VA - The Sibelius Edition, Vol. 7: Songs (5CD) (2008)
BAND/ARTIST: Various Artists
- Title: The Sibelius Edition, Vol. 7: Songs
- Year Of Release: 2008
- Label: BIS
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log)
- Total Time: 05:56:11
- Total Size: 1.4 Gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
CD 1:
01. Serenad, JS 167 [2:48]
(1887-88) (Fennica Gehrman Oy Ab)
Text: Johan Ludvig Runeberg (see p. 152)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
02. Medan nordanvinden gnyr [While the NorthWind Roars] [1:11]
(1888) (Manuscript HUL 1283)
Text: anon. (p. 152)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Helena Juntunen soprano · Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Marko Ylönen cello
03. Näcken [The Watersprite], JS 138 [3:19]
(1888) (Manuscript/ Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: GunnarWennerberg (p. 153)
Dramatic ‘runic sorcery’ for soprano, recitation, violin, cello and piano
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Lasse Pöysti recitation
Jaakko Kuusisto violin · Joel Laakso cello · Folke Gräsbeck piano
04. Då världar ännu skapade ej voro [When Worlds Still Uncreated Were], JS 56 [2:23]
(1888, fragment) (M/s / Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: anon. (p. 154)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Helena Juntunen soprano · Marko Ylönen cello · Folke Gräsbeck piano
05. En visa [A Song], JS 71 [1:25]
(1888) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Baeckman (p. 155)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
06. Solen slog himlen röd…[The Sun Reddened the Sky…] [1:34]
(1888, fragment) (Manuscript HUL 1179)
Text: Ernst Josephson (p. 155)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
07. Orgier [Orgies], JS 143 [2:17]
(1888-89) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Lars Stenbäck (p. 155)
Dan Karlström tenor · Folke Gräsbeck piano
08. Skogsrået [The Wood-Nymph], JS 171 [6:40]
(1888-89) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Viktor Rydberg (p. 156)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
09. Höstkväll [Autumn Evening] [2:22]
(1888-89, fragment) (Manuscript HUL 1180)
Text: Viktor Rydberg (p. 181)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
10. Flickan gick en vintermorgon [TheMaidenWent OneWinterMorning] [0:45]
(1890-92, fragment) (Manuscript HUL 1186)
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 205)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
11. Jag kysser dig [och ledsnar] ej [I Kiss You and Weary Not] [0:54]
(1889-91) (Manuscript HUL 1183)
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 159)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
12. Löjet var utan hem [Wit Was Without a Home] [2:25]
(1890-91) (Manuscript HUL 1286/2)
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 159)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
13. Likhet [Alikeness], JS 120 [1:40]
(1890) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 160)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
14. Den första kyssen [The First Kiss], JS 57 [2:08]
(1891-92) (M/s / Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 178)
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
15. Tule, tule kultani [Come, Come, My Sweetheart] (folk-song arrangement), JS 211 [1:14]
(1892) (M/s / Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: traditional (p. 160)
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
Seven Runeberg Songs, Op. 13 [20:33]
Texts: J. L. Runeberg (p. 161–65)
(Breitkopf & Härtel)
16. 1. Under strandens granar [Under the Fir-Trees] (1892) [5:24]
17. 2. Kyssens hopp [The Kiss’s Hope] (1892) [2:10]
18. 3. Hjärtats morgon [The Heart’s Morning] (1890) [2:27]
19. 4. Våren flyktar hastigt [Spring Flies Speedily] (1891) [1:33]
20. 5. Drömmen [The Dream] (1891) [1:43]
21. 6. Till Frigga [To Frigga] (1892) [3:59]
22. 7. Jägargossen [The Young Huntsman] (1891) [2:44]
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
Seven Songs, Op. 17 [13:29]
(Breitkopf & Härtel)
23. 1. Se’n har jag ej frågat mera [Since Then I Have Questioned No Further] (1890-92) [2:14]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 165)
24. 2. Sov in! [Go to Sleep!] (1891-92/1894) [1:41]
Text: Karl August Tavaststjerna (p. 166)
25. 3. Fågellek [Play of the Birds] (1891) [1:32]
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 166)
26. 4. Vilse [Astray] (1898, rev. 1902) [0:52]
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 167)
27. 5. En slända [A Dragonfly] (1904) [4:22]
Text: Oscar Levertin (p. 168)
28. 6. Illalle [To Evening] (1898) [1:15]
Text: August Valdemar Forsman [Koskimies] (p. 168)
29. 7. Lastu lainehilla [Driftwood] (1902) [1:06]
Text: Ilmari Calamnius (p. 169)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
30. Koskenlaskijan morsiamet [The Rapids-Rider’s Brides], Op. 33 [11:31]
(1897) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: A. Oksanen (p. 169)
Arrangement for voice and piano by the composer
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
CD 2:
01. Sången om korsspindeln [Fool’s Song of the Spider], Op. 27 No. 4 [3:31]
(1898) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
from the music to Adolf Paul’s play Kung Kristian II (King Christian II ) (p. 172)
Arrangement for voice and piano by the composer
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Love Derwinger piano
02. Segelfahrt [Sailing], JS 166 [1:30]
(1899) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Johannes Öhquist (p. 173)
Dan Karlström tenor · Folke Gräsbeck piano
03. Souda, souda, sinisorsa [Swim, Duck, Swim], JS 180 [1:10]
(1899) (Fennica Gehrman Oy Ab)
Text: A. V. Forsman [Koskimies] (p. 173)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
04. Andantino in E flat minor [Säv, säv, susa / Sigh, Sigh, Sedges], JS 42 [2:09]
(1900) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
[Text: Gustaf Fröding (p. 176)]
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
Six Songs, Op. 36 [11'56]
(Breitkopf & Härtel)
05. 1. Svarta rosor [Black Roses] (1899) [1:56]
Text: Ernst Josephson (p. 174)
06. 2. Men min fågel märks dock icke [But My Bird is Long in Homing] (1899) [2:23]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 175)
07. 3. Bollspelet vid Trianon [Tennis at Trianon] (1899) [1:20]
Text: Gustaf Fröding (p. 175)
08. 4. Säv, säv, susa [Sigh, Sigh, Sedges] (1900) [2:33]
Text: Gustaf Fröding (p. 176)
09. 5. Marssnön [The March Snow] (1900) [1:18]
Text: Josef JuliusWecksell (p. 177)
10. 6. Demanten på marssnön [The Diamond on the March Snow] (1900) [1:57]
Text: J. J.Wecksell (p. 177)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
Five Songs, Op. 37 [11:26]
(Breitkopf & Härtel)
11. 1. Den första kyssen [The First Kiss] (1900) [1:52]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 178)
12. 2. Lasse liten [Little Lasse] (1902) [1:59]
Text: Zachris Topelius (p. 178)
13. 3. Soluppgång [Sunrise] (1902) [2:24]
Text: Tor Hedberg (p. 179)
14. 4. Var det en dröm? [Was it a Dream?] (1902) [1:58]
Text: J. J.Wecksell (p. 179)
15. 5. Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte [The Tryst] (1901) [2:50]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 180)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
16. Jag ville, jag vore i Indialand [I wish I were in India] [2:46]
(1903-04) (Manuscript HUL 1124 & 1189)
Text: Gustaf Fröding (p. 185)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
Five Songs, Op. 38 [19:20]
(Breitkopf & Härtel)
17. 1. Höstkväll [Autumn Evening] (1903) [4:44]
Text: Viktor Rydberg (p. 181)
18. 2. På verandan vid havet [On a Balcony by the Sea] (1903) [3:36]
Text: Viktor Rydberg (p. 182)
19. 3. I natten [In the Night] (1903) [3:56]
Text: Viktor Rydberg (p. 183)
20. 4. Harpolekaren och hans son [The Harper and his Son] (1904) [3:41]
Text: Viktor Rydberg (p. 183)
21. 5. Jag ville, jag vore i Indialand [I wish I were in India] (1904) [2:58]
Text: Gustaf Fröding (p. 185)
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
22. Les trois soeurs aveugles [The Three Blind Sisters], JS 147 No. 6 [Op. 46 No. 4] [3:44]
(1905) (Lienau)
from the music to Maurice Mæterlinck’s play Pelléas et Mélisande (p. 186)
Arrangement for voice and piano by the composer
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
Six Songs, Op. 50 [14:13]
(1906) (Lienau)
23. 1. Lenzgesang [Spring Song] [2:23]
Text: Arthur Fitger (p. 187)
24. 2. Sehnsucht [Longing] [1:53]
Text: Emil RudolfWeiß (p. 188)
25. 3. Im Feld ein Mädchen singt [In the Field a Maid Sings] [3:00]
Text: Margarete Susman (p. 189)
26. 4. Aus banger Brust [From Anxious Heart] [2:17]
Text: Richard Dehmel (p. 189)
27. 5. Die stille Stadt [The Silent City] [2:39]
Text: Richard Dehmel (p. 190)
28. 6. Rosenlied [Song of the Roses] [1:33]
Text: Anna Ritter (p. 190)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
29. Erloschen [Extinguished], JS 73 [2:46]
(1906) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Georg Busse-Palma (p. 191)
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
CD 3:
Two Songs, Op. 35 [8:50]
(1908) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
01. 1. Jubal [4:28]
Text: Ernst Josephson (p. 192)
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
02. 2. Teodora [4:16]
Text: Bertel Gripenberg (p. 193)
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
03. Vänskapens blomma [The Flower of Friendship], JS 215 [2:54]
(1909) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Ernst Josephson (p. 198)
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
Eight Songs, Op. 57 [21:48]
(1909) (Lienau)
Texts: Ernst Josephson (p. 194-198)
04. 1. Älven och snigeln [The River and the Snail] [2:46]
05. 2. En blomma stod vid vägen [A Flower Stood by the Wayside] [2:06]
06. 3. Kvarnhjulet [The Mill-wheel] [2:51]
07. 4. Maj [May] [2:35]
08. 5. Jag är ett träd [I am a Tree] [2:46]
09. 6. Hertig Magnus [Duke Magnus] [3:17]
10. 7. Vänskapens blomma [The Flower of Friendship] [2:36]
11. 8. Näcken [TheWatersprite] [2:10]
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Love Derwinger piano
Two Songs from ‘Twelfth Night’, Op. 60 [4:22]
(1909) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Texts:William Shakespeare; Swedish version by Carl August Hagberg (p. 199)
Arrangements for voice and piano by the composer
12. 1. Kom nu hit, död! [Come Away, Death!] [3:17]
13. 2. Hållilå, uti storm och i regn [Hey, ho, the Wind and the Rain] [0:59]
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
Eight Songs, Op. 61 [25:23]
(1910) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
14. 1. Långsamt som kvällskyn [Slowly as the Evening Sky] [2:11]
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 200)
15. 2. Vattenplask [LappingWaters] [3:31]
Text: Viktor Rydberg (p. 201)
16. 3. När jag drömmer [When I Dream] [3:04]
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 201)
17. 4. Romeo [1:42]
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 202)
18. 5. Romans [Romance] [3:43]
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 203)
19. 6. Dolce far niente [1:40]
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 204)
20. 7. Fåfäng önskan [IdleWishes] [3:12]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 204)
21. 8. Vårtagen [The Spell of Springtide] [1:54]
Text: Bertel Gripenberg (p. 205)
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
22. Arioso, Op. 3 [4:06]
(1911) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 205)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
Five Christmas Songs, Op. 1 [12:53]
(Fennica Gehrman Oy Ab)
23. 1. Nu står jul vid snöig port [Now Christmas Stands at the Snowy Gate] (1913) [1:45]
Text: Zachris Topelius (p. 206)
24. 2. Nu så kommer julen [Now is Christmas Coming] (1913) [2:16]
Text: Zachris Topelius (p. 207)
25. 3. Det mörknar ute [Outside it is Growing Dark] (1897) [2:46]
Text: Zachris Topelius (p. 207)
26. 4. Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt [Give me no Splendour, Gold or Pomp] (1909) [3:43]
Text: Zachris Topelius (p. 208)
27. 5. On hanget korkeat, nietokset [High are the Snowdrifts] (1901) [2:06]
Text:Wilkku Joukahainen (p. 209)
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Love Derwinger piano
CD 4:
01. Luonnotar, Op. 70 [8:48]
(1913) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: based on Kalevala I : 111–242 (p. 210)
Arrangement for voice and piano by the composer
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
From Six Songs, Op. 72 (Breitkopf & Härtel) [8:39]
(Songs Nos 1 & 2 are lost)
02. 3. Kyssen [The Kiss] (1915) [2:22]
Text: Viktor Rydberg (p. 211)
03. 4. Kaiutar [The Echo Nymph] (1915) [3:10]
Text: Larin Kyösti (p. 212)
04. 5. Der Wanderer und der Bach [The Wanderer and the Brook] (1915) [0:47]
Text: Martin Greif (p. 213)
05. 6. Hundra vägar [A Hundred Ways] (1907) [2:03]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 213)
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Love Derwinger piano
06. Tanken [The Thought], JS 192 (1915) (Breitkopf & Härtel) [1:29]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 214)
Anne Sofie von Otter & Monica Groop mezzo-sopranos · Bengt Forsberg piano
Six Songs, Op. 86 (Breitkopf & Härtel) [11:42]
07. 1. Vårförnimmelser [The Coming of Spring] (1917) [1:12]
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 214)
08. 2. Längtan heter min arvedel [Longing is my Heritage] (1917) [3:11]
Text: Erik Axel Karlfeldt (p. 215)
09. 3. Dold förening [Hidden Union] (1917) [0:53]
Text: Carl Snoilsky (p. 216)
10. 4. Och finns det en tanke [And Is There a Thought] (1917) [2:15]
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 216)
11. 5. Sångarlön [The Singer’s Reward] (1917) [1:45]
Text: Carl Snoilsky (p. 217)
12. 6. I systrar, I bröder, I älskande par! [Ye Sisters, Ye Brothers] (1918) [2:01]
Text: Mikael Lybeck (p. 217)
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Love Derwinger piano
Six Songs, Op. 88 (1917) (Breitkopf & Härtel) [7:54]
13. 1. Blåsippan [The Blue Anemone] [0:41]
Text: Frans Michael Franzén (p. 218)
14. 2. De bägge rosorna [The Two Roses] [1:12]
Text: F. M. Franzén (p. 218)
15. 3. Vitsippan [TheWood Anemone] [1:14]
Text: F. M. Franzén (p. 219)
16. 4. Sippan [The Anemone] [0:55]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 219)
17. 5. Törnet [The Thorn] [2:04]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 219)
18. 6. Blommans öde [The Flower’s Destiny] [1:21]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 220)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
Six Runeberg Songs, Op. 90 (1917) (Fennica Gehrman Oy Ab) [13:43]
Texts: J. L. Runeberg (p. 220–24)
19. 1. Norden [The North] [2:04]
20. 2. Hennes budskap [Her Message] [1:32]
21. 3. Morgonen [The Morning] [2:24]
22. 4. Fågelfängarn [The Bird Catcher] [1:28]
23. 5. Sommarnatten [Summer Night] [2:46]
24. 6. Vem styrde hit din väg? [Who Brought You Hither?] [3:02]
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
25. Kullervon valitus [Kullervo’s Lament], from Op. 7 [1:49]
(1892, arr. 1917-18) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Kalevala XXXV: 271–86 (p. 225)
Arrangement for voice and piano by the composer
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
26. Mummon syntymäpäivänä [Birthday Song to Grandmother], JS 136 [1:41]
(1919) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: anon. (p. 225)
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
27. Autrefois, Scène pastorale, Op. 96b [5:23]
(1919-20) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Hjalmar Procopé (p. 226)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Arrangement for two voices and piano by the composer
Helena Juntunen soprano · Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
28. Små flickorna [Young Girls], JS 174 [3:09]
(1920) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Hjalmar Procopé (p. 226)
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Love Derwinger piano
29. Narciss [Narcissus], JS 140 [1:45]
Text: Bertel Gripenberg (p. 228)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
30. Siltavahti [The Guardian of the Bridge], JS 170b [2:24]
(1928) (Manuscript copy / Private collection)
Text:Wäinö Sola (p. 228)
Dan Karlström tenor · Folke Gräsbeck piano
31. Solitude [Den judiska flickans sång / The Jewish Girl’s Song], Op. 51 No. 2 [JS 48 No. 2b] [2:53]
(1906, rev. 1939) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
from the music to Hjalmar Procopé’s play Belsazars gästabud (Belshazzar’s Feast) (p. 229)
Arrangement for voice and piano by the composer
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
32. Hymn to Thaïs, the Unforgettable, JS 97 [1:53]
(1909, rev. 1948) (Fennica Gehrman Oy Ab)
Text: Arthur H. Borgström (p. 230)
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Love Derwinger piano
CD 5:
Appendix: Preliminary/Alternative Versions
01. Serenad, JS 167 [2:53]
(preliminary version) (1887) (Manuscript HUL 1169)
Text: J. L. Runeberg (see p. 152)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
From Seven Runeberg Songs, Op. 13 (preliminary versions)
Texts: J. L. Runeberg (p. 162–63)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDINGS
02. 2. Kyssens hopp [The Kiss’s Hope] (1892) (Manuscript HUL 1077) [2:21]
03. 3. Hjärtats morgon [The Heart’s Morning] (1890) (Manuscript HUL 1079 & 1080) [2:25]
04. 5. Drömmen [The Dream] (1891) (Manuscript HUL 1083) [2:02]
Jorma Hynninen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
05. Kullervos Wehruf [Kullervo’s Lament], from Op. 7 [2:12]
(first version · 1892, rev. 1892–93) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Text: Kalevala XXXV: 271–86; German version by Franz Anton von Schiefner (p. 231)
Arrangement for voice and piano by the composer
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
From Seven Songs, Op. 17 (early draft copies) · WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDINGS
06. 1. Se’n har jag ej frågat mera [Since Then I Have Questioned No Further] [2:37]
(1890-92) (Manuscript HUL 1400/5)
[Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 165)]
Folke Gräsbeck piano
07. 6. Illalle [To Evening] [1:50]
(1898) (Manuscript HUL 1094)
Text: A. V. Forsman [Koskimies] (p. 168)
Gabriel Suovanen baritone
08. Soluppgång [Sunrise], JS 87 [2:14]
(preliminary version) (1902) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Tor Hedberg (p. 179)
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
09. Judeflickans sång [The Jewish Girl’s Song], JS 48 No. 2b [Op. 51 No. 2] [2:51]
(first version) (1906, rev. c. 1907) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
from the music to Hjalmar Procopé’s play Belsazars gästabud (Belshazzar’s Feast) (p. 229)
Arrangement for voice and piano by the composer
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
10. Hundra vägar [A Hundred Ways], Op. 72 No. 6 [2:13]
(preliminary version) (1907) (Manuscript HUL 1148)
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 213)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
11. Teodora, Op. 35 No. 2 [4:39]
(preliminary version) (1908) (Manuscript HUL 1097)
Text: Bertel Gripenberg (p. 193)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
12. Hymn to Thaïs, the Unforgettable, JS 97 [2:06]
(first version) (1909) (Fennica Gehrman Oy Ab)
Text: Arthur Borgström (p. 230)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
Two Songs from ‘Twelfth Night’, Op. 60 [5:24]
(1909) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Texts:William Shakespeare; Swedish version by Carl August Hagberg (p. 199-200)
Original versions for voice and guitar
13. 1. Kom nu hit, död! [Come Away, Death!] [3:12]
14. 2. Hållilå, uti storm och i regn [Hey, ho, the Wind and the Rain] [2:07]
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Juuso Nieminen guitar
15. Dolce far niente, Op. 61 No. 6 [1:43]
(preliminary version) (1910) (Manuscript HUL 1144)
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 204)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
16. On hanget korkeat, nietokset [High are the Snowdrifts], Op. 1 No. 5 [2:07]
(Manuscript HUL 1075 / Fennica Gehrman Oy Ab)
Text:Wilkku Joukahainen (p. 209)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Arrangement for two voices and piano by the composer (1901, rev. 1903-05)
Helena Juntunen soprano · Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
17. Pastorale, extract from ‘Autrefois’, Op. 96b [2:45]
(1919-20) (M/s Sibelius Museum, Turku)
Text: Hjalmar Procopé (p. 226)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Arrangement for two voices and piano by the composer
Helena Juntunen soprano · Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
Performers:
Helena Juntunen (soprano)
Anne Sofie von Otter and Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano)
Dan Karlström (tenor)
Gabriel Suovanen and Jorma Hynninen (baritone)
Folke Gräsbeck, Bengt Forsberg and Love Derwinger (piano)
Jaakko Kuusisto (violin)
Marko Ylönen and Joel Laakso (cello)
CD 1:
01. Serenad, JS 167 [2:48]
(1887-88) (Fennica Gehrman Oy Ab)
Text: Johan Ludvig Runeberg (see p. 152)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
02. Medan nordanvinden gnyr [While the NorthWind Roars] [1:11]
(1888) (Manuscript HUL 1283)
Text: anon. (p. 152)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Helena Juntunen soprano · Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Marko Ylönen cello
03. Näcken [The Watersprite], JS 138 [3:19]
(1888) (Manuscript/ Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: GunnarWennerberg (p. 153)
Dramatic ‘runic sorcery’ for soprano, recitation, violin, cello and piano
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Lasse Pöysti recitation
Jaakko Kuusisto violin · Joel Laakso cello · Folke Gräsbeck piano
04. Då världar ännu skapade ej voro [When Worlds Still Uncreated Were], JS 56 [2:23]
(1888, fragment) (M/s / Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: anon. (p. 154)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Helena Juntunen soprano · Marko Ylönen cello · Folke Gräsbeck piano
05. En visa [A Song], JS 71 [1:25]
(1888) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Baeckman (p. 155)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
06. Solen slog himlen röd…[The Sun Reddened the Sky…] [1:34]
(1888, fragment) (Manuscript HUL 1179)
Text: Ernst Josephson (p. 155)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
07. Orgier [Orgies], JS 143 [2:17]
(1888-89) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Lars Stenbäck (p. 155)
Dan Karlström tenor · Folke Gräsbeck piano
08. Skogsrået [The Wood-Nymph], JS 171 [6:40]
(1888-89) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Viktor Rydberg (p. 156)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
09. Höstkväll [Autumn Evening] [2:22]
(1888-89, fragment) (Manuscript HUL 1180)
Text: Viktor Rydberg (p. 181)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
10. Flickan gick en vintermorgon [TheMaidenWent OneWinterMorning] [0:45]
(1890-92, fragment) (Manuscript HUL 1186)
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 205)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
11. Jag kysser dig [och ledsnar] ej [I Kiss You and Weary Not] [0:54]
(1889-91) (Manuscript HUL 1183)
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 159)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
12. Löjet var utan hem [Wit Was Without a Home] [2:25]
(1890-91) (Manuscript HUL 1286/2)
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 159)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
13. Likhet [Alikeness], JS 120 [1:40]
(1890) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 160)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
14. Den första kyssen [The First Kiss], JS 57 [2:08]
(1891-92) (M/s / Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 178)
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
15. Tule, tule kultani [Come, Come, My Sweetheart] (folk-song arrangement), JS 211 [1:14]
(1892) (M/s / Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: traditional (p. 160)
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
Seven Runeberg Songs, Op. 13 [20:33]
Texts: J. L. Runeberg (p. 161–65)
(Breitkopf & Härtel)
16. 1. Under strandens granar [Under the Fir-Trees] (1892) [5:24]
17. 2. Kyssens hopp [The Kiss’s Hope] (1892) [2:10]
18. 3. Hjärtats morgon [The Heart’s Morning] (1890) [2:27]
19. 4. Våren flyktar hastigt [Spring Flies Speedily] (1891) [1:33]
20. 5. Drömmen [The Dream] (1891) [1:43]
21. 6. Till Frigga [To Frigga] (1892) [3:59]
22. 7. Jägargossen [The Young Huntsman] (1891) [2:44]
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
Seven Songs, Op. 17 [13:29]
(Breitkopf & Härtel)
23. 1. Se’n har jag ej frågat mera [Since Then I Have Questioned No Further] (1890-92) [2:14]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 165)
24. 2. Sov in! [Go to Sleep!] (1891-92/1894) [1:41]
Text: Karl August Tavaststjerna (p. 166)
25. 3. Fågellek [Play of the Birds] (1891) [1:32]
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 166)
26. 4. Vilse [Astray] (1898, rev. 1902) [0:52]
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 167)
27. 5. En slända [A Dragonfly] (1904) [4:22]
Text: Oscar Levertin (p. 168)
28. 6. Illalle [To Evening] (1898) [1:15]
Text: August Valdemar Forsman [Koskimies] (p. 168)
29. 7. Lastu lainehilla [Driftwood] (1902) [1:06]
Text: Ilmari Calamnius (p. 169)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
30. Koskenlaskijan morsiamet [The Rapids-Rider’s Brides], Op. 33 [11:31]
(1897) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: A. Oksanen (p. 169)
Arrangement for voice and piano by the composer
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
CD 2:
01. Sången om korsspindeln [Fool’s Song of the Spider], Op. 27 No. 4 [3:31]
(1898) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
from the music to Adolf Paul’s play Kung Kristian II (King Christian II ) (p. 172)
Arrangement for voice and piano by the composer
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Love Derwinger piano
02. Segelfahrt [Sailing], JS 166 [1:30]
(1899) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Johannes Öhquist (p. 173)
Dan Karlström tenor · Folke Gräsbeck piano
03. Souda, souda, sinisorsa [Swim, Duck, Swim], JS 180 [1:10]
(1899) (Fennica Gehrman Oy Ab)
Text: A. V. Forsman [Koskimies] (p. 173)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
04. Andantino in E flat minor [Säv, säv, susa / Sigh, Sigh, Sedges], JS 42 [2:09]
(1900) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
[Text: Gustaf Fröding (p. 176)]
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
Six Songs, Op. 36 [11'56]
(Breitkopf & Härtel)
05. 1. Svarta rosor [Black Roses] (1899) [1:56]
Text: Ernst Josephson (p. 174)
06. 2. Men min fågel märks dock icke [But My Bird is Long in Homing] (1899) [2:23]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 175)
07. 3. Bollspelet vid Trianon [Tennis at Trianon] (1899) [1:20]
Text: Gustaf Fröding (p. 175)
08. 4. Säv, säv, susa [Sigh, Sigh, Sedges] (1900) [2:33]
Text: Gustaf Fröding (p. 176)
09. 5. Marssnön [The March Snow] (1900) [1:18]
Text: Josef JuliusWecksell (p. 177)
10. 6. Demanten på marssnön [The Diamond on the March Snow] (1900) [1:57]
Text: J. J.Wecksell (p. 177)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
Five Songs, Op. 37 [11:26]
(Breitkopf & Härtel)
11. 1. Den första kyssen [The First Kiss] (1900) [1:52]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 178)
12. 2. Lasse liten [Little Lasse] (1902) [1:59]
Text: Zachris Topelius (p. 178)
13. 3. Soluppgång [Sunrise] (1902) [2:24]
Text: Tor Hedberg (p. 179)
14. 4. Var det en dröm? [Was it a Dream?] (1902) [1:58]
Text: J. J.Wecksell (p. 179)
15. 5. Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte [The Tryst] (1901) [2:50]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 180)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
16. Jag ville, jag vore i Indialand [I wish I were in India] [2:46]
(1903-04) (Manuscript HUL 1124 & 1189)
Text: Gustaf Fröding (p. 185)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
Five Songs, Op. 38 [19:20]
(Breitkopf & Härtel)
17. 1. Höstkväll [Autumn Evening] (1903) [4:44]
Text: Viktor Rydberg (p. 181)
18. 2. På verandan vid havet [On a Balcony by the Sea] (1903) [3:36]
Text: Viktor Rydberg (p. 182)
19. 3. I natten [In the Night] (1903) [3:56]
Text: Viktor Rydberg (p. 183)
20. 4. Harpolekaren och hans son [The Harper and his Son] (1904) [3:41]
Text: Viktor Rydberg (p. 183)
21. 5. Jag ville, jag vore i Indialand [I wish I were in India] (1904) [2:58]
Text: Gustaf Fröding (p. 185)
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
22. Les trois soeurs aveugles [The Three Blind Sisters], JS 147 No. 6 [Op. 46 No. 4] [3:44]
(1905) (Lienau)
from the music to Maurice Mæterlinck’s play Pelléas et Mélisande (p. 186)
Arrangement for voice and piano by the composer
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
Six Songs, Op. 50 [14:13]
(1906) (Lienau)
23. 1. Lenzgesang [Spring Song] [2:23]
Text: Arthur Fitger (p. 187)
24. 2. Sehnsucht [Longing] [1:53]
Text: Emil RudolfWeiß (p. 188)
25. 3. Im Feld ein Mädchen singt [In the Field a Maid Sings] [3:00]
Text: Margarete Susman (p. 189)
26. 4. Aus banger Brust [From Anxious Heart] [2:17]
Text: Richard Dehmel (p. 189)
27. 5. Die stille Stadt [The Silent City] [2:39]
Text: Richard Dehmel (p. 190)
28. 6. Rosenlied [Song of the Roses] [1:33]
Text: Anna Ritter (p. 190)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
29. Erloschen [Extinguished], JS 73 [2:46]
(1906) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Georg Busse-Palma (p. 191)
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
CD 3:
Two Songs, Op. 35 [8:50]
(1908) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
01. 1. Jubal [4:28]
Text: Ernst Josephson (p. 192)
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
02. 2. Teodora [4:16]
Text: Bertel Gripenberg (p. 193)
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
03. Vänskapens blomma [The Flower of Friendship], JS 215 [2:54]
(1909) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Ernst Josephson (p. 198)
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
Eight Songs, Op. 57 [21:48]
(1909) (Lienau)
Texts: Ernst Josephson (p. 194-198)
04. 1. Älven och snigeln [The River and the Snail] [2:46]
05. 2. En blomma stod vid vägen [A Flower Stood by the Wayside] [2:06]
06. 3. Kvarnhjulet [The Mill-wheel] [2:51]
07. 4. Maj [May] [2:35]
08. 5. Jag är ett träd [I am a Tree] [2:46]
09. 6. Hertig Magnus [Duke Magnus] [3:17]
10. 7. Vänskapens blomma [The Flower of Friendship] [2:36]
11. 8. Näcken [TheWatersprite] [2:10]
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Love Derwinger piano
Two Songs from ‘Twelfth Night’, Op. 60 [4:22]
(1909) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Texts:William Shakespeare; Swedish version by Carl August Hagberg (p. 199)
Arrangements for voice and piano by the composer
12. 1. Kom nu hit, död! [Come Away, Death!] [3:17]
13. 2. Hållilå, uti storm och i regn [Hey, ho, the Wind and the Rain] [0:59]
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
Eight Songs, Op. 61 [25:23]
(1910) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
14. 1. Långsamt som kvällskyn [Slowly as the Evening Sky] [2:11]
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 200)
15. 2. Vattenplask [LappingWaters] [3:31]
Text: Viktor Rydberg (p. 201)
16. 3. När jag drömmer [When I Dream] [3:04]
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 201)
17. 4. Romeo [1:42]
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 202)
18. 5. Romans [Romance] [3:43]
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 203)
19. 6. Dolce far niente [1:40]
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 204)
20. 7. Fåfäng önskan [IdleWishes] [3:12]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 204)
21. 8. Vårtagen [The Spell of Springtide] [1:54]
Text: Bertel Gripenberg (p. 205)
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
22. Arioso, Op. 3 [4:06]
(1911) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 205)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
Five Christmas Songs, Op. 1 [12:53]
(Fennica Gehrman Oy Ab)
23. 1. Nu står jul vid snöig port [Now Christmas Stands at the Snowy Gate] (1913) [1:45]
Text: Zachris Topelius (p. 206)
24. 2. Nu så kommer julen [Now is Christmas Coming] (1913) [2:16]
Text: Zachris Topelius (p. 207)
25. 3. Det mörknar ute [Outside it is Growing Dark] (1897) [2:46]
Text: Zachris Topelius (p. 207)
26. 4. Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt [Give me no Splendour, Gold or Pomp] (1909) [3:43]
Text: Zachris Topelius (p. 208)
27. 5. On hanget korkeat, nietokset [High are the Snowdrifts] (1901) [2:06]
Text:Wilkku Joukahainen (p. 209)
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Love Derwinger piano
CD 4:
01. Luonnotar, Op. 70 [8:48]
(1913) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: based on Kalevala I : 111–242 (p. 210)
Arrangement for voice and piano by the composer
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
From Six Songs, Op. 72 (Breitkopf & Härtel) [8:39]
(Songs Nos 1 & 2 are lost)
02. 3. Kyssen [The Kiss] (1915) [2:22]
Text: Viktor Rydberg (p. 211)
03. 4. Kaiutar [The Echo Nymph] (1915) [3:10]
Text: Larin Kyösti (p. 212)
04. 5. Der Wanderer und der Bach [The Wanderer and the Brook] (1915) [0:47]
Text: Martin Greif (p. 213)
05. 6. Hundra vägar [A Hundred Ways] (1907) [2:03]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 213)
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Love Derwinger piano
06. Tanken [The Thought], JS 192 (1915) (Breitkopf & Härtel) [1:29]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 214)
Anne Sofie von Otter & Monica Groop mezzo-sopranos · Bengt Forsberg piano
Six Songs, Op. 86 (Breitkopf & Härtel) [11:42]
07. 1. Vårförnimmelser [The Coming of Spring] (1917) [1:12]
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 214)
08. 2. Längtan heter min arvedel [Longing is my Heritage] (1917) [3:11]
Text: Erik Axel Karlfeldt (p. 215)
09. 3. Dold förening [Hidden Union] (1917) [0:53]
Text: Carl Snoilsky (p. 216)
10. 4. Och finns det en tanke [And Is There a Thought] (1917) [2:15]
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 216)
11. 5. Sångarlön [The Singer’s Reward] (1917) [1:45]
Text: Carl Snoilsky (p. 217)
12. 6. I systrar, I bröder, I älskande par! [Ye Sisters, Ye Brothers] (1918) [2:01]
Text: Mikael Lybeck (p. 217)
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Love Derwinger piano
Six Songs, Op. 88 (1917) (Breitkopf & Härtel) [7:54]
13. 1. Blåsippan [The Blue Anemone] [0:41]
Text: Frans Michael Franzén (p. 218)
14. 2. De bägge rosorna [The Two Roses] [1:12]
Text: F. M. Franzén (p. 218)
15. 3. Vitsippan [TheWood Anemone] [1:14]
Text: F. M. Franzén (p. 219)
16. 4. Sippan [The Anemone] [0:55]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 219)
17. 5. Törnet [The Thorn] [2:04]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 219)
18. 6. Blommans öde [The Flower’s Destiny] [1:21]
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 220)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
Six Runeberg Songs, Op. 90 (1917) (Fennica Gehrman Oy Ab) [13:43]
Texts: J. L. Runeberg (p. 220–24)
19. 1. Norden [The North] [2:04]
20. 2. Hennes budskap [Her Message] [1:32]
21. 3. Morgonen [The Morning] [2:24]
22. 4. Fågelfängarn [The Bird Catcher] [1:28]
23. 5. Sommarnatten [Summer Night] [2:46]
24. 6. Vem styrde hit din väg? [Who Brought You Hither?] [3:02]
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
25. Kullervon valitus [Kullervo’s Lament], from Op. 7 [1:49]
(1892, arr. 1917-18) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Kalevala XXXV: 271–86 (p. 225)
Arrangement for voice and piano by the composer
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
26. Mummon syntymäpäivänä [Birthday Song to Grandmother], JS 136 [1:41]
(1919) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: anon. (p. 225)
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
27. Autrefois, Scène pastorale, Op. 96b [5:23]
(1919-20) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Hjalmar Procopé (p. 226)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Arrangement for two voices and piano by the composer
Helena Juntunen soprano · Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
28. Små flickorna [Young Girls], JS 174 [3:09]
(1920) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Hjalmar Procopé (p. 226)
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Love Derwinger piano
29. Narciss [Narcissus], JS 140 [1:45]
Text: Bertel Gripenberg (p. 228)
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
30. Siltavahti [The Guardian of the Bridge], JS 170b [2:24]
(1928) (Manuscript copy / Private collection)
Text:Wäinö Sola (p. 228)
Dan Karlström tenor · Folke Gräsbeck piano
31. Solitude [Den judiska flickans sång / The Jewish Girl’s Song], Op. 51 No. 2 [JS 48 No. 2b] [2:53]
(1906, rev. 1939) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
from the music to Hjalmar Procopé’s play Belsazars gästabud (Belshazzar’s Feast) (p. 229)
Arrangement for voice and piano by the composer
Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano · Bengt Forsberg piano
32. Hymn to Thaïs, the Unforgettable, JS 97 [1:53]
(1909, rev. 1948) (Fennica Gehrman Oy Ab)
Text: Arthur H. Borgström (p. 230)
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Love Derwinger piano
CD 5:
Appendix: Preliminary/Alternative Versions
01. Serenad, JS 167 [2:53]
(preliminary version) (1887) (Manuscript HUL 1169)
Text: J. L. Runeberg (see p. 152)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
From Seven Runeberg Songs, Op. 13 (preliminary versions)
Texts: J. L. Runeberg (p. 162–63)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDINGS
02. 2. Kyssens hopp [The Kiss’s Hope] (1892) (Manuscript HUL 1077) [2:21]
03. 3. Hjärtats morgon [The Heart’s Morning] (1890) (Manuscript HUL 1079 & 1080) [2:25]
04. 5. Drömmen [The Dream] (1891) (Manuscript HUL 1083) [2:02]
Jorma Hynninen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
05. Kullervos Wehruf [Kullervo’s Lament], from Op. 7 [2:12]
(first version · 1892, rev. 1892–93) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Text: Kalevala XXXV: 271–86; German version by Franz Anton von Schiefner (p. 231)
Arrangement for voice and piano by the composer
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
From Seven Songs, Op. 17 (early draft copies) · WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDINGS
06. 1. Se’n har jag ej frågat mera [Since Then I Have Questioned No Further] [2:37]
(1890-92) (Manuscript HUL 1400/5)
[Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 165)]
Folke Gräsbeck piano
07. 6. Illalle [To Evening] [1:50]
(1898) (Manuscript HUL 1094)
Text: A. V. Forsman [Koskimies] (p. 168)
Gabriel Suovanen baritone
08. Soluppgång [Sunrise], JS 87 [2:14]
(preliminary version) (1902) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Text: Tor Hedberg (p. 179)
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
09. Judeflickans sång [The Jewish Girl’s Song], JS 48 No. 2b [Op. 51 No. 2] [2:51]
(first version) (1906, rev. c. 1907) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
from the music to Hjalmar Procopé’s play Belsazars gästabud (Belshazzar’s Feast) (p. 229)
Arrangement for voice and piano by the composer
Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
10. Hundra vägar [A Hundred Ways], Op. 72 No. 6 [2:13]
(preliminary version) (1907) (Manuscript HUL 1148)
Text: J. L. Runeberg (p. 213)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
11. Teodora, Op. 35 No. 2 [4:39]
(preliminary version) (1908) (Manuscript HUL 1097)
Text: Bertel Gripenberg (p. 193)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Folke Gräsbeck piano
12. Hymn to Thaïs, the Unforgettable, JS 97 [2:06]
(first version) (1909) (Fennica Gehrman Oy Ab)
Text: Arthur Borgström (p. 230)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
Two Songs from ‘Twelfth Night’, Op. 60 [5:24]
(1909) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Texts:William Shakespeare; Swedish version by Carl August Hagberg (p. 199-200)
Original versions for voice and guitar
13. 1. Kom nu hit, död! [Come Away, Death!] [3:12]
14. 2. Hållilå, uti storm och i regn [Hey, ho, the Wind and the Rain] [2:07]
Gabriel Suovanen baritone · Juuso Nieminen guitar
15. Dolce far niente, Op. 61 No. 6 [1:43]
(preliminary version) (1910) (Manuscript HUL 1144)
Text: K. A. Tavaststjerna (p. 204)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Helena Juntunen soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
16. On hanget korkeat, nietokset [High are the Snowdrifts], Op. 1 No. 5 [2:07]
(Manuscript HUL 1075 / Fennica Gehrman Oy Ab)
Text:Wilkku Joukahainen (p. 209)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Arrangement for two voices and piano by the composer (1901, rev. 1903-05)
Helena Juntunen soprano · Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
17. Pastorale, extract from ‘Autrefois’, Op. 96b [2:45]
(1919-20) (M/s Sibelius Museum, Turku)
Text: Hjalmar Procopé (p. 226)
WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING
Arrangement for two voices and piano by the composer
Helena Juntunen soprano · Monica Groop mezzo-soprano · Folke Gräsbeck piano
Performers:
Helena Juntunen (soprano)
Anne Sofie von Otter and Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano)
Dan Karlström (tenor)
Gabriel Suovanen and Jorma Hynninen (baritone)
Folke Gräsbeck, Bengt Forsberg and Love Derwinger (piano)
Jaakko Kuusisto (violin)
Marko Ylönen and Joel Laakso (cello)
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.
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. 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.
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.
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. 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.
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