KARITA MATTILA
The Irresistible Karita Mattila (Incls 'Song to the Moon' & 'Round Midnight') Karita Mattila (soprano) with Ilmo Ranta (piano) / Turku Philharmonic Orchestra / Finnish Radio Symphony [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] Celebrated soprano Karita Mattila has proved herself to be irresistible in any musical genre. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Handel Variations Lars Vogt (piano/conductor) / Royal Northern Sinfonia [ Ondine / CD - released 2/May/2020 ] "if you want an excellent performance with vivid, well balanced sound, this one by Vogt will serve you very well." MusicWeb |
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... |
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA
Rautavaara: Violin Concerto / Isle of Bliss / Angels and Visitations Elmar Oliveira (violin) / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Leif Segerstam, conductor [ Ondine / CD - released 26/Feb/2005 ] Rosette [highest rating] - Penguin Stereo Guide - "The recording is superbly balanced, spacious and vivid in detail." (Rosette Penguin Stereo Guide) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Goldberg Variations Lars Vogt (piano) [ Ondine / CD - released 25/Oct/2015 ] "Vogt is an artist with much to communicate, and this is a distinguished addition to the discography of the Goldberg Variations in all their glorious elegance." (Gramophone Editor's Choice Awards Issue 2015) |
SHOSTAKOVICH
The Execution of Stepan Razin / Zoya Suite / Suite on Finnish Themes Tuomas Katajala (tenor); Mari Palo (soprano); Shenyang (bass-baritone) / State Choir 'Latvija', Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra , Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Ondine / CD - released 10/Dec/2013 ] Ondine presents two dramatic works by Shostakovich. The Execution of Stepan Razin is spine-chilling with Razin's bloody head rolling to the ground, laughing at the Tsar, and the Zoya Suite which is an orchestral abridgement of the film score from... |
PETERIS VASKS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vasks: Symphony No. 2; Violin Concerto John Storgards (violin) / Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra / John Storgards. Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra /J uha Kangas [ Ondine / CD - released 21/Feb/2005 ] "These are two rewarding lyrical works written during the last decade, generously coupled, passionately performed and luminously recorded." - MusicWeb |
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rautavaara: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra; Symphony No. 8, The Journey (with bonus CD sampler) Marielle Nordman (harp); Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam [ Ondine / CD - released 21/Feb/2005 ] "Sound is excellent. A disc well worth hearing, and having." - MusicWeb July 2004 |
RAUTAVAARA
Complete works for Male Choir YL Male Voice Choir, Matti Hyokki / Talla Vocal Ensemble, Paso Hyokki [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] "Especially striking, its tenor line soaring over a quasi-orchestral vocal fabric, is the literary Leaves are Leaves; but finer stilll are the Four Alexis Kivi Songs...the main solo 'Melancholy' movingly underpinned by YL's awesomely dark, firm... |
SIBELIUS
Works for Violin and Orchestra (Includes Six Humoresques) Pekka Kuusisto (violin and conductor) / Tapiola Sinfonietta [ Ondine SACD / SACD - released 20/Aug/2006 ] MARBECKS STAFF RECORDING OF THE YEAR 2006 - "..."Conductor" Kuusisto insists he merely plays the violin along with his compatriots in Swanwhite. Whatever his instrumental contribution, the total effect warrants my recommending this disc for Best of... |
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... |
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 |
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... |
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. |
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 ] |