Tunturilauluja (Songs of the Fells), Vol. 3, Op. 54
3:08
Solo: Matti Salminen Soloist
VEIKKO ANTERO KOSKENNIEMI
11.
Songs, Op. 23: No. 1. From the Shores (arr. K. Olli)
3:35
Solo: Matti Salminen Soloist
MARTTI TURUNEN
12.
Sunnuntai (Sunday), Op. 25, No. 1 (arr. K. Olli)
3:29
Solo: Matti Salminen Soloist
VILHO LUOLAJAN-MIKKOLA
13.
Haatanhu (Wedding Dance) (arr. K. Olli)
2:48
Solo: Matti Salminen Soloist
EINO LEINO
14.
Tuijotin tulehen kauan, Op. 2, No. 2 (arr. A. Merikanto)
5:51
Solo: Matti Salminen Soloist
VEIKKO ANTERO KOSKENNIEMI
15.
Kesayo kirkkomaalla (Summer Night in the Churchyard), Op. 6, No. 1 (arr. L. Funtek)
3:04
Solo: Matti Salminen Soloist
EINO LEINO
16.
Yo (Night), Op. 22, No. 3 (arr. M. Simila)
2:40
Solo: Matti Salminen Soloist
TRADITIONAL
Etelapohjahlaisia Lauluja (arr. K. Olli)
17.
No. 1. Tallaaselle poijalle (For a Boy Like This)
1:37
Solo: Matti Salminen Soloist
18.
No. 2. Tuuli se taivutti koivun larvan (The Wind Bent Down)
2:51
Solo: Matti Salminen Soloist
19.
No. 3. Niin kauan mina tramppaan (I'll Walk Around This Here Village)
1:09
Solo: John Storgårds Soloist
Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: John Storgårds
Notes
Matti Salminen is an acoustic phenomenon and possibly the finest authentic bass singer of our time. The winner of two Grammies owes his legendary reputation to a uniquely powerful and dark voice, and he continues to sing Wagner, Mozart and Mussorgsky roles at nearly every prominent opera house and concert hall in the world. It is known that the scheduling of Wagner operas at the New York Met is adjusted to suit Salminen’s diary.
On this new recording (entitled Elämäni lauluja - "Songs of my life"), Matti Salminen performs rarities offside the standard repertoire and delivers a personal account of orchestral songs from compatriot Finnish composers, including the great Jean Sibelius. Accompanied by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra under its new chief conductor John Storgårds, Salminen is completely at home singing this music. Many of these songs about nature and love deserve greater attention or discovery, and this exceptional disc represents an ideal vehicle.
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Reviews
"... Salminen’s experience with lighter music since his youth ads a popular and retro-style sound to these songs. His long opera career enables him to a comprehensive, clear scale of expression. And then there is Salminen’s warm, resounding voice. The 63-year-old bass is in top form. The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra under John Storgårds exhibit sumptuous sound."
Kare Eskola - Yle Radio 1 - 13 November 2008
"... One of the greatest operatic basses of his generation and beyond his latest disc celebrates the naturalness of his art Under John Storgårds’s baton, the Helsinki Philharmonic accompanies Salminen generously."
John Allison - Gramophone - April 2009
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