Jean Sibelius: Kullervo
Jean Sibelius: Kullervo
表演者: Leif Segerstam/Soile Isokoski/Tommi Hakala/YL Male Voice Choir/Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
流派: 古典
专辑类型: 专辑
介质: Audio CD
发行时间: 2008-05-13
唱片数: 1
出版者: Ondine
条形码: 0761195112250
专辑简介
The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra has a long and triumphant association with the music of Jean Sibelius, having premiered under the composer's baton almost all of his symphonic works. Here they perform his early choral symphony Kullervo, under their longstanding chief conductor Leif Segerstam. The work is based on the legend of Kullervo in the epic Kalevala, which tells the mythic history of the ancient Finns. The great success of the 1892 premiere in Helsinki--Sibelius conducted the Helsinki Philharmonic-- turned out to be the breakthrough of the great Finnish composer's career, making him a true national hero. The vocal solos are performed by renowned Finnish soprano Soile Isokoski, whose Sibelius Orchestral Songs album on Ondine (with Segerstam and the Helsinki Philharmonic) won both a BBC Music Magazine Disc of the Year Award and a MIDEM Classical Award in 2007; and the acclaimed baritone Tommi Hakala, the 2003 BBC `Singer of the World' award winner (New York audiences remember him as Valentin in the 2006 Met production of Faust). The expert YL (Helsinki University) Male Voice Choir has a 125-year history which includes commissions of some of Sibelius's best-known choral works. Recorded in DXD, this hybrid SACD provides an ideal sound experience for this haunting music, whether heard in surround sound or in stereo. This release completes the acclaimed Sibelius Symphonies cycle by Leif Segerstam and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, hailed as "a major Sibelius event" by ClassicsToday.com and a best-seller in Ondine's catalogue.
曲目
Kullervo's Death