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Sibelius: Tapiola, En Saga & 8 Songs / Otter, Lintu, Finnish Radio Symphony
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Sibelius: Tapiola, En Saga & 8 Songs / Otter, Lintu, Finnish Radio Symphony

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Composer
SIBELIUS, JEAN
Artist
Von Otter, Lintu
Format
SACD
Label
Ondine
Released
Oct 13, 2017
Catalog #
ODE 1289-5
UPC
761195128954

About

This new release by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hannu Lintu is an all-Sibelius program featuring internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter. The album includes two major tone poems by Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), Tapiola and En Saga, combined with a set of songs orchestrated by Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935) in 2015.

Sibelius’ magnificent tone poem Tapiola, written shortly after the 7th Symphony, may be regarded as the culmination of a period that began with the Fifth Symphony, a period where Sibelius created music that grew organically out of tiny germs into huge processes. It was completed in 1926 and remained Sibelius’s last great orchestral work.

In Tapiola, Sibelius appears to equate the primacy of nature with the value of art for its own sake, the unattainable truths of which remain uneroded by time or by the shifting ideals of mankind.

The genesis of En Saga, originally premiered in 1892, is also shrouded in mystery, and even later in life Sibelius was reluctant to go into any detail regarding its content. It is among Sibelius’ earliest orchestral works, and its original title in Swedish, En saga, refers to ancient Nordic tales of heroes and gods. Although En saga is among the most popular works by Sibelius today, the premiere of the work was not a success and Sibelius revised the score in 1902.

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Sibelius’s birth in 2015 composer Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935) orchestrated a cycle of songs for mezzosoprano Anne Sophie von Otter. This cycle of eight songs contains several less known songs in a cavalcade juxtaposing human emotions and innermost thoughts with the natural environment and experiences in nature.

The recent recordings by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Hannu Lintu on Ondine have gathered excellent reviews in the international press.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Tapiola, Op. 112 18:14
    Track
    1
    Title
    Tapiola, Op. 112
    Duration
    18:14
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  2. 2 En saga, Op. 9 18:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    En saga, Op. 9
    Duration
    18:40
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Christoffer Sundqvist, Ilari Angervo
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  3. 3 No. 2. De bägge rosorna (The Two Roses) 05:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 2. De bägge rosorna (The Two Roses)
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  4. 4 No. 4. Sippan (The Primrose) 01:31
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Sippan (The Primrose)
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  5. 5 6 Songs, Op. 86: No. 3. Dold förening (Hidden Union) (arr. A. Sallinen for voice and orchestra) 01:05
    Track
    5
    Title
    6 Songs, Op. 86: No. 3. Dold förening (Hidden Union) (arr. A. Sallinen for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  6. 6 No. 1. Under strandens granar ('Neath the Fir Trees) 01:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 1. Under strandens granar ('Neath the Fir Trees)
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  7. 7 No. 2. Kyssens hopp (Kiss's Hope) 01:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 2. Kyssens hopp (Kiss's Hope)
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  8. 8 6 Songs, Op. 90: No. 2. Hennes budskap (Her Message) (arr. A. Sallinen for voice and orchestra) 02:35
    Track
    8
    Title
    6 Songs, Op. 90: No. 2. Hennes budskap (Her Message) (arr. A. Sallinen for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  9. 9 6 Songs, Op. 36: No. 2. Men min fågel märks dock icke (But my bird is nowhere to be seen) (arr. A. Sallinen for voice and orchestra) 02:14
    Track
    9
    Title
    6 Songs, Op. 36: No. 2. Men min fågel märks dock icke (But my bird is nowhere to be seen) (arr. A. Sallinen for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  10. 10 7 Songs, Op. 13: No. 7. Jägargossen (The Young Sportsman) (arr. A. Sallinen for voice and orchestra) 02:41
    Track
    10
    Title
    7 Songs, Op. 13: No. 7. Jägargossen (The Young Sportsman) (arr. A. Sallinen for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Anne Sofie von Otter
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu