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Alnaes: | De hundrede violiner Varlaengsler Nu brister alle de klofter Februarmorgen ved Golfen | Eggen: | Aere det evige forar i livet | Grieg: | Haugtussa, Op. 67 Hjertets Melodier af H. C.Andersen, Op. 5 No. 3 'Jeg elsker Dig' Eros (from 5 Songs Op. 70) Millom Rosor, Op. 39, No. 4 Der gynger en baad paa bflge, Op. 69, No. 1 Hytten, Op. 18, No. 2 The First Meeting Op. 21 No. 1 Jeg giver mit digt våren, Op. 21, No. 3 Med en Primula veris, Op. 26 No. 4 Seks Digte af henrik Ibsen, Op. 25 No. 4 'Med en vandlilje' Seks Sange, Op. 48 No. 6 'Ein Traum' I Liden hojt deroppe, Op. 39 No. 3 Fra Monte Pincio, Op. 39 No. 1 Liden Kirsten (Little Kirsten), Op. 60 No. 1 Den Aergjerridge, Op. 26, No. 3 Efterårsstormen, Op. 18, No. 4 Og jeg vil ha mig hjertenskjaer (And I would like a sweetheart true), Op. 60 No. 5 Arr. Valdar Jeg giver mit digt våren, Op. 21, No. 3 Arr. Valdar Til én, Op. 59, No. 3 Arr. Valdar Til en II, Op. 59 No. 4 Arr. Valdar | Lie, H: | Nykelen Skindvengbrev | Sibelius: | Illalle, Op. 17 No. 6 (Forsman-Koskimies) Orch. Jalas Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell) Orch. Jalas Höstkväll, Op. 38:1 (Text: Viktor Rydberg) Orch. Sibelius Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) Orch. Sibelius Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 Orch. Pingoud Arioso, Op. 3 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Orch. Sibelius Våren flyktar hastigt, Op. 13 No. 4 (Text: Runeberg) Orch. Sibelius Se'n har jag ej frågat mera, Op. 17 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Orch. Sibelius Men min fågel märks dock icke, Op. 36, No. 2 Orch. Pingoud På verandan på vid havet, Op. 38 No. 2 (Viktor Runeberg) Orch. Sibelius Den första kyssen, Op. 37 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Orch. Fougstedt Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) Orch. Fougstedt Säf, säf, susa, Op. 36 No. 4 (Text: Gustav Fröding) Orch. Hellmann Kom nu hit, Död, Op. 60 No. 1 (Bertel Gripenberg after Shakespeare) Orch. Sibelius |
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) & Edwin McArthur (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Oivin Fjeldstad In her autobiography (The Flagstad Manuscript, 1952) Kirsten Flagstad tells of the joy she experienced on finding, when she began to give concerts in the United States, that the Americans so took to the songs of her native country, and particularly of Grieg. She herself had been brought up with them, and even included some in the program of one of her first professional engagements, at an Oslo jail in 1913. She was told that one prisoner due for release had asked to stay on till Easter so that he could hear ‘that girl’ again. The cycle Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid, 1895) was almost entirely unknown to listeners outside Scandinavia till Flagstad issued her first recording of it in 1940. Even then it failed to achieve the popularity its melodies and poignancy should have eared for it, and only since the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth has it won due recognition. Yet Flagstad had a great love for it and put heart and soul into the songs. This second volume of “The Flagstad Recitals” focuses on Grieg as well as other Scandinavian composers, offering songs with both piano as well as orchestral accompaniment. [Grieg Songs] “Listening to Mme Flagstad's recital makes one regret that she did not record more of her great countryman. The songs are varied and rewarding and her account of From Monte Pincio, one of the finest, is beautifully characterised as indeed are nearly all the songs on this record. I only regret that the quality of the recording was not better. The voice remains undimmed…" Gramophone "…what a marvellously fresh and original work Haugtussa is and how glorious is Flagstad's tone and characterisation! I do urge readers who do not know this song-cycle to invest in this record." Gramophone | 
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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  CD Review
Critics Disc of the Year - December 2006 |
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| |  | Strauss & Sibelius - Songs
Sibelius: | Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) Säf, säf, susa, Op. 36 No. 4 (Text: Gustav Fröding) Im Feld ein Mädchen singt, Op. 50 Nr.3 (Margarete Susman) Våren flyktar hastigt, Op. 13 No. 4 (Text: Runeberg) Den första kyssen, Op. 37 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 På verandan på vid havet, Op. 38 No. 2 (Viktor Runeberg) Se'n har jag ej frågat mera, Op. 17 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Illalle, Op. 17 No. 6 (Forsman-Koskimies) Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell) | Strauss, R: | Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 (Herman von Gilm) Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1 Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 |
Birgit Nilsson (soprano), János Sólyom (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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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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Sibelius: | Koivu (The Birch), Op. 75/4 The Spruce Tree Op. 75 No. 5 Romance, Op. 78 No. 2 Rondino (from Five Pieces, Op. 81) Mazurka, Op. 81/1 Illalle, Op. 17 No. 6 (Forsman-Koskimies) Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) Elegie, Op. 27/1 Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell) Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 Laulu ristilukista Op. 27 No. 4 The Tempest, Op. 109 (excerpts) The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 No. 2 Lemminkäinen's Return, Op. 22 No. 4 Finlandia, Op. 26 |
Ralf Gothoni (piano), Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Raija Kerppo (piano), Karita Mattila (soprano), Ilmo Ranta (piano), Jorma Hynninen (baritone) Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leif Segerstam, Jukka-Pekka Saraste | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Camilla Nylund sings Sibelius, Debussy, Britten & Kuula
Britten: | On this Island, Op. 11 | Debussy: | Beau Soir Romance Les cloches (Paul Bourget) Paysage sentimental Voici que le printemps (Romance) (Paul Bourget) | Kuula: | Tuijotin tulehen kauan, Op. 2 No. 2 Sinikan laulu, Op. 16a No. 1 Sinipiika, Op. 23 No. 1 Purjein kuutamolla, Op. 31a No. 1 | Sibelius: | Våren flyktar hastigt, Op. 13 No. 4 (Text: Runeberg) Säf, säf, susa, Op. 36 No. 4 (Text: Gustav Fröding) Den första kyssen, Op. 37 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell) Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 Norden, Op. 90 No. 1 (Runeberg) |
Camilla Nylund (soprano), Marita Viitasalo (piano) Camilla Nylund made her debut in 1995 as Micaëla in Hanover, where she was immediately offered a contract through 1999. She has appeared there as the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro, Pamina, Fiordiligi, Antonia in The Tales of Hoffmann, Marie in The Bartered Bride, Agathe in Der Freischütz, Eva in Die Meistersinger, the Countess in Capriccio, Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, Mimi and Lisa in Léhar's The Land of Smiles. The current recital features a sampling of Ms. Nylund's expressive mastery of the Lied, Chanson and Song repertoire and presents a choice sampling of music of her Finnish countrymen, Sibelius and Kuula. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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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) | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 weeks. |
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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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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2007
