Karita Mattila
From the Heart of Finland
Vocal
Finnish traditional
Finnish traditional
Bestsellers
Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish, and the song lyrics in the original Finnish and in English
Format:
CD
Released:
October 1996
Catalogue No.:
ODE 892-2
EAN/UPC Code:
0761195089224
CD
Released:
October 1996
Catalogue No.:
ODE 892-2
EAN/UPC Code:
0761195089224
58:26
2
Kullan murunen (Thou art a nugget of gold), Op. 20 No. 1
1:23
3
Pai, pai paitaressu (Bye Bye My Sweet Swaddled Baby), Op. 2 No. 1
2:40
4
Soi vienosti murheeni soitto (Play Softly, Thou Tune of My Mourning), Op. 36 No. 3
2:11
5
Kottarainen (The Starling)
1:03
6
Ma elän! (I Am Alive!)
1:29
7
Omenankukat (Apple blossom)
1:20
8
Kevätlinnuille etelässä (To The Spring Birds in The South), Op. 11 No. 1
1:51
9
Kansanlaulu (Folk Song)
2:03
10
Laula, tyttö (Sing to Me, Girl)
0:51
11
Kun päivä paistaa (When the Sun Shines)
1:59
12
Mirjamin laulu I (Miriam's Song I)
1:47
13
Mirjamin laulu II (Miriam's Song II)
2:53
14
Syystunnelma (Autumn mood)
2:57
15
Tuijotin tulehen kauan (Long Gazed I into the Fire)
4:51
16
Marjatan laulu (Marjatta's Song)
4:19
17
Kesäyö kirkkomaalla (Summer Night in the Churchyard)
2:55
18
Imandran laulu (Imandra's Song)
2:37
19
Sinipiika (The Forest Maid)
2:52
22
Minun kultani kaunis on (Ah, How Fair My Sweetheart Is)
1:32
23
Hilu hilu (Hullabaloo)
1:09
24
Soittajapaimen (The Piper Shepherd)
2:15
25
Läksin minä kesäyönä (A Wandring on a Summer's Eve)
2:29
26
Tule, tule kultani (Come, Hurry My Darling)
2:31
Irresistible.
Hilary Finch, Gramophone, March 1998
Mattila's lovely voice and artistry are powerful advocacy for this music.
Vivian Liff, American Record Guide, July/August 1997
Karita Mattila is an ideal champion of her native country's music.
André Tubeuf, Diapason, January 1997, Diapason d'or
This CD features soprano Karita Mattila with a selection of art and folk songs by Toivo Kuula, Oskar Merikanto, Erkki Melartin and Yriö Kilpinen - young contemporaries of Jean Sibelius. Karita Mattila is partnered on piano by Ilmo Ranta.
