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YL: The Voice of Sibelius (Works for Male Voice Choir) | BIS BISCD1433

YL: The Voice of Sibelius (Works for Male Voice Choir)

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Label: BIS

Cat No: BISCD1433

Barcode: 7318590014332

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 2nd June 2008

Contents

Works

Sibelius
Sortunut aani; Terve kuu; Venematka; Saarella palaa; Metsamiehen laulu; Sydameni laulu; Hymn (Natus in curas)*; Kuutamolla; Isanmaalle; Veljeni vierailla mailla; Till havs; Humoreski; Ne pitkan matkan kulkijat; Finlandia-Hymni; Rakastava; Koskenlaskijan morsiamet; Tulen synty; Vapautettu kuningatar; Har du mod?; Laulu Lemminkaiselle; Jaakarien marssi

Artists

Tom Nyman (tenor)
Tommi Hakala (baritone)
YL Male Voice Choir
Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Conductors

Matti Hyokki
Osmo Vanska

Works

Sibelius
Sortunut aani; Terve kuu; Venematka; Saarella palaa; Metsamiehen laulu; Sydameni laulu; Hymn (Natus in curas)*; Kuutamolla; Isanmaalle; Veljeni vierailla mailla; Till havs; Humoreski; Ne pitkan matkan kulkijat; Finlandia-Hymni; Rakastava; Koskenlaskijan morsiamet; Tulen synty; Vapautettu kuningatar; Har du mod?; Laulu Lemminkaiselle; Jaakarien marssi

Artists

Tom Nyman (tenor)
Tommi Hakala (baritone)
YL Male Voice Choir
Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Conductors

Matti Hyokki
Osmo Vanska

About

The YL Male Voice Choir has long held a relationship with the composer Sibelius. Founded in 1883 under the auspices of the Helsinki University, Sibelius began to collaborate with the choir while studying at the conservatory in Helsinki. When the composer made his breakthrough with Kullervo in 1892, singers from YL formed the backbone of the choir, and when he started to write for male choir a cappella the following year his first work was Venematka (The Boat Journey), composed for the choir’s tenth anniversary. After that, a majority of Sibelius' most famous works for male choir were commissioned and premiered by YL, which has never ceased to be regarded as the foremost exponent of Sibelius’s music for male choir – the voice of Sibelius!

The present programme includes both a cappella works and works for male choir and orchestra, in which YL is supported by Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vänskä. It takes us through a variety of moods and themes: from the brief and very moving Sydämeni laulu – a lullaby for a dead child – to Tulen synty (The Origin of Fire), a re-telling of the ancient Kalevala legend of how fire came into the world, as well as the patriotic sentiments of Vapautettu kuningatar (The Captive Queen) and, of course, the hymn from Finlandia, probably Sibelius’ most famous composition, here in a choral version.

Contents:
a cappella works:
Sortunut ääni, Terve kuu, Venematka, Saarella palaa, Metsämiehen laulu, Sydämeni laulu, Hymn (Natus in curas)*, Kuutamolla, Isänmaalle*, Veljeni vierailla mailla, Till havs*, Humoreski, Ne pitkän matkan kulkijat, Finlandia-Hymni

Accompanied works:
Rakastava, Koskenlaskijan morsiamet, Tulen synty, Vapautettu kuningatar, Har du mod?, Laulu Lemminkäiselle, Jääkärien marssi

*World Première Recording of Original Version

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