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In This Moonlit Night: Lieder by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky & Taneyev / Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone; Ivari Ilja, piano

1 CD / Ondine / 2013-01-29

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 73; Modest Mussorgsky: Songs & Dances of Death (Pesni y plyaski smerti; 4), song cycle for voice & piano, edited by Rimsky-; Sergei Taneyev...
Performers: Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Ilja, Ivari

This second release of star baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky for Ondine features Russian Lieder by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky and Taneyev. Dmitri Hvorostovsky is recognized as one of...continue...
Recording information: Moscow State Conservatory, Great Hall (07/13/2011-07/24/2011)....continue...

The Legacy of Mahler: songs by Mahler, Berg, Schonberg, Shostakovich Britten / Virpi Raisanen, mezzo-soprano; Marita Viitaalo, piano

1 CD / Ondine / 2012-08-28

Works: Gustav Mahler: Lieder und Gesänge, vol 3; Lieder und Gesänge, vol 1; Lieder und Gesänge, vol 1; Phantasie aus Don Juan, for voice & piano (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 1, no 5); Alban Berg:...
Performers: Raisanen, Virpi; Viitasalo, Marita

Ondine is pleased to announce the debut release of charismatic mezzo -soprano Virpi Räisänen. Following her recent career change from a successful violinist to a...continue...
Recording information: Järvenpää Hall, Finland (10/31/2011); Järvenpää Hall, Finland (11/01/2011); Järvenpää Hall, Finland (11/03/2011)....continue...

Berlioz: Herminie; Les Nuits d'été; Ravel: Shéhérazade / Véronique Gens, soprano

1 CD / Ondine / 2012-06-26

Works: Hector Berlioz: Herminie, cantata ("scène lyrique") for soprano & orchestra, H. 29; Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, song cycle; Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade, poems (3) for so...
Performers: Gens, Veronique
Conductors: Axelrod, John
Ensemble: ; Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire

Ondine is pleased to announce a new release by famous soprano Véronique Gens, who performs Herminie and Les Nuits d'été by Hector Berlioz and Shéhérazade...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium 2000, Nantes, France (2009-09-25&2010-10-26_2010-)....continue...

Richard Strauss: Lieder / Soile Isokoski, soprano; Marita Viitasalo, piano

1 CD / Ondine / 2012-01-31

Works: Richard Strauss: Allerseelen, Op. 10 no 8; Lieder aus Lotusblättern (6), Op. 19; Die Nacht, Op. 10 no 3; Ich trage meine Minne, song for voice & piano, Op. 32/1 (TrV 174/1); Lieder (8), Op. 10; ...
Performers: Isokoski, Soile; Viitasalo, Marita

This CD features Finnish star soprano Soile Isokoski and her longstanding duo partner Marita Viitasalo, piano, with a selection of Lieder by Richard Strauss. Soile...continue...
Recording information: Järvenpää Hall, Finland (07/30/2011-08/02/2011)....continue...

Kaija Saariaho: D'Om le Vrai Sens; Laterna Magica; Leino Songs / Kriikku, Komsi

1 CD / Ondine / 2011-09-27

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Concerto for Clarinet ("D'om le vrai sens"); Laterna Magica, for orchestra; Leino Songs, for voice & orchestra
Performers: Komsi, Anu [Soprano Vocal]; Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: ; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

This much awaited premiere features recordings of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho's first clarinet concerto D'OM LE VRAI SENS. Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) is an international...continue...

Essential Highlights Of Soile Isokoski

2 CD / Ondine / 2010-04-27

Works: Richard Strauss: Lieder (4), Op. 36; Ich wollt' ein Sträusslein binden, song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 68/2 (TrV 235/2); Säusle, liebe Myrthe!, song for voice & piano (or orches...
Performers: Isokoski, Soile; Viitasalo, Marita
Conductors: Janowski, Marek

On the occasion of its 25th anniversary in 2010, Ondine releases a series of five two-fers, featuring each two best-selling CD titles from its back...continue...

Essential Highlights Of Jorma Hynninen

2 CD / Ondine / 2010-04-27

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89
Performers: Gothoni, Ralf; Hynninen, Jorma

On the occasion of its 25th anniversary in 2010, Ondine releases a series of five two-fers, featuring each two best-selling CD titles from its back...continue...

Irresistible Karita Mattila

1 CD / Ondine / 2010-04-27

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Jean Sibelius: Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte (The Maid Return...
Performers: Band, Fever; Eskola, Jukka; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Herrala, Ville; How Many Sisters; Kallio, Mika; Lassy, Timo; Lerche, Peter; Lintinen, Kirmo; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Mustonen, ...
Conductors: Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Niemi, Riku; Savijoki, Pekka; Lintinen, Kirmo
Ensemble: ; Fever (Ensemble)

Celebrated soprano Karita Mattila has proved herself to be irresistible in any musical genre. This compilation couples live performances of some of the world's best-loved...continue...
Recording information: Tampere Hall, Finland (08/2007)....continue...

Opera Gala / Mattila, Hynninen, Isokoski, Hakala, Garanca, Uusitalo, et al

5 CD / Ondine / 2004-09-30

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Rigoletto; Don Carlos; Falstaff; Aida, opera; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: ...
Performers: Garanca, Elina; Hakala, Tommi; Hynninen, Jorma; Isokoski, Soile; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Uusitalo, Juha
Conductors: Klas, Eri; Schreier, Peter; Vilumanis, Alexander; Segerstam, Leif; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka

This 5-CD box set features six vocal stars in a collection of the most popular opera scenes and arias. CD 1 focuses on the young...continue...

Karita Mattila - Helsinki Recital

1 Super Audio CD / Ondine / 2003-04-30

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Henri Duparc: L'invitation au voyage; Romance de Mignon ("Le connais-tu, ce radieux pays"), song for voice & piano, Op. 2/3; Au pays où se fait la guerre; Chanson tri...
Performers: Katz, Martin; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]

"Given her position as one of the most interesting, exciting sopranos in the world today, Karita Mattila seems to record comparatively little (or is it...continue...

Sibelius: Luonnotar, Orchestral Songs / Isokoski, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Ondine / 2002-04-11

Works: Jean Sibelius: The Echo Nymph (Kaiutar), somg for voice & piano, Op. 72/4; Luonnotar, Op. 70; But my Bird is Long in Homing (Men min fågel märks dock icke), song for voice & piano, Op. 36/2...
Performers: Isokoski, Soile
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"If you haven't encountered this music, you can't do better than to acquire this disc without delay. Sibelius was a terrific song writer, and the...continue...

Mozart: Arias / Soile Iskoski, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2000-09-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Bella mia fiamma, addio!...Resta, o cara!, recitative and aria for soprano & orchestra, K. 528; Zaide, K 344 (334b); Ah, lo previdi...Ah, t'invola...
Performers: Isokoski, Soile; Viitasalo, Marita
Conductors: Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

"this is a stunning series of performances, and her "Ah, lo prevedi", the composer's earliest great concert aria, is absolutely classic in its generosity of...continue...

Karita's Christmas

1 CD / Ondine / 1998-10-30

Works: Leevi Madetoja: Cast off thy everyday cares; Jean Sibelius: Christmas Songs (5), Op. 1; Armas Maasalo: Christmas Bells; Traditional: Angels we have heard on high; Beauty around us; We wish you a merr...
Performers: Mattila, Karita
Conductors: Pekkanen, Pertti
Ensemble: Cathedralis Aboensis Chorus; Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

Superstar Finnish soprano Karita Mattila is one of the opera world's leading sopranos. Karita has selected her favorite Christmas music for this special release from...continue...

Strauss: Four Last Songs, etc / Isokoski, Janowski, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 1998-01-22

Works: Richard Strauss: Lieder (4), Op. 36; Ich wollt' ein Sträusslein binden, song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 68/2 (TrV 235/2); Säusle, liebe Myrthe!, song for voice & piano (or orches...
Performers: Isokoski, Soile
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Recorded at the popular venue of the Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berling-Dahlem, the sound is luxurious, with the performers indeally balanced. Details from the orchestra and the soloist...continue...

Best of Evergreens / Mattila, Saraste, Savijoki, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 1997-10-07

Works: Harold Arlen: Wizard of Oz; Frederick Loewe: My Fair Lady; Andrew Lloyd Webber: Cats; Leo Leandros: Tango d'amour; Frederick Holländer: The Blue Angel; Jule Styne: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Geor...
Performers: Mattila, Karita; Ranta, Ilmo
Conductors: Savijoki, Pekka; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Niemi, Riku
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jyväskylä Sinfonia; Tapiola Sinfonietta

Karita Mattila is one of today's most exciting lyric sopranos. This collection of lighter music from 1995-2001 Ondine recordings includes show tunes, lieder and Finnish...continue...

Rautavaara: Complete Works for String Orchestra / Kangas

2 CD / Ondine / 1997-04-09

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Pelimannit (The Fiddlers), for strings (arranged from piano version); Divertimento for string orchestra; Suite for Strings (version of String Quartet no 1 with added bass part)...
Performers: Bister, Reija
Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

"At first hearing the range [of these works] seems immense... The more one listens, though, the easier it is to chart the development of a...continue...

Rautavaara: Sacred Works for Mixed Chorus / Nuoranne, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 1995-09-26

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Credo, for chorus; Canticum Mariae Virginis, for chorus; Herran rukous (The Lord's Prayer), for chorus; Psalms (2), for male or mixed chorus, Op. 37; Magnificat, for soloists &...
Conductors: Nuoranne, Timo
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Chamber Choir

"Rautavaara's output for choir is both extensive and of quality. The present issue traverses his career from the Fifties through to the mid-Eighties...There is a...continue...

Wild Rose / Karita Mattila, Ilmo Ranta

1 CD / Ondine / 1993-09-23

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Ich liebe dich, WoO 123; Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, Op. 75; Songs (3) (Goethe) for voice & piano, Op. 83; Franz Schubert: Der Jüngling an der Quelle,...
Performers: Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Ranta, Ilmo [Piano]

Karita Mattila is recognized today as one of the leading sopranos of her generation. Although best known through her work in major opera houses, she...continue...

Rainbow Sounds / Kari Ala-Pöllänen, Tapiola Choir

1 CD / Ondine / 1992-07-03

Works: Anonymous: Joko revennen runolle; Stuff'n' Nonsense; Let It Shine!; Tutira Mai; Heikki Sarmanto: Hanget soi; Veljo Tormis: Suomalais-ugrilaisia maisemia (Finnish-Ugric Landscapes); Nils Henrik Asheim...
Performers: Hirvensalo, Heikki; Makela, Maija; Massinen, Ukko; Ovaskainen, Uki; Pousi, Mari; Poutanen, Julia; Ramo, Markku; Rusama, Heikki; Vainionkulma, Outi
Conductors: Ala-Pöllänen, Kari

Karita Mattila - Wonderful

1 CD / Ondine / 1991-03-01

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: Cats; Evita; Harold Arlen: Wizard of Oz; Frederick Loewe: My Fair Lady; Jerome Kern: Show Boat; Cole Porter: Kiss Me, Kate; Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Sigmund Romberg: M...
Performers: Mattila, Karita
Conductors: Savijoki, Pekka
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta