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Leevi Madetoja: Symphony No. 2; Kullervo; Elegy / Helsinki PO, Storgards

1 CD / Ondine / 2013-01-29

Works: Leevi Madetoja: Kullervo, symphonic poem, Op. 15; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 35; Symphonic Suite, Op. 4
Conductors: Storgårds, John
Ensemble: ; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Madetoja was a contemporary and student of Sibelius, and while his music shows that composer's influence, it...continue...
Recording information: Helsinki Music Centre (05/29/2012-05/30/2012)....continue...

Einojuhani Rautavaara: Choral Works / Finnish Radio Chamber Choir & SO

4 CD / Ondine / 2012-10-30

Conductors: Soderstrom, Eric-Olof; Nuoranne, Timo; Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Finnish Philharmonic Chorus; Finnish Radio Chamber Choir; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

After releasing two other boxes with Einojuhani Rautaavara's 8 Symphonies and 12 Concertos, Ondine is pleased to announce the new release of another 4 CD...continue...

Richard Strauss: Three Hymns, Op. 71; Opera Arias from Der Rosenkavalier, Capriccio & Ariadne auf Naxos / Soile Isokoski, soprano

1 CD / Ondine / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60; Hymns (3) of Friedrich Hölderlin, for soprano or tenor & orchestra, Op. 71 (TrV 240); Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Capriccio, Op. 85
Performers: Isokoski, Soile
Conductors: Kamu, , Okko
Ensemble: ; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Ondine is pleased to announce the new release of legendary Strauss-singer Soile Isokoski. A multiple award-winner, her recording of Strauss Four Last Song won a...continue...
Recording information: Helsinki Music Centre (04/17/2012-04/18/2012); Helsinki Music Centre (04/20/2012)....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...

Berlioz: Harold in Italy; Paganini: Sonata per la Grand Viola / Carpenter, violin; Ashkenazy

1 CD / Ondine / 2011-08-30

Works: Hector Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict, Overture, H. 138; Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Niccolò Paganini: Sonata for gran viola & orchestra in C minor, MS 70
Performers: Carpenter, David Aaron
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

For his second CD release, 25-year-old, New York-born violist David Aaron Carpenter is joined by Vladimir Ashkenazy who leads the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Together they...continue...
Recording information: Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland (04/13/2011-04/16/2011)....continue...

Korngold: Symphony in F sharp

1 CD / Ondine / 2011-04-26

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Symphony in F sharp major, Op. 40; Tänzchen im alten Stil, for orchestra
Conductors: Storgårds, John
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Combining a popular masterwork with a rare discovery, this Korngold album couples the monumental Symphony in F sharp with Tänzchen im alten Stil. His only...continue...
Recording information: Helsinki, Finlandia Hall....continue...

20th-Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Claude Debussy: La mer; Frederick Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Arnold Schoenberg: Pi...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Chang, Sarah; Devos, Louis; du Pre, Jacqueline; Harrell, Lynn; Isserlis, Steven; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kremer, Gidon; Little...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klemperer, Otto; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Berglund, Paavo; Frühbeck de Burgos...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmo...

The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition, the first disc beginning with a work from...continue...

Feinberg: Piano Concerto no 1 Op. 20, etc / Sirodeau, Segerstam, Helsinki PO

1 CD / Altarus / 2008-05-01

Works: Samuel Feinberg: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 20; Fantasia no 2 in E minor, Op. 9; Suite for piano (4 pieces in etude form), Op. 11; Preludes (4) for piano, Op. 8; Preludes (3) for piano, ...
Performers: Sirodeau, Christophe
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

The world premiere recording of Feinberg's first piano concerto anchors this program of music by the master pianist and composer. Not only was this piano...continue...

Artist Portrait - Matti Salminen

1 CD / Teldec / 2007-06-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Don Giovanni; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbi...
Performers: Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Salminen, Matti; Tomlinson, John; Wottrich, Endrik
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Segerstam, Leif; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Monteverdi-Ensemble Des Opernhauses Zürich; Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Mozart Orchestra

Gemini - Sibelius: Symphonies no 5-7, etc / Paavo Berglund

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-02-21

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82; Symphony no 6 in D minor, Op. 104; Symphony no 7 in C major, Op. 105; Oceanides, Op. 73; Finlandia, Op. 26; Tapiola, Op. 112
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Gemini - Sibelius: Symphonies no 1-4 / Paavo Berglund

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-02-21

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
Very strong accounts from Berglund's second cycle, especially the vigorous First and gigantic Fourth...
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Suk: Asrael / Vladimir Ashkenazy, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / Ondine / 2005-01-13

Works: Josef Suk: Symphony in C minor, Op. 27 "Asrael"
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"Ashkenazy's performance with the brilliant Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra is just as potent and passionate [as Talich]: from the catastrophic climax of the first movement through...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...

Juha Uusitalo - The Wagner Album / Leif Segerstam, Helsinki PO

1 CD / Ondine / 2004-02-01

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Parsifal; Tannhäuser; Siegfried; Die Walküre
Performers: Uusitalo, Juha
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Finnish bass-baritone Juha Uusitalo's first aria album features the best-known arias for male voice from Wagner's operas, including the popular "Song to the Evening Star"...continue...

Trio - Sibelius: Complete Symphonies / Karajan, Kamu, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-07-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82; Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony ...
Conductors: Kamu, , Okko; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Karajan's legendary recordings of Sibelius' complete symphonies on three CDs. Complemented with recordings by Finnish Conductor Okko Kamu,a pupil of Karajan....continue...

The Absolute Sibelius - Violin Concerto, etc / Segerstam

1 CD / Ondine / 2003-03-06

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43
Performers: Kuusisto, Pekka
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Rautavaara: Song of My Heart, etc / Suovanen, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2002-09-19

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Sonnets (3) of Shakespeare, song cycle for high or medium voice & piano (or orchestra); Sonnets (5) to Orpheus, for medium voice & orchestra (or piano); Die Liebenden, song cyc...
Performers: Suovanen, Gabriel
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"The most wonderful thing about Rautavaara's songs is that no matter what the technical basis of his compositional method, he understands that "song" means an...continue...

Rautavaara: Angels and Visitations

2 CD / Ondine / 2002-08-29

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), for orchestra & taped bird songs, Op. 61; Autumn Gardens (Syksyn puutarhat), for orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 1, Op. 45; C...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Gothoni, Ralf; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Pommer, Max; Franck, Mikko; Nuoranne, Timo; Legerstam, Leif
Ensemble: ; Finnish Radio Chamber Choir; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

This double CD contains fifteen of Finnish star composer Einojuhani Rautavaara's most popular works or excerpts and delivers a wide-ranging anthology of his music from...continue...

Sibelius: Finlandia, Karelia, Tapiola, etc / Kamu, Berglund

1 CD / Finlandia Import / 2002-08-05

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Kuolema; Tapiola, Op. 112; Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 46
Conductors: Kamu, Okko; Helasvuo, Pekka; Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: Finlandia Sinfonietta; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Rautavaara: Clarinet Concerto, etc / Stoltzman, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2001-02-28

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Garden of Spaces, for orchestra; Concerto for Clarinet; Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), for orchestra & taped bird songs, Op. 61
Performers: Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Richard Stoltzmann's original style, his musicianship, the variety of colors and the dynamics he coaxes out of his instrument, as well as his interest in...continue...

Sibelius: Finlandia, Tapiola, etc / Berglund, Philharmonia

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-06-27

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Kuolema; Oceanides, Op. 73; Tapiola, Op. 112
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Rouse: Der Gerettete Alberich, Rapture, etc / Glennie, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2000-02-23

Works: Christopher Rouse: Der gerettete Alberich, fantasy for solo percussion & orchestra; Rapture, for orchestra; Concerto for Violin
Performers: Cho-Liang, Lin; Glennie, Evelyn
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"Rouse himself is a percussionist, and Evelyn Glennie has been presented with few more effective-sounding vehicles for her virtuosity than this entertaining and often extremely...continue...

Sibelius: Symphonies no 1 & 7 / Segerstam, Helsinki PO

1 CD / Ondine / 1998-09-30

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 7 in C major, Op. 105
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"Note that Segerstam and the Helsinki have done the reverse of most orchestras starting a new cycle. They recorded the tone poems long before setting...continue...

Rautavaara: Harp Concerto, etc / Segerstam, Nordmann, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 1997-09-09

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Harp Concerto; Symphony no 8 ("The Journey")
Performers: Nordmann, Marielle
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"Both works are hot off the press: the Harp Concerto was completed only in 2000 for the Minnesota Orchestra, and the Symphony in 1999 for...continue...

The Essential Rautavaara

1 CD / Ondine / 1997-06-10

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), for orchestra & taped bird songs, Op. 61; A Requiem in our Time, for brass, Op. 3; Pelimannit (The Fiddlers), for piano; Lintu...
Performers: Gothoni, Ralf
Conductors: Pommer, Max; Lintu, Hannu; Kangas, Juha; Segerstam, Leif; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka
Ensemble: ; Finnish Brass Symphony; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

The Houston Grand Opera production of Mark Adamo's proud adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, "Little Women" has been recorded by Ondine. Little Women...continue...

Shchedrin: Cello Concerto, etc / Ylönen, Mustonen, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 1996-08-21

Works: Rodion Shchedrin: Sotto Voce Concerto, for cello & orchestra; The Seagull, ballet
Performers: Ylonen, Marko
Conductors: Mustonen, Olli
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Rautavaara: Piano Concerto no 3, Autumn Gardens / Ashkenazy

1 CD / Ondine / 1996-01-18

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Concerto for Piano no 3 ("Gift of Dreams"); Autumn Gardens (Syksyn puutarhat), for orchestra; Einojuhani Rautavaara / Vladimir Ashkenazy: Einojuhani Rautavaara in conversation ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"...Both works grow naturally and organically, and inhabit their own distinctive spiritual world. Thanks to the persuasive advocacy of these artists, they cast quite a...continue...

Sibelius: Cantata for the Conferment Ceremony of 1894, etc

1 CD / Ondine / 1995-11-16

Works: Jean Sibelius: Academic March (Promotiomarssi), for orchestra; Cantata for the Helsinki University Ceremonies of 1894, for chorus & orchestra, JS 105; Andante festivo for Strings and Timpani; Cantata...
Performers: Isokoski, Soile; Kortekangas, Jaakko
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Finnish Philharmonic Choir; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"This CD includes three works from the first decade of Sibelius's maturity and two from the last...Under the circumstances any recording that opens up two...continue...

Rautavaara: On The Last Frontier, etc / Segerstam, Gallois

1 CD / Ondine / 1995-02-02

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Anadyomene ("Adoration of Aphrodite"), for orchestra; Concerto for Flute ("Dances with the Winds"), Op. 69; On the Last Frontier, fantasy for chorus and orchestra
Performers: Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Finnish Philharmonic Choir; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

The world premiere recording of "On the Last Frontier", based on the work by Edgar Allen Poe, is a very rich and accessible work of...continue...

Sibelius: The Tempest Suites, etc / Segerstam, Helsinki PO

1 CD / Ondine / 1994-09-02

Works: Jean Sibelius: Oceanides, Op. 73; The Tempest; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"Composer-conductor Leif Segerstam has recorded the symphonies of Sibelius with the Danish National Orchestra for Chandos to wide acclaim, and more recently has been recording...continue...

Tan Dun: Out of Peking Opera, etc / Tang, Lin, Helsinki PO

1 CD / Ondine / 1994-01-11

Works: Tan Dun: Out of Peking Opera (Violin Concerto no 1); Death and Fire; Orchestral Theatre II
Performers: Cho-Liang, Lin; Olli, Kalevi
Conductors: Tang, Muhai; Kropsu, Kari
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"Tan Dun's star continues to rise. The young (b.1957) Chinese composer has attracted audiences and commissions with music that exhibits a keen sense of color,...continue...

Rautavaara: Angel of Light / Segerstam, Helsinki PO

1 CD / Ondine / 1992-04-14

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Symphony no 7 "Angel of Light"; Annunciations, concerto for organ, brass & symphonic winds
Performers: Jussila, Kari
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"Kari Jussila rises to the various challenges set for him with what sounds like genuine enthusiasm (his fast fingerwork is amazing) while Leif Segerstam and...continue...

Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Legends, Tapiola / Leif Segerstam

1 CD / Ondine / 1991-11-29

Works: Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Tapiola, Op. 112
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"Leif Segerstam gets very good results from the Helsinki orchestra who respond with a keen enthusiasm that is inspiriting...I listened with pleasure throughout." -Gramophone...continue...

Engineer's Choice

1 CD / Delos / 1991-01-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; David Schiff: Divertimento from Gimpel the Fool, for clarinet, violin, cello & piano; Deems Taylor: Through the Looking Glass, for orchestra, No...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baldwin, Dalton; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Browning, John [Piano]; Cardenes, Andres; Crozier, Catharine; Golabek, Mona; Gordon, David [Tenor Vocal]; Neriki, Shigeo; Rosenberg...
Conductors: DePreist, James; Schwarz, Gerard; Wagner, Roger
Ensemble: ; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Rautavaara: Vincentiana, Cello Concerto / Pommer, Ylönen

1 CD / Ondine / 1990-03-21

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Symphony no 6 ("Vincentiana"), for orchestra & synthesizer; Concerto for Cello, Op. 41
Performers: Ylonen, Marko
Conductors: Pommer, Max
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich: Symphony no 10, Festive Overture / De Preist

1 CD / Delos / 1990-01-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96; Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93
Conductors: DePreist, James
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Second Stage - The Symphonic Sound Stage Vol 2

1 CD / Delos / 1989-01-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Fireworks, Op. 4; Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 100 in G major, H 1 no 100 "Military"; Concerto for...
Performers: Rosenberger, Carol; Starker, János
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; DePreist, James; de Carvalho, Eleazar
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Oregon Symphony Orchestra; Paraiba Symphony Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich: Symphony no 11 "1905" / DePreist, Helsinki PO

1 CD / Delos / 1988-01-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 11 in G minor, Op. 103 "Year 1905"
Performers: Paananen, Sven-Erik
Conductors: DePreist, James
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Sallinen: Symphonies 1 & 3, etc / Kamu, Finnish RSO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1900-01-11

Works: Aulis Sallinen: Symphony no 1, Op. 24; Chorali, Op. 22; Symphony no 3, Op. 35; Cadenze for Violin solo, Op. 13; Elegy for Cello solo, Op. 10 "For Sebastian Knight"; Quartet for Strings no 3, Op. 19 "...
Performers: Helmerson, Frans; Pohjola, Paavo [violin]
Conductors: Kamu, Okko; Berglund, Paavo;
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Voces Intimae String Quartet

Tempest - Classical Storms

1 CD / Pro Arte /

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes; Hector Berlioz: Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Johann Stra...
Conductors: Comissiona, Sergiu
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra