Höstkväll, Op. 38/1
Pa verandan vid havet, Op. 38/2
I natten, Op. 38/3
Se’n har jag ej fragat mera, Op. 17/1
Sov in!, Op. 17/2
Fagellek, Op. 17/3
En slända, Op. 17/5
Illalle, Op. 17/6
Lastu lainehilla, Op. 17/7
Svarta rosor Op. 36/1
Men min fagel märks dock icke, Op. 36/2
Säv, säv, susa, Op. 36/4
Marssnön, Op. 36/5
Demanten pa marssnön, Op. 36/6
Den första kyssen, Op. 37/1
Soluppgang, Op. 37/3
Var det en dröm?, Op. 37/4
Flickan kom ifran sin älsklings möte, Op. 37/5

As my career has progressed, I have had the chance to make numerous recordings featuring a variety of repertoires, and I have always felt the desire to record the songs of Sibelius. A wonderful opportunity presented itself when the Norwegian Radio Orchestra with Chief Conductor Petr Popelka expressed its willingness to be part of such a recording. Virtually all Sibelius songs are written for voice and piano, but many of them seem as though made for orchestral sounds and instrumental subtlety. Therefore a number of his finest songs have fortunately been orchestrated, and it is these editions we have used for this recording. A few of the orchestrations were done by Sibelius himself, one by his contemporary, Simon Parmet (né Pergament), while several were orchestrated by his own son-in-law, conductor Jussi Jalas. This album presents orchestrated songs of Sibelius from four opus numbers: 17, 36, 37 and 38.

- Marianne Beate Kielland

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Recorded in NRK Radio Concert Hall, Oslo, 9–12 February 2021.