MARTINU / KLEIN / BARTOK
Memorial to Lidice / Partita for Strings / Concerto for Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra / Christoph Eschenbach [ Ondine SACD / SACD - released 22/Jan/2006 ] BBC Music Magazine's Disc of the Month -- The Gramophone Editor's Choice in January 2006 |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No 5 / Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok The Philadelphia Orchestra / Christoph Eschenbach [ Ondine SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Apr/2008 ] This release in the successful recording series with The Philadelphia Orchestra and its Music Director Christoph Eschenbach features Dmitri Shostakovich's epic and monumental Fifth Symphony, which has become a signature piece of the orchestra. |
Philadelphia/Eschenbach
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4 [ Ondine / Hybrid SACD - released 7/May/2007 ] |
KAIJA SAARIAHO
Saariaho: Cinq Reflets de l'Amour de Loin / Nymphea Reflection / Oltra Mar Pia Freund, Gabriel Suovanen / Tapiola Chamber Choir / Finnish Radio Symphony / Jukka-Pekka Saraste [ Ondine / CD - released 15/Dec/2007 ] "Saariaho, goldsmith of her time - three enchanting works provide a rare pleasure of contemporary music." Jean Vermeil, Classica-Répertoire, February 2005, R10 du mois |
HENRYK GORECKI
Gorecki: Church Songs (Pieśni kościelne) Polski Chór Kameralny, Jan Łukaszewski [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 5/May/2023 ] Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki (1933-2010) achieved an international success in the mid-1990s, with his Symphony No. 3, "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs". Since then, Gorecki's name has been associated almost exclusively with this piece. |
Raekallio/Tampere Po/Klas
Englund: Piano Concertos 1&2 [ Ondine / CD - released 8/Sep/2003 ] |
RAUTAVAARA
Piano Concertos 1 & 2 Ralf Gothoni (piano) / Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra / Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra ; Max Pommer & Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductors [ Ondine / CD - released 16/Apr/2004 ] For 35 years Ralf Gothoni has enjoyed a many-sided career as solo pianist, chamber musician and conductor all over the world. |
BRITTEN
Piano Concerto Ralf Gothoni(Piano), Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Okko Kamu [ ONDINE / CD ] |
Rautavaara/Hynninen/Lindros
Thomas- Opera In Three Acts [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 27/Apr/1998 ] |
PETERIS VASKS
Vasks: Piano Works Reinis Zariņš (piano) [ Ondine / CD - released 11/May/2022 ] The love for the Latvian landscape is audible in the piano works of Latvia's greatest living composer, Peteris Vasks (b. 1946), especially in his Seasons, the composer's most frequently performed piano work. For this album pianist Reinis Zariņš has... |
MARTINU
Piano Concerto No 2 / Piano Concerto No 4 / etc Robert Kolinsky (piano) / Sinfonieorchester Basel, Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] "I have not been aware hitherto of Ashkenazy as a Martinu interpreter but he responds to its rich and radiant atmosphere with a reading of real verve. It separates two of the finest Martinu concerto performances to have come my way for some time."... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Nutcracker (complete ballet) Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev (conductor) [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "The Russian National Orchestra under Mikhail Pletnev highlights the delicacy of Tchaikovsky's orchestration. Even the more solemn moments have a wit and irreverence about them, as if the players are smiling to themselves as they play." (Daily... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Swan Lake, Op. 20 (complete ballet) Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev (conductor) [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "This is a performance that ballet lovers and Tchaikovsky fans alike can appreciate and enjoy without hesitation." (9/9 ClassicsToday.com) |
J. S. BACH
Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin, BWV1001-1006 Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen (violin) [ Ondine / CD - released 15/Jan/2014 ] Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch is a period instrumentalist and has played in the elite orchestras of Frans Brüggen, Philippe Herreweghe and others. |
LOTTA WENNÄKOSKI
Wennäkoski: Sigla / Sedecim / Flounce Sivan Magen (harp) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Collon [ Ondine / CD - released 10/Feb/2023 ] "This is music that knows exactly where it is going and is happy to bring its audience along with it." Gramophone Award WINNER 2023 - Contemporary |
Sixth Floor Orchestra, The
Classical Age In Finland [ Ondine / CD - released 23/Apr/2001 ] |
Soile Isokoski
Various: Highlights:soile Isok [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 5/Apr/2010 ] |
CHAUSSON / BERLIOZ / DUPARC
Soile Isokoski sings Chausson, Berlioz & Duparc Soile Isokoski (soprano) / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Ondine / CD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] Soprano Soile Isokoski is singing orchestral songs by three different French composers in her new recording. The recording includes two major works in the French song repertoire - Ernest Chausson's Poème de l'amour et de la mer and Hector Berlioz's... |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Luonnotar, Op. 70 / Orchestral Songs Soile Isokoski (soprano) / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Leif Segerstam (conductor) [ Ondine SACD / SACD - released 23/Jun/2006 ] "This is an important recording for anyone interested in Sibelius. Isokoski is by far the finest exponent of Sibelius's vocal work, which she has championed for many years...This is magic - Ondine should be very proud!" (MusicWeb Recording of the... |