Waltteri Torikka, Marko Hilpo – Oskar Merikanto: Songs (2024) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Waltteri Torikka, Marko Hilpo – Oskar Merikanto: Songs (2024)
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During his lifetime, Oskar Merikanto (1868–1924) was the most popular composer in Finnish homes. Even today, especially at weddings and funerals, his pieces are widely heard and performed. Merikanto was an excellent pianist and organist and possessed a particular gift for writing memorable melodies. Enjoying great popularity, he wrote over 200 songs, a number of duets, several choral works and nearly 200 piano works. To mark the 100th anniversary of Merikanto’s death in 2024, Waltteri Torikka has recorded 29 of his songs. Torikka topped the Finnish pop charts for 3 weeks in 2018, performs frequently in European opera festivals and is a frequent visitor on Finland’s top television programmes.

Tracklist:

1. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Pai, pai, paitaressu (Bye bye my sweet swaddled baby), Op. 2 No. 1 (02:17)
2. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Itkevä huilu (The weeping flute), Op. 52 No. 4 (02:27)
3. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Illansuussa (At nightfall), Op. 69 No. 2 (02:19)
4. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Soi vienosti murheeni soitto (Play softly, thou tune of my mourning), Op. 36 No. 3 (02:02)
5. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Hyvästi! (Farewell!), Op. 87 No. 3 (01:24)
6. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Metsäkyyhkyset (The wood-doves), Op. 47 No. 1 (02:36)
7. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Kuin hiipuva hiillos tummentuu (Like the dying embers grow dark), Op. 47 No. 2 (01:28)
8. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Vanha mummo (Old woman), Op. 2 No. 2 (02:26)
9. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Onneton (Unhappy), Op. 2 No. 3 (03:12)
10. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Kevätlinnuille etelässä (To the spring birds in the south), Op. 11 No. 1 (01:38)
11. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Merellä (At sea), Op. 47 No. 4 (04:05)
12. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Yö (Night), Op. 110 No. 1 (01:54)
13. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Syyslaulu (Autumn song), Op. 110 No. 2 (02:05)
14. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Mummo (Nana), Op. 110 No. 3 (01:43)
15. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Elämälle! (To life), Op. 93 No. 4 (02:20)
16. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Rukous (Prayer – Ave Maria), Op. 40 No. 2 (02:35)
17. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Laulaja taivaan porteilla (A singer at the gate of Heaven), Op. 74 No. 2 (01:27)
18. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Käy kirkkomaata illoin vanhat mummot (In the churchyard at eventide), Op. 74 No. 3 (03:51)
19. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Hyvää yötä (Good night), Op. 75 No. 1 (02:28)
20. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Suvi-illan vieno tuuli (Summer evening’s breeze), Op. 87 No. 2 (01:50)
21. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Laatokka (Lake Ladoga), Op. 83 No. 1 (03:12)
22. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Reppurin laulu (Song of the pedlar), Op. 14 No. 10 (02:50)
23. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Balladi (Ballad), Op. 69 No. 4 (02:39)
24. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Nocturne, OM180 (c. 1906) (02:22)
25. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Marjatan kehtolaulu (Marjatta’s lullaby), OM159 (1921) (01:38)
26. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Aurinko laski (The sun set), Op. 113 No. 1 (02:52)
27. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Iltakellot (Evening bells), Op. 106 No. 1 (02:21)
28. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Oi, muistatko vielä sen virren (O, remember the hymn that we used to sing?), Op. 52 No. 3 (03:33)
29. Waltteri Torikka & Marko Hilpo – Merikanto: Kullan murunen (Thou art a nugget of gold), Op. 20 No. 1 (01:36)

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