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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5 / Osmo Vanska

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-01-16

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82
Conductors: Vanska, Osmo
Ensemble: Minnesota Orchestra

It was with performances and recordings of the music of Jean Sibelius, his great compatriot, that the Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä first attracted the attention...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4; Piano Concerto No. 5

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-01-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Sudbin, Yevgeny
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo

The pianist Yevgeny Sudbin made his sensational début on disc with a programme of sonatas by Scarlatti, but soon continued with recordings of music by...continue...
Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA....continue...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 'Romantic'

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-06-08

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 4 in E flat major, WAB 104 "Romantic"
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo

Symphony No.4 in E-flat major has belonged to Anton Bruckner's most popular works ever since its first performance, in Vienna 1881, when the composer was...continue...
Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (01/2009)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Vänskä, Juntunen, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Juntunen, Helena; Karneus, Katarina; Norman, Daniel
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Minnesota Chorale

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Sound Of Sibelius

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-01-10

Works: Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; The Wood Nymph (Skogsrået), tone poem ("Ballade") for orchestra, Op. 15; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Spring Song (V...
Performers: Palli, Ilkka
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo

The present recordings of 'The Swan of Tuonela', 'Lemminkainen's Return' and 'Finlandia' are previously unreleased. Regularly described by reviewers as "the pre-eminent Sibelius interpreters of...continue...
Recording information: Sibelius Hall, Lahti, Finland (11/2006/05/2007)....continue...

Beethoven: Nine Symphonies / Vanska, Juntunen, Minnesota Orchestra

5 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-10-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 3 in E flat major,...
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo

"This is unquestionably one the great Beethoven cycles, and on SACD there's certainly none better. Osmo Vanska manages to have the best of both worlds--an...continue...
Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA....continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies no 1 & 6 / Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-01-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Minnesota Orchestra

"The outstanding SACD sonics let nothing stand between the listener and a visceral encounter with Beethoven's genius. These performances represent the difference between interpretations whose...continue...

Nielsen, Aho: Clarinet Concertos / Fröst, Vänskä, Lahti SO

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-03-07

Works: Carl Nielsen: Concerto for Clarinet, FS 129/Op. 57; Kalevi Aho: Concerto for Clarinet
Performers: Frost, Martin
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"Martin Fröst and Osmo Vanska again prove a most persuasive partnership in this latest collaboration. There is something utterly idiomatic about Fröst's approach to the...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies no 3 & 8 / Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-06-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Minnesota Orchestra

"This is one of the finest performances of the funeral march ever recorded. It has everything - fabulous playing, an ideal tempo... and most importantly,...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies no 4 & 5 / Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-01-03

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Minnesota Orchestra

"When I reviewed the Minnesota Orchestra's splendid retrospective set last year, I was impressed by how good the orchestra sounded in the more recent recordings....continue...