TALIVALDIS KENINS
Kenins: Symphony No. 1 / Concerto di camera No. 1 / Piano Concerto Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Guntis Kuzma, Andris Poga [ Ondine / CD - released 6/Nov/2020 ] "The composer's highly characteristic orchestration is evident throughout, with expressive emphasis placed on solo lines, and this is even more evident in the deeply moving slow movement" Records International |
ARVO PART
Part: Da Pacem Domine Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Sep/2015 ] "Marvellous throughout. I can't imagine this music better sung." (MusicWeb) |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava [ Ondine SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Jul/2010 ] "Normally you'd run a mile from music recorded in the reverberant acoustics of a cathedral. But not in this case...the music - reverent, restrained and slow-moving -suits this fine performance in Riga's Dome Cathedral." The Telegraph, 23rd April 2010 *** |
PETERIS VASKS
Peteris Vasks: Plainscapes Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] "Plainscapes...Although almost too harrowingly beautiful to listen to, I do recommend this magical piece, which together with its companions is performed with consummate perfection by this outstanding body of singers." (Gramophone) |
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 |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37 [All-Night Vigil] Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Choral |
JOHN CAGE
Cage: Choral Works Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava (conductor) [ Ondine / CD - released 19/Aug/2022 ] "one is unsurprised by the unconventionality but taken aback by the richness and variety of the final musical result. It must be said as well that the singers sound as though they are enjoying themselves enormously." Gramophone Award WINNER 2023 |
PETERIS VASKS
Vasks: Laudate Dominum Latvian Radio Choir & Sinfonietta Riga, Sigvards Kļava, with Ilze Reine (organ) [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Jul/2018 ] This release includes new works written by Peteris Vasks (b. 1946), internationally the most well-known composer from Latvia, performed by his compatriots, the Latvian Radio Choir and Sinfonietta Riga under the direction of Sigvards Klava. During the... |
PETERIS VASKS
Vasks: Pater noster / Dona nobis pacem / etc Latvian Radio Choir / Sinfonietta Riga / Sigvards Klava [ Ondine / CD - released 14/Dec/2007 ] "...superb performances: clear, perfectly paced, beautifully balanced, sumptuously textured, with just the right pitch of emotion." BBC Music Magazine, September 2007 |
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 |
RAUTAVAARA
Missa A Cappella; Sacred Choral Works Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Kļava [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "This is an excellent anthology of Rautavaara's choral music...The musical vocabulary here is in some ways austere and complex...but it is never dry and offers plenty of opportunity for the sheer beauty of the shining choral effects at which Rautavaa |
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 |
Lief Helsinki Po/Segerstam
Sibelius: Symphonies 3 & 5 [ Ondine / CD - released 11/Oct/2004 ] |
Lintu Finnish Brass Symphony
Complete Works For Brass [ Ondine / CD - released 14/Aug/2000 ] |
Žibuoklė Martinaitytė
Martinaitytė: Ex Tenebris Lux Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Karolis Variakojis (conductor), Rokas Vaitkevicius (cello), Pavel Giunter (percussion) [ Ondine / CD - released 15/Jul/2022 ] This second Ondine recording of music by Žibuoklė Martinaitytė (b. 1973) is devoted exclusively to works scored for string orchestra, all of which were composed in the last three years. These works are performed by the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra,... |
M Lindberg
Kinetics [ Ondine / CD - released 2/Aug/1999 ] |
MAGNUS LINDBERG
Piano Concerto / KRAFT Magnus Lindberg (piano) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Toimii Ensemble; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Sep/2006 ] " - - the precence of an impressive talent is vividly on display here, and you won't find more persuasive interpretations." Artistic Quality 10/10 Sound Quality - ClassicsToday.com |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Schnittke: Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra / Violin Concerto No. 3 / Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano Mark Lubotsky (violin) Ralf Gothoni, Irina Schnittke (pianos) / Virtuosi di Kuhmo / Ralf Gothoni (conductor) [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Sep/2006 ] "Schnittke's Concerto is a mesmerizing work. Ralf Gothoni played the fiendishly difficult keyboard part and conducted Finland's Tapiola Sinfonietta in a scorching, endlessly entertaining performance at the Kennedy Center." The Washington Post |
RAUTAVAARA / SIBELIUS / SALLINEN / PINGOUD / KAJANUS / ENGLUND / etc
Suomi - Finland 100 - A Century of Finnish Classics Marko Ylönen (cello) / Finnish Radio Symphony / Helsinki Philharmonic / Karelia Philharmonic / Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra / etc [ Ondine / 5 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2016 ] 2017 marks the centenary of Finland's independence. This 5 CD collection encompasses works by native composers from 1917 to the present and reflects the flourishing talent, artistry and experimentation of Finland's classical music scene. These... |