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Martti Talvela
12+ albums
operafinnishm talvelaBass-baritone
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Martti Talvela (February 4, 1935 – July 22, 1989) was a Finnish operatic bass. Born in Hiitola, Finland (now in the Republic of Karelia), he studied in Lahti and Stockholm, and made his operatic debut in Helsinki in 1960 as Sparafucile. At 6 ft 8 in (203 cm), he was the tallest singer of his century. He was especially acclaimed as the hero in Boris Godunov and as Pimen from the same work, as Paavo Ruotsalainen in Viimeiset kiusaukset, as a Richard Wagner singer (King Marke, Hunding, Fasolt, Fafner and Titurel), as Sarastro and as Prince Gremin. As his final record he left, terribly thinned out by illness, a warm and heartfelt version of Franz Schubert's Winterreise. Talvela died while dancing with his daughter at her wedding in Juva, Finland, at the age of 54. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Sibelius : En etsi valtaa loistoa - Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt
3482Missa solemnis, Op.123: Kyrie
2873Trad : Enkeli taivaan lausui näin
2654Winter Journey, D. 911: Numbness
1675Sonninen : Rauhaa, vain rauhaa
1346Turunen : Me käymme joulun viettohon
1227Palmgren : Ja neitsyt pikku poijuttansa
1178Kuula : Eteläpohjalaisia kansanlauluja Op.17b : Niin kauan minä tramppaan [South Ostrobothnian Folk Songs : I'll march through the streets]
909Enkeli taivaan lausui näin
8510Kun maass' on hanki
83albums
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Tähtisarja - 30 Suosikkia / Joulupuu on rakennettu
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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
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Suomalaisia kansanlauluja [Finnish Folk Songs]
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Kauneimmat Joululaulut
SCHUBERT: Winterreise
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The 50 Most Essential Winter Classics
Joulun Lauluja
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Suuri Toivelaulukirja - Parhaat joululaulut
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Koko perheen joulu
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Wagner: Die Walküre
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Solistien joulu
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Verdi: Requiem