Finnish Rco/Nuoranne
Rautavaara: True & False Unico [ Ondine / CD ] |
Finnish Rso/Oramo
Nordgren: Syms 3 & 6 [ Ondine / CD - released 24/Jan/2000 ] |
SIBELIUS
Violin Concerto / The Bard / The Wood Nymph Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / John Storgards [ Ondine / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] "Frank Peter Zimmermann matches intensity with passionate virtuosity in this performance of Sibelius's Violin Concerto, the Helsinki Philharmonic providing a backcloth of impressive detail, strength and incisiveness." The Telegraph, 17th September... |
Frost/Lindal/Swedish Rad So
Hillborg: Clarinet Concerto [ Ondine / CD - released 7/Apr/2003 ] |
Garanca/Vilumanis/Lnso
Arie Favorite [ Ondine / CD ] |
HAFLIDI HALLGRIMSSON
Passia Gardar Thor Cortes (tenor) Mary Nessinger (mezzo) / Motet Choir of Hallgrimskirkja / Chamber Orchestra of Hallgrimskirkja / Hordur Askelsson (cond [ Ondine / CD - released 10/Aug/2004 ] "...absolutely spine-tingling and sound and graphic stereo separation, it sounds suspiciously like a modern religious masterpiece...Enthusiastically recommended." Performance * * * * * Sound * * * * * - BBC Music Magazine, May 2004 |
Glennie/Segerstam
Rouse: Der Gerettete Alberich [ Ondine / CD - released 26/Apr/2004 ] |
Gothoni/Finnish Radio So
Choros No 11 For Piano & Orch [ Ondine / CD ] |
Gustafs Jean Sibelius Quartet
Unknown Heavens [ Ondine / CD - released 21/Sep/1998 ] |
MELCHER MELCHERS
Melcher Melchers: Symphony in D minor / La Kermesse; Élégie Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Jaime Martín [ Ondine / CD - released 7/Apr/2023 ] Swedish composer Melcher Melchers (1882-1961) has been largely forgotten by music history. Melchers studied composition in Paris and his circle of friends included, among others, Matisse, Picasso, Modigliani, Guillaume Apollinaire, Erik Satie, and... |
Hakala/Attila
Kuula: Come, My Love [ Ondine / CD - released 27/Nov/2006 ] |
RAUTAVAARA
Kaivos (The Mine) (complete opera) Hannu Niemelä / Johanna RusanenKartano / Jorma Hynninen / Jaakko Kortekangas / Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra / Hannu Lintu [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] "The Mine of the title is a microcosm of both society and the individual soul - and its inhabitants are cast from strength. The great Jorma Hynninen is in untarnished voice as the dictator figure, The Commissar; the bass Hannu Niemala is a dark... |
Helisinki Po/Segerstam
Sibelius: Symphonies 1 & 7 [ Ondine / CD - released 7/Oct/2002 ] |
KANCHELI
Symphonies Nos 1, 4 & 5 Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / James DePreist (conductor) [ Ondine / CD - released 26/Feb/2005 ] "The extremes in which Kancheli is such an adept are here in full splendour" - MusicWeb Feb 2005 |
UUNO KLAMI
Klami: Northern Lights / Kalevala Suite / Cheremissian Fantasy Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgards [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "John Storgards leads vibrant interpretations, with Samuli Peltonen an impressive cello soloist. The sonics are superbly lifelike, with plenty of detail and a wide dynamic range. Highly recommended." (10 / 10 ClassicsToday Feb 2010) |
ERICH KORNGOLD
Korngold: Much Ado Nothing / Sinfonietta Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 29/Oct/2012 ] "With an orchestra of Helsinki's calibre in a score that delights - might one say wallows! - in the glories of a modern orchestra...there are many passages that will bring great pleasure" MusicWeb |
JOHN CORIGLIANO
Symphony No. 2 / The Mannheim Rocket Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / John Storga¥rds [ Ondine / CD - released 29/Jun/2004 ] First Recording of John Corigliano's Pulitzer Prize Winning Symphony No. 2 and The Mannheim Rocket |
ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY
Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau [The Mermaid] / Sinfonietta, Op. 23 Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Ondine SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2016 ] "The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra under John Storgårds, captured in stunning SACD sound, delivers a suave and subtly nuanced performance" (BBC Music) |
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA
Rautavaara: Before the Icons / A Tapestry of Life Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam [ Ondine / CD - released 15/Jun/2010 ] "The music still retains something of a 1950s feeling...Segerstam and the excellent Helsinki players provide appropriately atmospheric support...there's no doubt about the beauty of the soundworlds [Rautavaara] creates" BBC Music Five Stars |