Tobias Pfleger,, July 11, 2006, Recommended***** Try it I think you'll bewitched.į eaturing this dream duo (Soile Isokoski and Leif Segerstam) and the fabulous Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, here is a stunning disc, which undoubtedly ranks among the best and most interesting recordings of this year. (.) this is really an exceptional, often magical recital. Isokoski's burnished soprano reaches ecstatic heights here, in a performance that you could measure against any in the catalogue, while Segerstam and the Helsinki Philharmonic become a wave machine, generating the ocean's pulse and the play of light on water.
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Un CD à mettre entre toutes les oreilles, et au plus vite, grâce à ses grandes qualités musicales et surtout, des belles découvertes qu'il permet. Geoffrey Norris, The Daily Telegraph, December 16, 2006, Classical CD of the Year Newcomers to Sibelius's songs could find no more persuasive introduction aficionados will be entranced. Sibelius's orchestral accompaniments, so deft in defining different moods, are a bonus in Leif Segerstam's assured handling. Isokoski interprets these inspired miniatures with a blend of tenderness and passion, a richness of timbre and subtle dynamic inflections, with soaring lines magically floated and tailored. Rémy Franck, Pizzicato, December 26, 2006, Supersonic Award The new reference in this repertoire of orchestral songs by Jean Sibelius is Soile Isokoski! The rest of the disc makes you wonder why Sibelius's orchestral songs occupy one of the most unjustly neglected corners of his output.Įrik Levi, expert jury, BBC Music Magazine Awards 2007, Disc of the Year & Vocal Award Winner A thrilling performance of Luonnotar in which Isokoski's sonorous soprano is matched by atmospheric playing from the Finnish orchestra.