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Jean Sibelius
Orchestral Songs
Jorma Hynninen, baritone
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
Track listing
18 tracks · 52:23Listen to samples on selected tracks.
Jean Sibelius
- 1 Svarta rosor (Black Roses), Op. 36/1 1:49
- 2 Säv, säv, susa, Op. 36/4 2:32
- 3 Demanten på marssön (The Diamond on the March Snow), Op. 36/6 2:21
- 4 På verandan vid havet, Op. 38/2 3:28
- 5 Under strandens granar, Op. 13/1 4:45
- 6 Våren flyktar hastigt, Op. 13/4 1:40
- 7 Kom nu hit, död, Op. 60/1 2:35
- 8 Var det en dröm (Did I Just Dream?), Op. 37/4 2:04
- 9 Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte (The Tryst), Op. 37/5 2:57
- 10 Im Feld ein Mädchen singt, Op. 50/3 2:51
- 11 Die stille Stadt, Op. 50/5 2:52
- 12 Aus banger Brust, Op. 50/4 2:21
- 13 Koskenlaskijan morsiamet, Op. 33 9:06
- 14 Lastu lainehilla, Op. 17/7 1:13
- 15 Illalle (To Evening), Op. 17/6 1:27
- 16 Souda, souda, sinisorsa 1:15
- 17 Kaiutar, Op. 72/4 2:58
- 18 Laulu ristilukista (Fool's Song of the Cross-spider), Op. 27/4 4:09
About this recording
A tribute for the Sibelius 50th anniversary in 2007, this CD contains fully remastered recordings, originally released in 1994, of Sibelius's Orchestral Songs. In addition to the more familiar songs such as Var det en dröm (Did I just dream?), Laulu ristilukista (The Song of the Cross-spider) and Kaiutar star baritone Jorma Hynninen also performs seldom heard large-scale and impressive Koskenlaskijan morsiamet (The Rapid-shooter's Brides).
Jorma Hynninen is one of the most celebrated Finnish singers. He has not only renewed the song interpretation tradition but also provided the inspiration for new operas. His greatest musical love has always been lied, a genre in which he has concentrated on the song cycles of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and Wolf and the solo songs of Sibelius, Oskar Merikanto, Toivo Kuula and Yrjö Kilpinen. His concert engagements have taken him all over the world and to such illustrious venues as Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Royal Albert Hall, the Musikverein, the Concertgebouw, the Boston and Chicago Symphony Halls, and the Tanglewood, Ravinia and Salzburg Festivals.
This recording earned Jorma Hynninen an "Artist of the Year 1994" Award by the UK Sibelius Society and won a Cannes Classical Award 1995 in the category Songs/Vocal Recitals 20th Century.
Features
Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish and the song lyrics in the original language and in English
Press
Hynninen provides robust, burnished tone in every song, and this, combined with his knowing and wholly idiomatic way with the texts makes his recital a distinctly pleasurable listening experience. (...) Ondine's recording is top-notch. A marvelous reissue for the Sibelius year.
Victor Carr Jr., ClassicsToday.com, October 2007, Artistic Quality 10 / Sound Quality 10
Who could resist the mysterious atmosphere of Die stille Stadt (The Silent Town), magically sung, with an equally magical accompaniment conducted by Leif Segerstam?
Michael Kennedy, The Sunday Telegraph, July 8, 2007, 4/5
The artists
Jorma Hynninen
Baritone Jorma Hynninen is one of the most highly appreciated Finnish vocal artists of all time. His unprejudiced and profound approach to art has contributed not only to a renewal in the art of interpreting solo songs but also to the creation of a number of new contemporary operas. In Lied, he has concentrated on the song cycles of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and Wolf and the solo songs of Sibelius, Oskar Merikanto, Toivo Kuula and Yrjö Kilpinen. He has appeared at innumerable distinguished venues, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Royal Albert Hall, the Musikverein, the Concertgebouw, Boston Symphony Hall, Chicago Symphony Hall and the festivals at Tanglewood, Ravinia and Salzburg.
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.
Leif Segerstam
Leif Segerstam (1944-2024) received diplomas from the Sibelius Academy in violin and conducting. He won the Maj Lind Piano Competition in 1962 and gave his first violin recital in 1963. He rounded off his studies at the Juilliard School in New York, where he was awarded a conducting diploma in 1964.
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