Merikanto, O - Ma elän! (I Am Alive)

…the whole Sibelius group, anything but an easy opener for the programme, sets exacting challenges to which Isokoski rises, culminating in the mini-opera "The maiden's tryst". In the Strauss... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2006 More…

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... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2008 More…