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Dvorak: | Mesícku na nebi hlubokém 'Song to the Moon' (from Rusalka) | Gershwin: | Summertime (from Porgy and Bess) | Holländer: | Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss auf Liebe eingestellt (text: Friedrich Holländer) | Madetoja: | Luulit, ma katselin sua ... Op. 68 No. 3 (You Thought I was Watching You ...) (Text: L. Onerva) | Merikanto, O: | Miksi laulan | Puccini: | Vissi d'arte (from Tosca) | Sibelius: | Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 Illalle, Op. 17 No. 6 (Forsman-Koskimies) Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell) Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) Fågellek, Op. 17, No. 3 Lastu lainehilla, Op. 17, No. 7 Souda, souda, sinisorsa (Swim, duck, swim) (A.V. Forsman-Koskimies) Våren flyktar hastigt, Op. 13 No. 4 (Text: Runeberg) Den första kyssen, Op. 37 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Men min fågel märks dock icke, Op. 36, No. 2 Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 Arioso, Op. 3 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Fåfäng önskan, Op. 61, No. 7 Six Songs, Op. 88 'Flower Songs' Norden, Op. 90 No. 1 (Runeberg) Kaiutar, Op. 72, No. 4 En slända, Op. 17, No. 5 Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) Maj, Op. 57, No. 4 Jubal, Op. 35, No. 1 Ilmo Ranta (piano) | Siegel, R: | Ich hab' noch einen Koffer in Berlin | Strauss, J, II: | Orlofsky's Aria (Chacun à son goût) from Die Fledermaus (The Bat) Mein Herr Marquis (from Die Fledermaus) Klänge der Heimat (from Die Fledermaus) | Styne: | Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend | Verdi: | Ritorna vincitor! (from Aida) Pace, pace mio Dio! (from La forza del destino) | Wagner: | Dich, teure Halle (from Tannhauser) |
Karita Mattila (soprano) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jutta-Pekke Saraste On the occasion of its 25th anniversary in 2010, Ondine releases a series of five twofers, containing best-selling titles from the back catalogue. The focus is on five of Ondine’s star artists: sopranos Soile Isokoski and Karita Mattila, baritone Jorman Hynninen, violinist Pella Kuusisto and clarinettist Kari Kriikku. These releases are specially priced (2 CDs for the price of 1) and are limited edition, running through 2010 only. | 
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| |  | Sibelius & Strauss: Songs
Sibelius: | Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 Hennes budskap, Op. 90 No. 2 (Runeberg) Jägargossen, Op. 13 No. 7 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Langtan heter min arfvedel, Op. 86 No. 2 (Karlfeldt) På verandan på vid havet, Op. 38 No. 2 (Viktor Runeberg) Romeo, Op. 61 No. 4 (Text: K.A. Tavaststjerna) Marssnön (Wecksell) Kullervon valitus from Op. 7 Höstkväll, Op. 38:1 (Text: Viktor Rydberg) Den första kyssen, Op. 37 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) I systrar, I bröder, I alskande par, Op. 86 No. 6 (Lybeck) Våren flyktar hastigt, Op. 13 No. 4 (Text: Runeberg) Necken (The Watersprite, or The Elf-King) Op. 57 No. 8 (Josephson) Långsamt som qvällskyn, Op. 61 No. 1 (Tavaststjerna) Jag är ett träd (I am a tree) Op. 57 No. 5 (Josephson) Norden, Op. 90 No. 1 (Runeberg) Narciss (Narcissus) (B. Gripenberg) Illalle, Op. 17 No. 6 (Forsman-Koskimies) Säf, säf, susa, Op. 36 No. 4 (Text: Gustav Fröding) Kom nu hit, Död, Op. 60 No. 1 (Bertel Gripenberg after Shakespeare) Lastu lainehilla, Op. 17, No. 7 Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) Vilse, Op. 17 No. 4 (Text: K.A. Tavaststjerna) Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell) | Strauss, R: | Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Breit' über mein Haupt Op. 19 No. 2 Ach weh mir unglückhaftem Mann, Op. 21 No. 4 Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 |
Tom Krause (baritone), Pentti Koskimies (piano), John Williams (guitar) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | A Finnish Songbook (Elämäni Lauluja)Orchestral songs by Finnish composers
Kilpinen: | Kesäyö (Summer Night) Vanha kirkko Rannalta I (From the Shore I) | Kuula: | Tuijotin tulehen kauan, Op. 2 No. 2 Kesäyö kirkkomaala, Op. 6 No. 1 Yö - Night | Luolajan-Mikkola: | Häätanhu (Wedding Dance) | Madetoja: | Yrtit tummat Op. 9 No. 1 (Dark Herbs) (Text: L. Onerva) Itkisit joskus illoin (If you'd sometimes weep at evening), Op. 25/5 | Merikanto, O: | Soi vienosti murheeni soitto Merellä Vallinkorvan laulu | Sibelius: | Souda, souda, sinisorsa (Swim, duck, swim) (A.V. Forsman-Koskimies) Lastu lainehilla, Op. 17, No. 7 Laulu ristilukista Op. 27 No. 4 | trad.: | Tällaaselle poijalle Tuuli se taivutti koivun larvan Niin kauan minä tramppaan | Turunen: | Sunnuntai (Sunday) |
Matti Salminen (bass) Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds Matti Salminen is an acoustic phenomenon, according to many the finest and darkest bass voice of our time. In the 1970s and ‘80s he inherited mantle of the legendary Martti Talvela as the great Finnish Wagner bass in Bayreuth, until, to the regret of Wolfgang Wagner, he decided to devote his summers to the Savonlinna Opera Festival in Finland. James Levine, for his part, considers Salminen so essential that the scheduling of Wagner operas at the Met is adjusted to suit Salminen's diary. Salminen's journey to his present status has been a long one.The son of a working-class family, he earned his living at first as a tango king on Finnish dance-floors. From the dance-floor, his career has taken him to all the important opera houses of the world to sing with conductors including Daniel Barenboim, James Levine, Nicolas Harnoncourt and Pierre Boulez. On this new recording, Matti Salminen performs rarities outside the standard repertoire and delivers a personal account of orchestral songs from Finnish composers.Accompanied by the Helsinki Philharmonic under its new chief conductor John Storgårds, Salminen is completely at home singing this music. Many of these songs about nature and love deserve greater attention or discovery, for which this exceptional disc forms a perfect vehicle. “One of the greatest operatic basses of his generation and beyond, Matti Salminen…is, in effect, simply a folksinger. As its cosy "Finnish Songbook" title suggests, his latest disc celebrates the naturalness of his art, and the predominantly slow and lugubrious sequence of songs here ranges from mini-masterpieces by Sibelius to traditional numbers.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2009 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Kim Borg sings Sibelius Songs
Kilpinen: | Som ett blommande mandelträd, Op. 33, No. 3 Din mun år ljusare än min, Op. 33, No. 4 Om tiotusen år, Op. 33, No. 7 | Sibelius: | Drömmen, Op. 13, No. 5 Våren flyktar hastigt, Op. 13 No. 4 (Text: Runeberg) Till Frigga, Op. 13, No. 6 Fågellek, Op. 17, No. 3 Romeo, Op. 61 No. 4 (Text: K.A. Tavaststjerna) Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) Säf, säf, susa, Op. 36 No. 4 (Text: Gustav Fröding) Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) Kom nu hit, Död, Op. 60 No. 1 (Bertel Gripenberg after Shakespeare) When that I was a little tiny boy, Op. 60, No. 2 Les Trois Soeurs aveugles (The Three Blind Sisters), Op. 46 No. 4 (M. Maeterlinck) Im Feld ein Mädchen singt, Op. 50 Nr.3 (Margarete Susman) Lastu lainehilla, Op. 17, No. 7 Illalle, Op. 17 No. 6 (Forsman-Koskimies) Souda, souda, sinisorsa (Swim, duck, swim) (A.V. Forsman-Koskimies) Finlandia Hymn (Text: V.A. Koskenniemi) |
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| |  | Sibelius - Orchestral Songs
Sibelius: | Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) Säf, säf, susa, Op. 36 No. 4 (Text: Gustav Fröding) Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) På verandan på vid havet, Op. 38 No. 2 (Viktor Runeberg) Under strandens granar (Under the fir-trees) Op. 13 No. 1 (Runeberg) Våren flyktar hastigt, Op. 13 No. 4 (Text: Runeberg) Kom nu hit, Död, Op. 60 No. 1 (Bertel Gripenberg after Shakespeare) Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell) Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 Im Feld ein Mädchen singt, Op. 50 Nr.3 (Margarete Susman) Die stille Stadt Aus banger Brust, Op. 50 No. 4 Koskenlaskijan morsiamet (The Rapids-Rider’s Brides), Op. 33 Lastu lainehilla, Op. 17, No. 7 Illalle, Op. 17 No. 6 (Forsman-Koskimies) Kaiutar, Op. 72, No. 4 Souda, souda, sinisorsa (Swim, duck, swim) (A.V. Forsman-Koskimies) Laulu ristilukista Op. 27 No. 4 |
Jorma Hynninen (baritone) Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Sibelius - Songs Volume 1
Sibelius: | Illalle, Op. 17 No. 6 (Forsman-Koskimies) Våren flyktar hastigt, Op. 13 No. 4 (Text: Runeberg) Den första kyssen, Op. 37 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 Säf, säf, susa, Op. 36 No. 4 (Text: Gustav Fröding) World Première Recording Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) Lastu lainehilla, Op. 17, No. 7 Souda, souda, sinisorsa (Swim, duck, swim) (A.V. Forsman-Koskimies) Kaiutar, Op. 72, No. 4 Segelfahrt Im Feld ein Mädchen singt, Op. 50 Nr.3 (Margarete Susman) Sehnsucht Die stille Stadt Serenade En visa Den första kyssen, Op. 37 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) World Première Recording Orgier World Première Recording Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell) Soluppgång, Op. 37 No. 3 (Text: Tor Hedberg) World Première Recording Vänskapens blomma World Première Recording Six Songs, Op. 88 'Flower Songs' Narciss (Narcissus) (B. Gripenberg) Hymn to Thaïs (Text: Arthur H. Borgström) |
Hannu Jurmu (tenor) & Jouni Somero (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Sibelius: | Kaiutar, Op. 72, No. 4 Luonnotar, Op. 70 (Text: Kalevala) Men min fågel märks dock icke, Op. 36, No. 2 Säf, säf, susa, Op. 36 No. 4 (Text: Gustav Fröding) Våren flyktar hastigt, Op. 13 No. 4 (Text: Runeberg) Under strandens granar (Under the fir-trees) Op. 13 No. 1 (Runeberg) Den första kyssen, Op. 37 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Soluppgång, Op. 37 No. 3 (Text: Tor Hedberg) Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell) Höstkväll, Op. 38:1 (Text: Viktor Rydberg) På verandan på vid havet, Op. 38 No. 2 (Viktor Runeberg) Arioso, Op. 3 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Lastu lainehilla, Op. 17, No. 7 Souda, souda, sinisorsa (Swim, duck, swim) (A.V. Forsman-Koskimies) Se'n har jag ej frågat mera, Op. 17 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) En slända, Op. 17, No. 5 Hertig Magnus, Op. 57 No. 6 |
Soile Isokoski (soprano) Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam "A thrilling performance of Luonnotar in which Isokoski’s sonorous soprano is matched by atmospheric playing from the Finnish orchestra. The rest of the disc makes you wonder why Sibelius’s orchestral songs occupy one of the most unjustly neglected corners of his output." Erik Levi BBC Music Magazine “Soile Isokoski's voice has matured into a powerful instrument without losing its distinctively plangent expressiveness and intense way with words… Segerstam… provides spacious yet vividly dramatic support, with superb orchestral playing.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2006 *****  CD Review
Critics Disc of the Year - December 2006 |
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| |  | Sibelius Songs
Sibelius: | Illalle, Op. 17 No. 6 (Forsman-Koskimies) Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell) Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) Fågellek, Op. 17, No. 3 Lastu lainehilla, Op. 17, No. 7 Souda, souda, sinisorsa (Swim, duck, swim) (A.V. Forsman-Koskimies) Våren flyktar hastigt, Op. 13 No. 4 (Text: Runeberg) Den första kyssen, Op. 37 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Men min fågel märks dock icke, Op. 36, No. 2 Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 Arioso, Op. 3 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Fåfäng önskan, Op. 61, No. 7 Six Songs, Op. 88 'Flower Songs' Norden, Op. 90 No. 1 (Runeberg) Kaiutar, Op. 72, No. 4 En slända, Op. 17, No. 5 Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) Maj, Op. 57, No. 4 Jubal, Op. 35, No. 1 |
Karita Mattila (soprano), Ilmo Ranta (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Karita!Gems of the Lieder
Arlen: | Over the Rainbow | Bernstein: | Somewhere (from West Side Story) | Brahms: | Meine Liebe ist grün, Op. 63 No. 5 Vergebliches Ständchen, Op. 84 No. 4 Der Gang zum Liebchen, No. 1, Op. 48 Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby) Schwesterlein Von ewiger Liebe, Op. 43 No. 1 | Broberg: | Venelaulu (Boat Song) | Churchill: | Some Day my Prince Will Come (Taas päivä kaunein on) | Kern: | Bill | Kilpinen: | Laululle (To The Song), Op. 52/3 Suvilaulu (Summer Song) | Kuula: | Aamulaulu, Op. 2 No. 3 Syystunnelma, Op. 2 No. 1 Tuijotin tulehen kauan, Op. 2 No. 2 Marjatan laulu, Op. 8 No. 2 Kesäyö kirkkomaala, Op. 6 No. 1 Imandran laulu, Op. 30c No. 4 Sinipiika, Op. 23 No. 1 | Leandros: | Tango d'amor | Lloyd Webber, A: | Memory (from Cats) Don't Cry For Me Argentina (from Evita) | Loewe, F: | I Could Have Danced All Night (My Fair Lady) | Mackeben: | Ich will nicht vergessen (from Der Weg ins Freie) Itke en lemmen tähden (Nur nicht aus Liebe weinen) from Es war eine rauchsende Ballnacht | Mahler: | Frühlingsmorgen (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) Ich ging mit Lust (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) Ablösung im Sommer (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) Hans und Grete (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) | Mårtenson: | Myrskyluodon Maija (Stormscar's Maya) Laulu suuresta merestä (Song of the Open Sea) Iltalaulu (Evening Hymn) Vie meren tuoksuun (Take Me To the Shore) Aamu-usva (Morning Haze) Prästkragen (The Daisy's Prediction) Valssi myötäiseen (Waltzing Off the Wind) Ihminen ihmiselle (What Have We Done to Each Other) Morsiusvalssi (Bridal Waltz) Jurmo Syyskuun myrsky (September storm) | Melartin: | Mirjamin laulu I & II (Miriam's Song I & II) | Merikanto, O: | Kullan murunen (You Are a Nugget of Gold) Pai, pai paitaressu (Bye Bye My Sweet Swaddled Baby) Soi vienosti murheeni soitto Kottarainen (The Starling) Ma elän! (I Am Alive) Omenankukat (Apple Blossom) Kevätlinnuille etelässä (To the Spring Birds in the South) Kansanlaulu (Folk Song) Laula, tyttö (Sing to Me, Girl) Kun päivä paistaa (When the Sun Shines) | Novello: | Waltz of My Heart (The Dancing Years) | Porter, C: | Wunderbar (from Kiss Me Kate) | Romberg, S: | Will You Remember (from Maytime) | Schubert: | Die Forelle, D550 Heidenröslein, D257 Seligkeit D433 (Holty) | Schumann: | Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1 Die Lotosblume, Op. 25 No. 7 Der Nussbaum, Op. 25 No. 3 Du bist wie eine Blume, Op. 25 No. 24 | Sibelius: | Illalle, Op. 17 No. 6 (Forsman-Koskimies) Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell) Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) Lastu lainehilla, Op. 17, No. 7 Souda, souda, sinisorsa (Swim, duck, swim) (A.V. Forsman-Koskimies) Den första kyssen, Op. 37 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) | Taube, E: | Kom i min famn (Summer night) | trad.: | Minun kultani kaunis on (Ah, How Fair My Sweetheart Is) Hilu hilu (Hullabaloo) Soittajapaimen (The Piper Shepherd) Läksin minä kesäyönä (A Wandring on a Summer's Eve) Tule, tule kultani (Come, Hurry My Darling) | Vecsey, F: | Aavistatkohan (Denkst du nie daran) |
Karita Mattila (soprano), Ilmo Ranta (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Gramophone Awards 2008
BBC Music Magazine Awards 2007
