Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Arias
Soile Isokoski, soprano · Tapiola Sinfonietta · Peter Schreier, conductor
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Richard Strauss
Vier letzte Lieder
Orchestral Songs
Soile Isokoski, soprano
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Marek Janowski, conductor
Track listing
15 tracks · 63:03Listen to samples on selected tracks.
Richard Strauss
- 1 Das Rosenband, Op. 36/1 2:56
- 2 Ich wollt ein Sträusslein binden, Op. 68/2 3:31
- 3 Säusle, liebe Myrte, Op. 68/3 4:53
- 4 Als mir dein Lied erklang, Op. 68/4 3:51
- 5 Befreit, Op. 39/4 5:29
- 6 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27/1 4:06
- 7 Wiegenlied, Op. 41/1 3:43
- 8 Meinem Kinde, Op. 41/1 2:45
- 9 Zueignung, Op 10/1 1:35
- 10 Morgen!, Op. 27/4 3:35
- 11 Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland, Op. 56/6 6:09
- Vier letzte Lieder, Op. posth. 20:51
- 12 Frühling 2:59
- 13 September 4:52
- 14 Beim Schlafengehen 4:58
- 15 Im Abendroth 7:41
Features
Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish and the song lyrics in the original language and in English
Press
La grande référence moderne.
Bertrand Dermoncourt, Classica, novembre 2011
Isokoski has all the attributes of a supreme Straussian soprano: a radiantly beatiful voice, unblemished legato, lustrous high notes and the ability to float those sumptuous phrases on apparently limitless supplies of breath.
Richard Wigmore, The Daily Telegraph, April 21, 2006, Classical CD of the Week
In her outstanding rendition of fifteen selected Strauss songs, Soile Isokoski unveils a new dimension of singing: she uses her voice like an instrument which has not been invented yet for the orchestra.
Wolfram Goertz, Die Zeit, October 10, 2002
This is a great recording of Strauss's Four Last Songs; you'll find it at the top of my 2002 Want List.
Marc Mandel, Fanfare Magazine, September/October 2002
Isokoski sings Strauss as if it had been written for her. (...) the Berlin Radio Symphony plays like the Berlin Philharmonic.
John Boyer, American Record Guide, September/October 2002
Soile Isokoski is (...) a wonderful Strauss singer with a beautiful lyric soprano voice - you can just float away on the sound.
James Jolly, Gramophone Award 2002, Editor's Choice
Strauss singing doesn't come much better than this. (...) Here she brings her gifts of sheer beauty of sound combined with a quite unaffected approach to pieces that have suffered enough in their time from over-interpretation.
Alan Blyth, Gramophone, April 2002, Editor's Choice: Record of the Month
This great recording is up there with the greatest of them.
Barry Millington, BBC Music Magazine, April 2002, Performance*****
I can't praise this beautiful release enough. (...) no lover of Strauss' songs or of great, elegant, un-prima-donna-ish singing would be without Isokoski's.
Robert Levine, ClassicsToday.com, March 24, 2002, Artistic Quality 10 / Sound Quality 10
The artists
Soile Isokoski
Soile Isokoski is recognized as one of the world's finest lyric sopranos. After graduating from the Sibelius Academy, she gave her début recital in Helsinki in 1986 and subsequently won a number of important international singing competitions. She made her début at the Finnish National Opera as Mimì in Puccini's La Bohème and has since delighted audiences and critics alike at opera houses in Vienna, Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, London, Milan and Paris, at The Metropolitan Opera and at music festivals in Salzburg, Savonlinna, Edinburgh and Orange.
Marek Janowski
Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin since 2002, Marek Janowski's name is synonymous with the great German orchestral tradition which he interprets in the most enlightened and informed manner. Having established himself at the highest level throughout the musical world, he has also revealed an extraordinary skill in building and training orchestras, creating ensembles of world class reputation and refinement through his meticulous rehearsal technique, innovative programming and commanding musicianship. He has created orchestras of international standing both known increasingly for the quality of their playing and depth of sound.
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