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Jorma Hynninen, baritone · Camilla Nylund, soprano · Ilkka Paananen, piano
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Camilla Nylund
Transfiguration
Wagner & Strauss - Arias & Scenes
Camilla Nylund, soprano
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, conductor
Transfiguration - Camilla Nylund\
Track listing
9 tracks · 71:56Listen to samples on selected tracks.
Richard Wagner
- 1 Einsam in trüben Tagen (Elsa's Dream), from: Lohengrin 5:49
- 2 Dich teure Halle (Elisabeth's Greeting to the Hall of Song), from: Tannhäuser 4:54
- 3 Allmächt'ge Jungfrau (Elisabeth's Prayer), from: Tannhäuser 5:27
- 4 Der Männer Sippe (Sieglinde's Narration), from: Die Walküre 4:51
- 5 Mild und leise (Isolde's Transfiguration), from: Tristan und Isolde 6:15
Richard Strauss
- 6 Mein Elemer!, from: Arabella 9:02
- 7 O bleib, geliebter Tag!, from: Daphne 9:35
- 8 Es gibt ein Reich, from: Ariadne auf Naxos 6:09
- 9 Es ist kein Laut zu vernehmen, from: Salome (final scene) 19:54
About this recording
Transfiguration is Camilla Nylund’s much-awaited first album of arias. It captures the Finnish soprano's multi-faceted art with famous arias and scenes from operas by Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner, including the grueling final scenes from Tristan und Isolde and from Salome. These arias reflect the lyrical and dramatic facets of the acclaimed singer's current roles at such venues as Staatsoper Dresden, Vienna State Opera, and Bayreuther Festspiele. The Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra is here led by their chief conductor Hannu Lintu.
Features
Booklet with liner notes in English, German and Finnish and the sung texts in the original German and in English translation
Press
(Camilla Nylund) versteht (...) es, Phrasen klar zu strukturieren und weite Bögen zu spannen. (...) Grossartig, da nervig-modern, gerät ihr Sieglindes Monolog "der Männer Sippe" ("Die Walküre") oder die Hallenarie aus "Tannhäuser".
Th.B., Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 29.7.2011
(Camilla Nylunds) leuchtender, geradezu jungmädchenhafter Sopran passt hervorragend zur Elisabeth in Tannhäuser (...) mit natürlichem Ausdruck und einer mitreissenden Intensität.
Jürgen Gahre, Das Opernglas, Mai 2011
Any opera lover will enjoy this.
Michael Tanner, BBC Music Magazine, April 2011
Mit ihrer grossen und dennoch lyrischen Stimme ist (Camilla Nylund) eine hervorragende Besetzung für die grossen Frauenrollen von Wagner und Richard Strauss. (...) Hannu Lintu ist (...) ein kongenialer Partner der Sängerin, und sein Orchester beeindruckt mit grandiosem Strauss-Klang.
Rémy Franck, Pizzicato, März 2011, ****
Die Sopranistin präsentiert sich hier als ideale Wagnersängerin. (...) mit den Arien der Elsa, Elisabeth und Sieglinde gelingt es Camilla Nylund, den Zuhörer zu fesseln, zu berühren. (...) die großen Strauss‘schen Gesangsbögen gelingen einfach berückend schön. (...) eine äußerst harmonische Symbiose zwischen Gesang und Orchesterbegleitung zeigt sich hier auf sehr hohem Niveau.
Midou Grossmann, Klassik.com, 25.02.2011
Här ger hon vackra smakprov på sin slanka, men dramatiskt kapabla sopranstämma med Tammerfors filharmoniker under Hannu Lintu.
Lars Hedblad, Svenska Dagbladet, 26.1.2011
Nylundin taiteen ystävälle [levyltä] löytyy kosolti ilon aiheita. Uutuuslevyllä laatusopraanon säteilevästä, ainutlaatuisen kauniista soinnista ja linjasta ei voi olla nauttimatta. Straussin aariat sopivat Nylundin äänelle täydellisesti.
Veijo Murtomäki, Helsingin Sanomat, 28.12.2010
Nylundin loistokas ääni ilmaisee Salomen roolin valtavat mittasuhteet kuiskaustenomaisista sävyistä kaikkein dramaattisinta voimaa vaativaan hehkuun. Sopraanon ääni myös taipuu loistavasti musiikin vaatimiin pitkiin linjoihin. Tekniikka on upeasti hallussa.
Harri Hautala, Aamulehti, 16.11.2010
The artists
Camilla Nylund
Camilla Nylund was born in Vaasa, Finland. She began her training with Eva Illes and completed her vocal studies at the Salzburg Mozarteum. A multipleprize winner, she was from 1995 to 1999 an ensemble member of the Hannover State Opera. From 1999 to 2001 she joined the Saxon State Opera in Dresden, where she received the Christel Goltz-Preis in 2000. Since 2001 she has been an artist-in-residence in Dresden, and in 2008 she was awarded the title of 'Kammersängerin' by the State of Saxony.
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
The Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, comprising 97 musicians, is one of Scandinavia's leading symphony orchestras. In autumn 2013, young Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali succeeded Hannu Lintu as new Chief Conductor and continued in his post until 2023.
Hannu Lintu
Hannu Lintu is one of Finland's most sought-after conductors and is rapidly creating a major international career. He has been Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra 2009-2013, and also Principal Guest Conductor of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin. Before assuming the new role of Chief Conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra from 2013 to 2021, he was the orchestra's Chief Guest Conductor in 2012. Hannu Lintu was previously Chief Conductor of the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and Artistic Director of the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. He is a regular guest conductor with the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra in Finland and was Artistic Director of the orchestra's Summer Sounds festival in 2005. In November 2022, the Gulbenkian Orchestra announced the appointment of Lintu as its next chief conductor.