Yrjö Kilpinen: Kanteletar

Hans Lydman (Performer), Yryo Henrik Kilpinen (Composer), Peter Stamm (Performer), Camilla Nylund (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Hans Lydman, Peter Stamm, Camilla Nylund
• Composer: Yryo Henrik Kilpinen
• Audio CD (February 22, 2000)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cpo Records
• ASIN: B00004HYNT
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #426,404 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Shepherd's Song, No.1 - Camilla Nylund/Peter Stamm

2. Pretty Mary, My Berry, No.3 - Hans Lydman/Peter Stamm

3. Come, O Come, No.4 - Camilla Nylund/Peter Stamm

4. Always I Sing, No.9 - Camilla Nylund/Peter Stamm

5. Boys And Girls, No.6 - Hans Lydman/Peter Stamm

6. No, I Can't, No.12 - Camilla Nylund/Peter Stamm

7. The Bachelor, No.16 - Hans Lydman/Peter Stamm

8. Long I Desired, No.11 - Camilla Nylund/Peter Stamm

9. Today Everything Is Dear, No.31 - Hans Lydman/Peter Stamm

10. The Poor Man's Daughter, No.18 - Camilla Nylund/Peter Stamm

11. It Would Have Gone Better For Me, No.22 - Hans Lydman/Peter Stamm

12. Outside The Ice Is Breaking, No.25 - Camilla Nylund/Peter Stamm

13. Oh What Does It Matter, No.36 - Camilla Nylund/Peter Stamm

14. Sing, My Pretty Maiden, No.40 - Hans Lydman/Peter Stamm

15. All Alone, No.42 - Camilla Nylund/Peter Stamm

16. Many Maidens I Can Count, No.45 - Hans Lydman/Peter Stamm

17. I'd Like To Call Like The Cuckoo, No.50 - Camilla Nylund/Peter Stamm

18. Oh, I Was A Fool, No.46 - Hans Lydman/Peter Stamm

19. Oh You Pretty Home, No.38 - Camilla Nylund/Peter Stamm

20. Just Sleep, Just Sleep, No.51 - Camilla Nylund/Peter Stamm

See all 26 tracks on this disc

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5.0 out of 5 stars A real surprise and a real treat, February 8, 2011

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This review is from: Yrjö Kilpinen: Kanteletar (Audio CD)

Yrjö Kilpinen (1892-1959) wrote some 790 songs and was both very popular and very influential in Finland in his time. His popularity suffered after World War II, however, mostly due to his association with the German regime and partially because of the (perceived) conservativeness of his musical idiom. Still, his songs - at least on the evidence here - constitute a remarkable body of music. On first listening they strike some listeners as somewhat inconsequential, but repeated listening will surely bring out their qualities. They are variegated (though Kilpinen's personal style shines through consistently), atmospheric and beautiful, often completely mesmerizing.

There is an appealing simplicity to Kilpinen's songs, as well as a rather straightforward tunefulness. The harmonies are generally simple as well, folk-music based (some of them may actually sound surprisingly exotic to non-Finnish ears), often relying on pentatonic scales and archaic modes; but within this limits there is a richness of striking and appealing ideas (Kanteletar-Lauluja apparently contains some 64 songs, so maybe the variety is due partially to the judicious selection of 26 of them here - I don't know). There are touches of Sibelius, but - somewhat surprisingly - Janacek comes to mind more frequently. More importantly, they are really wonderful, haunting and evocative works and the sound-world they evoke is consistently wonderfully appealing.

They are also beautifully sung. Adventurous musical explorers may have come across Camilla Nylund before, and she is utterly convincing here - hers is a wonderfully airy and expressive voice. The baritone Hans Lydman is no less impressive, and Peter Stamm provides superb accompaniment. The recorded sound is good as well. To sum up, I found this disc to be an utterly enchanting discovery and I recommend it with enthusiasm.