Sibelius: Complete Songs / Krause, Soderstrom

Tom Krause (baritone), Irwin Gage (piano), Elisabeth Söderström (soprano), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) & Carlos Bonell (guitar)

Sibelius: 2 Songs, Op. 35 Six Songs, Op. 36 Five Songs, Op. 37 5 Laulut, Op. 38 Six Songs, Op. 50 Eight Songs, Op. 57 (Text: Ernst Josephson) 2 Songs from Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night', Op. 60 8 Laulut, Op. 61 Six Songs, Op. 72 (Songs Nos. I & II are lost) Six Songs, Op. 86 Six Songs, Op. 88 'Flower Songs' Six Songs, Op. 90

Winner of a Gramophone Award, this definitive set presents the rare opportunity to hear the complete songs, performed by Elisabeth Söderström and Tom Krause accompanied by Vladimir Ashkenazy and Irwin Cage. Sung texts with English translation included. Sibelius’ extensive output of songs comprises 109 compositions. The majority of the songs are included in the composer's eight song opuses. Music scholars consider the songs to occupy a central place in Sibelius’s output. Remarkably, this is the FIRST INTERNATIONAL CD RELEASE. There was a UK LOCAL release of this set on CD, which a few markets adopted, but many markets will not have seen this Award-winning recording since LP days.

Price: $46.98