{"id":12656,"date":"2023-08-08T00:43:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T22:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?p=12656"},"modified":"2023-08-09T00:40:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:40:50","slug":"episode-209-nordic-tracks-i-orchestral-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/08\/episode-209-nordic-tracks-i-orchestral-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 209. Nordic Tracks I: Orchestral Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-primary\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-animated-block mega-toggle-block-1' id='mega-toggle-block-1'><button aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"mega-toggle-animated mega-toggle-animated-slider\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"mega-menu-primary\">\n                  <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-box\">\n                    <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-inner\"><\/span>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul id=\"mega-menu-primary\" class=\"mega-menu max-mega-menu mega-menu-horizontal mega-no-js\" data-event=\"hover_intent\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-effect-speed=\"200\" data-effect-mobile=\"slide\" data-effect-speed-mobile=\"200\" data-mobile-force-width=\"body\" data-second-click=\"go\" data-document-click=\"collapse\" data-vertical-behaviour=\"standard\" data-breakpoint=\"600\" data-unbind=\"true\" data-mobile-state=\"collapse_all\" data-mobile-direction=\"vertical\" data-hover-intent-timeout=\"300\" data-hover-intent-interval=\"100\"><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-home mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19160\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19160\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19161\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19161\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/about-daniel\/\">About Daniel<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-current_page_parent mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19171\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19171\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/all-episodes\/\">All Episodes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading advgb-dyn-0d18c49e\">Episode 209.  Nordic Tracks I: Orchestral Songs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/?powerpress_embed=878-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>SOCIAL SHARE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links 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alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rautawaara-veil-697x1024.png 697w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rautawaara-veil-204x300.png 204w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rautawaara-veil.png 721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aulikki Rautawaara (1906\u20131990)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-5a996784\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by my holiday in Denmark last week, today I inaugurate a new series on <em>Countermelody<\/em> called \u201cNordic Tracks,\u201d featured music from Scandinavia and the Nordic countries. There has always been a wealth of vocal music from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Iceland, and in this episode I focus exclusively on orchestral songs a genre which I also featured in a special episode last fall. Of course there are the usual standbys by Grieg and Sibelius and Nielsen, but also featured is the work of less-celebrated composers, beginning with the romantics and post-romantics (Wilhelm Stenhammar, Ture Rangstr\u00f6m) and through to the present day (Aulis Sallinen, the late Kaija Saariaho). The singers are some of the greatest ever to raise their voices in song, including Kirsten Flagstad, Soile Isokoski, Birgit Nilsson, Hugo Hasslo, Elisabeth S\u00f6derstr\u00f6m, Eric S\u00e6d\u00e9n, Karita Mattila, Anne Sofie von Otter, and many others. It\u2019s highly likely that you will encounter singers (Gitta-Maria Sj\u00f6berg, Kirsten Schultz) and composers (Fartein Valen, Laci Boldemann, Poul Schierbeck) that you have never heard before (I know <em>I <\/em>did!) Oh, yes, and it\u2019s all topped off with a bit of Bj\u00f6rk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-3c7bf8da\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Langgaard3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Langgaard3.png 900w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Langgaard3-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Langgaard3-768x479.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rued Langgaard (1893\u20131952)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-size\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong> RECORDINGS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-13857eb0\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Aksel-Schiotz-Poster.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Aksel-Schiotz-Poster.png 561w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Aksel-Schiotz-Poster-205x300.png 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A poster of Aksel Schi\u00f8tz (1906\u20131975)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Carl Nielsen, Aage Berntsen: Den milde dag (<em>Fynsk For\u00e5r<\/em> [<em>Springtime on Funen<\/em>], Op. 42). Aksel Schi\u00f8tz, Svend Christian Felumb, Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra [1940]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Carl-Nielsen-1024x758.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Carl-Nielsen-1024x758.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Carl-Nielsen-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Carl-Nielsen-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Carl-Nielsen.png 1122w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carl Nielsen (1865\u20131931)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Soderstrom-1-1024x641.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Soderstrom-1-1024x641.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Soderstrom-1-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Soderstrom-1-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Soderstrom-1.png 1193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elisabeth S\u00f6derstr\u00f6m (1927\u20132009)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Edvard Grieg, Hans Christian Andersen: Jeg elsker dig, Op. 5\/3. Elisabeth S\u00f6derstr\u00f6m, Andrew Davis, New Philharmonia Orchestra [1976]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Andersen.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Andersen.jpg 704w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Andersen-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hans Christian Andersen (1805\u20131875)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Saariaho.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Saariaho.jpg 976w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Saariaho-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Saariaho-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kaija Saariaho (1952\u20132023)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Kaija Saariaho, text excerpted from the Artharva Veda: La liane (<em>Ch\u00e2teau de l&#8217;\u00e2me<\/em>, Mvt. 3). Dawn Upshaw, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra [2001]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dawn-Upshaw-in-chair.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dawn-Upshaw-in-chair.jpg 870w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dawn-Upshaw-in-chair-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dawn-Upshaw-in-chair-768x494.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dawn Upshaw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sibelius-craggy-young-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sibelius-craggy-young-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sibelius-craggy-young-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sibelius-craggy-young-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sibelius-craggy-young.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jean Sibelius (1865\u20131957)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Jean Sibelius, Arthur Hjalmar-Borgstrom Hymn to Tha\u00efs. Aulikki Rautawaara, Orchestra conducted by Jussi Jalas [1952]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rautawaara-flower.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rautawaara-flower.png 560w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rautawaara-flower-207x300.png 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aulikki Rautawaara<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hasslo-costume.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hasslo-costume.png 663w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hasslo-costume-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hugo Hasslo (1911\u20131994)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Wilhelm Stenhammar, Bo Bergman: Vid fonstret [At the window], Op. 20\/2. Hugo Hasslo, Stig Westerberg, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra [live 09.XII.59]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stenhammar-1-1024x778.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stenhammar-1-1024x778.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stenhammar-1-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stenhammar-1-768x584.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stenhammar-1.png 1421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871\u20131927)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Langgaard-at-the-organ-1024x836.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Langgaard-at-the-organ-1024x836.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Langgaard-at-the-organ-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Langgaard-at-the-organ-768x627.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Langgaard-at-the-organ-1536x1254.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Langgaard-at-the-organ-1600x1306.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Langgaard-at-the-organ.jpg 1637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rued Langgaard was for many years the organist at the Cathedral in Ribe, <br>where we just visited on our Danish holiday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Rued Langgaard, Jenny Blicher-Clausen En duft af muldjord og gr\u00f8de [A scent of loam and mud] (<em>Tonebilleder<\/em> [<em>Tone Pictures<\/em>], BVN 133\/2). Gitta-Maria Sj\u00f6berg, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra [1997]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sjoberg2-1024x456.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sjoberg2-1024x456.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sjoberg2-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sjoberg2-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sjoberg2-1536x683.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sjoberg2-1600x712.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sjoberg2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gitta-Maria Sj\u00f6berg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Saeden-Mimarobe.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Saeden-Mimarobe.png 531w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Saeden-Mimarobe-194x300.png 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Erik S\u00e6d\u00e9n&nbsp;(1924\u20132009) as the Mimarobe in Blomdahl&#8217;s space opera <em>Aniara<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Allan Pettersson, orchestrated Antal Dorati: En spelekarls himlaf\u00e4rd [Death of a fiddler] (<em>\u00c5tta Barfotas\u00e5nger<\/em> [<em>Eight Barefoot Songs<\/em>]). Eric S\u00e6d\u00e9n, Antal Dorati, Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra [1973]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pettersson-1024x672.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pettersson-1024x672.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pettersson-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pettersson-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pettersson.png 1165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Allan Pettersson&nbsp;(1911\u20131980)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bjork-Orkestral-2-USE-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bjork-Orkestral-2-USE-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bjork-Orkestral-2-USE-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bjork-Orkestral-2-USE-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bjork-Orkestral-2-USE-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bjork-Orkestral-2-USE-1600x900.png 1600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bjork-Orkestral-2-USE.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Bj\u00f6rk [Bj\u00f6rk Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir], Arca [Alejandra Ghersi]: Notget. Bj\u00f6rk, Viktor Orri \u00c1rnason, Members of the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra [live Rejkjavik 15.XI.2021]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bjork-Orkestral-4-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bjork-Orkestral-4-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bjork-Orkestral-4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bjork-Orkestral-4-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bjork-Orkestral-4-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bjork-Orkestral-4-1600x900.png 1600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bjork-Orkestral-4.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Fartein-Valen-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12892\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Fartein-Valen-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Fartein-Valen-2-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fartein Valen (1887\u20131952)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Fartein Valen, Hans Bethge [after Wang Wei]: Der Abschied des Freundes (<em>Zwei chinesische Gedichte<\/em>, Op. 8\/2). Dorothy Dorow, Militiades Caridis, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra [1972]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dorothy-Dorow.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12893\" width=\"641\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dorothy-Dorow.png 649w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dorothy-Dorow-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dorothy Dorow&nbsp;(1930\u20132017)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Nilsson-with-Orchestra.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Nilsson-with-Orchestra.jpg 738w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Nilsson-with-Orchestra-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Birgit Nilsson (1918\u20132005)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ture Rangstr\u00f6m, Karin Boye: Sk\u00f6ldm\u00f6n [Amazon]. Birgit Nilsson, Bertil Bokstedt, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper [1965]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rangstrom.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12894\" width=\"493\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rangstrom.jpg 329w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rangstrom-296x300.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ture Rangstr\u00f6m&nbsp;(1884 \u20131947)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"832\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Isokoski.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Isokoski.jpg 666w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Isokoski-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soile Isokoski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Jean Sibelius, Viktor Rydberg: P\u00e5 verandan vid havet [On the balcony by the sea], Op. 38\/2. Soile Isokoski, Leif Segerstam, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra [2006]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"839\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Segerstam.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Segerstam.png 767w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Segerstam-274x300.png 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Leif Segerstam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hynninen-Old-and-Young-1024x584.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hynninen-Old-and-Young-1024x584.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hynninen-Old-and-Young-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hynninen-Old-and-Young-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hynninen-Old-and-Young.jpg 1073w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jorma Hynninen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Aulis Sallinen, Lassi Nummi: Mina, syntymation [I, Unborn] (<em>El\u00e4m\u00e4n ja Kuoleman Lauluja<\/em> [<em>Songs of Life and Death<\/em>]), Op. 69\/3). Jorma Hynninen, Okko Kamu, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra [1995]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sallinen-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sallinen-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sallinen-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sallinen-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sallinen.jpg 1138w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aulis Sallinen (born 1935)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mattila-Saariaho-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mattila-Saariaho-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mattila-Saariaho-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mattila-Saariaho-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mattila-Saariaho-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mattila-Saariaho-1600x900.png 1600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mattila-Saariaho.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Karita Mattila, Kaija Saariaho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Kaija Saariaho, Mar\u00eda Sabina: Mirage [excerpt]. 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Kirsten Schultz, Thomas Jensen, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra [live broadcast III.62]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"927\" data-id=\"12902\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Kirsten-Schultz.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Kirsten-Schultz.png 627w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Kirsten-Schultz-203x300.png 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kirsten Schultz (1929\u20131998)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"921\" data-id=\"12903\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Thomas-Jensen.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Thomas-Jensen.png 707w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Thomas-Jensen-230x300.png 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thomas Jensen (1898\u20131963)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"935\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Von-Otter.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Von-Otter.png 678w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Von-Otter-218x300.png 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anne Sofie von Otter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Laci Boldemann, Edgar Lee Masters: William and Emily (<em>Four Epitaphs<\/em>, Op. 10\/4). Anne Sofie von Otter, Kent Nagano, G\u00f6teborgs Symfoniker [2008]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"904\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Laci-Boldemann-1024x904.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Laci-Boldemann-1024x904.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Laci-Boldemann-300x265.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Laci-Boldemann-768x678.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Laci-Boldemann.png 1036w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Laci Boldemann (1921\u20131969)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hugo-Alfven-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12907\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hugo-Alfven-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hugo-Alfven-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hugo-Alfven-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hugo-Alfven-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hugo-Alfven-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hugo-Alfven.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hugo Alfv\u00e9n&nbsp;(1872\u20131960)&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Hugo Alfv\u00e9n, Ernest Thiel: Skogen sover [The Forest Sleeps], Op. 28\/6. 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Kirsten Flagstad, Walter Susskind, Philharmonia Orchestra [1948]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"943\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Flagstad-1938.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Flagstad-1938.jpg 800w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Flagstad-1938-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Flagstad-1938-768x905.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kirsten Flagstad (1895\u20131962)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 209. Nordic Tracks I: Orchestral Songs SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Inspired by my holiday in Denmark last week, today&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1075,2397,2399,1263,2260,808,4722,2806,2550],"tags":[5486,1442,5480,3171,3448,5468,2532,5494,5489,5483,5456,5484,5470,5475,2332,5479,5493,875,1464,5469,1586,5477,5466,294,5481,5462,5458,2392,5476,3200,5492,5459,4136,5488,5457,99,104,5472,5491,103,2395,5265,5474,3427,3042,2860,5463,5460,5465,5471,2930,5467,5478,2368,5461,5490,2251,3519,5487,5464,873,5482,5473,2948,5485],"class_list":["post-12656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-song","category-finnish-opera","category-great-baritones","category-mezzo-madness","category-music-for-a-world-in-crisis","category-needle-drop","category-orchestral-songs","category-twentieth-century-music","category-voiceless-wonders","tag-aage-berntsen","tag-aksel-schiotz-2","tag-allan-pettersson","tag-andrew-davis","tag-anne-sofie-von-otter","tag-anssi-karttunen","tag-antal-dorati","tag-arca-alejandra-ghersi","tag-artharva-veda","tag-arthur-hjalmar-borgstrom","tag-assmund-olavsson-vinje","tag-aulikki-rautawaara","tag-aulis-lassinen","tag-bertil-bokstedt","tag-birgit-nilsson","tag-bjork","tag-bjork-gudmundsdottir","tag-bo-bergman","tag-carl-nielsen","tag-christoph-eschenbach","tag-dawn-upshaw","tag-dorothy-dorow","tag-edgar-lee-masters","tag-elisabeth-soderstrom","tag-eric-saeden","tag-erik-axel-karlfeldt","tag-ernest-thiel","tag-esa-pekka-salonen","tag-fartein-valen","tag-gennady-rozhdestvensky","tag-gitta-maria-sjoberg","tag-hakan-hagegard","tag-hans-bethge","tag-hans-christian-andersen","tag-hugo-alfven","tag-hugo-hasslo","tag-jean-sibelius","tag-jean-siblius","tag-jenny-blicher-clausen","tag-jorma-hynninen","tag-jussi-jalas","tag-kaija-saariaho","tag-karin-boye","tag-karita-mattila","tag-kent-nagano","tag-kirsten-flagstad","tag-kirsten-schultz","tag-kjell-ingebretsen","tag-laci-boldemann","tag-lassi-nummi","tag-leif-segerstam","tag-maria-sabina","tag-militiades-caridis","tag-okko-kamu","tag-poul-schierbeck","tag-rued-langgaard","tag-soile-isokoski","tag-stig-westerberg","tag-svend-christian-felumb","tag-thomas-jensen","tag-ture-rangstrom","tag-viktor-orri-arnason","tag-viktor-rydberg","tag-walter-susskind","tag-wilhelm-stenhammar"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/author\/admin\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Saariaho-TRIMMED-300x125.png","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a 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href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Dorothy Dorow<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Edgar Lee Masters<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Elisabeth Soderstrom<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Eric S\u00e6d\u00e9n<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Erik Axel Karlfeldt<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Ernest Thiel<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Esa-Pekka Salonen<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Fartein Valen<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Gennady Rozhdestvensky<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Gitta-Maria Sj\u00f6berg<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">H\u00e5kan Hageg\u00e5rd<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Hans Bethge<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Hans Christian Andersen<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Hugo Alfv\u00e9n<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Hugo Hasslo<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Jean Sibelius<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Jean Siblius<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Jenny Blicher-Clausen<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Jorma Hynninen<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Jussi Jalas<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Kaija Saariaho<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Karin Boye<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Karita Mattila<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Kent Nagano<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Kirsten Flagstad<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Kirsten Schultz<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Kjell Ingebretsen<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Laci Boldemann<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Lassi Nummi<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Leif Segerstam<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Mar\u00eda Sabina<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Militiades Caridis<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Okko Kamu<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Poul Schierbeck<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Rued Langgaard<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Soile Isokoski<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Stig Westerberg<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Svend Christian Felumb<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Thomas Jensen<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Ture Rangstr\u00f6m<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Viktor Orri \u00c1rnason<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Viktor Rydberg<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Walter S\u00fcsskind<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/category\/voiceless-wonders\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Wilhelm Stenhammar<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Aage Berntsen<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Aksel Schi\u00f8tz<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Allan Pettersson<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Andrew Davis<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Anne Sofie von Otter<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Anssi Karttunen<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Antal Dorati<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Arca [Alejandra Ghersi]<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Artharva Veda<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Arthur Hjalmar-Borgstrom<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Assmund Olavsson Vinje<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Aulikki Rautawaara<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Aulis Lassinen<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Bertil Bokstedt<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Birgit Nilsson<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Bj\u00f6rk<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Bj\u00f6rk Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Bo Bergman<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Carl Nielsen<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Christoph Eschenbach<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Dawn Upshaw<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Dorothy Dorow<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Edgar Lee Masters<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Elisabeth Soderstrom<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Eric S\u00e6d\u00e9n<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Erik Axel Karlfeldt<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Ernest Thiel<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Esa-Pekka Salonen<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Fartein Valen<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Gennady Rozhdestvensky<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Gitta-Maria Sj\u00f6berg<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">H\u00e5kan Hageg\u00e5rd<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Hans Bethge<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Hans Christian Andersen<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Hugo Alfv\u00e9n<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Hugo Hasslo<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Jean Sibelius<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Jean Siblius<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Jenny Blicher-Clausen<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Jorma 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