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Vagn Holmboe: Chamber Symphonies nos 1 - 3 / Lapland CO

1 CD / Dacapo / 2012-07-31

Works: Vagn Holmboe: Chamber Symphony no 1, Op. 53; Chamber Symphony no 2, Op. 100 ("Elegy"); Chamber Symphony no 3, Op. 103a ("Frise", "Frieze")
Conductors: Storgårds, John
Ensemble: ; Lapland Chamber Orchestra

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... The performances sound perfectly natural and the first-rate musicians of the Lapland Chamber Orchestra under conductor...continue...
Recording information: Rovaniemi Church (03/31/2011/04/01/2011)....continue...

Rautavaara: Modificata; Incantations; Towards The Horizon / Colin Currie, Truls Mork

1 CD / Ondine / 2012-02-28

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Concerto for Cello no 2 ("Towards the Horizon "); Modificata, for orchestra; Percussion Concerto ("Incantations")
Performers: Currie, Colin; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Storgårds, John
Ensemble: ; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

This new recording couples Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara's latest concerto works with an orchestral piece from his early Modernist period (Modificata; 1957/2003). Rautavaara's Second Cello...continue...

Aho: In Memoriam Pehr Henrik Nordgren; Nordgren: Saxophone Concerto; Part: Fratres; Masson: Quatain

1 Super Audio CD / Alba / 2012-02-14

Works: Pehr Henrik Nordgren: Concerto for 4 saxophones & string orchestra (with gong), Op. 108; Arvo Pärt: Fratres, for chamber ensemble; Askell Masson: Quatrain, concerto for 4 saxophones, tubular bel...
Performers: Storgårds, John [Conductor, Violin]
Conductors: Storgårds, John
Ensemble: ; Raschèr Saxophone Quartet

This tribute to the Finnish composer Pehr Henrik Nordgren (1944-2008) includes one of his best concertos coupled with works by other composers whose lives were...continue...
Recording information: Rovaniemi Church (08/11/2010-08/13/2010)....continue...

Jukka Tiensuu: Vie; Missa

1 CD / Ondine / 2010-11-16

Works: Jukka Tiensuu: Vie, concerto for orchestra; Missa, for clarinet & orchestra; False memories I-III, for orchestra
Performers: Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]
Conductors: Storgårds, John

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Until fairly recently Tiensuu's music was regarded as complex and rather avant-garde. His most recent works, however, as the ones recorded here show a...continue...
Recording information: Helsinki, Finlandia Hall....continue...

Sibelius: Violin Concerto; The Bard

1 CD / Ondine / 2010-08-31

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; The Bard, Op. 64; The Wood Nymph (Skogsrået), melodrama for speaker, piano, 2 horns & string orchestra, Op. 15
Performers: Zimmermann, Frank Peter
Conductors: Storgårds, John

Frank Peter Zimmermann is featured here in the virtuoso Sibelius Violin Concerto, one of the most spectacular late Romantic works in its genre. Its dazzling...continue...
Recording information: Helsinki, Finlandia Hall....continue...

Uuno Klami: Northern Lights Cheremissian

1 CD / Ondine / 2010-01-26

Works: Uuno Klami: Northern Lights, fantasy for orchestra, Op. 38; Fantaisie Tschérémisse for cello & orchestra, Op 19; Kalevala Suite, for orchestra, Op. 23
Conductors: Storgårds, John

"Uuno Klami was the Finnish Ravel, his music characterized by superb craftsmanship, glittering orchestration, and melodies that sound like you might have heard them before...continue...
Recording information: Helsinki, Finlandia Hall (2009-01-30&2009-02-02&2009-)....continue...

Romantic Violin Concertos / Christina Åstrand, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2009-08-25

Works: Niels Gade: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 56; Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller: Concerto for Violin in C major, Op. 69; Rued Langgaard: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, BVN 82
Performers: Åstrand, Christina; Hautala, Ville
Conductors: Storgårds, John

While Danish Romantic violin concertos aren't exactly ten a penny, these three important examples of the genre firmly establish that the great Romantic violin concerto...continue...

Koppel: Concerto for Violin and Accordion, Concerto for Saxophone and Piano / Storgårds, Sandberg, Koppel, Mogensen, Åstrand, et al

1 CD / Dacapo / 2008-06-24

Works: Anders Koppel: Concerto for Violin, accordion & orchestra; Concerto for saxophone, piano & orchestra
Performers: Astrand, Christina; Koppel, Benjamin; Mogensen, Bjarke; Sandberg, Rikke
Conductors: Storgårds, John

Besides being one of the most versatile of Danish composers, Anders Koppel (b. 1947) is an outstanding musician in many genres. For this world premiere...continue...

Hallgrimsson: Cello Concerto, Herma / Truls Otterbech Mork, John Storgårds, Scottish Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / Ondine / 2005-05-05

Works: Haflidi Hallgrímsson: Concerto for Cello, Op. 30; Herma for Cello and String Orchestra, Op. 17
Performers: Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Storgårds, John

The celebrated Norwegian cellist Truls Mork is known as a tireless champion of the best contemporary music. On this release, he portrays the Icelandic composer...continue...

Hakola: Piano Concerto, etc / Storgårds, Sigfridsson, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2005-01-20

Works: Kimmo Hakola: Piano Concerto; Sinfonietta, for orchestra
Performers: Sigfridsson, Henri
Conductors: Storgårds, John

Finnish composer Kimmo Hakola was recently portrayed by The New York Times as, "possessed of a joyful, mischievous spirit." The article described his music as...continue...

Mozart Jubileum / Isokoski, Garanca, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2002-02-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Zaide, K 344 (334b); Così fan tutte, K 588; Concerto f...
Performers: Garanca, Elina; Hakala, Tommi; Hynninen, Jorma; Isokoski, Soile; Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]; Kuusisto, Pekka
Conductors: Vilumanis, Alexander; Klas, Eri; Storgårds, John; Schreier, Peter; Mustonen, Olli
Ensemble: ; Estonian State Symphony Orchestra; Latvian National Symphony Orchestra; Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; Tapiola Sinfonietta

This CD is a unique compilation of Mozart highlights, featuring six of Ondine's star singers and instrumentalists with some of their most popular Mozart-interpretations. Included...continue...