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Jean Sibelius: 6 Songs, Op. 72 (arr. for soprano and orchestra)
6 Songs, Op. 72: No. 4. Kaiutar (The Echo Nymph) (arr. for soprano and orchestra)
Jean Sibelius: Luonnotar, Op. 70
Luonnotar, Op. 70
Jean Sibelius: 6 Songs, Op. 36 (arr. for soprano and orchestra)
No. 2. Men min fagel marks dock icke (But my bird is nowhere to be seen)
No. 4. Sav, sav, susa (Reed, reed, rustle)
Jean Sibelius: 6 Songs, Op. 36 (version for soprano and orchestra)
6 Songs, Op. 36: No. 6. Demanten pa marssnon (The Diamond on the March Snow) (version for soprano and orchestra)
Jean Sibelius: 7 Songs, Op. 13 (version for soprano and orchestra)
7 Songs, Op. 13: No. 4. Varen flyktar hastigt (Spring is Flying) (version for soprano and orchestra)
Jean Sibelius: 7 Songs, Op. 13 (arr. for soprano and orchestra)
7 Songs, Op. 13: No. 1. Under strandens granar ('Neath the Fir Trees) (arr. for soprano and orchestra)
Jean Sibelius: 5 Songs, Op. 37 (arr. for soprano and orchestra)
No. 1. Den forsta kyssen (The First Kiss)
No. 3. Soluppgang (Sunrise)
No. 4. Var det en drom? (Was it a dream?)
Jean Sibelius: 5 Songs, Op. 38 (version for soprano and orchestra)
No. 1. Hostkvall (Autumn Evening)
No. 2. Pa verandan vid havet (On a balcony by the sea)
Jean Sibelius: Arioso, Op. 3
Arioso, Op. 3
Jean Sibelius: 7 Songs, Op. 17 (arr. for soprano and orchestra)
No. 6. Illalle (To Evening)
No. 7. Lastu lainehilla (Driftwood)
Jean Sibelius: Souda, souda sinisorsa (Row, row, duck) (arr. for soprano and orchestra)
Souda, souda sinisorsa (Row, row, duck) (arr. for soprano and orchestra)
Jean Sibelius: 7 Songs, Op. 17 (version for soprano and orchestra)
7 Songs, Op. 17: No. 1. Se'n har jag ej fragat mera (Then I questioned no further) (version for soprano and orchestra)
Jean Sibelius: 7 Songs, Op. 17 (arr. for soprano and orchestra)
7 Songs, Op. 17: No. 5. En slanda (A Dragonfly) (arr. for soprano and orchestra)
Jean Sibelius: 8 Songs, Op. 57 (version for soprano and orchestra)
8 Songs, Op. 57: No. 6. Hertig Magnus (Baron Magnus) (version for soprano and orchestra)
July 2006
*****
“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.”
2010
“Sibelius wrote his songs originally for voice and piano and in that form they are most often recorded. Some he later orchestrated, while others were arranged by Jussi Jalas (his son-in-law), Ernest Pingourd, Ivan Hellman and Nils-Eric Forgstadt. All produce good results and none of the songs appear over-dressed. On the contrary, they are, as it were, fulfilled: orchestral textures are so strongly implicit that the full range of instruments brings out their coloration and renders them complete. Soile Isokoski has recorded a number of the songs previously with piano, part of a fine recital on Finlandia in 1989, which was about the time we first learned of the radiant Finnish soprano who five or six years later would receive the international acclaim she deserved…”
July 2006
“The voice… lovely, firm and ample in range. Above all, she has a rare command of the legato style which makes her singing a delight to the ears… the recital always gives pleasure, and the challenge of Luonnotar itself is joyfully met. The orchestra play with full appreciation of the richly coloured scores, and since Flagstad in the 1950s there have been few recordings which provide these genuinely enhancing accompaniments as an alternative to the piano.”
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6 Songs, Op. 72: No. 4. Kaiutar (The Echo Nymph) (arr. for soprano and orchestra)
