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Jorma Hynninen, Jean Sibelius, Leif Segerstam
Sibelius Songs
Genres: Pop, Classical

Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
1. Black Roses Op.36/1
2. Sigh, Rushes, Sigh Op.36/4
3. The Diamond On The March Show Op.36/6
4. On A Veranda By The Sea Op.38/2
5. Under The Firtrees On The Shore Op.13/1
6. Spring Fleets Fast Op.13/4
7. Come Away, Death Op.60/1
8. Did I Just Dream? Op.37/4
9. The Tryst Op.37/5
10. A Maiden Yonder Sings Op.50/3
11. The Silent Town Op.50/5
12. O, Wert Thou Here Op.50/4
13. The Rapids-Shooter's Brides Op.33
14. Driftwood Op.17/7
15. To Evening Op.17/6
16. Swim, Duck, Swim
17. The Echo-Nymph Op.72/4
18. The Song Of The Cross-Spider Op.27/4

CD Details

All Artists: Jorma Hynninen, Jean Sibelius, Leif Segerstam, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Title: Sibelius Songs
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Ondine
Release Date: 7/26/1994
Genres: Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 761195082324, 076119508232

Synopsis

Amazon.com

Sibelius wrote a large number of songs, but they are not terribly well known, nor are there very many great ones. Like his piano music, he wrote them primarily for the money. Nevertheless, there are some masterpieces, particularly the lengthy orchestral ballad, "The Rapids- Rider's Brides," which has its own opus number (33), and which directly foreshadows the music of the evocative tone poem Luonnotar. Sibelius and several other composers orchestrated a fair number of his songs, which is a good thing because his piano writing was seldom very effective, his musical ideas being naturally orchestral in nature. This award-winning collection offers 18 orchestral arrangements of Sibelius's finest efforts in the genre, excellently sung by Jorma Hynninen, the great Finnish baritone of his generation. The music is well worth knowing. --David Hurwitz

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CD Reviews

Beautiful Sibelius

11/16/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Many of these songs were not originally written with an orchestral accompaniment in mind. But orchestra brings out new colors in these works, that I hadn't realized before when listening to them with piano accompaniment.Hynninen sings beautifully throughout, and is in my opinion at his best in these songs. He has a special kind of light high baritone voice, that doesn't always work well in opera, but in Sibelius it works fantastically. Understanding the language and the cultural background of these songs helps as well.Buy This!"