Strauss: Three Hymns/ Opera Arias

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Strauss: Three Hymns/ Opera AriasOpis:Product DescriptionOndine is pleased to announce the new release from legendary Straussian soprano Soile Isokoski. A multiple award-winner, her recording of the Four Last Songs won a Gramophone Award in 2002. The rarely recorded Three Hymns are coupled with arias from Ariadne auf Naxos, Der Rosenkavalier and Capriccio. Soile Isokoski performs those (and other) operas regularly at opera houses across the world including Vienna State Opera, Royal Opera House, Milans La Scala, the Semperoper in Dresden, Paris and at festivals including Salzburg, Edinburgh, Orange and Savonlinna. Three Hymns is a major work, and places considerable vocal demands on the soloist. These atmospheric concert pieces show Strauss orchestration in full bloom.

ReviewIsokoski… recalls the lustrous lyric Straussians of the 1950s… Isokoski can match her great predecessors in her breath control. It's good to have a souvenir of her distinguished Marschallin and her Madeleine, torn between words and music in her indecisive love… With Kamu's Helsinki orchestra providing a lush underlay, Isokoski soars in the ecstatic Hölderlin settings. --- Classical CD of the Week --Hugh Canning, The Sunday TimesSoile Isokoski is an ideal interpreter of Richard Strauss's music. --Rupert Christiansen, The Daily TelegraphThe Finnish soprano, recently announced as Glyndebourne's Ariadne next summer, is maturing into an impressive Straussian. She has long had the silvery tone and flawless top but here, accompanied by the Helsinki Philharmonic, she demonstrates the warmth and character that have sometimes eluded her stage portrayals. Alongside hefty chunks from Ariadne auf Naxos, Der Rosenkavalier and Capriccio, she sings the Three Hymns - little-known orchestral songs that anticipate the Four Last Songs. --Andrew Clark, Financial TimesThis follow-up to her memorable account of the Four Last Songs a decade ago has the world's loveliest Strauss soprano offering a foretaste of her Ariadne at Glyndebourne next summer. -- Classical Records of the Year --Hugh Canning, The Sunday TimesThe beauty of Isokoski's singing, with its even, lustrous tone and quiet stylishness, almost goes without saying, and those qualities are at their most beguiling in the Three Hymns. --Andrew Clements, The GuardianA welcome addition to the discography… Many collectors may feel it is worth having for the Drei Hymnen alone. --Richard Fairman, GramophoneThis showcase of three signature roles ideally suited to Soule Isokoski's radiant lyric soprano, incorporating winning contrast provided by the still rarely heard and under-appreciated Drei Hymnen strikes gold… Attention must also be drawn to the magnificent support of Okku Kamu and the Helsinki players throughout the selection… With composer, artists and production team at their consummate best, this is already established as a regular visitor to the CD tray and offers new insights every time. --Ian Julier, International Record ReviewAutor:Soile Isokoski:Helsinki PoNośnik:Audio CDPłyt:Język: English: Published; EnglishData wydania: 2012-10-01Waga: 0.25 gramWysokość: 0.5 cmSzerokość: 4.8 cmDługość: 5.6 cmUWAGA: Kupując produkt na tej aukcji zgadzasz się na wydłużony termin realizacji wysyłki (10-14 dni roboczych). Podany towar pochodzi z zagranicznego magazynu, stąd wydłużony czas realizacji który podany jest obok.