# Jean Sibelius: Songs

> Jean Sibelius: Songs – Karita Mattila, Ilmo Ranta. Ondine ODE 856-2, CD, released October 1995. This CD features Finnish soprano Karita Mattila with songs by…

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- **Composer:** Jean Sibelius
- **Work(s):** Songs
- **Performers:** Karita Mattila, soprano; Ilmo Ranta, piano
- **Label:** Ondine
- **Catalogue no.:** ODE 856-2
- **Format:** CD
- **Release date:** 1 October 1995
- **EAN / UPC:** 0761195085622
- **Tracks:** 24, total 58:42
- **Genres:** Vocal

## Track listing

**Jean Sibelius**

1. Illalle (To Evening), Op. 17/6 (1:27)
2. Var det et dröm (Did I Just Dream?), Op. 37/4 (2:09)
3. Demanten på marssön (The Diamond on the March Snow), Op. 36/6 (3:22)
4. Fågellek, Op. 17/3 (1:44)
5. Lastu lainehilla, Op. 17/7 (1:12)
6. Souda, souda, sinisorsa (1:20)
7. Våren flyktar hastigt, Op. 13/4 (1:36)
8. Den första kyssen (The First Kiss), Op. 37/1 (2:03)
9. Men min fågel märks dock icke, Op. 36/2 (2:32)
10. Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte (The Tryst), Op. 37/5 (3:04)
11. Arioso, Op. 3 (4:44)
12. Fåfäng önskan, Op. 61/7 (3:20)
- *Song Cycle "Flower Songs", Op. 88*
13. I. Blåsippan (0:57)
14. II. De bägge rosorna (1:23)
15. III. Vitsippan (1:20)
16. IV. Sippan (1:09)
17. V. Törnet (2:19)
18. VI. Blommans öde (1:36)
19. Norden, Op. 90/1 (2:51)
20. Kaiutar, Op. 72/4 (3:30)
21. En slända, Op. 17/5 (5:13)
22. Svarta rosor (Black Roses), Op. 36/1 (2:03)
23. Maj, Op. 57/4 (2:40)
24. Jubal, Op. 35/1 (5:08)

## About this recording

This CD features Finnish soprano Karita Mattila with songs by Jean Sibelius, accompanied on piano by Ilmo Ranta. This disc has been the Finnish star soprano's first recital release.

## Features

Booklet with English, French, German and Finnish and the song lyrics in the original language and in English

## Press

Mattila recreates powerfully the sensuous urgency of Sibelius's settings of his bleoved poet J.L. Runeberg.

Hilary Finch, The Times, January 20, 1996

miniature masterpieces (...) sung by such a lustrous, creamy-toned soprano, all repay repeated listening.

John Allison, BBC Music Magazine, December 1995

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## Related pages

- [Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/sibelius-jean.md)
- [Karita Mattila, soprano](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/mattila-karita.md)
- [Ilmo Ranta, piano](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/ranta-ilmo.md)

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