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"Cororatura" - arias by Reinhold Gliere; A.Thomas; L. Delibes; A. Alyabyev; Mozart; J.Zorn; Sibelius / Anu Komsi, coloratura soprano; Oramo, Lahti SO

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-10-14

Works: Reinhold Glière: Concerto for coloratura soprano and orchestra, Op. 82; Ambroise Thomas: Hamlet; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Alexander Alyabyev: The Nightingale; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Z...
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: ; Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Coloratura - the coloring of a note, a phrase, an entire aria with trills, ornaments, death-defying leaps and dynamic shadings of infinite variety. For more...continue...

Sibelius: The Tempest; The Bard; Tapiola / Kamu - Lahti SO

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-08-06

Works: Jean Sibelius: The Tempest, prelude for orchestra (from the incidental music, Op. 109); The Tempest; The Bard, Op. 64; Tapiola, Op. 112
Conductors: Kamu, , Okko
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

To many, the Lahti Symphony Orchestra has become synonymous with excellence in Sibelius repertoire. Its numerous recordings with the previous chief conductor Osmo Vänskä have...continue...
Recording information: Sibelius Hall, Lahte, Finland (01/2011)....continue...

Siita Tuntee Joulun - A Finnish Christmas / Sorsa, Raiskio, Lehto, Heikkilä, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-11-01

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Anonymous: Santa Lucia; Traditional: Arkihuolesi kaikki heitä; Hei tonttu-ukot hyppikää; John Frederic Coots: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town; Johnny Marks:...
Performers: Lehto, Petri; Miilunpalo, Jussi; Pietiläinen, Pauli; Raiskio, Ulla
Conductors: Heikkilä, Esa;
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Laulupuu Choir Lahti

With the exception of a few misguided Swedes, we all know that Santa Claus lives in Finland. So what could be more fitting than a...continue...

The Sibelius Edition Vol 5 - Orchestral Music for the Theatre

6 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-07-04

Works: Jean Sibelius: King Christian II, Op. 27; Kuolema; Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 46; Belshazzar's Feast, Op. 51
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo; Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Incidental music for the theatre is a genre in which Sibelius's outstanding abilities as a composer of large canvases for orchestra were combined with his...continue...

The Sibelius Edition Vol 3 - Works for Chorus and Orchestra

6 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-12-08

Works: Jean Sibelius: Väinö's Song, Op. 110
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Dominante Choir; Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Following the first two installments of 'The Sibelius Edition', this third volume offers the complete music for voice and orchestra, including orchestral songs, cantatas, melodramas,...continue...

The Sibelius Edition Vol 1 - Tone Poems

5 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-09-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: En saga, Op. 9; Tone Poem(s)
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"Everything on this beautifully recorded disc is delivered with affection and beautifully sprung rhythms by the Sibelius orchestra and conductor of the moment." - International...continue...

Nielsen, Aho: Clarinet Concertos / Fröst, Vänskä, Lahti SO

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-03-07

Works: Carl Nielsen: Concerto for Clarinet, FS 129/Op. 57; Kalevi Aho: Concerto for Clarinet
Performers: 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...

Sibelius: The Origin of Fire, etc / Vänskä, Hakala, Nyman

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-02-08

Works: Jean Sibelius: Origin of Fire, Op. 32; Sandels, Op. 28; Choral Songs (3), Op. 31; Liberated queen, Op. 48; March of the Finnish Jaeger Battalion, Op. 91 no 1; Rapids-shooter's brides, Op. 33; Rakasta...
Performers: Hakala, Tommi; Nyman, Tom
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra; YL Male Voice Choir

"This is a very appealing disc of Sibelius choral music... As might be expected from Vanska and his Lahti orchestra, the interpretations are wholly sympathetic...continue...

The Essential Sibelius

15 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-11-04

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82; En saga, ...
Performers: Autio, Antti; Derwinger, Love; Ekblad, Stina; Forsberg, Bengt; Gräsbeck, Folke; Gribajcevic, Anna Kreetta; Groop, Monica; Häggander, Mari Anne; Hakala, Tommi; Hynninen, Jorma; Juntunen, Hel...
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo; Järvi, Neeme; Hyökki, Matti; Riska, Astrid; Sund, Robert; Panula, Jorma;
Ensemble: Dominante Choir; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Helsinki University Chorus; Jubilate Choir; Lahti Boys' Choir; Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Orphei Drängar; Tempera String Quartet; YL Male Voice Cho...

Seriously Sibelius / Vänskä, Ylönen, Kuusisto, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-10-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: In memoriam, Op. 59; Pieces (2) for Violin/Cello and Orchestra, Op. 77; Presto for Strings; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Humoresques (6) for Violin and Orchestra; Pieces (3) for Or...
Performers: Kuusisto, Jaakko; Ylonen, Marko
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

""Seriously Sibelius" it says on the front cover - but don't let that hoodwink you into thinking that this is some kind of mood-led compilation...continue...

Spirit of Nature - Sibelius: Songs, Cantatas, etc / Vänskä

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-04-03

Works: Jean Sibelius: Overture in E major; Ballet Scene; Kullervo, Op. 7; Serenade for Baritone and Orchestra; Songs (5), Op. 38; Impromptu, Op. 19; Pan and Echo, Op. 53; Josephson Songs (8), Op. 57; Luonno...
Performers: Hakala, Tommi; Juntunen, Helena; Korhonen, Jyrki
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Dominante Choir; Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Following up on the recently released Song of the Earth and Snofrid, BIS presents another disc with works for voices and orchestra by Sibelius. The...continue...

The Legend of Jean Sibelius - Finlandia, etc / Vänskä

2 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-01-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Oceanides, Op. 73; Kuolema; Andante festivo for Strings and Timpani; En saga, Op. 9; Pohjola's daughte...
Performers: Kavakos, Leonidas; Laukka, Raimo
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"...These are fundamentally very good interpretations, fully in keeping with the high standards of the Lahti/Vanska series, and for the most part outstandingly well-recorded. So...continue...

Sibelius: Overture in A minor, etc / Vanska, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-10-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Snöfrid, Op. 29; Overture in A minor; Cantata for the Coronation of Nicholas II; Rakastava, Op. 14; Our Native Land, Op. 92; Andante festivo for Strings and Timpani
Performers: Ekblad, Stina
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Jubilate Choir; Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Sibelius's reputation as a master of the orchestra is well founded, but it was with a work that requires not only an orchestra but also...continue...

Kajanus: Sinfonietta, Aino, etc / O. Vanska, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-05-01

Works: Robert Kajanus: Finnish Rhapsody no 1 in D minor, Op. 5; The Death of Kullervo, Op. 3; Sinfonietta in B flat major, Op. 16; Aino
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra; YL Male Voice Choir

"Vanska and the Lahti group must truly love this music: they play it so movingly, with gleaming glowing tone and excitement." - Parsons, ARG...continue...

Sibelius: Finlandia, etc / Vänskä, Lahti SO, Gräsbeck, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2003-10-12

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Rondo of the Waves - Sibelius: Aallottaret, etc / Vänskä

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2003-05-04

Works: Jean Sibelius: Oceanides, Op. 73; Suite for Orchestra in three movements; Cassazione, Op. 6; Dance Intermezzo for Piano, Op. 45 no 2; Cantata for the Coronation of Nicholas II; Morceau Romantique sur...
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Every note, save for the finished tone poem, will be new to listeners and there are some real delights, a 'bonne bouche' in the form...continue...

Sibelius: En Saga, The Dryad, The Bard, etc/ Vanska

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-06-02

Works: Jean Sibelius: En saga, Op. 9; The Dryad (Dryaden), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 45/1; Dance Intermezzo (Tanzi-intermezzo), for orchestra, Op. 45/2; Pohjola's Daughter (Pohjolan tytär), symphoni...
Performers: Saarenpaa, Leena; Ylönen, Tuulia
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"Vanska is one of the finest of all Sibelius conductors, sure of instinct and firm in his handling of pace and structure... In En saga...continue...

Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies / Vänskä, Lahti SO

4 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-09-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82; Symphony ...
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Finland Awakes - Patriotic Music by Sibelius / Vänskä, Lahti

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2000-04-15

Works: Jean Sibelius: Press celebration music (Sanomalehdistön päivien musikki), incidental music for orchestra; The Breaking of the Ice on the River Oulu, improvisation for reciter, male chorus &...
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Helsinki University Chorus; Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Sibelius / Vänskä, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2000-03-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Spring Song (Vårsång), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 16; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; The Countess's Portrait (Grevinnans konterf...
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"The finished work is authoritatively and sensitively played by Vanska and the Lahti orchestra and given very natural, wide-ranging recording. 'The Swan of Tuonela' is...continue...

Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite / Osmo Vänskä, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-06-24

Works: Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"I found Osmo Vanska's performance most convincing. It is vividly colorful, tranparent, and revealing of inner detail--in the end powerfully effective. Tempos are near-ideal, and...continue...

Sibelius: Karelia Suite, etc / Osmo Vänskä, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-01-24

Works: Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; King Christian II (Kung Kristian II), incidental music for voice & orchestra, Op. 27; Pelléas et Mélisande, incidental music for orchestra, Op. 46
Performers: Jakobsson, Anna-Lisa
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"The bottom line is that these players know and love this music and are giving it all they've got and maybe a bit more."... "BIS's...continue...

Christmas Wonderland / Vänskä, Laulupuu Choir, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-11-05

Works: Georg Joseph Vogler: Hosanna zu Davids Sohn; Jean Sibelius: Christmas Songs (5), Op. 1; Otto Kotilainen: The Sparrow's Christmas; Jarkko Kiiski: The Language of Christmas; Felix Bernard: Winter Wonde...
Performers: Heinonen, Ari; Hirvikangas, Jukka; Lidsle, Harri; Pietiläinen, Pauli
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Laulupuu Choir Lahti

Sibelius: Symphonies no 6 & 7, Tapiola / Vänskä, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-11-27

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 6 in D minor, Op. 104; Symphony no 7 in C major, Op. 105; Tapiola, Op. 112
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"...I find these performances of Symphonies Nos. 6 and 7, by a Finnish conductor and orchestra, to be the most persuasive I've heard. Partly it...continue...

Sibelius: Karelia, Kuolema (Complete) / Vänskä, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-11-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Kuolema
Performers: Hoffren, Taito; Kuusi, Pertti; Laitinen, Heikki; Laukka, Raimo; Tiihonen, Kirsi
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"Osmo Vansk and his fine Lahti Symphony are rapidly becoming the pre-eminent Sibelius interpreters of our day. The Karelia overture is given a splendid reading...Each...continue...

Sibelius: Symphony no 5 (2 Versions) / Vänskä, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-08-12

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"Osmo Vanska's 1995 recording of the original, long-suppressed version of Sibelius's Fifth Symphony has already been released with a different coupling. It now reappears alongside...continue...

Sibelius: Symphonies no 2 & 3 / Vänskä, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-07-11

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"The first issue in the Sibelius cycle by Osmo Vanska and the Lahti orchestra coupling the First and Fourth Symphonies made a strong impression (BIS...continue...

Sibelius: Symphonies no 1 & 4 / Vänskä, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-05-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Sibelius: The Wood-Nymph / Vänskä, Pöysti, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-05-09

Works: Jean Sibelius: Wood nymph, Op. 15; Swanwhite, Op. 54; A Lonely Ski Trail
Performers: Karri, Harri; Keinonen, Timo; Pietilainen, Pauli; Poysti, Lasse; Tepponen, Sakari
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"...a briskly original performance by Osmo Vanska and the Lahti players. Early this may be, but The Wood Nymph comes from the fertile years of...continue...

Sibelius: Symphony no 5, En Saga / Vänskä, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-03-27

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82; En saga, Op. 9
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"Sinfonia Lahti is an impressive middle-sized band; I would that all boondocks orchestras had comparable body, spirit, and polish. Osmo Vanska elicits alert, full-bodied performances...continue...

Sibelius: Jedermann, etc / Osom Vänskä

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-09-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Everyman, Op. 83; Belshazzar's Feast, Op. 51; The countess's portrait
Performers: Lehto, Petri; Paasikivi, Lilli; Pietilainen, Pauli; Saarempaa, Leena; Tiilikainen, Sauli
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Chamber Choir; Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"The words "World Premiere Recordings" and "Jean Sibelius" on the cover of any new CD are guaranteed to grab my attention...The performers are all first-rate....continue...

Matti Salminen sings Opera Arias

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-10-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Gi...
Performers: Palli, Ilkka; Salminen, Matti
Conductors: Klas, Eri
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Finlandia- A Festival of Finnish Music / Vänskä, Kang

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-04-04

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Suite for Violin and Strings, Op. 117; Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), for orchestra & taped bird songs, Op. 61; Väin&#...
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: ; Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Sibelius: The Tempest (Complete) / Vanska, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1992-11-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: The Tempest, Op. 109
Performers: Hirvonen, Anssi; Junttila, Lasse; Keinonen, Heikki; Kerola, Paavo; Krohn, Markku; Paasikivi, Lilli; Rouvali, Matti; Saarempaa, Leena; Saloranta, Jyrki; Silvonen, Ilkka; Tanskanen, Juha-Pekka; Tiihone...
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Opera Chorus; Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Sibelius: Violin Concerto - Original & Final versions

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1991-03-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47
Performers: Kavakos, Leonidas
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
It's difficult to conceive of a masterpiece in any other form than it is. The impression the listener receives from Sibelius's Fifth...continue...