Sibelius: Orchestral Songs

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Sibelius: Orchestral Songs

Label Lawo Classics

Artists Marianne Beate Kielland

€29,99 EUR

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Mezzo-soprano Marianne Beate Kielland is famous for her strong stage presence and musical integrity. Gramophone Magazine writes about her: "The mezzo-soprano is quite outstanding: strong, firm, sensitive in modulations, imaginative in her treatment of words, with a voice pure in quality, wide in range and unfalteringly true in intonation." Considered today one of Europe's leading singers, she says of this new recording: "As my career has progressed, I have had the chance to make numerous recordings featuring a variety of repertoires, and I have always felt the desire to record the songs of Sibelius. A wonderful opportunity presented itself when the Norwegian Radio Orchestra with Chief Conductor Petr Popelka expressed its willingness to be part of such a recording. Virtually all Sibelius songs are written for voice and piano, but many of them seem as though made for orchestral sounds and instrumental subtlety. Therefore a number of his finest songs have fortunately been orchestrated, and it is these editions we have used for this recording. A few of the orchestrations were done by Sibelius himself, one by his contemporary, Simon Parmet (n Pergament), while several were orchestrated by his own son-in-law, conductor Jussi Jalas. This album presents orchestrated songs of Sibelius from four opus numbers: 17, 36, 37 and 38." This albums is available exclusively in DSD and DXD. It is not available on SACD. Marianne Beate Kielland - Vocals Petr Popelka - Conductor Norwegian Radio Orchestra

Tracklist

Total time: 44:12

1. 5 Songs, Op. 38: No. 1. Höstkväll

04:31

2. 5 Songs, Op. 38: No. 2. På verandan vid havet

03:06

3. 5 Songs, Op. 38: No. 3. I natten

04:06

4. 7 Songs, Op. 17: No. 1. Se'n har jag ej frågat mera

02:16

5. 7 Songs, Op. 17: No. 2. Sov in! (Orchestration by Ernest Pingoud)

02:11

6. 7 Songs, Op. 17: No. 3. Fågellek (Orchestration by Ernest Pingoud)

01:47

7. 7 Songs, Op. 17: No. 5. En slända (Orchestration by Jussi Jalas)

04:38

8. 7 Songs, Op. 17: No. 6. Illalle (Orchestration by Jussi Jalas)

01:21

9. 7 Songs, Op. 17: No. 7. Lastu lainehilla (Orchestration by Jussi Jalas)

01:16

10. 6 Songs, Op. 36: No. 1. Svarta rosor (Orchestration by Simon Parmet)

02:01

11. 6 Songs, Op. 36: No. 2. Men min fågel märks dock icke (Orchestration by Colin Matthews)

02:17

12. 6 Songs, Op. 36: No. 4. Säv, säv, susa (Orchestration by Kim Borg)

02:31

13. 6 Songs, Op. 36: No. 5. Marssnön (Orchestration by Jussi Jalas)

01:29

14. 6 Songs, Op. 36: No. 6. Demanten på marssnön

01:55

15. 5 Songs, Op. 37: No. 1. Den första kyssen (Orchestration by Ivar Hellman)

01:46

16. 5 Songs, Op. 37: No. 3. Soluppgång

02:06

17. 5 Songs, Op. 37: No. 4. Var det en dröm (Orchestration by Jussi Jalas)

01:46

18. 5 Songs, Op. 37: No. 5. Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte (Orchestration by Ernest Pingoud)

03:09

Additional Information

Label

Lawo Classics

SKU

LWC1239

Qualities

DSD 64, DSD 128, DSD 256, DSD 512, FLAC 96 kHz, FLAC 192 kHz, DXD 24 Bit

Channels

2ch Stereo

Artists

Marianne Beate Kielland

Composers

Sibelius

Conductors

Petr Popelka

Genres

Classical

Original Recording Format

DXD

Instruments

Orchestra

Release Date

September 23, 2022

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Not Available on SACD

Reviews

Positive Feedback

Rushton Paul

Kielland's voice is rich, full and expressive, without being plummy. She has a lovely delicate touch to her singing which I very much like. And her phrasing is eminently expressive, even without knowing the translation of the texts she sings. Also, she seems to have an inexhaustible reserve of power in her voice without every sounding strident. Just excellent.

The recording nicely balances Kielland's voice with the orchestra. She is very much the focal point, but not spotlighted as sometimes happens. Instead, we have a very nice partnership of solo voice and supporting orchestra, both completely and sympathetically and supportively in sync with each other. Instrumental detail, such as the harp in "Fågellek" (Op. 17, No. 3), is clear and detailed, with excellent capture of timbre.

Enthusiastically recommended.

Source: positive-feedback.com

MusicWeb International

Ralph Moore

...this recital will open up a new world for many a Sibelius enthusiast unfamiliar with these lovely songs.

Source: www.musicweb-international.com

Sibelius: Orchestral Songs

Sibelius: Orchestral Songs

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