LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Volume 5 [includes Sonata in C minor "Pathetique"] Pavali Jumppanen (piano) [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 11/Nov/2016 ] "Jumppanen…approaches [these works] with refreshing straightforwardness, where they so often wilt under a pianist's determination to reveal their secrets" BBC Music |
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 |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto Nos 1 & 4 (Original versions) Alexander Ghindin (piano) Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor [ Ondine / CD - released 26/Feb/2005 ] "This is a stellar recording in every respect" (American Record Guide) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Works: Neglected Treasures Anastasia Injushina (piano) [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Sep/2015 ] Award-winning pianist Anastasia Injushina features some of the lesser-known aspects of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's (1756-1791) piano music. Injushina is particularly known for the poetry and sensitivity in her playing, which makes Mozart's music, among... |
RAVEL / FAURE / HOFFMANN / GORDON / DEBUSSY / CAPLET
Jeux de Création - Harp recital Anne-Sophie Bertrand (harp) / L'Ensemble Ondine [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Nov/2021 ] This recording is a tribute to the chromatic harp, which, with its rich colours and theatrical effects, was perfectly tuned to the impressionist and art nouveau atmosphere of the turn of the 20th century. Geoffrey Gordon's Jeux de Création is... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Sonata in F Minor / 16 Waltzes Antti Siirala (piano) [ Ondine / CD - released 10/Aug/2004 ] "... naturally pianistic and elegant... real imagination and eloquence... a dream of wonderfully sustained intensity and dynamic murmur... sonorous and boldly alive." - International Piano Quarterly |
MAGNUS LINDBERG
Lindberg: Accused & 2 Episodes Anu Komsi (soprano) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ Ondine / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] This new album by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Hannu Lintu includes two of Magnus Lindberg's (b. 1958) recent compositions featuring soprano Anu Komsi as soloist in Accused. |
AULIS SALLINEN
Chamber Music I-VIII Arto Noras (cello), Alexis Roman (alto flute & flute), Nahoko Kinoshita (oboe), Gocho Prakov (clarinet) / Meta 4 String Quartet / etc [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2015 ] One of the internationally most well-known Finnish composers, AulisSallinen (b. 1935) celebrates his 80th birthday in 2015. As a tribute, Ondine is releasing the complete Chamber Music (I-VIII) series by the composer. |
Avanti!, Komsi Anu Lintu Hann
From The Grammar Of Dreams [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Nov/2000 ] |
Avanti! Kriikku Quartet, Kart
Clarinet Qnt, Capriole, Loco [ Ondine / CD - released 29/Apr/2002 ] |
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 |
LOEFFLER / RUGGLES / HANSON / COWELL
Americascapes Basque National Orchestra, Robert Trevino [ Ondine / CD - released 29/Oct/2021 ] All four American composers on this new album by the Basque National Orchestra and conductor Robert Trevino wrote music that was known, played and esteemed during their lifetimes, but none of them ever had a huge 'hit' and so the pieces here are... |
RAVEL
Ravel: Bolero / La Valse / Rapsodie espagnole / Alborada del gracioso / Une barque sur l'océan / Pavane pour une infante défunte Basque National Orchestra, Robert Trevino [ Ondine / CD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] Conductor Robert Trevino's new album release on Ondine - after a successful debut with a complete Beethoven symphony cycle - features six orchestral pieces by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), one of the most famous Basque composers, played by the Basque... |
MARCUS LINDBERG
Lindberg: Kinetics, Marea & Joy Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste [ Ondine / CD - released 7/Dec/2009 ] |
JULIAN ANDERSON
Khorovod / The Stations of the Sun / The Crazed Moon / Alhambra Fantasy / etc BBC Symphony Orchestra / London Sinfonietta / Oliver Knussen (conductor) [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] "Julian Anderson opens his account with a debut recording of formidably accomplished works...The works on this, his long overdue debut disc, are deeply atmospheric and whet the appetitie for the next release of his music, out soon. Talk about waiting... |
MAX REGER
Reger: Violin Concerto / Chaconne Benjamin Schmid (violin) / Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] "Schmid's playing is technically pristine, if cool, while the Tampere Philharmonic under Hannu Lintu opt for clarity rather than depth. The underlying idea, presumably, is to emphasise the classical sinews beneath the post-Romantic surface." (Guardia |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / SERGEI PROKOFIEV / KURT WEILL
Shostakovich: Preludes / Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives / etc Benjamin Schmid (violin) Lisa Smirnova (piano) [ Ondine / CD - released 2/Feb/2015 ] "What cannot be denied is the passionate engagement of the soloist, a big-toned player…[and] an accomplished jazz musician…this long-gestated project has a dangerous exuberance all its own" (Gramophone) |
UUNO KLAMI / EINAR ENGLUND
Klami / Englund: Violin Concertos Benjamin Schmid (violin) / Oulu Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Gustavsson [ Ondine / CD - released 27/Sep/2016 ] "A vital imagination is evinced by every aspect of this disc" MusicWeb |
LEIF SEGERSTAM
Segerstam: Symphonies Nos. 81, 162 & 181 Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (without conductor) [ Ondine / CD - released 11/May/2011 ] Segerstam's genius as a composer deploys itself through a unique notation technique: the score leaves a lot of freedom to the performers and yet requires no conductor for the orchestra. Hence, each performance turns into a unique listening experience. |