This page lists all recordings of Ma elän! (I Am Alive), by (Frans) Oskar Merikanto (1868-1924) on CD & download (MP3 & FLAC). Generally, more recent releases are listed first, but with priority given to those that are in stock. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Finnish Songs & Orchestral Songs by Richard StraussContains ODE9822 and ODE9632
Hämäläinen: | Lapin äidin kehtolaulu (A Lapland Mother's Lullaby) Marita Viitasalo (piano) | Hannikainen, I: | Oi äiti armas (O Mother Dear) Rannalla istuja (Sitting on The Shore) Rauha (Peace) | Hannikainen, V: | Marja-Liisa Marita Viitasalo (piano) | Kaski: | Lähdettyäs (After You Went Away) Taas kaukaa laulavat lauluaan (From Afar I Hear Them Singing Again) Marita Viitasalo (piano) | Kilpinen: | Rannalta I (From the Shore I) Kesäyö (Summer Night) Maassa marjani makaavi (My Love Lies in the Ground) Marita Viitasalo (piano) | Melartin: | Minä metsän polkuja kuljen (I Wander Along Forest Paths) Mirjamin laulu I & II (Miriam's Song I & II) Marita Viitasalo (piano) | Merikanto, O: | Pai, pai paitaressu (Bye Bye My Sweet Swaddled Baby) Metsäkyyhkyset (The Wood-doves) Kun päivä paistaa (When the Sun Shines) Omenankukat (Apple Blossom) Rukous (Ave Maria) (Prayer) Kullan murunen (You Are a Nugget of Gold) Kuin hiipuva hiillos tummentuu (Like the Dying Embers Grow Dark) Ma elän! (I Am Alive) Kottarainen (The Starling) Kevätlinnuille etelässä (To the Spring Birds in the South) Laula, tyttö (Sing to Me, Girl) Marita Viitasalo (piano) | Pacius: | Balladi (Kaarle-kuninkaan metsästys) (Ballad from The Hunt of King Charles) Laps' Suomen (Child of Finland) Marita Viitasalo (piano) | Sonninen: | Älä kutsu kukkaseksi (Do Not Call Me Flower) Marita Viitasalo (piano) | Strauss, R: | Das Rosenband, Op. 36 No. 1 Ich wollt ein Sträusslein binden, Op. 68 No. 2 Säusle, Liebe Myrte, Op. 68 No. 3 Als mir dein Lied erklang, Op. 68 No. 4 Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1 Meinem Kinde, Op. 37 No. 3 Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland Op. 56 No. 6 Four Last Songs Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marek Janowski |
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. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Jorma Hynninen is one of the most celebrated Finnish singers. This new disc contains the legendary baritone's very personal account of songs by his compatriot Oskar Merikanto (1868- 1924), which are worthy of discovery. During his lifetime Oskar Merikanto was just as popular as Jean Sibelius. He was the co-founder of what would become the Finnish National Opera and composed major contributions to the song and opera repertoire: a real master of melody who incorporated elements of folk music into his songs, Merikanto rightly provokes comparison with such composers as Schubert and Mahler. Jorma Hynninen has contributed not only to a renewal in the art of interpreting solo songs but also to the creation of contemporary operas by Rautavaara and Sallinen, to name but two composers. His greatest musical love though has always been Lieder, a genre on which he successfully concentrates on this new recording. “Hie brings immense authority to this repertoire and a vocal quality that shows only a few signs of strain in the upper reaches. Ilkka Paananen supplies top-class accompaniments, setting moods and turning corners with unfailing intelligence. ” Gramophone Magazine, June 2008 “Take this disc uninterrupted and you could overdose on triple time, regular four-bar phrases and predictably fervent climaxes. But there are some memorable numbers here, including the swirling ballad Stormbird - a Nordic Sea Fever - the incantatory Evening Bells, and Annina, a gently insinuating Venetian barcarolle. Jorma Hynninen brings to his compatriot's songs a voice of craggy grandeur and an acute sensitivity to colour and atmosphere, whether in the romantic ardour of Apple Blossom or the bleak, blanched White Crosses.” The Telegraph, 19th April 2008 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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‘She ranks among today’s finest sopranos by virtue of the fact
that her voice is one of the greatest in the world, hitting you in
the solar plexus each time you listen to it. On a concert platform,
however, she’s remarkably self-effacing, never indulging in
self-conscious histrionics and concentrating all her energies on
the expressive potential of the glorious sound that issues
from her throat’ Guardian “…the whole Sibelius group, anything but an easy opener for the programme, sets exacting challenges to which Isokoski rises, culminating in the mini-opera "The maiden's tryst". In the Strauss songs… Isokoski is realistically touching in "Meinem Kinde" and precisely focuses in on the dreamy eroticism of "Cäcilie". Marita Viitasalo, Isokoski's regular accompanist for nearly 20 years, mirrors her voice to perfection... an important souvenir of fine recital singing.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2006 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | From the Heart of FinlandFinnish Songs
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 | 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) | 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) |
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| |  | Karita Mattila - From the Heart of FinlandSongs
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 | Melartin: | Mirjamin laulu I & II (Miriam's Song I & II) | Merikanto, O: | 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) | trad.: | Kansalaislaulu (Song of the Nation) arr. Ralf Gothóni |
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