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Kaija Saariaho: The Works for Orchestra [4 CDs]

4 CD / Ondine / 2012-02-28

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Lichtbogen, for 2 violins, viola, cello, bass, percussion, piano, flute, harp & electronics; Grammaire des rêves, for soprano, contralto, 2 flutes, harp, viola & cello; Du crist...
Performers: Freund, Pia; Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Komsi, Anu [Soprano Vocal]; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Salomaa, Petteri; Storgårds, John [Conductor, Violin]; Suovanen, Gabriel
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Avanti! Chamber Orchestra; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris

On her 60th anniversary in 2012, this 4-CD collector's box contains recordings of fourteen orchestral works by Grammy-awarded Kaija Saariaho, many of them featuring vocal...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...

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...

Pylkkänen: Mare and her Son / Lintu, Estonian National Opera

2 CD / Ondine / 2001-04-03

Works: Tauno Pylkkänen: Mare ja hänen poikansa, opera (Mare and Her Son)
Performers: Riihimaki, Juha; Ruuttunen, Esa; Sirkia, Raimo; Tiihonen, Kirsi; Uusitalo, Juha; Valtonen, Kai
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: Estonian Opera Orchestra

"'Mare and her Son' was written in 1942, and premiered in 1945... It's never stated in the liner notes, but I would presume this live...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: The House of the Sun / Mikko Franck, Oulu SO

2 CD / Ondine / 1999-10-12

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Auringon talo (The House of the Sun), tragedia buffa, chamber opera in 2 acts
Performers: Backstrom, Petri; Hakala, Tommi; Huhta, Mia; Juntunen, Helena; Kaappola, Anne-Kristiina; Katajala, Tuomas; Nieminen, Markus; Regnell, Raija; Romu, Jukka
Conductors: Franck, Mikko
Ensemble: Oulu Symphony Orchestra

"The performance is all that one could wish singers and orchestra finely combined into a whole. The orchestra is a model of clarity." - Parsons,...continue...

Rautavaara: True & False Unicorn, etc / Nuoranne, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 1999-05-22

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: True & False Unicorn, 3 versions, final one for chorus & orchestra; Canción de nuestro tiempo (Ajan laulu), for chorus; Halavan himmeän alla (In the Shade of the Will...
Performers: Huhta, Mia; Kortekangas, Jaakko; Salomaa, Petteri
Conductors: Nuoranne, Timo
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Chamber Choir

"Rautavaara's work, 'True & False Unicorn', revised in 2000, is a big, colorful set of scenes for chorus, reciters, and orchestra that holds the attention...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...

Saariaho: From the Grammar of Dreams / Komsi, Lintu, Avanti!

1 CD / Ondine / 1996-09-06

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Du gick, flög, for soprano & piano; Preludi-Tunnustus-Postludi, for soprano & prepared piano; Miranda's Lament, for soprano, clarinet, harp, violin & double bass; Caliban's Dream...
Performers: Ahtinen, Timo; Bister, Reija; Juutilainen, Hanna; Komsi, Anu [Soprano Vocal]; Komsi, Piia; Korhonen, Timo; Laivuori, Jouko; Rantanen, Riikka; Riisalo, Tuula; Salomaa, Petteri
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu

A Tribute to Martti Talvela

1 CD / Ondine / 1995-07-04

Works: Toivo Kuula: I'll march through the streets; Yö (Night), for voice & piano, Op. 22/3; Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction f...
Performers: Heinonen, Eero; Klust, Hertha; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Jalas, Jussi; Berglund, Paavo; Kamu, , Okko; Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Rautavaara: Vigilia / Nuoranne, Korhonen, Lhetipuu, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 1994-01-02

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Vigilia (All-Night Vigil), for chorus & soloists
Performers: Freund, Pia; Lehtipuu, Topi; Paasikivi, Lilli; Salomaa, Petteri
Conductors: Nuoranne, Timo
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Chamber Choir

"Let's cut to the chase. This CD is welcome both for followers of this Finnish composer and for devotees of choral music in general...As usual...continue...

Sallinen: Kullervo / Söderblom, Hynninen, Salminen

3 CD / Ondine / 1988-02-18

Works: Aulis Sallinen: Kullervo, opera
Performers: Heinikari, Matti; Hynninen, Jorma; Jakobsson, Anna-Lisa; Kotilainen, Juha; Loiri, Vesa-Matti; Makela, Pertti; Putkonen, Marko; Ruuttunen, Esa; Saarinen, Eeva-Lisa; Salminen, Matti; Silvasti, Jorma; V...
Conductors: Soderblom, Ulf

Rautavaara: Vincent / Hynninen, Manchurov, et al

2 CD / Ondine / 1986-09-14

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Vincent, opera in 3 acts
Performers: Angervo, Helja; Heinikari, Matti; Hietikko, Jaakko; Hirvonen, Anssi; Hynninen, Jorma; Kotilainen, Juha; Putkonen, Marko; Rautavaara, Sini; Saarinen, Eeva-Lisa