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Nielsen, Aho: Clarinet Concertos / Fröst, Vänskä, Lahti SO1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-03-07 Works: Carl Nielsen: Concerto for Clarinet, FS 129/Op. 57; Kalevi Aho: Concerto for ClarinetPerformers: Frost, Martin Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra "Martin Fröst and Osmo Vanska again prove a most persuasive partnership in this latest collaboration. There is something utterly idiomatic about Fröst's approach to the...continue... ![]() Nordic Spell - Aho, Tómasson, Lindberg / Bezaly, Vänskä1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-07-01 Works: Kalevi Aho: Concerto for Flute; Haukur Tómasson: Concerto for Flute no 2; Christian Lindberg: The World of MontuagrettaPerformers: Bezaly, Sharon Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo; Wilkinson, Bernhardur; Lindberg, Christian Ensemble: Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Swedish Chamber Orchestra "Here is the testament to the high standard of creativity and music-making in the Nordic countries. These three concertos are major works, skillfully written for...continue... ![]() Suomalainen Virsi Vol 3 / Vänskä, Lahti SO1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-01-01 Works: Jaakko Kuusisto: Symphonic Suite, Op. 14; Traditional: When safe in God; We praise you, o God; O Lord, I may dwell in Thy hand; Quasimodogeniti; Thanks be to God; I am a lowly worm, a traveller; In t...Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra ![]() Aho: Symphonic Dances, Symphony no 11 / Vänskä, Lahti SO1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-03-06 Works: Kalevi Aho: Symphony no 11; Symphonic Dances "Hommage a Uuno Klami"Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo Ensemble: Kroumata Percussion Ensemble; Lahti Symphony Orchestra "Symphony No. 11, like many of Aho's symphonic works, is actually a concerto, this time for the six-member Kroumata Percussion Ensemble, a young Swedish group...continue... ![]() Aho: Symphony no 3; Mussorgsky / Vänskä, Lahti SO, et al1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2003-04-05 Works: Kalevi Aho: Symphony no 3; Modest Mussorgsky: Songs and dances of deathPerformers: Kuusisto, Jaakko; Salminen, Matti Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra "The first thing that hits you about this disc is the extraordinary range and quality of the sound. As Aho's Third Symphony edges in from...continue... ![]() MacMillan: Confession of Isobel Gowdie, etc / Vänskä, et al1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-10-09 Works: James MacMillan: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, for orchestra; Tuireadh, version for clarinet & string orchestra; The Exorcism of Rio Sumpúl, for mixed ensemble or chamber orchestraPerformers: Frost, Martin Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo "Martin Frost is the very capable soloist. And, in the finale of 'The Exorcism of Rio Sumpul' it's a joy to hear Stravinskian neo-classicism handled...continue... ![]() Finnish Hymns / Osmo Vänskä, Lahti Symphony Orchestra1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-01-01 Works: Martin Luther: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Ein feste Burg); Anonymous, Finnish: Jeesus, luona armopöydän (Jesus at the seat of grace), hymn (Finnish Hymn Book, 225); Koska valaissee koint...Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo ![]() Aho: Chinese Songs, Symphony no 4 / Vahevaara, Vänskä, et al1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2000-09-19 Works: Kalevi Aho: Chinese Songs, song cylce for soprano voice & orchestra; Symphony no 4Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra "Each new encounter with this important Finnish composer reveals new angles...[When] one realizes that Symphony 4 was produced by a 24-year-old composer one can only...continue... ![]() MacMillan: The World's Ransoming, etc / Pendrill, Wallfisch1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-03-04 Works: James MacMillan: The World's Ransoming, for cor anglais & orchestra (Part I of Triduum, an Easter triptych); Concerto for Cello (being Part II of Triduum, an Easter triptych)Performers: Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello] Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo "...[MacMillan] feels his faith as a mandate to dig into the human psyche through his music, using his programmatic subject matter as a key to...continue... ![]() MacMillan: Symphony Vigil / Vänskä, BBC Scottish SO, et al1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-03-04 Works: James MacMillan: Symphony (Vigil)Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo Ensemble: Fine Arts Brass Ensemble ![]() Trombone Concertos from the North / Christian Lindberg1 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 9Performers: 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 ![]() Aho: Symphonies no 2 & 7 / Vanska, Lahti Symphony Orchestra1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-11-27 Works: Kalevi Aho: Symphony no 2; Symphony no 7 "Insect"Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra "The Second Symphony comes from 1970, when Aho was still studying with Rautavaara, though he made some revisions in 1995. It is a remarkable work,...continue... ![]() Aho: Symphony no 10, etc / Vänskä, Lahti Symphony Orchestra1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-07-11 Works: Kalevi Aho: Rejoicing of the Deep Waters, fantasy for orchestra; Symphony no 10Performers: Ahmas, Harri; Junttila, Lasse; Saarenpaa, Timo Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo "...This is music with big personality, intellectual and imaginative power. It is also virtually impossible to label. Here is a broadly traditional four-movement symphony, which...continue... ![]() Lindberg Plays Sandstrom1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-06-20 Works: Jan Sandström: Emperor's Chant (Kejsarvisan), for trombone & orchestra; Concerto for Trombone no 2 "Don Quixote"; Wahlberg variations for trombone & orchestra; A Short Ride on a Motorbike, for T...Performers: Lindberg, Christian Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra ![]() Dances with the Winds - Flute Concertos / Alanko, Vänskä1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-08-24 Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Concerto for Flute ("Dances with the Winds"), Op. 69; Leonid Bashmakov: Concerto for flute & orchestra ("Impressioni Marine"); Aulis Sallinen: Chamber Music II, for alto flute ...Performers: Alanko, Petri Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra ![]() Aho: Symphony no 9, Concerto for Cello / Osmo Vänskä1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-06-17 Works: Kalevi Aho: Symphony no 9; Concerto for CelloPerformers: Hoffman, Gary; Lindberg, Christian Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra "The performances are exemplary and the BIS sound, capturing everything from the quietest whisper to quite the loudest noise I have ever heard in a...continue... ![]() Sallinen: Variations for Orchestra, Violin Concerto, etc1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-10-12 Works: Aulis Sallinen: Variations for orchestra, Op 8; Concerto for Violin Op. 18; Quartet for Strings no 3 ("Some Aspects of Peltoniemi Hintrik's Funeral March"), Op. 19; Chamber Music III, for cello & str...Performers: Koskinen, Eeva; Thedeen, Torleif Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta ![]() Aho: Symphony no 8, Pergamon / Vänskä, Ericsson, Lahti1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-09-01 Works: Kalevi Aho: Symphony no 8 for organ & orchestra; Pergamon for 4 orchestral groups, 4 reciters & organPerformers: Ericsson, Hans-Ola; Pietilainen, Pauli Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra ![]() All the Lonely People - Concertos for Trombone / Lindberg1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-07-05 Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Concerto, for trombone & military band in B flat major; Henri Tomasi: Concerto for trombone & orchestra; Nino Rota: Concerto for Trombone in C major; Alfred Schnittke: Dialog...Performers: Lindberg, Christian Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta ![]() Aho: Symphony no 1; Hiljaisus: Violin Concerto / Gräsbeck1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1990-01-01 Works: Kalevi Aho: Symphony no 1; Hiljaisus for orchestra "Silence"; Concerto for ViolinConductors: Vänskä, Osmo Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra
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