Jean Sibelius: The Sibelius Edition Vol.7 - Klavierlieder (5 CDs)

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

The Sibelius Edition Vol.7 - Klavierlieder

Monica Groop, Helena Juntunen, Gabriel Suovanen, Folke Gräsbeck, Love Derwinger, Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg, Juuso Nieminen

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Serenad; While the North Wind Roars; The Watersprite; When Worlds Still Uncreated Were; A Song; The Sun Reddened the Sky; Orgies; The Wood-Nymph; Autumn Evening; The Maiden Went One Winter Morning; I Kiss You and Weary Not; Wit Was Without a Home; Alikeness; The First Kiss; Come, Come My Sweetheart; 7 Runeberg-Lieder op. 13; 7 Lieder op. 17; The Rapids-Rider's Brides; Fool's Song of the Spider; Sailing; Swimm, Duck, Swim; Andantino Es-moll; 6 Lieder op. 36; 5 Lieder op. 37; I wish I were in India; 5 Lieder op. 38; The Three Blind Sisters; 6 Lieder op. 50; Erloschen; 2 Lieder op. 35; The Flower of Friendship; 8 Lieder op. 57; 4 Lieder aus "Twelfth Night" op. 60; 8 Lieder op. 61; Arioso op. 3; 5 Christmas Songs op. 1; Luonnotar op. 70; 6 Lieder op. 72; The Thought; 6 Lieder op. 86; 6 Lieder op. 88; 6 Runeberg-Lieder op. 90; Kullervo's Lament aus op. 7; Birthday Song to Grandmother; Autrefois op. 96b; Young Girls; Narcissus; The Guardian of the Bridge; Solitude op. 51 Nr. 2; Hymn to Thais, the Unforgettable; Serenad; 3 Lieder aus "7 Runeberg-Lieder" op. 13; Kullervos Wehruf aus op. 7; 2 Lieder aus "SSieben Lieder op. 17"; Sunrise; The Jewish Girl's Song; A Hundred Ways op. 72 Nr. 6; Teodora op. 35 Nr. 2; Hymn to Thais, the Unforgettable (1.Version); Dolce far niente op. 61 Nr. 6; High are the Snowdrifts op. 1 Nr. 5; Pastorale aus "Autrefois" op. 96b

Künstler: Anne Sofie von Otter, Monica Groop, Helena Juntunen, Gabriel Suovanen, Folke Gräsbeck, Love Derwinger, Bengt Forsberg, Juuso Nieminen
Label: BIS, DDD, 1989-2008
Bestellnummer: 7546584
Erscheinungstermin: 16.12.2008
Serie: Sibelius Edition (BIS)

This box contains a large number of previously unreleased recordings, as well as many world premières on disc. The 236 page booklet contains all song texts in the original language, with English translations.

Sibelius’s earliest music was instrumental and it wasn’t until he was in his twenties that he turned to the solo song genre. From that time on, however, he wrote songs at regular intervals – more than a hundred in total. They form a substantial part of his output and are treasured highly by admirers of the composer, although only a handful have gained a regular place in the international repertoire. Undoubtedly his choice of predominantly Nordic poetry has contributed to this neglect – in his solo songs he turned overwhelmingly to poetry written in Swedish, his own first language. Given that it is his orchestral music which has earned Sibelius his greatest fame, it is natural that the songs as a whole give an incomplete picture of the composer’s mastery. Nevertheless, as Andrew Barnett remarks in his informative liner notes, ’listening to them in their entirety reveals considerable lightness of touch and many a flash of genuine humour. The finest of them certainly reveal his gift for melody and his acute response to nature imagery, especially when setting poems featuring pantheistic imagery.’ Many of the songs were written for or premièred by leading Finnish singers. Sibelius’s own favourite was the soprano Ida Ekman; another distinguished early interpreter was Aino Ackté, the dedicatee of Luonnotar. It is a fine cast of Finnish singers who perform their compatriot’s music on this collection, which also includes the highly acclaimed recordings by the Swedish mezzo Anne Sofie von Otter of some of the best-known songs, including Black Roses, The Diamond on the March Snow and But My Bird is Long in Homing. As for the accompaniments, the lion’s share is in the hands of Folke Gräsbeck, an undisputed authority on Sibelius’s piano scores and a key contributor to this edition.