Kokkonen, Joonas

I Will - Tahdon: Finnish Wedding Music by Merikanto, Kuula, Melartin, Linjama, Kokkonen, Almila / Jan Lehtola, organ

2 Super Audio CD / Alba / 2012-11-13

Works: Oskar Merikanto: Häähymni (Wedding Hymn) for organ; Toivo Kuula: Wedding March, for piano; Erkki Melartin: Festive March; S. Snåre: Häämarssi Kruunupyystä (Wedding March...
Performers: Lehtola, Jan

Organist Jan Lehtola has gathered together most of the Finnish organ music composed for weddings in a church. He performs on an organ built in...continue...
Recording information: St. Paul's Church, Helsinki, Finland (2008-09-01_2008-09-02&2009-)....continue...

Nordic Journey / James Hicks, organ

2 CD / Pro Organo / 2010-09-14

Works: J. P. E. Hartmann: Sonata for organ in G minor, Op. 58; Ludvig Nielsen: Nidarosdomens Klokker, Op 37b; Taneli Kuusisto: Pastorale, Op 18/2; Thorkell Sigurbjornsson: Lofid Gud (Praise God), chorale pr...
Performers: Hicks, James [Organ]

James Hicks studied at the Peabody Institute of Music, Yale University and the University of Cincinnati. He is the director of music at the Presbyterian...continue...
Recording information: Linköping Cathedral, Linköping, Sweden (01/13/2010-01/14/2010)....continue...

Scandinavian Cello

1 CD / Caprice Records / 2008-12-23

Works: Edvard Grieg: Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 36; Emil Sjögren: Sonata for Cello Op. 85; Ingvar Lidholm: Fantasia sopra Laudi for solo cello; Joonas Kokkonen: Sonata for cello & piano
Performers: Lundin, Bengt-Ake; Petja Svensson

Kokkonen: Symphony 1 & 2 , etc / Oramo, Finnish RSO

1 CD / Ondine / 2005-01-06

Works: Joonas Kokkonen: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2; Opus Sonorum for orchestra
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Joonas Kokkonen (1921–1996) is considered "Finland's most significant composer after Sibelius" (American Record Guide). However, he still awaits discovery among many lovers of accessible contemp...continue...

Kokkonen: Cello Concerto, Symphonies no 3 & 4

1 CD / Ondine / 2003-10-16

Works: Joonas Kokkonen: Concerto for Cello; Symphony no 3; Symphony no 4
Performers: Ylönen, Marko
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

This release features major works of Finnish composer Joonas Kokkonen (1921-1996) – the dominating figure in post-war Finnish music after the death of Jean Sibelius...continue...

Kokkonen: Piano Works / Janne Mertanen

1 CD / Alba / 2001-06-01

Works: Joonas Kokkonen: Sonatina for Piano; Bagatelles (5) for Piano; Little Preludes (2) for Piano; Religioso; Pielavesi Suite; Impromptu for Piano
Performers: Mertanen, Janne

Joonas Kokkonen draws a broad range of expressive effects from the piano, recalling such diverse influences as Hindemith, Ravel and Liszt. Throughout, however, he maintains...continue...

Chicago Concert- Pierne, Dupré, Widor, etc/ Kalevi Kiviniemi

1 CD / Motette / 2000-02-01

Works: Gabriel Pierné: Pieces (3) for organ, Op. 29; Joseph Bonnet: Pieces (12) for Organ, Op. 7; Marcel Dupré: Versets (15) sur les Vêpres de la Vierge for organ, Op. 18; Symphonie-Passion, ...
Performers: Kiviniemi, Kalevi

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

Kokkonen: The Four Symphonies, Requiem, etc / Vänskä, et al

2 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-11-30

Works: Joonas Kokkonen: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2; Symphony no 3; Opus Sonorum for orchestra; Symphony no 4; Sinfonia da Camera, for 12 strings; Requiem for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Grönroos, Walton; Isokoski, Soile; Sivonen, Ilkka
Conductors: Soderblom, Ulf; Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: ; Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"...Joonas Kokkonen started as a neo-classicist whose closest stylistic model was the Bartok of the quartets, concentrating on chamber music in the 40s and 50s...Kokkonen's...continue...

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

Kokkonen: "durch einen Spiegel", Symphonies 1 & 4 / Berglund

1 CD / Ondine / 1992-11-30

Works: Joonas Kokkonen: "... Durch einen Spiegel... ", for 12 strings & cembalo; Symphony no 1; Symphony no 4
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra members

"...Kokkonen's music is in Berglund's blood every bit as much as is Sibelius's, and he has around three decades of experience living with it on...continue...

Kokkonen: Complete Edition, Volume 5 / Soderblom

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1991-12-01

Works: Joonas Kokkonen: "... Durch einen Spiegel... ", for 12 strings & cembalo; Quintet for winds; Sinfonia da Camera, for 12 strings; Il Paesaggio
Performers: Tiensuu, Jukka
Conductors: Soderblom, Ulf; Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: ; Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Kokkonen: Symphony no 3, Requiem, Opus Sonorum / Soderblum

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1991-11-01

Works: Joonas Kokkonen: Symphony no 3; Opus Sonorum for orchestra; Requiem for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Isokoski, Soile; Sivonen, Ilkka
Conductors: Soderblom, Ulf

Kokkonen: String Quartets, Piano Quintet / Sibelius Academy

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1991-09-01

Works: Joonas Kokkonen: Quartet for Strings no 1; Quartet for Strings no 2; Quartet for Strings no 3; Quintet for Piano and Strings
Performers: Vlasta, Tapani
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sibelius Academy String Quartet

Kokkonen: Symphony no 1, etc / Söderblum, Groop, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1991-02-01

Works: Joonas Kokkonen: Music for strings; The Hades of the Birds (Lintujen tuonela, laulusarja), song cycle for mezzo-soprano & orchestra; Symphony no 1
Performers: Groop, Monica
Conductors: Soderblom, Ulf

Kokkonen: Cello Concerto, etc / Thedéen, Vänskä, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1990-08-01

Works: Joonas Kokkonen: Symphonic Sketches; Concerto for Cello; Symphony no 4
Performers: Thedeen, Torleif
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra