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Works on This Recording
1.
Cast off thy everyday cares by Leevi Madetoja
Performer:
Karita Mattila (Soprano)
Conductor:
Pertti Pekkanen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: Finland
Date of Recording: 07/2002
Venue: Concert Hall, Turku, Finland
Length: 2 Minutes 3 Secs.
Language: Finnish
Notes: Arranged: Ilkka Kuusisto
2.
Christmas Songs (5), Op. 1: no 4, Give me no splendour, gold or pomp by Jean Sibelius
Performer:
Karita Mattila (Soprano)
Conductor:
Pertti Pekkanen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1895-1909; Finland
Date of Recording: 07/2002
Venue: Concert Hall, Turku, Finland
Length: 3 Minutes 21 Secs.
Language: Finnish
Notes: Arranged: Yrjö Hjelt
3.
Christmas Songs (5), Op. 1: no 3, Outside it grows dark by Jean Sibelius
Performer:
Karita Mattila (Soprano)
Conductor:
Pertti Pekkanen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1895/1913; Finland
Date of Recording: 07/2002
Venue: Concert Hall, Turku, Finland
Length: 2 Minutes 32 Secs.
Language: Finnish
Notes: Arranged: Yrjö Hjelt
4.
Christmas Songs (5), Op. 1: no 5, High are the snowdrifts by Jean Sibelius
Performer:
Karita Mattila (Soprano)
Conductor:
Pertti Pekkanen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1901; Finland
Date of Recording: 07/2002
Venue: Concert Hall, Turku, Finland
Length: 2 Minutes 20 Secs.
Language: Finnish
Notes: Arranged: Yrjö Hjelt
5.
Christmas Bells by Armas Maasalo
Performer:
Karita Mattila (Soprano)
Conductor:
Pertti Pekkanen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra,
Cathedralis Aboensis Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1825; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 07/2002
Venue: Concert Hall, Turku, Finland
Length: 5 Minutes 6 Secs.
Language: Finnish
Notes: Arranged: Yrjö Hjelt
6.
Angels we have heard on high by Traditional
Performer:
Karita Mattila (Soprano)
Conductor:
Pertti Pekkanen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra,
Cathedralis Aboensis Chorus
Written: France
Date of Recording: 07/2002
Venue: Concert Hall, Turku, Finland
Length: 2 Minutes 51 Secs.
Language: Finnish
Notes: Arranged: Yrjö Hjelt
7.
Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Karita Mattila (Soprano)
Conductor:
Pertti Pekkanen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1825; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 07/2002
Venue: Concert Hall, Turku, Finland
Length: 6 Minutes 45 Secs.
Language: Latin
Notes: Arranged: Yrjö Hjelt
8.
Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night" by Adolphe Adam
Performer:
Karita Mattila (Soprano)
Conductor:
Pertti Pekkanen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: France
Date of Recording: 07/2002
Venue: Concert Hall, Turku, Finland
Length: 4 Minutes 49 Secs.
Language: Finnish
Notes: Arranged: Yrjö Hjelt
9.
Silent Night by Franz Xaver Gruber
Performer:
Karita Mattila (Soprano)
Conductor:
Pertti Pekkanen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra,
Cathedralis Aboensis Chorus
Period: Classical
Written: 1818; Austria
Date of Recording: 07/2002
Venue: Concert Hall, Turku, Finland
Length: 4 Minutes 37 Secs.
Language: Finnish
Notes: Arranged: Yrjö Hjelt
10.
The Nightingale's Christmas by Karl Collan
Performer:
Karita Mattila (Soprano)
Conductor:
Pertti Pekkanen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Finland
Date of Recording: 07/2002
Venue: Concert Hall, Turku, Finland
Length: 4 Minutes 20 Secs.
Language: Finnish
Notes: Arranged: Yrjö Hjelt
11.
The Sparrow's Christmas by Otto Kotilainen
Performer:
Karita Mattila (Soprano)
Conductor:
Pertti Pekkanen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Finland
Date of Recording: 07/2002
Venue: Concert Hall, Turku, Finland
Length: 4 Minutes 3 Secs.
Language: Finnish
Notes: Arranged: Ilkka Kuusisto
12.
Ave Maria by Charles Gounod
Performer:
Karita Mattila (Soprano)
Conductor:
Pertti Pekkanen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; France
Date of Recording: 07/2002
Venue: Concert Hall, Turku, Finland
Length: 2 Minutes 39 Secs.
Language: Latin
Notes: Arranged: Yrjö Hjelt
This work is based on J.S. Bach's Prelude no 1 in C from 'The Well-Tempered Clavier.'
13.
Beauty around us by Traditional
Performer:
Karita Mattila (Soprano)
Conductor:
Pertti Pekkanen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra,
Cathedralis Aboensis Chorus
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century; Denmark
Date of Recording: 07/2002
Venue: Concert Hall, Turku, Finland
Length: 3 Minutes 43 Secs.
Language: Finnish
Notes: Arranged: Yrjö Hjelt
14.
Meet Me in St. Louis: Have yourself a merry little Christmas by Hugh Martin
Performer:
Karita Mattila (Soprano)
Conductor:
Pertti Pekkanen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944; USA
Date of Recording: 07/2002
Venue: Concert Hall, Turku, Finland
Length: 5 Minutes 6 Secs.
Language: English
Notes: Arranged: Yrjö Hjelt
This selection was written in collaboration with Ralph Blane.
15.
We wish you a merry Christmas by Traditional
Performer:
Karita Mattila (Soprano)
Conductor:
Pertti Pekkanen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra,
Cathedralis Aboensis Chorus
Written: England
Date of Recording: 07/2002
Venue: Concert Hall, Turku, Finland
Length: 3 Minutes 15 Secs.
Language: English
Notes: Arranged: Yrjö Hjelt
16.
Der Morgen im Lenze by Johann Abraham P. Schulz
Performer:
Karita Mattila (Soprano)
Conductor:
Pertti Pekkanen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra,
Cathedralis Aboensis Chorus
Period: Classical
Written: by 1790; Germany
Date of Recording: 07/2002
Venue: Concert Hall, Turku, Finland
Length: 3 Minutes 41 Secs.
Language: Finnish
Notes: Arranger: Yrjö Hjelt.
Sound Samples
Arkihuolesi kaikki heita (Throw Thy Everyday Cares Aside) (arr. for soprano and orchestra)
5 Christmas Songs, Op. 1 (arr. for soprano and orchestra): No. 4. En etsi valtaa, loistoa (Give me no splendor, gold or pomp)
5 Christmas Songs, Op. 1 (arr. for soprano and orchestra): No. 3. Jo joutuu ilta (Outside it is getting dark)
5 Christmas Songs, Op. 1 (arr. for soprano and orchestra): No. 5. On hanget korkeat, nietokset (High are the snowdrifts)
Joulun kellot (The bells of Christmas) (arr. for soprano, chorus and orchestra)
Suloaanet enkelten (Angels we have heard on high)
Ellen's Gesang III (Ave Maria!), Op. 56, No. 6, D. 839, "Hymne an die Jungfrau" (arr. for soprano and orchestra)
Oi jouluyo (O Holy Night) (arr. for soprano and orchestra)
Jouluyo, juhlayo (Silent Night) (arr. for mezzo-soprano, chorus and orchestra): Jouluyo, juhlayo (Silent Night) (arr. for soprano, chorus and orchestra)
Sylvian joululaulu (The Nightingale's Christmas) (arr. for soprano and orchestra)
Varpunen jouluaamuna (The sparrow on Christmas morning) (arr. for soprano and orchestra)
Ave Maria (arr. for soprano and orchestra)
Maa on niin kaunis (Beauty Around Us)
Te lapsoset, lapsoset kuruhtakaa (O Hurry, Ye Children) (arr. for soprano, chorus and orchestra)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (arr. for soprano and orchestra)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
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