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Karita's Christmas

Karita Mattila, soprano
Chorus Cathedralis Aboensis
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Pertti Pekkanen, conductor

ODE 1010-2 · CD · October 2002

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Track listing

16 tracks · 61:11

Listen to samples on selected tracks.

Leevi Madetoja

  1. 1 Arkihuolesi kaikki heitä (Cast Off Thy Everyday Cares) 2:03

Jean Sibelius

  1. 2 En etsi valtaa, loistoa (We Ask for Nothing Rich or Rare), Op. 1 3:21
  2. 3 Jo joutuu ilta (Over Hill and Dale), Op. 1/3 2:32
  3. 4 On hanget korkeat nietokset (The shining snows are driven high), Op. 1 2:20

Armas Maasalo

  1. 5 Joulun kellot (Christmas Bells) 5:06

Traditional

  1. 6 Suloäänet enkelten (Angels We Have Heard on High) 2:51

Franz Schubert

  1. 7 Ave Maria, D.839 6:45

Adolphe Adam

  1. 8 Oi, jouluyö (O, Holy Night) 4:49

Franz Gruber

  1. 9 Jouluyö, juhlayö (Silent Night, Holy Night) 4:37

Karl Collan

  1. 10 Sylvian joululaulu (Sylvia's Carol) 4:20

Otto Kotilainen

  1. 11 Varpunen jouluaamuna (A Sparrow on Christmas Morning) 4:03

Johann Sebastian Bach

  1. 12 Ave Maria (arr. Charles Gounod) 2:39

Traditional

  1. 13 Maa on niin kaunis (The Earth is Beautiful) 3:43

Johann A. P. Schulz

  1. 14 Te lapsoset, lapsoset kiiruhtakaa (Hurry, Children) 3:41

Ralph Blane

  1. 15 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 5:06

Traditional

  1. 16 We Wish You a Merry Christmas 3:15

Features

Booklet with liner notes in English and the song lyrics in the original language and in English

The artists

Karita Mattila

Winner of the first 'Singer of the World' competition in Cardiff, Karita Mattila is recognised as much for the beauty and versatility of her lyric voice as for her extraordinary stage ability. Under such conductors as Claudio Abbado, James Levine, Sir Simon Rattle and Esa-Pekka Salonen, she has sang in all the major opera houses and festivals of the world performing repertoire which encompasses Mozart, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Puccini, Wagner and Janácek. Her affinity with the dramatic side of opera has produced marvellous results when working with fine stage directors such as Luc Bondy who helped her to achieve a remarkable performance in his highly acclaimed Don Carlos, seen in Paris, London and at the Edinburgh Festival. Likewise, Lev Dodin in his productions of Elektra for the Salzburg Easter Festival and Pique Dame and Salome at the Opera Bastille, Peter Stein for his production of Simon Boccanegra in Salzburg, Robert Carsen in his production of Lohengrin at the Bastille and Jürgen Flimm for his Fidelio in New York.

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