Madetoja, Leevi

Leevi Madetoja: Symphony No. 2; Kullervo; Elegy / Helsinki PO, Storgards

1 CD / Ondine / 2013-01-29

Works: Leevi Madetoja: Kullervo, symphonic poem, Op. 15; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 35; Symphonic Suite, Op. 4
Conductors: Storgårds, John
Ensemble: ; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

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Madetoja was a contemporary and student of Sibelius, and while his music shows that composer's influence, it...continue...
Recording information: Helsinki Music Centre (05/29/2012-05/30/2012)....continue...

Valossa: From Darkness to Light

1 Super Audio CD / Alba / 2013-01-08

Works: Juhani Komulainen: Vinternatten, for chorus; Francis Poulenc: Un soir de neige, chamber cantata for 6 voices (or chorus), FP 126; Gustav Mahler: Die zwei blauen Augen, song for low voice & piano (or ...
Performers: Kuridda, Olga [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Juris, Dani

Formed in 2007, the Kaamos Chamber Choir has performed in numerous concerts and competitions both in Finland and abroad. In 2011 the choir was awarded...continue...
Recording information: Meilahti Church (2011-09-30_2011-10-02&2011-)....continue...

Sing a New Song - Finnish sacred music by Madetoja, Distler, Nystedt, Rautavaara, Mononen, Tuppurainen, Kosola et al.

1 CD / Alba / 2012-11-13

Works: Leevi Madetoja: Ei mitään multa puutu, for chorus, Op. 30b/2; Karitsan lippu, cantata for chorus & organ, Op. 73; Anna Kosola: Valvomisen sunnuntain psalmi, for chorus; Arto Turpela: Herra,...
Performers: Heikkila, Hannu; Keskisipila, Outi [Organ]; Kosola, Anna; Salonen, Jussi [Tenor Vocal]; Vahasoyrinki, Joose [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Liimola, Heikki
Ensemble: ; Kuopio Academic Chamber Choir

Finnish choral church music is performed by the Kuopio Academic Chamber Choir. The music is loosely arranged in the order of the Lutheran Mass to...continue...
Recording information: Leppävirta Church (09/22/2008-09/26/2008)....continue...

Encore! - works by Beethoven, Myers, Debussy and Chopin / Jouni Somero, piano

1 CD / FC Records / 2012-08-14

Works: Stanley Myers: The Deer Hunter; Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata, Op. 27/2; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. ...
Performers: Somero, Jouni

A collection of popular encores is performed by Finnish pianist Jouni Somero....continue...

Leevi Madetoja: So What if I Sing?

1 CD / Alba / 2011-01-11

Works: Leevi Madetoja: Integer Vitae, for chorus, Op. 72/1; De Profundis, for male chorus, Op. 56; Lyrical Songs (6) for chorus, Op. 13; National Scenes (3) for chorus, Op. 30a; Spiritual Songs (3) for chor...
Performers: Pursio, Tuomas; Ranta, Kaisa
Conductors: Norjanen, Hannu

This recording of choral songs by Leevi Madetoja contains one half of the composer's pieces for mixed choir. It is part of the Tapiola Chamber...continue...

Essential Highlights Of Karita Mattila

2 CD / Ondine / 2010-04-27

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La forza del destino; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Jean Sibelius: Flickan kom...
Performers: Lerche, Peter; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Ranta, Ilmo [Piano]
Conductors: Saraste, Jukka-Pekka

On the occasion of its 25th anniversary in 2010, Ondine releases a series of five two-fers, featuring each two best-selling CD titles from its back...continue...

Nordic Autumn - Sibelius, Palmgren, Madetoja, etc: Orchestral Songs / Schirmer, Nylund, Munich RSO

1 CD / CPO / 2008-05-27

Works: Ture Rangström: Den Utvalda (The Chosen One), lyrical scene for soprano & orchestra; Leevi Madetoja: Syksy-sarja (Autumn Song Cycle), for voice & piano, Op. 68; Selim Palmgren: En sällsam f...
Performers: Nylund, Camilla
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf
Ensemble: Munich Radio Orchestra

On this new release featuring orchestral songs by Nordic composers, Camilla Nylund captivatingly captures the genuine, lyrical tones and conveys to the listener the feeling...continue...

Madetoja: A Sea of Stars / Volmer, Oulu SO

1 CD / Alba / 2006-05-01

Works: Leevi Madetoja: Kullervo, Op. 15; Autumn, Op. 68; Okon Fuoko, Op. 58
Conductors: Volmer, Arvo
Ensemble: Oulu Symphony Orchestra

Leevi Madetoja was the natural link between the overt Romanticism of Sibelius and the more modern trends found in Finnish music in the works of...continue...

Intimate Garden - Madetoja / Mika Rännäli

2 CD / Alba / 2005-10-01

Works: Leevi Madetoja: Chess Suite, Op. 5; Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 12; Pieces (3) for Piano, Op. 17; Miniatures for Piano, Op. 21; Pieces for Piano, Op. 31; Pieces for Piano, Op. 34 "Pastoral Suite"; The ...
Performers: Rännäli, Mika

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...

Kuula, Madetoja: Finnish Songs / Tiihonen, Salminen

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2004-04-01

Works: Toivo Kuula: Syystunnelma (Autumn mood), for voice & piano, Op. 2/1; Tuijotin tulehen kauan (Long I Stared into the Fire), for voice & piano, Op. 2/2; Aamulaulu (Morning Song), for voice & piano, Op...
Performers: Salminen, Satu; Tiihonen, Kirsi

Among the most important Finnish Romantic composers of their time, Toivo Kuula and Leevi Madetoja were both pupils of Jean Sibelius. Kuula's songs draw on...continue...

Madetoja: Orchestral Works Vol 4 / Arvo Volmer, Oulu SO

1 CD / Alba / 2002-04-01

Works: Leevi Madetoja: Symphony no 3 in A major, Op. 55; Comedy Overture, Op. 53; Dance vision, Op. 11; Chess Suite, Op. 5
Conductors: Volmer, Arvo
Ensemble: Oulu Symphony Orchestra

Madetoja: Orchestral Works Vol 3 / Arvo Volmer, Oulu SO

1 CD / Alba / 2001-11-01

Works: Leevi Madetoja: Okon Fuoko, Op. 58; Symphonic Suite, Op. 4; Barcarola, Op. 67 no 2
Conductors: Volmer, Arvo
Ensemble: Oulu Symphony Orchestra

Moto - Madetoja, Poulenc, et al / Eeva Rysä, Jouko Laivuori

1 CD / Alba / 2001-08-01

Works: Leevi Madetoja: Lyric Suite for Cello and Piano, Op. 51; Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Henri Dutilleux: Strophes (3) sur le nom de Sacher; Magnus Lindberg: Moto
Performers: Laivuori, Jouko; Rysa, Eeva

Finnish Orchestral Favorites / Panula, Turku PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-05-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Kuolema; Leevi Madetoja: Elegia, song for male chorus, Op. 62/1; Oskar Merikanto: Romance, for piano, Op 12; Valse Lente; Heikki Aaltoila: Wedding March, from "Here ...
Conductors: Panula, Jorma; Kamu, , Okko
Ensemble: Finnish Chamber Orchestra; Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

"Most of us know little of this music, but one piece is better than the next. I frankly expected the usual one or two great...continue...

Madetoja: Orchestral Works Vol 2 / Arvo Volmer, Oulu SO

1 CD / Alba / 2000-10-01

Works: Leevi Madetoja: Symphony no 1 in F major, Op. 29; Concert Overture, Op. 7; Pieces for Piano, Op. 34 "Pastoral Suite"; The Struggle for the Homestead
Conductors: Volmer, Arvo
Ensemble: Oulu Symphony Orchestra

Madetoja: Complete Symphonies, etc /Petri Sakari, Iceland SO

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-09-26

Works: Leevi Madetoja: Symphony no 1 in F major, Op. 29; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 35; Comedy Overture, for orchestra, Op. 53; Symphony no 3 in A major, Op. 55; Okon Fuoko, suite no 1 from the ball...
Conductors: Sakari, Petri
Ensemble: Iceland Symphony Orchestra

"The Iceland Orchestra give dedicated and persuasive accounts..." -The Complete Penguin Guide "The Chandos recording is very naturally balanced and difficult to flaw." -The Complete...continue...

Madetoja: Orchestral Works Vol 1 / Arvo Volmer, Oulu SO

1 CD / Alba / 2000-09-01

Works: Leevi Madetoja: Juha, Op 74; The Ostrobothnians Suite, Op. 52; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 35
Conductors: Volmer, Arvo
Ensemble: Oulu Symphony Orchestra

"...Madetoja gives us beautiful, swirling rainbows of vivid color in every one of his scores...These works reveal Madetoja's uncanny ability to instantly establish a mood...continue...

Suomalainen rukous - Finnish Sacred Songs / Soile Isokoski

1 CD / Ondine / 1999-09-29

Works: Taneli Kuusisto: Suomalainen rukous (Finnish Prayer) ("Siunaa ja varjele meitä"), Op. 27/2; Sun ristis juurehen ("Oi Natsarealainen"), Op. 6/2; Ilmari Hannikainen: Kaikki Jeesukselle (Everything...
Performers: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Isokoski, Soile
Conductors: Storgårds, John

Soile Isolkoski is one of the most renowned Finnish singers internationally. She is a graduate of the Sibelius Academy Church Music Department in Kuopio, received...continue...
Personnel: Soile Isokoski (soprano).

Recording information: Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland (04/2003)....continue...

Karita's Christmas

1 CD / Ondine / 1998-10-30

Works: Leevi Madetoja: Cast off thy everyday cares; Jean Sibelius: Christmas Songs (5), Op. 1; Armas Maasalo: Christmas Bells; Traditional: Angels we have heard on high; Beauty around us; We wish you a merr...
Performers: Mattila, Karita
Conductors: Pekkanen, Pertti
Ensemble: Cathedralis Aboensis Chorus; Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

Superstar Finnish soprano Karita Mattila is one of the opera world's leading sopranos. Karita has selected her favorite Christmas music for this special release from...continue...

Karita Mattila - Live in Helsinki

1 CD / Ondine / 1996-10-15

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La forza del destino; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Jean Sibelius: Flickan kom...
Performers: Lerche, Peter; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Saraste, Jukka-Pekka
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Here is the eagerly anticipated first live recording from the world famous soprano known for her radiant stage presence and sublime voice. There is a...continue...
Recording information: Helsinki Arena (09/02/2000)....continue...

Finnish Vocal Music / Hynninen, Valjakka, Gothoni

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-03-25

Works: Erkki Melartin: Minä metsän polkuja kuljen (In the Woods I Happily Wander), song; Sirkan häämatka (Grasshopper's Honeymoon); Selim Palmgren: Sjöfararen vid milan, for voice &...
Performers: Gothoni, Ralf; Hynninen, Jorma; Valjakka, Taru