön (The diamond on the March snow), Op. 36/6
3:22
4
Fågellek, Op. 17/3
1:44
5
Lastu lainehilla, Op. 17/7
1:12
6
Souda, souda, sinisorsa
1:20
7
Våren flyktar hastigt (Spring is flying), Op. 13/4
1:36
8
Den första kyssen (The First Kiss), Op. 37/1
2:03
9
Men min fågel märks dock icke, Op. 36/2
2:32
10
Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte (The Tryst), Op. 37/5
3:04
11
Arioso, Op. 3
4:44
12
Fåfäng önskan, Op. 61/7
3:20
Song Cycle "Flower Songs", Op. 88
9:01
13
I. Blåsippan
0:57
14
II. De bägge rosorna
1:23
15
III. Vitsippan
1:20
16
IV. Sippan
1:09
17
V. Törnet
2:19
18
VI. Blommans öde
1:36
19
Norden, Op. 90/1
2:51
20
Kaiutar, Op. 72/4
3:30
21
En slända, Op. 17/5
5:13
22
Svarta rosor (Black Roses), Op. 36/1
2:03
23
Maj, Op. 57/4
2:40
24
Jubal, Op. 35/1
5:08
Mattila recreates powerfully the sensuous urgency of Sibelius's settings of his bleoved poet J.L. Runeberg.
Hilary Finch, The Times, January 20, 1996
miniature masterpieces (...) sung by such a lustrous, creamy-toned soprano, all repay repeated listening.
John Allison, BBC Music Magazine, December 1995
This CD features Finnish soprano Karita Mattila with songs by Jean Sibelius, accompanied on piano by Ilmo Ranta. This disc has been the Finnish star soprano's first recital release.
