Karita Mattila
Lauluja merelle
(Songs by Lasse Mårtenson)
Karita Mattila, soprano
Jyväskylä Sinfonia
Riku Niemi, conductor
Track listing
13 tracks · 48:35Listen to samples on selected tracks.
Lasse Mårtenson
- 1 Myrskyluodon Maija (Stormscar's Maya) 5:25
- 2 Laulu suuresta merestä (Song of the Open Sea) 3:25
- 3 Iltalaulu (Evening Hymn) 3:11
- 4 Vie meren tuoksuun (Take Me To the Shore) 5:36
- 5 Aamu-usva (Morning Haze) 3:45
- 6 Prästkragen (The Daisy's Prediction) 2:54
Robert Broberg
- 7 Venelaulu (Boat Song) 2:51
Lasse Mårtenson
- 8 Valssi myötäiseen (Waltzing Off the Wind) 3:01
- 9 Ihminen ihmiselle (What Have We Done to Each Other) 3:39
- 10 Morsiusvalssi (Bridal Waltz) 2:43
Evert Taube
- 11 Kom i min famn (Summer night) 3:52
Lasse Mårtenson
- 12 Jurmo (Jurmo Island) 2:58
- 13 Syyskuun myrsky (September storm) 5:15
About this recording
This CD features Karita Mattila with songs written by Finnish song writer Lasse Mårtenson. The program was performed in August 1996 in Turku; Karita Mattila had initiated a concert for the conservation of the Turku archipelago, one of the most beautiful group of islands in the world. This album became an international best-seller and reached platinum status in Finland.
Features
Booklet with liner notes in Finnish, Swedish and English and the song lyrics in the original language
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.
Jyväskylä Sinfonia
Jyväskylä Sinfonia was founded in 1955 and is a versatile Finnish orchestra.
Riku Niemi
A musical jack of all trades, Riku Niemi began his career as a percussionist but gradually branched out into composition, arrangement and conducting, as well. A composer of film and light music, he has worked as an arranger with Karita Mattila, Matti Salminen, Arja Koriseva, Iiro Rantala and others, all front-line Finnish artists in their respective field. Riku Niemi has also been a member of the Toimii! new music ensemble since 1989 and formed part of the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra from 1989-1997.