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Sibelius: The Origin of Fire, etc / Vänskä, Hakala, Nyman

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-02-08

Works: Jean Sibelius: Origin of Fire, Op. 32; Sandels, Op. 28; Choral Songs (3), Op. 31; Liberated queen, Op. 48; March of the Finnish Jaeger Battalion, Op. 91 no 1; Rapids-shooter's brides, Op. 33; Rakasta...
Performers: Hakala, Tommi; Nyman, Tom
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra; YL Male Voice Choir

"This is a very appealing disc of Sibelius choral music... As might be expected from Vanska and his Lahti orchestra, the interpretations are wholly sympathetic...continue...

Spirit of Nature - Sibelius: Songs, Cantatas, etc / Vänskä

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-04-03

Works: Jean Sibelius: Overture in E major; Ballet Scene; Kullervo, Op. 7; Serenade for Baritone and Orchestra; Songs (5), Op. 38; Impromptu, Op. 19; Pan and Echo, Op. 53; Josephson Songs (8), Op. 57; Luonno...
Performers: Hakala, Tommi; Juntunen, Helena; Korhonen, Jyrki
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Dominante Choir; Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Following up on the recently released Song of the Earth and Snofrid, BIS presents another disc with works for voices and orchestra by Sibelius. The...continue...

The Legend of Jean Sibelius - Finlandia, etc / Vänskä

2 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-01-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Oceanides, Op. 73; Kuolema; Andante festivo for Strings and Timpani; En saga, Op. 9; Pohjola's daughte...
Performers: Kavakos, Leonidas; Laukka, Raimo
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"...These are fundamentally very good interpretations, fully in keeping with the high standards of the Lahti/Vanska series, and for the most part outstandingly well-recorded. So...continue...

Sibelius: Kullervo / Vänskä, Paasikivi, Laukka, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-03-22

Works: Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7
Performers: Laukka, Raimo; Paasikivi, Lilli
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Helsinki University Chorus

"...Now comes this unerringly paced and superbly recorded account [of the Kullervo Symphony] with Osmo Vanska and the Lahti orchestra, together with two vocally (and...continue...

Sibelius: Karelia, Kuolema (Complete) / Vänskä, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-11-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Kuolema
Performers: Hoffren, Taito; Kuusi, Pertti; Laitinen, Heikki; Laukka, Raimo; Tiihonen, Kirsi
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"Osmo Vansk and his fine Lahti Symphony are rapidly becoming the pre-eminent Sibelius interpreters of our day. The Karelia overture is given a splendid reading...Each...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...

Sibelius: Jedermann, etc / Osom Vänskä

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-09-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Everyman, Op. 83; Belshazzar's Feast, Op. 51; The countess's portrait
Performers: Lehto, Petri; Paasikivi, Lilli; Pietilainen, Pauli; Saarempaa, Leena; Tiilikainen, Sauli
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Chamber Choir; Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"The words "World Premiere Recordings" and "Jean Sibelius" on the cover of any new CD are guaranteed to grab my attention...The performers are all first-rate....continue...

Sibelius: The Tempest (Complete) / Vanska, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1992-11-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: The Tempest, Op. 109
Performers: Hirvonen, Anssi; Junttila, Lasse; Keinonen, Heikki; Kerola, Paavo; Krohn, Markku; Paasikivi, Lilli; Rouvali, Matti; Saarempaa, Leena; Saloranta, Jyrki; Silvonen, Ilkka; Tanskanen, Juha-Pekka; Tiihone...
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Opera Chorus; Lahti Symphony Orchestra