More By Artist: Tapiola Sinfonietta
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JOSEPH MARTIN KRAUS
Kraus: Viola Concertos David Aaron Carpenter (viola) / Tapiola Sinfonietta, Janne Nisonen [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "Carpenter is a sensitive and knowledgeable guide through these works, which he plays as if they've always been with him. Viola players will surely rejoice that their concerto repertoire now has three challenging and beautiful... |
VELI-MATTI PUUMALA
Anna Liisa Helena Juntunen, Jorma Hynninen, Tanja Kauppinen, Ville Rusanen / Tapiola Sinfonietta & Helsinki Chamber Choir, Jan Söderblom [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2015 ] Ondine releases the world premiere recording of Veli-Matti Puumala's (b. 1965) opera Anna Liisa. Puumala's opera features several well-known Finnish opera artists, including Helena Juntunen and Jorma Hynninen. |
Hough/Tapiola Sinfonietta/Nagy
Hough: Broken Branches [ Bis / CD - released 21/Nov/2011 ] |
ERKKI-SVEN TUUR
Tuur: Illuminatio / Whistles and Whispers from Uluru / Symphony No 8 Lawrence Power (viola), Genevieve Lacey (recorders) / Tapiola Sinfonietta, Olari Elts [ Ondine / CD - released 16/Feb/2019 ] "Brought vividly to life under fellow Estonian, conductor Olari Elts all three works share a kinship in dynamic, flowing structures generated from often small motifs, lush with post-Romantic, post-serial chromaticism." BBC Music |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Symphony in E flat major, Symphony no.3 Tapiola Sinfonietta, Janne Nisonen [ Ondine / CD - released 6/Jun/2025 ] "Passionately played by the Tapiola Sinfonietta, under Janne Nisonen's direction, these skillfully-crafted works emerge as noble rediscoveries," wrote the BBC Music Magazine on the second volume in the ongoing Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838) complete... |
BERNHARD HENRIK CRUSELL
Crusell: Concertante Wind Works Anna-Maija Korsima-Hursti (clarinet), Ib Lanzky-Otto (horn), László Hara (bassoon) / Tapiola Sinfonietta, Osmo Vänskä [ BIS / CD - released 1/Nov/1990 ] Finnish clarinetist and composer who was born on 15 October 1775 and died on 28 July 1838. Crusell studied music in Stockholm, Sweden and lived there for the rest of his adult life. Crusell was the father-in-law of Frans Preumayr. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Yegveny Sudbin (piano), Tapiola Sinfonietta, Osmo Vänskä (conductor) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 24/May/2017 ] Yvgeny Sudbin at his best is an artist capable of reminding us of that and there is plentiful evidence in these rondo finales" Gramophone |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Piano Concertos Alexandre Kantorow (piano) Tapiola Sinfonietta, Jean-Jacques Kantorow [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 4/Aug/2015 ] "it is hard not to be impressed by Kantorow in the concertos, but the Malédiction is why you should buy the disc." Gramophone |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / etc Alexandre Kantorow (piano) / Tapiola Sinfonietta, Jean-Jacques Kantorow [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2022 ] "...this disc completes a Saint-Saëns piano concerto set that has few peers and none that are better." Five Stars BBC Music Concerto Choice July 2022 |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Piano Concertos Nos 3-5 Alexandre Kantorow (piano) / Tapiola Sinfonietta, Jean-Jacques Kantorow (conductor) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/May/2019 ] "It is no hardship to review yet another Saint-Saëns piano concerto recording when it is as good as this." Gramophone June 2019 |
MARIE-JOSEPH CANTELOUBE
Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne Carolyn Sampson (soprano) / Tapiola Sinfonietta, Pascal Rophé [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] "Carolyn Sampson is a delightful and highly engaging soloist. She sings the slow, lyrical songs beautifully, investing words and music with great feeling." Recording of the Month Oct 2021 MusicWeb |
RAUTAVAARA
Angel of Dusk: Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra / Symphony No 2 / Pelimannit (Fiddlers) Esko Laine (double-bass) Tapiola Sinfonietta / Jean-Jacques Kantorow [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone |
IIRO RANTALA
Piano Concerto / Astorale / Tangonator / Final Fantasy Iiro Rantala (piano) / Tapiola Sinfonietta / Jaakko Kuusisto (violin & conductor) [ Ondine / CD - released 19/Mar/2006 ] "this emotional roller coster ride, this fire work of the senses is the most outrageous and exciting thing we could imagine being performed in a classical concert hall at the moment." - Tobias Fischer, tokafi online magazine, February 2006 |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Arias Soile Isokoski (soprano) / Tapiola Sinfonietta, Peter Schreier [ Ondine / CD - released 3/Mar/2008 ] "The silvery warmth of her timbre, occasionally reminiscent of Schwarzkopf in her earlier recordings, is the near-ideal instrument for Countess Almaviva, Elvira and Fiordiligi." (Sunday Times) |
HUMMEL / MOZART / WINTER / ROSSINI
Bassoon Concertos Jaakko Luoma (bassoon), Tapiola Sinfonietta, Janne Nisonen (Concertmaster) [ Ondine / CD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] As an instrument, the bassoon has had a remarkable history. Beginning with its Renaissance ancestry as the dulcian, it developed during the Baroque period into an almost indispensable part of the ensemble. Antonio Vivaldi recognized the versatility... |
CRUSELL / DUPUY / BERWALD / BRENDLER
Bassoon Concertos Jaakko Luoma (bassoon), Tapiola Sinfonietta, Janne Nisonen (Concertmaster) [ Ondine / CD - released 24/Jan/2025 ] This second album of early 19th century bassoon concertos by Jaakko Luoma and Tapiola Sinfonietta includes four delightful concerto gems written for Frans Carl Preumayr (1782-1853), proficient and talented bassoonist who moved to Stockholm in 1802.... |
WEBER
The Symphonies / Bassoon Concerto / Andante e Rondo Ungarese Jaakko Luoma (bassoon) / Tapiola Sinfonietta / Jean-Jacques Kantorow [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2009 ] Kantorow and the Tapiola Sinfonietta revisit Weber focusing on works by the young composer, before the fame that his opera Der Freischütz would bring. |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 Janne Nisonen, Tapiola Sinfonietta [ Ondine / CD - released 3/May/2024 ] The Tapiola Sinfonietta play admirably well under Janne Nisonen, empowering the music to speak for itself. It's a fascinating portrait of what else was going on in Vienna in Beethoven's orbit and thus valuable on its own terms. - Gramophone |
SAINT-SAENS
Violin Concerto No.3: Works for Solo Instrument and Orchestra Jean-Jacques Kantorow (violin) Heini Karkkainen (piano) / Tapiola Sinfonietta / Kees Bakels & Jean-Jacques Kantorow [ BIS / CD - released 1/Nov/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - '..this is a disc of pure delight with stunning performances, especially from Jean-Jacques Kantorow, of a marvellous programme.' (BBC Music Award Finalist 2008 - Orchestral) |
KALEVI AHO
Chamber Symphonies Nos 1 - 3 John-Edward Kelly (alto saxophone) / Tapiola Sinfonietta, Stefan Asbury, Jean-Jacques Kantorow [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] "Aho shows that he understands the saxophone's capabilities, inventively blending and contrasting it with the strings." BBC Music Magazine, August 2012 ***** |
