Content: Jouluyö, juhlayö. Christmas Carols Artists: Soile Isokoski, soprano YL Male Voice Choir Aale Lindgrén, cor anglais Pertti Eerola, organ Matti Hyökki, conductor Genres: Choral Vocal Finnish traditional Christmas Series: Bestsellers Features: 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 |
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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 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) |