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Dominante and Seppo Murto here present a disc of choral works for mixed choir by Jean Sibelius
The programme spans the entire active career of the composer and includes some of his best-known works, such as Rakastava (The Lover) and the Six Songs, Op.18, and the piece which has provided the title of the present disc: Saarella palaa (Fire on the Island).
The disc also includes some rarities, including some Neapolitan folk songs and a light-hearted serenade featuring the legendary Jorma Hynninen.
The disc ends with the hymn section from Finlandia, probably Sibelius’ most famous composition.
Jean Sibelius: Rakastava (The Lover), Op. 14, JS 160c (version for choir)
Rakastava (The Lover), Op. 14, JS 160c (version for choir)
Jean Sibelius: 6 Partsongs, Op. 18 (text of Kanteletar, Kalevala and Aleksis)
No. 1. Sortunut aani (The Broken Voice)
No. 3. Venematka (The Boat Journey)
No. 4. Saarella palaa (Fire on the Island)
No. 6. Sydameni laulu (Song of my Heart)
Jean Sibelius: Min rastas raataa (The Thrush's Toiling), JS 129
Min rastas raataa (The Thrush's Toiling), JS 129
Jean Sibelius: Isanmaalle (To the Fatherland), JS 98a
Isanmaalle (To the Fatherland), JS 98a
Jean Sibelius: Costa - Oje Caruli (Oh Caroline), JS 99
Costa - Oje Caruli (Oh Caroline), JS 99
Jean Sibelius: Cottrau - Trippole trappole, JS 99
Cottrau - Trippole trappole, JS 99
Jean Sibelius: Listen to the Water Mill, JS 122
Listen to the Water Mill, JS 122
Jean Sibelius: Ej med klagan (Not with lamentation), JS 69
Ej med klagan (Not with lamentation), JS 69
Jean Sibelius: Man fran slatten och havet (People of Land and Sea), Op. 65a
Man fran slatten och havet (People of Land and Sea), Op. 65a
Jean Sibelius: On lapsonen syntynyt meille (A Child is Born Unto Us), JS 142
On lapsonen syntynyt meille (A Child is Born Unto Us), JS 142
Jean Sibelius: Cantata for the Coronation of Nicholas II, JS 104 (text by P. Cajander)
Cantata for the Coronation of Nicholas II, JS 104: Terve ruhtinatar (Hail, O Princess)
Jean Sibelius: Islossningen i Ulea alv (The Breaking of the Ice on the Oulu River), Op. 30
Islossningen i Ulea alv (The Breaking of the Ice on the Oulu River), Op. 30: Nejden andas (The Landscape Breathes)
Jean Sibelius: Cantata for the Helsinki University ceremonies of 1897, JS 106
Cantata for the Helsinki University ceremonies of 1897, JS 106: Soi kunniaksi Luojan (Hymn in Praise of the Lord) (version for choir)
Jean Sibelius: Morgonens och aftonens portar (Thou Makest the Outgoings of the Morning and Evening to Rejoice)
Morgonens och aftonens portar (Thou Makest the Outgoings of the Morning and Evening to Rejoice)
Jean Sibelius: Der Konig traumte (The King Saw a Dream)
Der Konig traumte (The King Saw a Dream)
Jean Sibelius: Dies ist der Tag des Herren (This is the Day which the Lord Hath Made)
Dies ist der Tag des Herren (This is the Day which the Lord Hath Made)
Jean Sibelius: Die Wasser sahen dich (The Waters Saw Thee)
Die Wasser sahen dich (The Waters Saw Thee)
Jean Sibelius: Herr, du bist ein Fels (Lord, You are a Rock)
Herr, du bist ein Fels (Lord, You are a Rock) (version for choir and piano)
Jean Sibelius: Kolme johdantovuorolaulua (3 Introductory Antiphons), JS 110
No. 1. Palmusunnuntaina (On Palm Sunday)
No. 2. Pyhainpaivana tai hautajaisjumalanpalveluksissa On All Saints' Day)
No. 3. Kristillisissa nuorisojuhlissa (For Christian Youth Ceremonies)
Jean Sibelius: Finlandia-hymni
Finlandia-hymni (Finlandia Hymn)
December 2012
*****
“Fascinating manuscript fragments and student exercises appear alongside Finnish and Swedish-language choral classics...Supple, springy choral singing.”
February 2013
“Where the newcomer scores is in a clutch of real rarities, the least of which - the five student Contrapuntal Exercises written in 1887-90 - are fascinating (and also very taxing to sing)...Dominante's 40 [singers] do it [Man fran slatten och havet] proud, Christian Starke's sound superbly capturing throughout their finely nuanced interpretations”
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Rakastava (The Lover), Op. 14, JS 160c (version for choir)
