Hedvig Paulig, Ilmo Ranta, Jan Söderblom - Erkki Melartin: Songs to Swedish Texts (2018)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 53:25 | 220 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: Toccata Classics | Catalog: TOCC 0416
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 53:25 | 220 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: Toccata Classics | Catalog: TOCC 0416
The Finnish composer Erkki Melartin (1875–1937) wrote around 250 art-songs, often grouping settings of different languages and different dates into unrelated and sometimes untitled opus numbers. But what might be a nightmare for the musicologist is a treasure trove for the enthusiast for Nordic song, as this recital of some of the best of Melartin’s Swedish settings will prove, with music that often sounds rather like Sibelius tinged with French Impressionism.