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Einojuhani Rautavaara: Choral Works / Finnish Radio Chamber Choir & SO

4 CD / Ondine / 2012-10-30

Conductors: Soderstrom, Eric-Olof; Nuoranne, Timo; Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Finnish Philharmonic Chorus; Finnish Radio Chamber Choir; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

After releasing two other boxes with Einojuhani Rautaavara's 8 Symphonies and 12 Concertos, Ondine is pleased to announce the new release of another 4 CD...continue...

Apotheosis: The Best of Einojuhani Rautavaara / Ashkenazy, piano; Stoltzman, clarinet

1 CD / Ondine / 2011-10-25

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), for orchestra & taped bird songs, Op. 61; Concerto for Clarinet; Autumn Gardens; Manhattan Trilogy; Concerto for Piano no 3 "G...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Franck, Mikko

This mid-price CD compilation couples the greatest orchestral hits by Einojuhani Rautavaara, one of the most-performed and best-selling classical composers alive. Rautavaara is Finland's most...continue...

The 50 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Franz Liszt: Totentanz, for piano, S. 525 (LW A62); Nuages gris (Grey clouds); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Swan Lake Suite; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1; Camille Saint-Saëns...
Performers: Abbuhl, Emanuel; Bavnov, Tomislav; Berhey, Emmy; Collins, Finghin; Fagius, Hans; Feller, Harald; Gillblad, Per-Olof; Muehlen-Wester, Andreas; Ponti, Michael; Pontinen, Roland; Schnorr, Klemens; Stanb...
Conductors: Schmidt-Gertenbach, Volke; Beissel, Heribert; Parry, David; DePreist, James; ; Susskind, Walter; Gál, Tamás; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Segerstam, Leif; Francis, Alun; Peskó, Zoltá...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Antonio Luco; Capella Istropolitana; La Tempesta; Moyzes Quartet

Some of the great classical composers have a dark side and while perhaps hidden in their personal lives, it comes alive in their music. There...continue...

Ultimate Wagner Opera Album

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-12-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman); Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Götterdämmerung; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of ...
Performers: Eleby, John Erik; Eliasson, Goran; Fassbender, Hedwig; Forsen, Lennart; Haubold, Ingrid; Schiml, Marga; Wray, Margaret Jane
Conductors: Steinberg, Pinchas; Mund, Uwe; Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; McGlinn, John; Segerstam, Leif

Wagner’s epic music dramas revolutionized the operatic repertoire, drawing upon famous legends and history to create a completely new art form of unprecedented spectacle and...continue...

Sandström: Three Solo Concertos

1 CD / Caprice Records / 2010-10-19

Works: Sven-David Sandström: Concerto for flute & orchestra; Concerto for guitar & orchestra, "Lonesome"; Concerto for cello & orchestra
Performers: Andersson, Magnus; Carron, Tobias; Thedeen, Torleif
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif

Recording information: Berwald Hall, Stockholm, Sweden....continue...

Pjotr Tjajkovskij: Ur Nötknäpparen

1 CD / Caprice Records / 2010-10-19

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif

Recording information: Gäddviken, Nacka (10/13/2003-10/16/2003)....continue...

Einojuhani Rautavaara: Before The Icons

1 CD / Ondine / 2010-04-27

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Before the Icons, for orchestra; A Tapestry of Life, for orchestra
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif

Einojuhani Rautavaara is recognized as one of the most notable Finnish composers after Jean Sibelius. His recordings on Ondine have been bestsellers and garnered numerous...continue...

Virtuoso Tuba

1 CD / Caprice Records / 2010-03-16

Works: Torbjörn Lundquist: Landscape, for tuba & strings; Christer Danielsson: Capriccio Da Camera; Bo Nilsson: Bass, for solo tuba & percussion; Julius Jacobsen: Tuba Buffo, Concerto for Tuba; Ralph V...
Performers: Liljequist, Bjorn; Lind, Michael
Conductors: Westerberg, Stig; Stern, Gunnar; Segerstam, Leif

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]; Lannerholm, Ake [Trombone]; Lundberg, Per [Piano/Harpsichord]; Negro, Lucia; Nolan, David; Parkman, Stefan; Thorvaldsso...
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif; Klas, Eri; Otaka, Tadaaki; Kamu, , Okko; Järvi, Neeme; Jia, Lu; Hughes, Owain Arwel

Toivo Kuula - Legends / Segerstam, Nuoranne, Tampere Philharmonic

1 CD / Alba / 2009-11-10

Works: Toivo Kuula: Son of a Slave, Op. 14; Kuloemattomuuden toivo (Hope of Immortality), cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 15; Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 3b; Venelaulu (The Boat Song), for chorus ("Barcar...
Performers: Piira, Taina; Uusitalo, Juha
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif

The early works of Toivo Kuula are in National Romantic style, but he later absorbed elements of contemporary French music. It is as a composer...continue...

Rautavaara: 12 Concertos / Oliveira, Ashkenazy, et al

4 CD / Ondine / 2009-08-25

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Cello, Op. 41; Angel of Dusk; Ballad for Harp and Strings (also version for harp & string quartet); Harp Concerto; Cantus Arcticus (Concerto f...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bister, Reija; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Gothóni, Ralf; Jussila, Kari; Laine, Esko; Nordmann, Marielle; Oliveira, Elmar; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]; Ylön...
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif; Pommer, Max; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Kangas, Juha; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Ashkenazy, Vladimir

"10 full-fledged concertos, one important tone poem masquerading as one, and one spare piece for harp and orchestra are loaded into a convenient set that...continue...

Koppel: Requiem Op 78, Oboe Concerto Op 82, Violin Concerto Op 83, etc / Segerstam, Krenz, et al

2 CD / Danacord / 2009-04-14

Works: Hermann D. Koppel: Requiem, Op. 78; Concertino for Strings no 1, Op. 32; Concertino for Strings no 2, Op. 66; Concerto for Oboe, Op. 82; Chamber Concerto for Violin and Strings, Op. 83
Performers: Hammergaard, Jorgen; Vítek, Milan
Conductors: Krenz, Jan; ; Gardelli, Lamberto; Schwarz, Rudolf; Segerstam, Leif; Fandsen, John
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Danish National Radio Choir; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

This is the sixth volume in the series Danacord is devoting to the music and performances of Herman Koppel. These recordings date from 1968, 1958...continue...

Feinberg: Piano Concerto no 1 Op. 20, etc / Sirodeau, Segerstam, Helsinki PO

1 CD / Altarus / 2008-05-01

Works: Samuel Feinberg: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 20; Fantasia no 2 in E minor, Op. 9; Suite for piano (4 pieces in etude form), Op. 11; Preludes (4) for piano, Op. 8; Preludes (3) for piano, ...
Performers: Sirodeau, Christophe
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

The world premiere recording of Feinberg's first piano concerto anchors this program of music by the master pianist and composer. Not only was this piano...continue...

Scriabin: Le poème de l'extase, etc / Segerstam, Blom, et al

3 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-10-06

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 4, Op. 54 "Poem of ecstasy"
Performers: Agnas, Urban
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Artist Portrait - Matti Salminen

1 CD / Teldec / 2007-06-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Don Giovanni; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbi...
Performers: Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Salminen, Matti; Tomlinson, John; Wottrich, Endrik
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Segerstam, Leif; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Monteverdi-Ensemble Des Opernhauses Zürich; Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Mozart Orchestra

Sirodeau: Obscur Chemin des Etoiles / Powell

1 CD / Altarus / 2007-06-01

Works: Christophe Sirodeau: Musique vespérale pour Elsa Op. 14; Obscur chemin des étoiles, Op. 15; Artificial Horizon Op. 3, no 2; Cénotaphe Op. 4; Jeux d'ombres Op. 7c; Arlequins en rouge et...
Performers: Ahonen, Riitta-Maija; Chevreuil, Antoine; Juris, Carlos; Larminat, Patricia Osiecimski de; Powell, Jonathan; Roukavitsina, Irina; Segerstam, Hannele; Segerstam, Jan; Segerstam, Pia; Souliko, Quatuor
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Orchestre National de Montpellier Languedoc-Rousil

The son of an actress and a film-maker/journalist, composer/pianist Sirodeau is a stylistic heir to such composers as Debussy, Ravel, Messiaen and Dutilleux. His music...continue...

Alarme

2 CD / Caprice Records / 2007-02-20

Works: Åke Hermansson: A due voce, Op. 3; In nuce, Op. 7, for large orchestra; Symphony no 1, Op. 9; Appell (4) Op. 10, for orchestra; Alarme, for horn, Op. 11; Ultima, for orchestra, Op. 13; Flauto de...
Performers: Andersen, Alf; Arvinder, Lars; Bahr, Gunilla von; Bengtson, Stig; Bergstrom, Ulf; Bostrom, Erik; Furst, Magda; Hammarteg, Lars; Hellman, Leif E.; Lanzky-Otto, Ib; Lindgren, Stefan; Maros, Ilona; Sche...
Conductors: Maderna, Bruno; Dorati, Antal; Westerberg, Stig; Macal, Zdenek; Segerstam, Leif; ; Maros, Miklos; Eriksson, Gunnar
Ensemble: ; Berwald Quartet; Marons Ensemble; Rilke Ensemble

Discover - Opera

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Orazio Vecchi: L'Amfiparnaso; Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; Francesco Cavalli: Calisto; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux,...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Banditelli, Gloria; Barr, Frank; Benackova, Gabriela; Biel, Ann-Christine; Bordogna, Paolo; Borst, Martina; Buchanan, Alison; Carmignani, Alessandro; Cigna, Patrizia; Da...
Conductors: Vartolo, Sergio; ; Medlam, Charles; Mallon, Kevin; Östman, Arnold; Halász, Michael; Segerstam, Leif; Zedda, Alberto; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Davis, Colin; Casadesus, Jean-Claude;...
Ensemble: ; Aradia Ensemble; London Baroque; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

For 400 years, opera has illuminated the innermost recesses of human existence. Once the sport of kings and princes, it now provides the soundtrack of...continue...

Opera Explained - Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-07-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Dike, Martina; Fassbender, Hedwig; Forsén, Lennart; Kyhle, Magnus; Lundberg, Gunnar; Millgramm, Wolfgang
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Royal Swedish Opera Chorus; Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra

The Ninth Day - Schnittke: Concerto grosso no 1, etc

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-07-01

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Concerto Grosso no 1; Concerto for Cello no 1
Performers: Bergqvist, Christian; Pontinen, Roland; Swedrup, Patrik; Thedeen, Torleif
Conductors: Markiz, Lev; Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra

Wagner: Tristan and Isolde / Segerstam, Millgram, Fassbender

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-06-21

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Dike, Martina; Fassbender, Hedwig; Forsen, Lennart; Kyhle, Magnus; Lundberg, Gunnar; Millgramm, Wolfgang; Quale, Ulrik
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra

With its plot derived from Arthurian legend, 'Tristan und Isolde' is considered by many to be the most harmonically daring and overtly sensual of Wagner's...continue...

Rautavaara: The 8 Symphonies

4 CD / Ondine / 2005-02-10

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Symphony no 1 (second revision); Symphony no 2 ("Sinfonia intima"); Symphony no 3, Op. 20; Symphony no 4 ("Arabescata"); Symphony no 5; Symphony no 6 ("Vincentiana"), for orche...
Conductors: Franck, Mikko; Pommer, Max; Segerstam, Leif

Einojuhani Rautavaara may well be the most popular symphonist alive today. On the occasion of his 80th anniversary, Ondine pays homage to its longtime house...continue...

Wagner: Oper Choruses / Segerstam, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Rienzi; Parsifal
Performers: Cleveman, Lars; Eleby, John Erik; Eliasson, Goran; Forsén, Lennart; Staykov, Marianne Hellgren
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Royal Swedish Opera Chorus; Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra

Few opera houses outside Germany have produced as much Wagner as the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm and few have nurtured so many great Wagner...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...

Chill with Debussy

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-09-21

Works: Claude Debussy: Suite bergamasque; Arabesques (2) for Piano; Children's Corner; Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10; Danse sacrée et danse profane; La plus que lente; Préludes, Book 1;...
Performers: Bodtker, Ellen Sejersted; Cardas, Berit; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra

Berio: Epifanie; Coro

1 CD / Orfeo / 2004-08-12

Works: Luciano Berio: Epifanie, for mezzo-soprano & orchestra (revised as "Epiphanies"); Coro, for 40 voices & 40 instruments
Performers: Berberian, Cathy
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif

Sibelius: Kullervo / Segerstam, Isokoski, Hakala, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2004-04-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7
Performers: Hakala, Tommi; Isokoski, Soile
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: YL Male Voice Choir

The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra has a long and triumphant association with the music of Jean Sibelius, having premiered under the composer's baton almost all of...continue...

Rautavaara: Manhattan Trilogy, Symphony no 3

1 Super Audio CD / Ondine / 2004-02-01

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Manhattan Trilogy, for orchestra; Symphony no 3, Op. 20
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Einojuhani Rautavaara is internationally one of the best known and most frequently performed Finnish composers. Commissioned by the famous Juilliard School for its centennial celebrations...continue...

Juha Uusitalo - The Wagner Album / Leif Segerstam, Helsinki PO

1 CD / Ondine / 2004-02-01

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Parsifal; Tannhäuser; Siegfried; Die Walküre
Performers: Uusitalo, Juha
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Finnish bass-baritone Juha Uusitalo's first aria album features the best-known arias for male voice from Wagner's operas, including the popular "Song to the Evening Star"...continue...

Hans Werner Henze: Cantata della fiaba estrema; Novae de infinito laudes

1 CD / Orfeo / 2003-07-14

Works: Hans Werner Henze: Cantata della fiaba estrema, for soprano, chamber chorus & 13 instruments; Novae de infinito laudes, for soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, chorus & ensemble
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gruberova, Edita; Krenn, Werner; Moser, Edda
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif; Horvat, Milan

A Five-Star Sibelius Celebration

1 CD / Ondine / 2003-03-06

Works: Jean Sibelius: Bagatelles (10) for piano Op. 34; Runeberg Songs (7), Op. 13; The First Kiss (Den förste kyssen, II), song for voice & piano, Op. 37/1; But my Bird is Long in Homing (Men min f...
Performers: Groop, Monica; Hynninen, Jorma; Kuusisto, Pekka; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Mustonen, Olli [Conductor/Piano]; Ranta, Ilmo [Piano]
Conductors: Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

"It is almost impossible to find any fault with anything here. Mustonen's quirky approach to rhythm and phrasing in the Bagatelles brings out all their...continue...

The Absolute Sibelius - Violin Concerto, etc / Segerstam

1 CD / Ondine / 2003-03-06

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43
Performers: Kuusisto, Pekka
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Rautavaara: Song of My Heart, etc / Suovanen, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2002-09-19

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Sonnets (3) of Shakespeare, song cycle for high or medium voice & piano (or orchestra); Sonnets (5) to Orpheus, for medium voice & orchestra (or piano); Die Liebenden, song cyc...
Performers: Suovanen, Gabriel
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"The most wonderful thing about Rautavaara's songs is that no matter what the technical basis of his compositional method, he understands that "song" means an...continue...

Rautavaara: Angels and Visitations

2 CD / Ondine / 2002-08-29

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), for orchestra & taped bird songs, Op. 61; Autumn Gardens (Syksyn puutarhat), for orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 1, Op. 45; C...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Gothoni, Ralf; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Pommer, Max; Franck, Mikko; Nuoranne, Timo; Legerstam, Leif
Ensemble: ; Finnish Radio Chamber Choir; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

This double CD contains fifteen of Finnish star composer Einojuhani Rautavaara's most popular works or excerpts and delivers a wide-ranging anthology of his music from...continue...

Classical Heat

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-05-01

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Alberto Ginastera: Dances from Estancia, dance suite from the ballet, Op. 8a; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde...
Performers: -Lloyd, David; Alsop, Marin; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bramall, Anthony; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Dalayman, Katarina; Engeset, Bjarte; Geringas, Da...
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David; Bramall, Anthony; Bátiz, Enrique; Mund, Uwe; Wildner, Johannes; Morandi, Pier G.; Jean, Kenneth; Mogrelia, Andrew; Wit, Antoni; Rahbari, Alexander; Alsop, Marin; Gunzenhauser...
Ensemble: ; Vlach Quartet Prague

Classical Heat collects two discs' worth of fire-related and/or energetic classical music. The first disc, cryptically titled "By the Electric Fire," includes Khachaturian's Sabre Dance, Mars, the Bri...continue...

Sibelius: Luonnotar, Orchestral Songs / Isokoski, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Ondine / 2002-04-11

Works: Jean Sibelius: The Echo Nymph (Kaiutar), somg for voice & piano, Op. 72/4; Luonnotar, Op. 70; But my Bird is Long in Homing (Men min fågel märks dock icke), song for voice & piano, Op. 36/2...
Performers: Isokoski, Soile
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"If you haven't encountered this music, you can't do better than to acquire this disc without delay. Sibelius was a terrific song writer, and the...continue...

Berg: Wozzeck / Segerstam, Falkman, Dalayman, Qvale

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-04-01

Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7
Performers: Dalayman, Katarina; Eklof, Marianne; Eliasson, Ola; Falkman, Carl Johan; Hedlund, Klas; Quale, Ulrik; Stregard, Lennart; Wahlund, Sten
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Opera Orchestra

Perhaps the only atonal opera to keep a place in regular repertiore, Berg's 'Wozzeck' is a remarkable study of victimization, despair and madness. Immensely powerful...continue...

Sibelius: Complete Symphonies, etc / Segerstam, et al

4 CD / Ondine / 2001-11-28

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 7 in C major, Op. 105; Finlandia, Op. 26; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 6 in D minor, Op. 104; Symphony no 3 in C major, O...
Performers: Kuusisto, Pekka
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif

Marking the 140th anniversary of the birth of Finland's greatest composer, Jean Sibelius, Ondine releases an elegant compilation of four CDs containing all seven symphonies,...continue...

Rautavaara: Clarinet Concerto, etc / Stoltzman, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2001-02-28

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Garden of Spaces, for orchestra; Concerto for Clarinet; Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), for orchestra & taped bird songs, Op. 61
Performers: Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Richard Stoltzmann's original style, his musicianship, the variety of colors and the dynamics he coaxes out of his instrument, as well as his interest in...continue...

A-Z of Opera

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-10-01

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aenaeas; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; MEDLEY; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Alceste; Wolfgang A...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Borowska, Joanna; Carolis, Natale de; Dalayman, Katarina; Gauci, Miriam; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Kertesi, Ingrid; Kohutkova, Adriana; Krause, Monika; Kwon, Hellen;...
Conductors: ; Kovács, László; Wildner, Johannes; Östman, Arnold; Leitner, Konrad; Morandi, Pier G.; Halász, Michael; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Saccani...
Ensemble: ; Bratislava Children's Choir; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Budapest; Camerata Transylvanica; Capella Istropolitana; Capella Musicale di S. Petronio di Bologna; Czecho...

The Best of Opera Vol 4

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-06-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute...
Performers: Borowska, Joanna; Dalayman, Katarina; Dragoni, Maria; Gauci, Miriam; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Krause, Monika; La Scola, Vincenzo; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Longhi, Daniela; Mukk, J?zsef [...
Conductors: Wildner, Johannes; Saccani, Rico; Humburg, Will; Selmeczi, György; Rahbari, Alexander; Morandi, Pier G.; Segerstam, Leif; Halász, Michael; Östman, Arnold
Ensemble: ; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Transylvanica; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; National Symphony Orchest...

From rousing orchestral works like the Overture to Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg to acrobatic showpieces like the aria from Rossini's La Cenerentola or Mozart's...continue...

Rouse: Der Gerettete Alberich, Rapture, etc / Glennie, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2000-02-23

Works: Christopher Rouse: Der gerettete Alberich, fantasy for solo percussion & orchestra; Rapture, for orchestra; Concerto for Violin
Performers: Cho-Liang, Lin; Glennie, Evelyn
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"Rouse himself is a percussionist, and Evelyn Glennie has been presented with few more effective-sounding vehicles for her virtuosity than this entertaining and often extremely...continue...

Stenhammar: Tirfing (Excerpts) / Segerstam, Tobiasson, et al

1 CD / Sterling / 1999-09-06

Works: Wilhelm Stenhammar: Tirfing, Op 15
Performers: Tobiasson, Ingrid
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Opera Orchestra

"It's quite a show! As is mezzo-soprano Tobiasson! This is a major talent: an opulent, rich sound, interesting timbre, smoothly moving between registers...a wide variety...continue...

Cinema Classics 1999 - Elizabeth, La vita e bella, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-06-22

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Enigma Variations; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The Dead City); John Philip Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever; Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Brion, Keith; Camerata, Oxford; Clark, Keith [Conductor]; Dalayman, Katarina; Gunzenhauser, Stephen [Conductor]; Hurst, George; Istropolitana, Capella; Kl...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Segerstam, Leif; Brion, Keith; Warchal, Bohdan; Clark, Keith; Stankovsky, Robert; Hurst, George; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Summerly, Jeremy
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Oxford Camerata; Royal Stockholm Opera Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratisla...

Naxos goes to the movies with some of this year's blockbuster hits. Comedy, tragedy, history, love and war are all featured in this new collection...continue...
Personnel: Katarina Dalayman (soprano); Thomas Sunnegårdh (tenor); Maria Kliegel (cello); Idil Biret (piano); Imrich Szabo (organ).

Back in the days of radio, everyone knew Rossini's 'Will...continue...

Lutoslawski, Penderecki: Cello Concertos / Thedéen, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-04-02

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Concerto for Cello; Krzysztof Penderecki: Concerto for Cello no 2
Performers: Thedeen, Torleif
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Sibelius: Symphonies no 1 & 7 / Segerstam, Helsinki PO

1 CD / Ondine / 1998-09-30

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 7 in C major, Op. 105
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"Note that Segerstam and the Helsinki have done the reverse of most orchestras starting a new cycle. They recorded the tone poems long before setting...continue...

Stockholm Cantata

1 CD / Phono Suecia / 1998-08-18

Works: Johan Hammerth: The Stockholm Cantata
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif

Motorbike

1 CD / Phono Suecia / 1998-05-06

Works: Jan Sandström: Concerto for trombone & orchestra "Motorbike Concerto"; Choral Poems (2); Acintyas for orchestra; Sanctus, for chorus; My Assam Dragon, for saxophone & orchestra; Det är en r...
Performers: Kelly, John Edward; Lindberg, Christian; Praetorious, Michael; Sandström, Jan; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductors: Varga, Gilbert; Ericson, Eric; Segerstam, Leif; Ekdahl, Eva; Westberg, Erik

Recording information: Berwald Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (03/31/1988-11/20/1997); Concert Hall, Gothenburg, Sweden (03/31/1988-11/20/1997); Luleaa Domkyrka (03/31/1988-11/20/1997); Osterhaninge Kyrka, S...continue...

Pettersson: Symphonies no 8 & 10 / Segerstam, Noorköping SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-05-03

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 8; Symphony no 10
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

Reger: Mozart Variations, etc / Segerstam, Norrköping SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-02-05

Works: Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a theme of Mozart, Op. 132; Symphonic Prologue to a Tragedy in A minor, Op. 108
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Norrköping Symphony Orchestra