Jean Sibelius
Str 4Tet In A&D Min [ Ondine / CD - released 22/Jun/1998 ] |
Jean Sibelius Quartet
Sibelius: String Quartets [ Ondine / CD - released 7/Dec/2009 ] |
ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY
Zemlinsky: Seven Songs & Chamber Symphony Jenny Carlstedt (mezzo-soprano) / Lapland Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] "Storgårds's performance with his Lapland Chamber Orchestra is finely shaped and beautifully played.[Sieben Lieder] is beautifully sung by dark-voiced mezzo Jenny Carlstedt, while Storgårds mines the lapidary accompaniments for all they are worth". |
JOHN CORIGLIANO
Corigliano: Symphony No 2 John Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgards [ Ondine / CD - released 5/Apr/2004 ] |
KAIJA SAARIAHO
Graal theatre for violin & chamber orchestra / Solar / etc John Storgards (violin) / Avanti! Chamber Orchestra / Hannu Lintu [ Ondine / CD - released 28/Jun/2008 ] 10/10 for performance and recording quality (Classics Today) - Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) is today one of the world's most significant contemporary composers. She was recently named 'Composer of the Year 2008' by Musical America. |
ERNST MIELCK
Symphony in F Minor / Concert Piece for Violin and Orchestra John Storgards (violin) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo, conductor [ Ondine 20th anniversary / CD - released 25/Feb/2005 ] "the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra give an ardent account of the symphony" (Gramophone) |
Jorma Hynninen
Jorma Hynninen, Profile Of A G [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Sep/1999 ] |
Jorma Hynninen
Various: Highlights:jorma Hynn [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 5/Apr/2010 ] |
SALLINEN
Kullervo (complete opera) Jorma Hynninen, Eeva-Liisa Saarinen, Matti Salminen, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Ulf Soderblom [ Ondine / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2009 ] Derived from the Finnish national epic Kalevala and from the play Kullervo by Aleksis Kivi, it tells the story of the magician Kullervo, the ill-fated son of Kalervo and the only irredeemably tragic character in Finnish mythology. |
AARRE MERIKANTO
Juha (complete opera) Jorma Hynninen, Eeva-Liisa Saarinen, Raimo Sirkia / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Jukka-Pekka Saraste [ Ondine / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2009 ] Opera in Three Acts |
LEEVI MADETOJA
Juha (complete opera) Jorma Hynninen, Maija Looka, Eero Erkkila, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Jussi Jalas [ Ondine / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2009 ] This double CD contains one of the great Finnish national operas, Juha, composed by Leevi Madetoja in 1934. The libretto by Aino Ackté and Leevi Madetoja is based on the novel of the same name by Juhani Aho. |
AULIS SALLINEN
The Red Line (Punainen Viiva), Op. 46 (complete opera) Jorma Hynninen / Päivi Nisula / Finnish National Opera Orchestra / Finnish National Opera Chorus / Tsuumi Dance Company / Mikko Franck [ Ondine DVD / DVD - released 22/Dec/2010 ] This new DVD features the première recording for video of the two-act opera The Red Line (1978) by Finnish composer Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935). |
Kagan/Brunner/Jolley/String Se
Merikanto:conc For Vln,Clar,Ho [ Ondine / CD - released 21/Feb/2000 ] |
KAIJA SAARIAHO
Quatre Instants / Terra Memoria & Émilie Suite Karen Vourc'h (soprano) / Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Marko Letonja [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Sep/2015 ] Ondine releases includes works written in the last decade by one of the most important Finnish contemporary composers, Kaija Saariaho (b. 1958).Two of the works, the orchestral version of Quatre instants and Émilie Suite,feature the award-winning... |
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA
Rautavaara: Angel of Light (Symphony No 7); Annunciations (Concerto for Organ, Brass Group and Symphonic Wind Orchestra) Kari Jussila (organ) / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Leif Segerstam, conductor [ Ondine / CD - released 26/Feb/2005 ] The remarkable international success of the albums Angel of Light and Angels and Visitations has brought Einojuhani Rautavaara (b. 1928) fame in the United States and throughout Europe. |
Kari Kriikku
Various: Highlights:kari Kriik [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 5/Apr/2010 ] |
TIENSUU / KORTEKANGAS / SAARIAHO / LINDBERG / BERGMAN
A Due-duos for clarinet or bass clarinet and cello Kari Kriikku (clarinet) / Anssi Karttunen (cello) [ Ondine / CD - released 29/May/2007 ] This CD contains Finnish contemporary duo music specially written for clarinetist Kari Kriikku and cellist Anssi Karttunen. The unheard-of and fascinating combination of these two melody instruments has no classical precedents and was introduced into... |
MAGNUS LINDBERG
Chamber Works Kari Kriikku (clarinet), Anssi Karttunen (cello) & Magnus Lindberg (piano) [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Apr/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Contemporary |
SAARIAHO
D'Om le Vrai Sens / Laterna Magica / Leino Songs Kari Kriikku (clarinet) / Anu Komsi (soprano) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Oct/2011 ] "This is a superbly produced recording from the Ondine label, which has been championing Saariaho's music for some time now. Justly celebrated as one of the leading composers of our time, this varied and deeply fascinating programme is as good a... |
DEBUSSY
Rhapsody for clarinet & piano [or orchestra] (with concertos by Kaipainen & Tiensuu) Kari Kriikku (clarinet) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Avanti! Chamber Orchestra / Jukka-Pekka Saraste [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] An extremely sensitive player with a seemingly flawless command of his instrument, Kriikku is undoubtedly one of the world's foremost clarinetists. |