Klas, Eri

Schnittke: Ten Symphonies / Segerstam

6 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-12-02

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2 for soloists, chorus & orchestra ("St. Florian"); Symphony no 3; Symphony no 7; Symphony no 4 for 2 soloists, piano, chamber chorus & chamber orchestra;...
Performers: Bellini, Mikael; Dominique, Carl-Axel; Jahren, Helen; Kallenberg, Ben [Violin]; Lännerholm, Åke [Trombone]; Lundberg, Per [Piano/Harpsichord]; Negro, Lucia; Nolan, David; Parkman, Stefan; ...
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif; Klas, Eri; Otaka, Tadaaki; Kamu, , Okko; Järvi, Neeme; Jia, Lu; Hughes, Owain Arwel

BIS is proud to present the only available collection of the complete symphonies by Alfred Schnittke. The 6-CD boxed set also includes an initiated essay...continue...

Discover - Music of the 20th Century

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (5) for piano, Op. 23; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Anton Webern: Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 1...
Performers: Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Berman, Boris; Biret, Idil; Heaton, Roger; Hill, Peter; Hirsch, Rebecca; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kormendi, Klara
Conductors: Rahbari, Alexander; Klas, Eri; Yuasa, Takuo; Craft, Robert; Sanderling, Stefan; Bakels, Kees; Lenárd, Ondrej; Mogrelia, Andrew; Slovák, Ladislav; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Bateman, Paul; Sincl...
Ensemble: ; Amici Ensemble

Discover Music of the 20th Century is a comprehensive and easily digestible guide, leading us through the diverse, innovative and controversial music of this era....continue...

Opera Gala / Mattila, Hynninen, Isokoski, Hakala, Garanca, Uusitalo, et al

5 CD / Ondine / 2004-09-30

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Rigoletto; Don Carlos; Falstaff; Aida, opera; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: ...
Performers: Garanca, Elina; Hakala, Tommi; Hynninen, Jorma; Isokoski, Soile; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Uusitalo, Juha
Conductors: Klas, Eri; Schreier, Peter; Vilumanis, Alexander; Segerstam, Leif; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka

This 5-CD box set features six vocal stars in a collection of the most popular opera scenes and arias. CD 1 focuses on the young...continue...

Rautavaara: Piano Concertos no 2 & 3 / Mikkola, Klas, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-10-01

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Lintukoto (Isle of Bliss), for orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 3 ("Gift of Dreams"); Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Mikkola, Laura
Conductors: Klas, Eri
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Symphony

The early compositions of the internationally renowned Finnish composers, Einojuhani Rautavaara, draw on the Nordic classicism of Sibelius and Nielsen, as well as the influences...continue...

Berg: Violin Concerto, Lyric Suite, etc / E. Klas, R. Hirsch

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-10-01

Works: Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Lyric Suite, for orchestra (arr. from Nos.2-4 of string quartet version); Pieces (3) for orchestra, Op. 6
Performers: Hirsch, Rebecca
Conductors: Klas, Eri
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Symphony

"This performance has tight, clear structure and plenty of drama. It lacks the patent leather polish and dynamic range of my favorite recording by the...continue...

Mozart Jubileum / Isokoski, Garanca, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2002-02-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Zaide, K 344 (334b); Così fan tutte, K 588; Concerto f...
Performers: Garanca, Elina; Hakala, Tommi; Hynninen, Jorma; Isokoski, Soile; Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]; Kuusisto, Pekka
Conductors: Vilumanis, Alexander; Klas, Eri; Storgårds, John; Schreier, Peter; Mustonen, Olli
Ensemble: ; Estonian State Symphony Orchestra; Latvian National Symphony Orchestra; Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; Tapiola Sinfonietta

This CD is a unique compilation of Mozart highlights, featuring six of Ondine's star singers and instrumentalists with some of their most popular Mozart-interpretations. Included...continue...

Corigliano: Phantasmagoria, etc / Eri Klas, Tampere PO

1 CD / Ondine / 2001-04-03

Works: John Corigliano: Phantasmagoria, suite from "The Ghosts of Versailles," for orchestra; To Music, for orchestra (arrangement of "Fanfares to Music"); Fantasia on an Ostinato, for orchestra; Three Hall...
Conductors: Klas, Eri
Ensemble: Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

"...When Corigliano lets loose either his lyric impulse or his wide-open sonic imagination, he's unbeatable. And that's what remains with the listener after encountering these...continue...

Great Baritone Arias / Tommi Hakala, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2000-10-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Don Carlos; La traviata; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Edgar, opera; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Charle...
Performers: Hakala, Tommi
Conductors: Klas, Eri

Tommi Hakala made his international breakthrough in June 2003 upon winnning one of the most prestigious of all singing competitions, the BBC Singer of the...continue...

Englund: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2 / Raekallio, Klas, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 1999-06-10

Works: Sven Einar Englund: Concerto for Piano no 1; Concerto for Piano no 2; Epinikia, symphonic poem for orchestra
Performers: Raekallio, Matti
Conductors: Klas, Eri
Ensemble: Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

"Matti Raekallio plays with powerful virtuosity and singing tone, and the Tampere Philharmonic does well with the brassy orchestral writing. Excellent sound completes a satisfying...continue...

Einar Englund: Cello Concerto, Aphorisms (Symphony No 6)

1 CD / Ondine / 1996-03-15

Works: Sven Einar Englund: Concerto for Cello; Aphorisms (Symphony no 6)
Performers: Gustafsson, Jan-Erik
Conductors: Klas, Eri
Ensemble: Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

Here are two major works from Ondine's continuing Englund Symphony cycle. Englund is the most significant symphonic composer in Finnish music since Sibelius and Madetoja....continue...

Schnittke: Peer Gynt / Eri Klas, Royal Opera Stockholm

2 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-03-06

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Peer Gynt
Conductors: Klas, Eri
Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Opera Orchestra

Schnittke: Symphony no 3 / Eri Klas, Stockholm PO

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

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Symphony no 3
Conductors: Klas, Eri
Ensemble: Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

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

Alfred Schnittke: Violin Concertos nos 3 & 4 / Krysa, Klas

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1991-07-01

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Concerto for Violin no 3; Concerto for Violin no 4
Performers: Krysa, Oleh
Conductors: Klas, Eri
Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Schnittke: Violin Concertos no 1 & 2 / Lubotsky, Klas

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1990-12-01

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Concerto for Violin no 1; Concerto for Violin no 2
Performers: Lubotsky, Mark
Conductors: Klas, Eri
Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra