SIBELIUS: 25 Songs; STRAUSS, R: 6 Lieder - Tom Krause

Tom Krause, the celebrated Finnish baritone, recorded Sibelius songs for Decca twice. These early 1960s recordings are among the most sought-after of Decca recordings and both the all-Sibelius as well as the Sibelius/Strauss LPs that he made are combined here on a single disc. The voice is fresh, youthful and hedonistic and for those unfamiliar with Sibelius the symphonist’s song writing, this is a perfect place to begin.

JEAN SIBELIUS
Flickan kom ifran sin äsklings möte (The Tryst), Op.37, No.5
Hennes budskap, Op.90, No.2
Jägargossen, Op.13, No.7
Längtan heter min arvedel, Op.86, No.2
På verandan vid havet, Op.38, No.2
Romeo, Op.61, No.4
Marssnön
Kullervon valitus [Kullervo Symphony, Op.7]
Höstkväll, Op.38, No.1
Den första kyssen, Op.37, No.1
I systrar, I broder, I alskande par, Op.86, No.6
Våren flyktar hastigt, Op.13, No.4
Näcken, Op.57, No.8
Langsamt som kvällskyn, Op.61, No.1
Jag är ett träd, Op.57, No.5
Norden, Op.90, No.1
Narciss
Om, kvällen, (Illalle) Op.17, No.6
Säv, säv, susa, Op.36, No.4
Kom nu hit, död!, Op.60, No.1
Lastu lainehilla, Op.17, No.7*
Diamanten på Marssnön (Diamond in the snow), Op.36, No.6
Vilse (Lost in the Forest), Op.17/4
Svarta Rosor, Op.36, No.1
Var det en drom? (Was it a dream?), Op.37, No.4

RICHARD  STRAUSS
Zueignung, Op.10, No.1 – original version
Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op.29, No.1
Ständchen, Op.17, No.2
Breit über mein Haupt, Op.19, No.2
‘Ach, weh mir unglueckhaftem Mann’, Op.21, No.4
Heimliche Aufforderung, Op.27, No.3
Ruhe, meine Seele, Op.27, No.1
Caecilie, Op.27, No.2

Tom Krause, baritone
Pentti Koskimies, piano
John Williams, guitar*