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 Ilmatar Ferry Postcards - Viking Princess Cruise Ship Postcards
Ilmatar operated on routes from Stockholm to Turku or Helsinki.
Ilmatar was initially powered by a single 4500bhp Sulzer-designed engine, giving a leisurely speed of 16.5 knots through a single screw.
In 1973, Ilmatar was rebuilt in Hamburg, increasing in size to 7355grt and 128m long.
www.simplonpc.co.uk /Ilmatar.html   (838 words)

  
 Public Art
Ilmatar, the spirit or goddess of the air is impregnated by a storm and expects Väinämöinen (the symbol of Kalevala's epic).
The heat from the brooding makes Ilmatar move her leg and the eggs break, becoming the earth, sky, sun, moon, etc. Aaltonen's work is an interesting amalgamation of international Art-Deco-inspired forms and a national epic subject.
The figure in the sculpture is evocative of the interpretations of the Classical myth of Leda and the swan portrayed in painting and sculpture.
www.taidemuseo.hel.fi /english/veisto/veistossivu.html?id=76&sortby=artist   (221 words)

  
 ILMATAR : The deity from Finnish Mythology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
ILMATAR, tired of counting rainbows and letting the wind play with her hair, began to long for a son.
ILMATAR watched in amazement as the churning mixture solidified into Heaven and Earth.
ILMATAR was delighted with events, and busied herself shaping the lands and adding finnishing touches.
www.godchecker.com /pantheon/finnish-mythology.php?deity=ILMATAR   (510 words)

  
 About Ilmatar Institute
“Ilmatar” is the most powerful metaphor of creativity introduced in the Finnish mythological epic of Kalevala.
Ilmatar Institute was founded in Virtasalmi, Finland and began the construction of the training site in 2000.
Ilmatar Institute’s mission is to foster the arts, creativity and spirituality.
ilmatarinstitute.com   (173 words)

  
 Prénom Ilmatar. Une qualité et un défaut du prénom Ilmatar
Ilmatar possède en général beaucoup de charme auquel on aurait du mal à résister.
En fait, Ilmatar adore la vie mondaine et a mille et une idées astucieuses pour faire de ses réceptions des réussites totales.
Ilmatar se fait trop de souci pour son avenir matériel.
www.asiaflash.com /prenom/prenom_qualite.php?prenom=Ilmatar   (366 words)

  
 NorthSide Catalog - Ilmatar - Värttinä
The songs on Ilmatar range from energetic to contemplative, from haunting to joyous, all woven with the sparkling vocal gymnastics that is the essence of Värttinä.
Ilmatar is the band's eighth album in their nearly 20-year history, released outside of North America through BMG.
On Ilmatar the band explores even further the Karelian runo tradition that they began with 1997's Kokko (Nonesuch/WEA) and continued with Vihma (1998, Wicklow/BMG).
www.noside.com /catalog/CatalogAlbum_01.asp?Action=GetOne&Album_ID=128   (356 words)

  
 ilmatar
This medium-sized asteroid, some 94 km across, is predicted to occult the star, TYC 2904 0849 (V=9.64) soon after dusk on Sunday evening.
It was however not sensitve enough to record Ilmatar.
I don't have a time and date generator on this unit so put a time signal in the sequence by flashing my torch into the scope at 1815h U.T. precisely.
www.dstrange.freeserve.co.uk /ilmatar.htm   (488 words)

  
 Ramnarine, Tina K.: Ilmatar's Inspirations
Ilmatar gave birth to the bard who sang the Finnish landscape into being in the
In Ilmatar's Inspirations, Tina K. Ramnarine explores creative processes and the critical role that music has played in Finnish nationalism by focusing on Finnish "new folk music" in the shifting spaces between the national imagination and the global marketplace.
Through extensive interviews and observations of performances, Ramnarine reveals how new folk musicians think and talk about past and present folk music practices, the role of folk music in the representation of national identity, and the interactions of Finnish folk musicians with performers from around the globe.
www.press.uchicago.edu /cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/15631.ctl   (370 words)

  
 cmj.com | new music first
After almost two decades of varying lineups, the Finnish outfit continues to excite and intrigue - each album somehow managing to be more ambitious than the one before.
Ilmatar (named for a goddess of air) is no exception.
A stunning tour de force, its breathtaking female vocals soar atop an ever-changing six-piece instrumental backdrop.
prod1.cmj.com /articles/display_article.php?id=30021   (101 words)

  
 Schott Music - Shop - - Värttinä - Ilmatar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
''Ilmatar'' was recorded in late 1999 and released in some parts of Europe in autumn 2000, initially on the label Wicklow/BMG, which, however, was closed down shortly afterwards.
For the release of Ilmatar in Germany, Värttinä decided to go with intuition.
''Ilmatar'' has already been praised by many renowned critics as ''perhaps the best work Värttinä has produced to date''.
www.schott-music.com /shop/products/show,108330.html   (233 words)

  
 Uusimmat | Kauppalehti Online
The fund has an international hedge fund structure and it offers domestic and international institutions an opportunity of hedge fund investments in Russia and Eastern-Europe.
The Ilmatar fund is also able to take advantage of declining markets, unlike long only mutual funds.
Ilmatar Asset Management is responsible for the fund's portfolio management and the responsible team comprises of fund managers Jukka-Pekka Leppä, Petri Ala- Härkönen and Jukka Rannila.
www.kauppalehti.fi /4/i/porssi/hex/porssitiedote.jsp?id=200612210089   (267 words)

  
 Värttinä - Ilmatar, various quotes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
“With their Ilmatar album, Värttinä  delivers the most magnificent accomplishment in their career so far.
In fact, they're now more brilliant than ever and Ilmatar might be their best album to date.” ***** (Rytmi)
“Ilmatar is music for real freaks…”  “…a bewildering experience…” “…the vocals are better and more personal than ever.” (Karjalainen)
www.varttina.com /main.site?action=siteupdate/view&id=35&varttinaSession1=f656a71f1becaf6741cc16a9662eb74c   (228 words)

  
 Ilmatar
There is less of an emphasis on modern electronic backups than in the group's previous releases, and when present, the tone of the accompaniments is more primal than pop.
All in all, "Ilmatar" is striking and compelling, a truly exciting musical statement by an already remarkable group.
If you enjoy the music of "Ilmatar", try also the album "Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares" by the Bulgarian State Radio and Television Female Vocal Choir, which features a similar vocal sound and some equally unique and interesting compositions.
www.flawebworks.com /webhostingbooks/isbnB0000584U6.html   (335 words)

  
 Ilmatar's Inspirations -- Nationalism, Globalization, and the Changing Soundscapes of Finnish Folk Music -- Tina K. ...
Ilmatar's Inspirations -- Nationalism, Globalization, and the Changing Soundscapes of Finnish Folk Music -- Tina K. Ramnarine
Ilmatar gave birth to the bard who sang the Finnish landscape into being in the Kalevala (the Finnish national epic).
In Ilmatar's Inspirations, Ramnarine explores creative processes and the critical role that music has played in Finnish nationalism by focusing on Finnish "new folk music" in the shifting spaces between the national imagination and the global marketplace.
www.frontlist.com /detail/0226704033   (198 words)

  
 Jazzdimensions - Värttinä -'Vihma' , 'Ilmatar' - Doppelrezension
Värttinäs zwei letzte Veröffentlichungen "Vihma" (1998) und "Ilmatar" (2000) markieren Meilensteine in der Musik dieser Gruppe.
Värttinä verfolgt und vertieft die Erforschung karelischer und finno-ugrischer Traditionen, verbindet alte finnische Volkslieder mit modernen und dennoch eigenwilligen Arrangements.
Diese CD setzt weniger auf Chart-Breaker wie "Vihma", als vielmehr auf die weitere Erforschung alter finno-ugrischer "runo-styles" fort.
www.jazzdimensions.de /reviews/worldmusic/2001/vaerttinae_ilmatar.html   (431 words)

  
 intuition - - Värttinä - Ilmatar
Das Ende 1999 aufgenommene Werk ''Ilmatar'' erschien im Herbst 2000 bereits in Teilen von Europa; zunächst ebenfalls auf dem Label Wicklow/BMG, welches allerdings kurz darauf seinen Geschäftsbetrieb einstellte.
Für die Veröffentlichung von ''Ilmatar'' in Deutschland entschied/en sich Värttinä für intuition.
''Ilmatar'' wurde schon im Vorfeld von vielen namhaften Rezensenten als ''vielleicht das beste Album, das Värttinä bisher gemacht haben'' bezeichnet.
www.intuition-music.com /shop/de_DE/products/show,108330.html   (205 words)

  
 Finland SS Co Ship Postcards - Finska Ångfartygs Ab - Page 2
consortium, and Ilmatar is shown here with their hull logo.
Official Finland SS Co postcard of Ilmatar with Silja Line logo.
She was later used on cruises in the Baltic, Mediterranean and along the Norwegian coast.
www.simplonpc.co.uk /FinlandSSCo2.html   (1680 words)

  
 Värttinä - Ilmatar Review from Music Emissions
They provide a contemporary roots based music with deep Finnish roots.
With their latest release, Ilmatar, the collective injects fervor into their presentations and stir up all sorts of emotions in songs such as "Äijo".
With five vocalists one can only imagine the types of harmonies the band is capable of.
www.musicemissions.com /artists/albums/index.php?album_id=1212&artist_id=1026   (196 words)

  
 S/S ILMATAR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
She was scrapped in the Soviet Union probably in 1963.
Ship description and postcard image of the ILMATAR by courtesy of Aleksi Lindström
Emigrant ships & passenger lists, migration and genealogy research resources
sydaby.eget.net /swe/ilmatar.htm   (44 words)

  
 Ladyslipper Online Catalog & Resource Guide of Music by Women - Varttina : Ilmatar
Ladyslipper Online Catalog & Resource Guide of Music by Women - Varttina : Ilmatar
In the Finnish creation myth, 'The Kalevala,' Ilmatar is the Goddess of Air, who created heaven and earth by breaking two eggs brought to her by the eagle Kokko.
This 2001 release from the world's most famous Nordic band is their most adventuresome to date, a dramatic leap forward.
www.ladyslipper.org /rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=53&upc=02156160542   (186 words)

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