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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Tapiola / En Saga / Eight Songs Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu (conductor) [ Ondine SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 24/Aug/2017 ] "Lintu's Tapiola does indeed settle into one of the finest performances on record, reconciling the obvious with the mysterious...Again, [En Saga] is a superb performance: rich down below, perky up top, full of delectable solos" Gramophone |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin Christian Tetzlaff (violin) [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 8/Sep/2017 ] "His tonal palette is richly chromatic, and when the violin sound turns from the earthly to the ethereal, the effect is almost that of a philosophical discourse between body and soul" BBC Music Five Stars |
WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
Lutosławski: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4; Jeux vénitiens Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ Ondine SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Feb/2019 ] "All are played with searing energy by the Finnish Radio Symphony orchestra under the lucid baton of their chief conductor, Hannu Lintu, in equally successful performances…Captured in brilliant sound" BBC Award Finalist 2020 |
MAGNUS LINDBERG
Lindberg: Graffiti / Seht die Sonne Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Chamber Choir / Sakari Oramo [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "..the truly individual moments are the most affecting - particularly the ethereal conclusion. In both works the orchestra under Sakari Oramo is a treasure trove of colour" BBC Music Five Stars |
UUNO KLAMI
Klami: Northern Lights / Kalevala Suite / Cheremissian Fantasy Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgards [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "John Storgards leads vibrant interpretations, with Samuli Peltonen an impressive cello soloist. The sonics are superbly lifelike, with plenty of detail and a wide dynamic range. Highly recommended." (10 / 10 ClassicsToday Feb 2010) |
ERICH KORNGOLD
Korngold: Much Ado Nothing / Sinfonietta Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 29/Oct/2012 ] "With an orchestra of Helsinki's calibre in a score that delights - might one say wallows! - in the glories of a modern orchestra...there are many passages that will bring great pleasure" MusicWeb |
ERICH KORNGOLD
Korngold: Symphony in F sharp / Tänzchen im alten Stil Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. John Storgårds [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "the cinematic feel is still there in this symphony's swelling climaxes and "Eastern" purple passages" (Daily Telegraph) |
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ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY
Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau [The Mermaid] / Sinfonietta, Op. 23 Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Ondine SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2016 ] "The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra under John Storgårds, captured in stunning SACD sound, delivers a suave and subtly nuanced performance" (BBC Music) |
HUMMEL / MOZART / WINTER / ROSSINI
Bassoon Concertos Jaakko Luoma (bassoon), Tapiola Sinfonietta, Janne Nisonen (Concertmaster) [ Ondine / CD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] As an instrument, the bassoon has had a remarkable history. Beginning with its Renaissance ancestry as the dulcian, it developed during the Baroque period into an almost indispensable part of the ensemble. Antonio Vivaldi recognized the versatility... |
ULJAS PULKKIS
Pulkkis: Tales of Joy, Passion, and Love / On the Crest of Waves / Vernal Bloom Kari Kriikku (clarinet) / Gabriel Suovanen (baritone) / Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra / Hannu Lintu [ Ondine / CD - released 22/Sep/2011 ] "If you haven't yet encountered Uljas Pulkkis, the 35-year-old Finnish composer, give this maverick's music a whirl. Tales of Joy, Passion and Love is his clarinet concerto for the insouciantly brilliant Kari Kriikku." The Times |
JUKKA TIENSUU
Tiensuu: Vie / Missa / False Memories I-III Kari Kriikku (clarinet) / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / John Storgårds [ Ondine / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "This release might well be the best introduction possible to Tiensuu's highly personal sound world." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Jan 2011) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Piano Concerto No 3 Lars Vogt (piano/conductor) / Royal Northern Sinfonia [ Ondine / CD - released 22/Aug/2017 ] "Vogt and the Tetzlaff siblings approach the Allegro [of the Triple] with warmth and a bristling energy…The crucial opening [of the C minor Concerto] just misses utter serenity here, but a devilish Rondo is pure delight." BBC Music |
GEORGY SVIRIDOV
Sviridov: Canticles and Prayers Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava [ Ondine / CD - released 8/Jul/2016 ] "This is a beautiful selection of Sviridov's choral music. There is a subtlety to phrasing of the Latvian Radio Choir's performance of the Trisagion, for example, that often eludes Russian and Ukrainian choirs." Gramophone |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Tchaikovsky: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Jan/2020 ] "The atmosphere and context - music as extraordinary religious expression - is magisterially conveyed here by a choir on top form, with sound engineering that captures them perfectly...In addition the choir's diction is superb." Gramophone |
ANDREJS SELICKIS
Selickis: Paradisus vocis Latvian Radio Choir, Sinfonietta Riga, Sigvards Klava [ Ondine / CD - released 9/Nov/2018 ] "the Latvian Radio Choir produce their renowned, seemingly effortless sound, honed by Kļava for the last quarter of a century, to great effect, while the disc as a whole offers the listener something of a meditative experience.." Choir & Organ |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Serenades Nos. 1 & 2 Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Jaime Martín [ Ondine / CD - released 17/Mar/2017 ] "I like the Gävle strings' trenchant leap into the development section, and they maintain a fine control of those oscillating figures …Jaime Martín is not seeking hidden depths in the Adagio, which flows in unaffected fashion" Gramophone |
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN / KAIJA SAARIAHO
Salonen / Saariaho: Works for Solo Cello Wilhelmina Smith (cello) [ Ondine / CD - released 10/Jul/2015 ] This solo album by cellist Wilhelmina Smith features works for solo cello by Esa-Pekka Salonen and Kaija Saariaho. Both composers belong to a generation of modernist Finnish composers whose work has gained broad acceptance in musical culture... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Liebeslieder Aldis Liepiņš & Dace Kļava (pianos) Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava [ Ondine / CD - released 10/Jul/2015 ] "Under Sigvards Kļava these singers don't wallow in over-sentimentality but give an impressive interpretation of this glorious music, aided by two superb pianists." Choir & Organ |
MAGNUS LINDBERG
Lindberg: Al Largo, Cello Concerto No. 2 & Era Anssi Karttunen (cello) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ Ondine SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2017 ] Magnus Lindberg (b. 1958) is among the most important European contemporary voices in classical music. This recording includes some of Lindberg's most recent orchestral works written during and after hiscomposer-in-residence years with the New York... |
HEINO ELLER
Heino Eller: Violin Concerto / Symphony No 2 / etc Baiba Skride (violin) / Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Olari Elts [ Ondine / CD - released 9/Nov/2018 ] "Estonian composer Heino Eller was a wonderful orchestrator, as revealed in these beautiful, if slightly forgettable, works. Skride, Elts and co, however, give the strongest advocacy for them with terrific playing" BBC Music |
