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 |
SCHUMANN / SAINT-SAENS / GLIERE
Konzertstück for Four Horns and Orchestra Markus Maskuniitty (horn), Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) [ Ondine / CD - released 2/Aug/2019 ] "The playing of Maskuniitty and his three colleagues is simply superb, with exemplary balance between them and the thrilling arpeggio swoops in the last movement" BBC Music Award Finalist - Concerto 2020 |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms-Glanert: Four Serious Songs Michael Nagy (baritone), Kari Kriikku (clarinet) / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Olari Elts [ Ondine / CD - released 13/Jan/2017 ] "[Glanert's arrangement] manages to be teasing and stirring at the same time...Kriikku's playing is a delight." BBC Music |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 Olli Mustonen (piano) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ Ondine / CD - released 6/Jul/2017 ] "The performance does include a spectacular Toccata at its centre, and the Larghetto has grandiosity" International Piano |
OTTORINO RESPIGHI
Respighi: Concerto in Modo Misolido / Fountains of Rome Olli Mustonen (piano) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo [ Ondine / CD - released 26/Oct/2010 ] "Oramo and his Finnish players to give us a highly atmospheric reading of exemplary clarity and, in the "Trevi", powerful dramatic effect." Gramophone |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Preludes / Children's Corner Paavali Jumppanen (piano) [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 12/Jan/2018 ] "This is not the sort of music-making that immediately grabs you…But after listening to only a few bars, it becomes difficult to imagine how it could be played any other way. (Gramophone) |
GRAZYNA BACEWICZ
Bacewicz: Concertos for 1 & 2 Pianos / Overture / Music for Strings, Trumpets & Percussion Peter Jablonski and Elisabeth Brauß (piano) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Collon [ Ondine / CD - released 5/May/2023 ] "Bacewicz's music certainly thrives on its high metabolic rate, its impatience, even, for which this brilliantly executed new album makes no apology." Editor's Choice Gramophone July 2023 |
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
Scriabin: Mazurkas Peter Jablonski (piano) [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] "Beautifully played...The Op 3 set of 10 are imprinted with the precursor, and are attractive, but the Op 25 nine are something else, touched with a harmonic magic." Sunday Times |
KAIJA SAARIAHO
Saariaho: Chamber Works For Strings Vol 2 Pia Freund (soprano), Marko Myohanen (electronics) / Meta4 [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Nov/2016 ] Ondine releases the long-awaited second instalment of Kaija Saariaho's (b. 1958) chamber works with the award-winning Meta4 string quartet. The recording also includes three chamber music songs together with soprano Pia Freund. Kaija Saariaho (b.... |
ELLIOTT CARTER
Carter: Late Works Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Isabelle Faust (violin) Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Colin Currie (percussion) / Birmingham Contemporary Music [ Ondine / CD - released 10/Oct/2017 ] "Carter's very last, centenarian works...prove concise, poetic and delightfully mischievous as ever." BBC Music Award WINNER 2018 - Jury Award - Premiere |
MAHLER / BERG / SCHOENBERG / SHOSTAKOVICH / BRITTEN
The Legacy Of Mahler Virpi Räisänen (mezzo-soprano) Marita Viitasalo (piano) [ Ondine / CD - released 3/Sep/2012 ] "With a Nordic timbre suggesting a genetic kinship with Karita Mattila, Räisänen's instrument is clear, clean and beautifully produced from a technical standpoint, with an extra something that's initially hard to put your finger on." Gramophone |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3 Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch (violin) Tuija Hakkila (piano) [ Ondine / CD - released 13/Apr/2018 ] "The recording is clear, bright and resonant, and the inclusion of a song arrangement associated with each sonata's genesis provides additional interest and relevance" The Strad |
ERKKI MELARTIN
Melartin: Traumgesicht, Marjatta & The Blue Pearl Soile Isokoski (soprano) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ Ondine / CD - released 8/Jul/2016 ] "[Traumgesicht] gets a darkly glowing performance here…[Marjatta is] gloriously sung by soprano Soile Isokoski. It may not be as gripping in its sweep as Sibelius's work, but it is beautifully evocative." the Guardian |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Monna Vanna (Act 1) & Songs Soile Isokoski (soprano) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / Moscow Conservatory Opera Soloists & Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Ondine / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] "Ashkenazy and his forces inject considerable dramatic impetus into the music...this is a tantalising disc of a what-might-have-been, Vladimir Avtomonov's rich, fluid baritone bearing the brunt of the action." (Gramophone Awards Issue 2014) |
JULIAN ANDERSON
Anderson: Heaven Is Shy Of Earth Susan Bickley (mezzo) / London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Oliver Knussen [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Jun/2019 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION TOP THREE - Contemporary |
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA
Rautavaara: Works for Cello and Piano Tanja Tetzlaff (cello) Gunilla Süssmann (piano) [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Nov/2018 ] The passing of Einojuhani Rautavaara in 2016, one of the most performed Finnish composers after Sibelius, left a deep void in the field of Finnish contemporary music. This new album by cellist Tanja Tetzlaff and pianist Gunilla Süssmann includes... |
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA
Rautavaara: Marjatta [The Lovely Maiden] - Works For Children's Choir Tapiola Choir, Tapiola Youth Symphony, Paul Hyokki [ Ondine / CD - released 21/Nov/2011 ] "All delightfully fresh performances in a satisfying programme." BBC Music |
PETERIS VASKS
Vasks: Works for Piano Trio Trio Palladio [ Ondine / CD - released 28/Feb/2020 ] "The performance from these Latvian musicians is as soulful as could be imagined...[Plainscapes] - with exquisite gradations of vibrato from the two strings - is invested with rare space, profundity and a sense of deep personal need." Gramophone |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Introduction & Allegro Appassionato / "Geistervariationen" for piano solo / Introduction & Concert Allegro Tzimon Barto, Christph Eschenbach (pianos) / NDR Sinfonieorchester, Christoph Eschenbach [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] To mark the 200th birthday of Robert Schumann in 2010, this new recording includes a unique program of the great German Romantic composer's late piano works. This release also marks the 70th birthday of Christoph Eschenbach - one of the great... |
BERNSTEIN / GERSHWIN / LIEBERSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Remembering JFK: 50th Anniversary Concert Tzimon Barto (piano) / Earl Wild (piano) / Richard Dreyfuss / Georgetown University Glee Club / National Symphony Orchestra / Christoph Eschenbach [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 25/Aug/2011 ] "as historical document, Remembering JFK is an absorbing time capsule." (Classic FM) |