One of the great legends among low voices was Finnish bass Kim Borg, who was noted for his outstanding proficiency in operatic roles like Boris Godonov and Don Giovanni. Nevertheless, Borg -- whose voice was certainly strong, but was strained somewhat in projecting to the third balcony -- was an artist better suited to the recital format. Borg preferred Scandinavian and Slavic art song repertoire, and his 1958 recording for Deutsche Grammophon, Kim Borg Singt Lieder von Jean Sibelius, was a high watermark for the ...
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One of the great legends among low voices was Finnish bass Kim Borg, who was noted for his outstanding proficiency in operatic roles like Boris Godonov and Don Giovanni. Nevertheless, Borg -- whose voice was certainly strong, but was strained somewhat in projecting to the third balcony -- was an artist better suited to the recital format. Borg preferred Scandinavian and Slavic art song repertoire, and his 1958 recording for Deutsche Grammophon, Kim Borg Singt Lieder von Jean Sibelius, was a high watermark for the propagation of Sibelius as a composer of song. At that time, most listeners outside of Finland had never heard Sibelius' songs at all, outside of "Come Away, Death," which was adopted by Marian Anderson into her recital repertoire some time before. Since then, that song and certain other pieces, such as "Black Roses," have become staples of the art song literature.This reissue is an entry in Deutsche Grammophon's Spotlight series and contains the 10 songs featured on the original 1958 album, a...
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