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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...
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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...

Elämäni lauluja: A Finnish Songbook

1 CD / Ondine / 2004-10-07

Works: Oskar Merikanto: Soi vienosti murheeni soitto (Play Softly, Thou Tune of My Mourning), song for voice & piano, Op. 36; Merellä (At Sea), song for voice & piano, Op. 47/4; Vallinkorvan laulu, Op ...
Performers: Salminen, Matti
Conductors: Storgårds, John
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Matti Salminen is one of the leading bass singers of our time. The winner of two Grammys built his career on powerful performances of Wagner,...continue...
Matti Salminen's recital includes a generous selection of late Romantic Finnish art songs and folk songs, with orchestral accompaniment. The songs, with just a few exceptions, have the darkness and pa...continue...