Sibelius - Orchestral Songs
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Label: Lawo Classics
Cat No: LWC1239
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 23rd September 2022
Contents
Works
Songs (5), op.37 » no.1 Den forsta kyssen (The first kiss)
» no.3 Soluppgang (Sunset)
» no.4 Var det en drom (Was it a dream)
» no.5 Flickan kom ifran sin alsklings mote (The girl returned from meeting her lover)
Songs (5), op.38 » no.1 Hostkvall (Autumn evening)
» no.2 Pa verandan vid havet (On a balcony by the sea)
» no.3 I natten
Songs (6), op.36 » no.1 Svarta rosor (Black roses)
» no.2 Men min fagel marks dock icke (But my bird is nowhere to be seen)
» no.4 Sav, sav, susa (Reed, reed, rustle)
» no.5 Marssnon
» no.6 Demanten pa marssnon (The diamond on the March snow)
Songs (7), op.17 » no.1 Se'n har jag ej fragat mera (Since then I have enquired no further)
» no.2 Sov in!
» no.3 Fagellek
» no.5 En slanda
» no.6 Illalle (To evening)
» no.7 Lastu lainehilla
Artists
Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano)Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Conductor
Petr PopelkaWorks
Songs (5), op.37 » no.1 Den forsta kyssen (The first kiss)
» no.3 Soluppgang (Sunset)
» no.4 Var det en drom (Was it a dream)
» no.5 Flickan kom ifran sin alsklings mote (The girl returned from meeting her lover)
Songs (5), op.38 » no.1 Hostkvall (Autumn evening)
» no.2 Pa verandan vid havet (On a balcony by the sea)
» no.3 I natten
Songs (6), op.36 » no.1 Svarta rosor (Black roses)
» no.2 Men min fagel marks dock icke (But my bird is nowhere to be seen)
» no.4 Sav, sav, susa (Reed, reed, rustle)
» no.5 Marssnon
» no.6 Demanten pa marssnon (The diamond on the March snow)
Songs (7), op.17 » no.1 Se'n har jag ej fragat mera (Since then I have enquired no further)
» no.2 Sov in!
» no.3 Fagellek
» no.5 En slanda
» no.6 Illalle (To evening)
» no.7 Lastu lainehilla
Artists
Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano)Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Conductor
Petr PopelkaAbout
"As my career has progressed, I have had the chance to make numerous recordings featuring a variety of repertoires, and I have always felt the desire to record the songs of Sibelius.
"A wonderful opportunity presented itself when the Norwegian Radio Orchestra with Chief Conductor Petr Popelka expressed its willingness to be part of such a recording.
"Virtually all Sibelius songs are written for voice and piano, but many of them seem as though made for orchestral sounds and instrumental subtlety. Therefore a number of his finest songs have fortunately been orchestrated, and it is these editions we have used for this recording.
"A few of the orchestrations were done by Sibelius himself, one by his contemporary, Simon Parmet (né Pergament), while several were orchestrated by his own son-in-law, conductor Jussi Jalas.
"This album presents orchestrated songs of Sibelius from four opus numbers: 17, 36, 37 and 38."
Considered today one of Europe's leading singers, mezzo-soprano Marianne Beate Kielland is famous for her strong stage presence and musical integrity.
Gramophone magazine writes about her: "The mezzo-soprano is quite outstanding: strong, firm, sensitive in modulations, imaginative in her treatment of words, with a voice pure in quality, wide in range and unfalteringly true in intonation."
"A wonderful opportunity presented itself when the Norwegian Radio Orchestra with Chief Conductor Petr Popelka expressed its willingness to be part of such a recording.
"Virtually all Sibelius songs are written for voice and piano, but many of them seem as though made for orchestral sounds and instrumental subtlety. Therefore a number of his finest songs have fortunately been orchestrated, and it is these editions we have used for this recording.
"A few of the orchestrations were done by Sibelius himself, one by his contemporary, Simon Parmet (né Pergament), while several were orchestrated by his own son-in-law, conductor Jussi Jalas.
"This album presents orchestrated songs of Sibelius from four opus numbers: 17, 36, 37 and 38."
- Marianne Beate Kielland
Considered today one of Europe's leading singers, mezzo-soprano Marianne Beate Kielland is famous for her strong stage presence and musical integrity.
Gramophone magazine writes about her: "The mezzo-soprano is quite outstanding: strong, firm, sensitive in modulations, imaginative in her treatment of words, with a voice pure in quality, wide in range and unfalteringly true in intonation."
Reviews
[Kielland’s] rootedness works well in the context of a close recording with a small orchestra exceptionally conducted by Petr Popelka who points up the Nordic Noir in these gloomy poems. […] Best of all are ‘I natten’ (‘In the night’), where the plain upfrontedness of Kielland’s delivery works well with the tiptoeing orchestra; […] ‘En slanda’ (‘The Dragonfly’) with fine word-painting and good sense of the silencesGramophone
this recital will open up a new world for many a Sibelius enthusiast unfamiliar with these lovely songs.MusicWeb International
These four cycles of Sibelius songs come from the 1890s and early 1900s. Like the contemporaneous First and Second Symphonies, a Romantic warmth pulsates from these rich, lyrical works. Mezzo Kielland balances purity and ardour perfectly.BBC Music Magazine
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