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Kokkonen: Symphony 1 & 2 , etc / Oramo, Finnish RSO

1 CD / Ondine / 2005-01-06

Works: Joonas Kokkonen: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2; Opus Sonorum for orchestra
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Joonas Kokkonen (1921–1996) is considered "Finland's most significant composer after Sibelius" (American Record Guide). However, he still awaits discovery among many lovers of accessible contemp...continue...

Kokkonen: Cello Concerto, Symphonies no 3 & 4

1 CD / Ondine / 2003-10-16

Works: Joonas Kokkonen: Concerto for Cello; Symphony no 3; Symphony no 4
Performers: Ylönen, Marko
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

This release features major works of Finnish composer Joonas Kokkonen (1921-1996) – the dominating figure in post-war Finnish music after the death of Jean Sibelius...continue...

Kokkonen: The Four Symphonies, Requiem, etc / Vänskä, et al

2 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-11-30

Works: Joonas Kokkonen: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2; Symphony no 3; Opus Sonorum for orchestra; Symphony no 4; Sinfonia da Camera, for 12 strings; Requiem for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Grönroos, Walton; Isokoski, Soile; Sivonen, Ilkka
Conductors: Soderblom, Ulf; Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: ; Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"...Joonas Kokkonen started as a neo-classicist whose closest stylistic model was the Bartok of the quartets, concentrating on chamber music in the 40s and 50s...Kokkonen's...continue...

Kokkonen: "durch einen Spiegel", Symphonies 1 & 4 / Berglund

1 CD / Ondine / 1992-11-30

Works: Joonas Kokkonen: "... Durch einen Spiegel... ", for 12 strings & cembalo; Symphony no 1; Symphony no 4
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra members

"...Kokkonen's music is in Berglund's blood every bit as much as is Sibelius's, and he has around three decades of experience living with it on...continue...

Kokkonen: Complete Edition, Volume 5 / Soderblom

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1991-12-01

Works: Joonas Kokkonen: "... Durch einen Spiegel... ", for 12 strings & cembalo; Quintet for winds; Sinfonia da Camera, for 12 strings; Il Paesaggio
Performers: Tiensuu, Jukka
Conductors: Soderblom, Ulf; Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: ; Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Kokkonen: Symphony no 3, Requiem, Opus Sonorum / Soderblum

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1991-11-01

Works: Joonas Kokkonen: Symphony no 3; Opus Sonorum for orchestra; Requiem for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Isokoski, Soile; Sivonen, Ilkka
Conductors: Soderblom, Ulf

Kokkonen: Symphony no 1, etc / Söderblum, Groop, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1991-02-01

Works: Joonas Kokkonen: Music for strings; The Hades of the Birds (Lintujen tuonela, laulusarja), song cycle for mezzo-soprano & orchestra; Symphony no 1
Performers: Groop, Monica
Conductors: Soderblom, Ulf

Kokkonen: Cello Concerto, etc / Thedéen, Vänskä, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1990-08-01

Works: Joonas Kokkonen: Symphonic Sketches; Concerto for Cello; Symphony no 4
Performers: Thedeen, Torleif
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra