Merikanto, O - Merellä
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Special offer. A Finnish Songbook (Elämäni Lauluja)
Orchestral songs by Finnish composers
Matti Salminen (bass)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds
One of the greatest operatic basses of his generation and beyond, Matti Salminen…is, in effect, simply a folksinger. As its cosy "Finnish Songbook" title suggests, his latest disc celebrates... —
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Hie brings immense authority to this repertoire and a vocal quality that shows only a few signs of strain in the upper reaches. Ilkka Paananen supplies top-class accompaniments, setting moods... —
