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Cover: Jouluyö, juhlayö. Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlien joulu

Jouluyö, juhlayö. Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlien joulu

Matti Salminen
Savonlinna Opera Festival Chorus
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Kyösti Haatanen, conductor

ODE 814-2 · CD · October 1993

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Track listing

21 tracks · 60:42

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Adolphe Adam

  1. 1 O, helga natt (O, Holy Night) 3:56

Ahti Sonninen

  1. 2 Rauhaa, vain rauhaa ( Peace, Perfect Peace) 2:13

Jean Sibelius

  1. 3 En etsi valtaa, loistoa (We Ask for Nothing Rich or Rare), Op. 1 3:56
  2. 4 Jo joutuu ilta (Over Hill and Dale), Op. 1/3 2:06

Anonymous

  1. 5 Dies est laetitae (Herraa kaikki kiittäkää) 2:05

Pekka Juhani Hannikainen

  1. 6 Joulun kellot (Hiljaa, hiljaa helkkyellen) (Softly, Softly Ringing) 2:31

Karl Collan

  1. 7 Sylvian joululaulu (Sylvia's Carol) 3:50

Martti Hela

  1. 8 Hiljainen joululaulu (The Peace of Christmas) 3:51

Traditional

  1. 9 Maa on niin kaunis (The Earth is Beautiful) 2:43

Franz Gruber

  1. 10 Jouluyö, juhlayö (Silent Night, Holy Night) 4:13

Jean Sibelius

  1. 11 On hanget korkeat nietokset (The Shining Snows Are Driven High), Op. 1 3:07

Leevi Madetoja

  1. 12 Arkihuolesi kaikki heitä (Cast Off Thy Everyday Cares) 2:05
  2. 13 Enkelien joululaulu (Ylistäkää Jumalaa, taivas ja maa) 2:12

Heino Kaski

  1. 14 Mökit nukkuu lumiset (The Snowbound Cabins Sleep) 3:27

Traditional

  1. 15 Kun joulu valkeneepi (Now Christmas Is Come) 1:37

Anonymous

  1. 16 Puer natus in Bethlehem 1:02

César Frank

  1. 17 Panis Angelicus (Leivästä enkelten) 3:39

Traditional

  1. 18 O, Jesulein süß (Oi, Jeesus, lapsi armainen) 2:09
  2. 19 Sankta Lucia (Pyhä Lucia) 3:43
  3. 20 O Tannenbaum (Oi kuusipuu) 2:32

Irving Berlin

  1. 21 White Christmas (Valkea joulu) 3:45

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The artists

Matti Salminen

Matti Salminen is one of the leading basses of our time. Born in Turku (Finland) in 1945, he was educated in his home town, at the Sibelius Academy Helsinki, as well as in Italy and Germany. From 1972-1980 he was engaged at the Cologne opera. In 1972 he appeared for the first time as a guest in Zurich as Sarastro. Following his Gremin with Götz Friedrich and Gerd Albrecht at the beginning of Drese's era, Matti Salminen regularly returns to Zurich as a guest and has been an ensemble member since 1984-85. Matti Salminen appeared regularly at the Bayreuth Festival from 1976-1988 and at the Savonlinna Festival from 1967-1998. Apart from that, he is a guest at all important opera houses all over the world. In 2000, he sang the title role of Aulis Sallinen's opera Lear in Helsinki and in 2003 sang the title part in Rasputin by Einojuhani Rautavaara. In 2005, Matti Salminen was Gurnemanz in a new Parsifal staging by Harry Kupfer. Further engagements include Parsifal and Tristan in Vienna, Fidelio, Parsifal, Don Carlo and Die Meistersinger at the Bavarian State Opera Munich, Fidelio in Helsinki and Valencia as well as Don Carlo in Zurich and Vienna.

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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.

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