Matti Salminen
Elämäni lauluja. A Finnish Songbook
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra · John Storgårds, conductor
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Matti Salminen
Uralin pihlaja. Slaavilaisia romansseja (Slavic Romances)
Matti Salminen, bass
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Riku Niemi, conductor
Track listing
15 tracks · 62:16Vasily Soloev-Sedoy
- 1 Unohtumaton Ilta 2:26
Meyer Gusman
- 2 Alla venäläisen kuun 3:29
Traditional
- 3 Odessa 3:33
Oskar Feltsman
- 4 Mustanmeren valssi 5:42
Traditional
- 5 Tuoksuvat tuomien valkoiset kukkaset (Valkoakaasiat) 4:16
Evgeny Rodygin
- 6 Uralin Pihlaja 5:13
T. Khrennikov
- 7 Moskovan valot 3:02
Traditional
- 8 Laulu Dnjeprille 4:17
- 9 Lokki 3:38
Seress Rezsö
- 10 Surullinen sunnuntai 4:07
Traditional
- 11 Niin paljon voisin 5:26
Arno Babadzhanian
- 12 Älä kiiruhda 3:38
E. Kolmanovsky
- 13 Rakastan elämää 6:23
L. Malashkin
- 14 Outo kaipuu 2:17
Traditional
- 15 Kaksi kitaraa 4:49
Features
Booklet with liner notes in Finnish, English and German and the song texts in the original Finnish
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.
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.
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.
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