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Sibelius: | Rakastava, JS160c (text: Kanteletar) Saarella palaa (Fire on the Island), Op. 18, No. 4 Sortunut ääni Venematka (Text: Kalevala) Sydämeni laulu (Song of my Heart) (Text: Aleksis Kivi) Min rastas raataa, JS 129 Isänmaalle, JS 98b Italian Folk Song Arrangements, JS 99 Listen to the Water Mill (fragment), JS 122 Ej med klagan (Text: Johan Ludvig Runeberg) Not with Lamentation Män från slätten och havet (Men from Land and Sea), Op. 65a On lapsonen syntynyt meille, JS 142 Terve ruhtinatar Nejden andas Soi kunniaksi Luojan Contrapuntal Exercises Kolme johdantovuorolaulua, JS110 (Three Introductory Antiphons) Finlandia Hymn (Text: V.A. Koskenniemi) |
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. “Fascinating manuscript fragments and student exercises appear alongside Finnish and Swedish-language choral classics...Supple, springy choral singing.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2012 ***** “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” Gramophone Magazine, February 2013 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Voice of Sibelius
a cappella works: Sortunut ääni, Terve kuu, Venematka, Saarella palaa, Metsämiehen laulu, Sydämeni laulu, Hymn (Natus in curas), Kuutamolla; Isänmaalle, Veljeni vierailla mailla, Till havs, Humoreski, Ne pitkän matkan kulkijat, Finlandia-Hymni Accompanied works: Rakastava, Koskenlaskijan morsiamet, Tulen synty, Vapautettu kuningatar, Har du mod?, Laulu Lemminkäiselle; Jääkärien marssi
The YL Male Voice Choir has long held a relationship with the composer Sibelius. Founded in 1883 under the auspices of the Helsinki University, Sibelius began to collaborate with the choir while studying at the conservatory in Helsinki. When the composer made his breakthrough with Kullervo in 1892, singers from YL formed the backbone of the choir, and when he started to write for male choir a cappella the following year his first work was Venematka (The Boat Journey), composed for the choir’s tenth anniversary. After that, a majority of Sibelius's most famous works for male choir were commissioned and premiered by YL, which has never ceased to be regarded as the foremost exponent of Sibelius’s music for male choir – the voice of Sibelius! The present programme includes both a cappella works and works for male choir and orchestra, in which YL is supported by Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vänskä. It takes us through a variety of moods and themes: from the brief and very moving Sydämeni laulu – a lullaby for a dead child – to Tulen synty (The Origin of Fire), a re-telling of the ancient Kalevala legend of how fire came into the world, as well as the patriotic sentiments of Vapautettu kuningatar (The Captive Queen) and, of course, the hymn from Finlandia, probably Sibelius’s most famous composition, here in a choral version. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | FinntasticMusical Souvenirs from Finland
Aho: | The Butterflies (The Foxtrot and Tango of the Butterlies), from Symphony No. 7, Insect Symphony | Crusell: | Romanze, from Clarinet Quartet No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 2 | Klami: | Marche militaire, from Suite for Small Orchestra, Op. 37 Suomenlinna, overture, Op. 30 | Kokkonen: | In the World of Perfection, from The Hades of the Birds, for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (Text: O. Mustapää) Sanctus & Benedictus, from Requiem for soloists, mixed chorus and orchestra | Nordgren: | The Whole World Will Lament, Op. 26b | Rautavaara: | Pelimannit, Op. 1 | Sibelius: | Finlandia Hymn (Text: V.A. Koskenniemi) May the Hymn of Honour now Resound, Op. 23 No. VIa, for female choir (Text: A.V. Koskimies/Ilta Koskimies) Andantino for brass ensemble A Song for Lemminkäinen, Op. 31 No. 1, for male chorus and orchestra (Text: Yrjö Weijola) Romance in F major, from Four Pieces, Op. 78, for cello and piano Andante in E flat major, JS 74 Menuetto in A minor, JS 5 Tempo di valse in A major, JS 2 Poco vivace, from Symphony No. 6 |
Soile Isokoski (soprano), Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano), Walton Grönroos (baritone), Osmo Vänskä (clarinet), Pekka Kauppinen (violin), Anu Airas (viola), Ilkka Pälli (cello), Torleif Thedéen (cello), Folke Gräsbeck (piano) Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir, Jubilate Choir, YL Choir, brass partout, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Astrid Riska, Juha Kangas, Ulf Söderblom, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Osmo Vänskä | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Sibelius - Music for Mixed and Female Choir
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| |  | Sibelius - Works for Mixed Choir a cappella
| | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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anon.: | Maria, Heraan piikanen (Maria, the Lord's Little Maiden) Heinillä härkien kaukalon (In the Hay by the Oxen's Trough) Joudu, satakiel' (Oh Nightingale, Come!) Virsi 14 (Nyt seisahdun mä seimelles') (I Kneel Down at your Manger) | Bach, J S: | Puer natus in Bethlehem (A Son Is Born in Behtlehem) Näin Jeesusta vain (Let Me Praise Jesus) | Handel: | Messiah: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion Sung in Finnish as 'Riemuitse, tytär Siionin' | Hannikainen, P J: | Hämyssä kesäisen yön (Summer Twilight) Nuku, nuku lapsukainen (Sleep, my Child, Sleep) | Koskinen: | On juhla koittanut meille (To us a Festival is Given) | Kuula: | Iltatunnelma (Evening) (Text: L. Kemiläinen) | Pacius: | Suomen laulu (Song of Finland) (Text: E. von Quanten) Maamme (Our Country) | Panula: | Iltalaulu (Evening song) (Text: V. Virmajoki) | Praetorius, M: | Veisatkaa (Let Us Chant) | Putro: | Rukous (Prayer) (Text: H. Haahti) | Rautavaara: | Marjatta, matala neiti, suomalainen mysteeri (Marjatta, Lowly Maiden, Finnish Mystery) | Sallinen: | Vintern var hård (The Winter Was Hard) (Text: B. Carpelan) | Sibelius: | Finlandia Hymn (Text: V.A. Koskenniemi) Sydämeni laulu (Song of my Heart) (Text: Aleksis Kivi) On hanget korkeat, nietokset (text: Wilkku Joukahainen), Op. 1 No. 5 | trad.: | Burro Matti, Lapin joiku (Burro Matti, Lappish Jojk) Three Japanese Songs: Hotaru koi - Sakura - Kompira-Fune-Fune |
Olli Pohjola (flute), Matti Pohjola (cello), Jaana Ikonen (organ) Tapiola Children's Choir, Erkki Pohjola | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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