Sibelus Song Recital - Kirsten Flagstad

Excelente recital de canciones de Jean Sibelius interpretado magistralmente por Kirsten Flagstad.

Kirsten Flagstad, soprano

Oivin Fjeldstad, director

Orquesta Sinfónica de Londres

Grabado en febrero de 1958 en la Kingsway Hall de Londres

Francisco Camino otorga el máximo distintivo a esta grabación y dice: De estas catorce canciones, siete fueron orquestadas por el propio Sibelius; la interpretación de Flagstad es monumental, a la vez humana y sobrehmana, con una línea de canto donde altivez y emoción, más que alternarse, se funden en un todo. En 1958 la voz no posee la frescura de antaño, obviamente, pero el arte es más profundo que nunca. Y es que la categoría legendaria de Flagstad se justifica en cada grabación.

Reedición en 180 gr de Speakers Corner.

Jean Sibelius (1885–1957) composed songs from the beginning almost to the end of his lifetime. Shortly before his death, he arranged the piece, which closes this album, Kom nu hit, Död, and so opened a stylistic gateway to Modernity. All the songs in this collection were composed around 1900 and are filled with Late Romantic harmony, a glorious sound and emotional feeling. The song Svatar Rosor is immersed in an alternating bath of major and minor to evoke a dramatic and tragic mood, while the wonderfully colourful Den Första Kyssen, op. 37 no. 1 depicts in music a girl’s dialogue with the evening star. And with Flickan kom ... op. 37 no. 5 and Var det en dröm op. 37 no. 4, a powerful vocal drama is placed alongside a lyrical gem. Of the latter work Sibelius allegedly said: »Here you are, this is my most beautiful song!«
Without a doubt, Kirsten Flagstad is the ideal singer for this repertoire. Her highly dramatic soprano voice rises monumentally over the surging orchestral sound but dims down appropriately and effortlessly in the hushed passages. Wagnerians, Strauss lovers and fans of grand romantic gesture will thoroughly enjoy this LP.