Track listing
23 tracks · 65:43Robert Schumann
- 1 Widmung, Op. 25/1 2:18
- 2 Der Nussbaum, Op. 25/3 3:02
- 3 Du bist wie eine Blume, Op. 25/24 1:57
Johannes Brahms
- 4 Meine Liebe ist grün, Op. 63/5 1:34
- 5 Vergebliches Ständchen, Op. 84/4 1:47
- 6 Der Gang zum Liebchen, Op. 48/1 1:29
Oskar Merikanto
- 7 Kun päivä paistaa (When the Sun Shines) 1:59
Erkki Melartin
- 8 Mirjamin laulu I (Miriam's Song I) 1:47
- 9 Mirjamin laulu II (Miriam's Song II) 2:54
Toivo Kuula
- 10 Aamulaulu (Morning Song) 1:25
- 11 Syystunnelma (Autumn Mood) 2:56
Jean Sibelius
- 12 Illalle (To Evening), Op. 17/6 1:27
- 13 Var det et dröm (Did I Just Dream?), Op. 37/4 2:10
- 14 Den första kyssen (The First Kiss), Op. 37/1 2:04
- 15 Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte (The Tryst), Op. 37/5 3:02
- 16 Svarta rosor (Black Roses), Op. 54 2:03
Franz Schubert
- 17 Ave Maria, D.839 6:46
Antonin Dvorák
- 18 Měsíčku na nebi hlobokém, from: Rusalka 5:25
Giuseppe Verdi
- 19 Ritorna vincitor, from: Aida 6:29
Giacomo Puccini
- 20 Vissi d'arte, from: Tosca 2:56
Johann Strauss II
- 21 Klänge der Heimat, from: Die Fledermaus 4:03
Leonard Bernstein
- 22 Somewhere, from: West Side Story 3:38
Frederick Loewe
- 23 I Could Have Danced All Night, from: My Fair Lady 2:32
Features
Digipak with full colour booklet, containing liner notes in English, French, German and Finnish and the sung texts in the original languages 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.