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Sallinen: The King Goes Forth in France / Kamu, et al

2 CD / Ondine / 2002-02-14

Works: Aulis Sallinen: The King Goes Forth to France, opera in 3 acts ("Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan "), Op. 53
Performers: Anttila, Jyrki; Hakala, Tommi; Kataja, Arttu; Katajala, Tuomas; Kinnunen, Santeri; Korhonen, Jyrki; Malo, Mari; Myllys, Jussi; Paasikivi, Lilli; Palo, Mari; Rantanen, Riikka; Spangberg, Niklas; Sundq...
Conductors: Kamu, , Okko
Ensemble: Finnish Philharmonic Choir

"Sallinen is a colorful composer, working within tonal boundaries and using the orchestra for masterly flavoring and description. It can bite like Shostakovich when it...continue...

Launis: Aslak Hetta / Oramo, Alamikkotervo, et al

2 CD / Ondine / 2001-02-09

Works: Armas Launis: Aslak Hetta, opera
Performers: Alamikkotervo, Aki; Hämäläinen, Ilkka; Kaappola, Anne-Kristiina; Kataja, Arttu; Katajala, Tuomas; Kortekangas, Jaakko; Laukka, Raimo; Saarinen, Eeva-Lisa; Viljakainen, Raili; Virtanen,...
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: Kampin Luulu Chamber Choir

"The opera begins with a melodrama, where a narrator speaks about the colorful events in the manner of a balladeer. The singers then take over...continue...

Rautavaara: Aleksis Kivi / Lehtinen, Hynninen, Saarinen

2 CD / Ondine / 1998-08-09

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Aleksis Kivi, opera in 3 acts
Performers: Erkkila, Jeremias; Hietikko, Jaakko; Hynninen, Jorma; Ilmolahti, Hannu; Juntunen, Helena; Kataja, Arttu; Miilunpalo, Jussi; Nordman, Peter; Saarinen, Eeva-Lisa; Suovanen, Gabriel; Virtanen, Lassi
Conductors: Lehtinen, Markus
Ensemble: Jyväskylä Sinfonia

"The performance, one assumes, is definitive. The title role was written for baritone Jorma Hynninen, and he's grippingly eloquent in his long monolog at the...continue...