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Carl Maria von Weber: Overtures / Kantorow

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-07-03

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Beherrscher der Geister (The Ruler of the Spirits), overture for orchestra, J. 122 (Op. 27) (rev; Turandot, Prinzessin von China, J 75; Abu Hassan, J 106; Der Freischüt...
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

Although celebrated as the father of German Romantic opera, Carl Maria von Weber is today generally known for one opera alone: Der Freischütz. Most of...continue...
Recording information: Tapiola Hall, Espoo, Finland (05/2006/11/2009)....continue...

Sharon Bezaly plays Bacri, Bernstein, Dean, Rouse

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-03-12

Works: Nicolas Bacri: Concerto for Flute Op. 63; Leonard Bernstein: Halil; Brett Dean: The Siduri Dances, for flute & string orchestra; Christopher Rouse: Flute Concerto
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Neschling, John; Dean, Brett; Gilbert, Alan

Yet again giving proof of her great versatility, Sharon Bezaly's latest release consists of four concertante works, composed between 1980 and 2007. Each work has...continue...

Sturm und Drang / Bacri, Batiashvili, Leleux, Bezaly, Kantorow, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-10-08

Works: Nicolas Bacri: Concerto amoroso, for oboe, violin & string orchestra, Op. 80/2 ("Le printemps"); Concerto for Flute Op. 63; Concerto nostalgico, for oboe, cello & string orchestra, Op. 80/1 ("L'autom...
Performers: Batiashvili, Elisabeth; Bezaly, Sharon; Leleux, Francois; Pesola, Riitta [Cello]
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques

The French composer Nicolas Bacri has said that melody is the essence of all music; it is certainly an essential feature of these works, composed...continue...
Recording information: Tapiola Hall, Espoo, Finland....continue...

Weber: Symphonies, etc / Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Jaakko Luoma, Tapiola Sinfonietta

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-06-12

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Symphony no 1 in C major, J 50/Op. 19; Symphony no 2 in C major, J 51; Andante and Rondo Ungarese for Bassoon and Orchestra in C minor, J 158/Op. 35; Concerto for Bassoon in F m...
Performers: Luoma, Jaakko
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

The Tapiola Sinfonietta has recorded a number of highly acclaimed discs for BIS spanning a repertoire from Rautavaara, Part and Shostakovich to Saint-Saens and Mozart....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto no 3, etc / Bakels, Kantorow

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-01-01

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Violin no 3 in B minor, Op. 61; Caprice andalous for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 122; Le déluge, Op. 45; Wedding Cake for Piano and String Orchest...
Performers: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Karkkainen, Heini
Conductors: Bakels, Kees; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

"Sparkling Saint-Saens - and a Concerto performance that now leads the packs. Violinist Jean-Jacques Kantorow returns with a second volume of Saint-Saens. Kantorow and the...continue...

Weber: Clarinet Concertos, Quintet / Fröst, Kantorow

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-11-04

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Concerto for Clarinet no 1 in F minor, J 114/Op. 73; Concerto for Clarinet no 2 in E flat major, J 118/Op. 74; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B flat major, J 182/Op. 34; Co...
Performers: Frost, Martin
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

"This is an absolutely wonderful disc in every way. Weber's clarinet music is delightful, and it's hard to imagine it being better played or recorded....continue...

Apertif - A French Collection / Sharon Bezaly, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-11-01

Works: Charles Gounod: Concertino for flute & chamber orchestra (edited from incomplete manuscript by D. Sackmann); François Devienne: Concerto for Flute no 7 in E minor; Camille Saint-Saëns: roma...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Maki, Harri
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

Mozart: Serenades, Contradances / Kantorow, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no 4 in D major, K 203 (189b); Contradances (4), K 101 (250a); Serenade no 5 for orchestra in D major, K. 204 (K. 213a)
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

"To date the field has been led by the typically urbane performances from Marriner and the ASMF on Philips... I still prefer the Academy in...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto no 2, etc / Kantorow, Ollila

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-11-08

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Violin no 2 in C major, Op. 58; Spartacus Overture, for orchestra in E flat major
Performers: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques [Conductor/Violin]
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

"The Second Concerto proves an expressive and undeservedly neglected gem in Kantorow's hands." -BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Mozart: Serenades Vol 1 / Kantorow, Tapiola Sinfonietta

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-11-02

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Gran Partita; Serenade no 1 for orchestra in D major, K. 100 (K. 62a)
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

"This new recording from the excellent wind contingent of the TapiolaSinfonietta has a lot going for it, with imaginative phrasing and a happy balance between...continue...

Christian Lindberg and Friends play Christian Lindberg

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-03-02

Works: Christian Lindberg: A Fafner Fanfare for 4 Frogs and 4 Trombones; Mandrake in the Corner; Doctor Decker the Dentist; Catmania; Kinky Creatures; Salute to a Sausage Society; Under the Pillow; Kokakoka...
Performers: Bjorkman, Hakan; Bylund, Jonas; Eriksson, Sven Erik; Gustavsson, Jessica; Hayens, David; Lennard-Suff, Jane; Lindberg, Christian
Conductors: ; Shui, Lan; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra; Tapiola Sinfonietta; Trombone Unit 2000; Trombone Unit 2000 members

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2 / Ogawa, Kantorow, etc

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2000-06-01

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; Suite for orchestra in D major, Op. 49; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 17
Performers: Ogawa, Noriko
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

"...These elegant performances come as the fourth instalment from the Tapiola Sinfonietta under Jean-Jacques Kantorow of their excellent seies of the complete orchestral works of...continue...

Mozart - The Four Hornbone Concertos / Lindberg, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-10-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat major, K 495; Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K 447; Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K 412 (386b); Concerto for Horn no 2 in E fla...
Performers: Lindberg, Christian
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

Whether or not you buy into the evidence supplied that Mozart conceived his "Horn Concertos" for an instument called a "Cornobone" (hornbone), one has to...continue...

Trombone Concertos from the North / Christian Lindberg

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-02-04

Works: Christian Lindberg: Arabenne; Vagn Holmboe: Chamber Concerto no 12 for Trombone, Op. 52; Lars-Erik Larsson: Concerto for Trombone and Winds; Kalevi Aho: Symphony no 9
Performers: Lindberg, Christian
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Hughes, Owain Arwel; van Beek, Arie; Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Östgöta Wind Orchestra ; Tapiola Sinfonietta

Saint-Saëns: The 2 Cello Concertos, etc / Thedéen, Kantorow

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-11-27

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D minor, Op. 119; Romance for Cello and Piano in F major, Op. 36; Symphony in A major
Performers: Thedeen, Torleif
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

"The First Concerto is played like the storm Saint-Saens had in mind, and the Second comes off beautifully, too. The balance between cello and orchestra...continue...

Rautavaara: Angel of Dusk, etc / Laine, Kantorow, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-04-06

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Angel of Dusk; Symphony no 2; A Finnish Myth; Fiddlers, Op. 1
Performers: Laine, Esko
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

Capriccio - Saint-Saëns: Music for Violin and Orchestra

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-02-05

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 20; Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Romance for violin & orchestra in C major, Op. 48; Havanaise, for violin ...
Performers: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques [Conductor/Violin]
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

"This is a fine disc, full of spirited performances...Kantorow has a virtuoso technique and plays with great spontaneity and feeling, and it is obvious that...continue...

Klami: Symphonie enfantine, etc / Kantorow, Tapiola

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-10-05

Works: Uuno Klami: Symphonie Enfantine, Op. 17; Hommage à Haendel, for piano & strings, Op. 21; Suite for string orchestra (1937); Suite for small orchestra, Op. 37
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

"This release sensibly brings together four Klami works that are characterized by elegance, spacious scoring, memorable melodies, expressive harmonies, and a wealth of emotion in...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Africa, Symphony no 2, etc / Kantorow

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-06-20

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Africa, Op. 89; Symphony no 2 in A minor, Op. 55; Symphony in F major ("Urbs Roma")
Performers: Mikkola, Laura
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

"simply sensational ... a brilliant sonic firework" with "an orchestral timbre that seems to have developed from out of chamber music" -Fono Forum

"A very pleasant...continue...

Pärt: Summa / Kantorow, Tapiola Sinfonietta

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-02-10

Works: Arvo Pärt: Collage sur B-A-C-H for Strings, Oboe, Harpsichord and Piano; Fratres; Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bell; Summa, for string orchestra; Festina lente; T...
Performers: Laivuori, Jouko; Soderblom, Jan; Talka, Marja; Vartiainen, Juho
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

"...Of especial interest here is Collage, a startling, invigorating contrast to the rest of the music on offer. In this complex, chromatic, dynamic, sometimes fierce...continue...

Bartok: Music for Strings, Divertimento, etc / Kantarow

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-06-30

Works: Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz 113; Romanian Folkdances for String Orchestra, Sz 68; Hungarian Peasant Songs (15) ...
Performers: Juutilainen, Hanna
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, etc / Kantorow, Tapiola Sinf

2 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-04-13

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht for String Orchestra, Op. 4; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 10; Chamber Symphony no 1 in E major, Op. 9
Performers: Hogman, Christina
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta