Sibelius: Luonnotar, Orchestral Songs / Isokoski, et al

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Album Summary

Performer

• Soile Isokoski (Soprano)

Conductor

• Segerstam, Leif

Ensemble

• Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Composer

• Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)

Notes & Reviews:

"If you haven't encountered this music, you can't do better than to acquire this disc without delay. Sibelius was a terrific song writer, and the only thing that prevents these works from being better known is the dearth of singers comfortable singing in Swedish and Finnish, a state of affairs now being mitigated both by recordings and by the current, healthy crop of excellent Scandinavian vocalists. Certainly Isokoski takes pride of place among the sopranos. She has all of the interpretive intelligence of her compatriot Karita Mattila, but her voice catches the microphones better, sounding richer and smoother throughout its range. The engineering in both stereo and SACD multi-channel formats is uniformly outstanding, and the booklet includes complete texts and translations. A marvelous release in every respect." -Classics Today (10/10); BBC Music Magazine Disc of the Year

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Works Details

Sibelius, Jean : The Echo Nymph (Kaiutar), somg for voice & piano, Op. 72/4

• Performer: Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915

Sibelius, Jean : Luonnotar, Op. 70

• Performer: Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 8 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1913

Sibelius, Jean : But my Bird is Long in Homing (Men min fågel märks dock icke), song for voice & piano, Op. 36/2

• Performer: Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: circa 1899

Sibelius, Jean : Säv, säv, susa

• Performer: Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1900

Sibelius, Jean : Songs (6), Op. 36

• Performer: Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1900

Sibelius, Jean : Runeberg Songs (7), Op. 13

• Performer: Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 1 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1891

Sibelius, Jean : 'Neath the fir trees (Under strandens granar), song for voice & piano, Op. 13/1

• Performer: Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 5 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1892

Sibelius, Jean : The First Kiss (Den förste kyssen, II), song for voice & piano, Op. 37/1

• Performer: Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1898

Sibelius, Jean : Songs (5), Op. 37

• Performer: Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1902

Sibelius, Jean : Was it a dream? (Var det en dröm), song for voice & piano, Op. 37/4

• Performer: Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1902

Sibelius, Jean : Songs (5), Op. 38

• Performer: Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1903

Sibelius, Jean : On a Balcony by the Sea (På verandan vid havet), for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 38/2

• Performer: Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1902

Sibelius, Jean : Arioso, Op. 3

• Performer: Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1893

Sibelius, Jean : Songs (7), Op. 17

• Performer: Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 1 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1898

Sibelius, Jean : Driftwood (Lastu Lainehilla), song for voice & piano, Op. 17/7

• Performer: Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 1 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1898

Sibelius, Jean : Row, row duck (Souda, souda, sinisorsa), for voice & piano

• Performer: Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 1 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1899

Sibelius, Jean : Songs (7), Op. 17

• Performer: Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1894

Sibelius, Jean : Dragon-Fly (En slända), song for voice & piano, Op. 17/5

• Performer: Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1894

Sibelius, Jean : Duke Magnus (Hertig Magnus), song for voice & piano, Op. 57/6

• Performer: Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1909