Karita Mattila, soprano ; Ilmo Ranta, piano (1st-16th works) ; Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Pertti Pekkanen, conductor (17th work) ; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor (18th-21st works) ; Tapiola Sinfonietta, Pekka Savijoki, conductor (22nd-23rd works)
Songs, and excerpts from operas and musicals.
Biographical notes on the singer in Finnish with English, French, and German translations, and texts in the original languages with English translations (37 p. : col. ports.) bound in container.
Sung in Czech, English, Finnish, German, Italian, and Swedish.
Widmung (2:18) ; Der Nussbaum (3:02) ; Du bist wie eine Blume (1:57) / Robert Schumann -- Meine Liebe ist grün (1:34) ; Vergebliches Ständchen (1:47) ; Der Gang zum Liebchen (1:29) / Johannes Brahms -- Kun päivä paistaa = When the sun shines / Oskar Merikanto (1:59) -- Mirjamin laulu I = Miriam's song I (1:47) ; Mirjamin laulu II = Miriam's song II (2:54) / Erkki Melartin -- Aamulaulu = Morning song (1:25) ; Syystunnelma = Autumn mood (2:56) / Toivo Kuula -- Illalle = To evening (1:27) ; Var det en dröm = Did I just dream? (2:10) ; Den första kyssen = The first kiss (2:04) ; Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte = The tryst (3:02) ; Svarta rosor = Black roses (2:03) / Jean Sibelius -- Ave Maria / Franz Schubert ; arr. Yrjö Hjelt (6:46) -- Song to the moon : [from] Rusalka / Anton[ín] Dvořák (5:25) -- Ritorna vincitor : [from] Aida / Giuseppe Verdi (6:29) -- Vissi d'arte : [from] Tosca / Giacomo Puccini (2:56) -- Klänge der Heimat : [from] Die Fledermaus / Johann Strauss (4:03) -- Somewhere : [from] West Side story / Leonard Bernstein (3:38) -- I could have danced all night : [from] My fair lady / Frederick Loewe (2:32)