In the Stream of Life: Songs by Sibelius
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Label: Chandos
Cat No: CHSA5178
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 3rd January 2017
Contents
Works
In the Stream of Life (7 songs orch. E. Rautavaara)Koskenlaskijan morsiamet (The Rapid-Rider's Brides), op.33
Pohjola's Daughter, op.49
Romance in C major, op.42
Songs (2) from Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night', op.60
Artists
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
Edward GardnerWorks
In the Stream of Life (7 songs orch. E. Rautavaara)Koskenlaskijan morsiamet (The Rapid-Rider's Brides), op.33
Pohjola's Daughter, op.49
Romance in C major, op.42
Songs (2) from Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night', op.60
Artists
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
Edward GardnerAbout
The album offers orchestrations, by Sibelius and others, of songs which Sibelius originally wrote for voice and piano, and includes the premiere recording of In the Stream of Life, seven songs orchestrated by Rautavaara for his friend. Throughout, the poetry perfectly reflects the instinctively felt relation between Finnish nature and Sibelius’s music.
As Finley reveals: ‘the recording of [In the Stream of Life] became a very personal project when the sessions took place only a few weeks after [Rautavaara’s] death, in the same week as his funeral... and I am so thankful that a final addition was made possible when in the last months of his life [Rautavaara] agreed to orchestrate “Hjärtats morgon” and include it in the group.’
Reviews
The subtle, respectful orchestrations wrap around [Gerald Finley’s] voice like a glove. Some of the songs are sinuously chromatic, a reminder of how close Sibelius came to Schoenberg’s world in the early years of the 20th century, while others rely more heavily on the 19th-century German lieder tradition, going right back to Schubert. Finley sings them all with his usual finesse and careful shading, reserving his full power for the few genuinely climactic moments, while alongside the songs Edward Gardner and his orchestra include very fine performances of three orchestral works. ... They complement the songs perfectly. Andrew ClementsError on this page? Let us know here
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