Jouluyö, juhlayö. Christmas Carols
Soile Isokoski, soprano
YL Male Voice Choir
Aale Lindgrén, cor anglais
Pertti Eerola, organ
Matti Hyökki, conductor
YL Male Voice Choir
Aale Lindgrén, cor anglais
Pertti Eerola, organ
Matti Hyökki, conductor
Choral
Vocal
Finnish traditional
Christmas
Vocal
Finnish traditional
Christmas
Bestsellers
Booklet with song lyrics in the original language and in English
Format:
CD
Released:
October 2006
Catalogue No.:
ODE 1088-2
EAN/UPC Code:
0761195108826
CD
Released:
October 2006
Catalogue No.:
ODE 1088-2
EAN/UPC Code:
0761195108826
66:52
Christmas Suite (trad.)
17
I. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Taas rauhaa, hyvät herrat)
3:20
18
II. Deck the Hall (Kuusen kotiin tuoda saamme)
2:02
19
III. The First Nowell (Ensimmäinen joulu)
3:32
20
IV. We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Taas toivotus hyvän joulun)
2:38
From the annual clutch of carol-based collections Jouluyö, juhlayö particularly catches the attention. (...) served up by the outstanding YL Male Voice Choir of Helsinki. This is choral singing of elevated quality, technically impeccable but with absolutely no evident straining for effect.
Terry Blain, BBC Music Magazine, December 2007
Isokoski sings Christmas Carols with such a humility and sincerity that it seizes the heart of the listener. When one adds the starry-sky like brightness and spaciousness of her voice, we are at the core of the art of singing.
Risto Nordell, Kirkko & Kaupunki - Magazine, October 2006
Terry Blain, BBC Music Magazine, December 2007
Isokoski sings Christmas Carols with such a humility and sincerity that it seizes the heart of the listener. When one adds the starry-sky like brightness and spaciousness of her voice, we are at the core of the art of singing.
Risto Nordell, Kirkko & Kaupunki - Magazine, October 2006
Finnish soprano Soile Isokoski is recognised as one of the finest singers in the world. Her rendition of Luonnotar and orchestral songs by Sibelius won both the BBC Music Magazine Award Disc of the Year and a Midem Classical Award in 2007 (ODE 1080-5). Four Last Songs and other orchestral songs by Richard Strauss with Marek Janowski and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra received a Gramophone Award in 2002 (ODE 982-2).
The YL Male Voice Choir is one of the world's most prominent male voice choirs. Founded at the University of Helsinki in 1883, it is the oldest Finnish language choir in Finland with an extensive history of concerts, several tours abroad and numerous critically acclaimed recordings.
This recording also features:
Antero Törhönen, tenor (17)
Keimo Joensuu, bass (17, 19)
Mikko Tiira, tenor (18, 19)
Mikko Lehti & Teemu Rinttilä, tenors (18)
