Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

Nostalgia: Lyrical Finnish Music for Strings by Kajanus, Sibelius, Merikanto, Raito, Klami, Madetoja /

1 Super Audio CD / Alba / 2013-04-09

Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Nostalgia - Lyrical Finnish Music for Strings is an exceptionally beautiful new release from Alba Records... If...continue...

Henze: Being Beauteous; Britten Les Illuminations; Castiglioni: Terzina; Szymanowski / Anu Komsi, soprano

1 Super Audio CD / Alba / 2012-06-12

Works: Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations; Hans Werner Henze: Being Beauteous; Arnold Schoenberg: Herzgewächse, song for soprano, celesta, harp & harmonium, Op. 20; Niccolò Castiglioni: Terzina, ...
Performers: Komsi, Anu [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

Finnish soprano Anu Komsi is equally at home on both opera and concert stages where she has appeared regularly all over Europe and the United...continue...

Dancing Mozart / Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Juha Kangas

1 Super Audio CD / Alba / 2011-08-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 17 in G major, K 129; Contredanses (5) for orchestra, K. 609; March for orchestra in D major, K. 445 (K. 320c); Divertimentos (3) for string quartet, K. 136-K. 13...
Performers: Kangas, Timo; Paakkonen, Teija; Pyrhonen, Julius; Tunkkari, Reijo
Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

The Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Juha Kangas offers delightful performances of music by Mozart....continue...
Recording information: Snellman Hall, Kokkola, Finland (05/05/2009-05/08/2009)....continue...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Concerto for Harpsichord in F mi...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

Dedications - Nordgren, Vasks, Eliasson / Juha Kangas, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / Alba / 2009-08-11

Works: Pehr Henrik Nordgren: Solemnity-Euphony, Op. 118; Peteris Vasks: Musica appasionata; Anders Eliasson: Sinfonia for Strings
Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

Juha Kangas, the conductor of the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, has shown his commitment to contemporary music. He has remained faithful to several composers for the...continue...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-07-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Ce...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

Best Concertos 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Pyotr Il'...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Asperen, Bob van; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Broadway, Kenneth; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Capuçon, Gautier; Capu&ccedi...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Davis, Andrew; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; ...
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambache Chamber Orchestra; Auvergne Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philha...

The latest release in from the top-selling 'BEST 100' series by EMI Classics contains excerpts from the most famous concertos of all time. Each of...continue...

40 Most Beautiful Spring Classics - Vivaldi, Glazunov, Copland, etc / Masur, Koopman, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-03-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fanta...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Blankestijn, Marieke; Bonney, Barbara; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Isokoski, Soile; Koopman, Ton; Mederos, Rodolfo; Parsons, Geoffrey; Postnikova, Viktoria; Pregardie...
Conductors: Serebrier, José; Davis, Andrew; Scimone, Claudio; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Koopman, Ton; Marriner, Sir Neville; Kangas, Juha; Inbal, Eliahu; Mehta, Zubin; Wolff, Hugh; Bibl, Rudolph; Rasilaine...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Amsterdam Baroque Soloists; Ensemble Instrumental; I Solisti Veneti; Il Giardino Armonico; London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Norwegian ...

Sunleif Rasmussen: String against String / Juha Kangas

1 CD / Dacapo / 2007-11-20

Works: Sunleif Rasmussen: Quartet for Strings no 1; Quartet for Strings no 2 ("Sunshine and Shadows"); Grave - in Memoriam Karsten Hoydal, for clarinet, strings & percussion; Concerto for Violin no 1 ("Song...
Performers: Salo-Peltokorpi, Nora-Kaisa; Storgårds, John; Storgårds, John [Conductor, Violin]
Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: ; Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

Sunleif Rasmussen (b. 1961) is the foremost Faroese composer of classical music. He studied with well known composers such as Ib Norholm and Ivar Frounberg,...continue...

Artist Portrait - Monica Groop

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-06-19

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 170, "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" BWV 170; Cantata no 35, "Geist und Seele wird verwirret" BWV 35; Cantata no 169 "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben" BW...
Performers: Groop, Monica; Hynninen, Jorma; Wikman, Haakan
Conductors: Kangas, Juha; Tang, Muhai; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

"As a single disc collection of recordings by Finnish mezzo soprano Monica Groop, this 2007 release entitled Artist Portrait could hardly be bettered. As showcased...continue...

Seventh Sense - Takemitsu, Brouwer, et al / Eskelinen, et al

1 CD / Alba / 2006-09-01

Works: Arvo Pärt: Fratres; Peteris Vasks: Vientulibas Sonate Die Sonate der Einsamkeit; Luca Francesconi: Alborada per Chitarra solo; Minoru Miki: Ballade for Koto no 2 "Nuori verso / A Young Sprout"; ...
Performers: Eskelinen, Ismo
Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

Guitarist Ismo Eskelinen points out that in contrast to his first two discs, which centered on Mexican and Spanish repertoire, the keyword for this new...continue...

Mozart: Flute Concertos / Bezaly, Kangas, Ostrobothnian CO

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-09-02

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K 313 (285c); Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 315 (285e); Rondo for Flute and Strings in D major, K Anh. 184 (373); Concerto...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon
Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

When the greater part of the program on this disc was released as the BIS 2005 Catalogue Disc, the response was electrifying. Sharon Bezaly was...continue...

Nordgren: Rock Score, etc / Juha Kangas, Marko Ylönen

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-06-01

Works: Pehr Henrik Nordgren: Rock Score, Op. 100; Concerto for Cello no 1, Op. 50; Transe-Choral, Op. 67
Performers: Ylonen, Marko
Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

"I see composition as an outlet for the need to express myself more fully than in speech, a way of communicating with my fellow human...continue...

From the Collection of Anders Chydenius

1 CD / Alba / 2004-06-01

Works: Gaetano Pugnani: Quartet for Orchestra no 1in B major; Christian Ernst Graf: Quartet for Strings in D minor, Op. 12 no 3; Franz Xaver Richter: Symphony in D major, Op. 2 no 6; Antonio Sacchini: Quart...
Performers: Helasvuo, Mikael
Conductors: Kangas, Juha;
Ensemble: Kokkola String Quartet; Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite 1 & 2, etc / Helsinki, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2003-02-18

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Lyric Suite for Orchestra, Op. 54; From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34
Conductors: Rasilainen, Ari; Szilvay, Géza; Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: ; Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

Shostakovich: Suite on Finnish Themes, etc / Kangas, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-02-08

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Suite for Soprano, Tenor and Small Orchestra on Finnish themes; Chamber Symphony in A flat major, Op. 118a; Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a
Performers: Komsi, Anu; Nyman, Tom
Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

"The soloists are singing in their native language, so there can be no doubt about the idiomatic delivery of the words, and the players have...continue...

Ibert, Martin, Larsson: Works for Saxophone / Kelly, Kangas

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2001-11-19

Works: Jacques Ibert: Concertino da camera, for alto saxophone & 11 instruments; Frank Martin: Ballade for saxophone, for alto sax, strings, piano & percussion; Lars-Erik Larsson: Concerto for saxophone & s...
Performers: Kelly, John Edward
Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Boccherini: Cello Concertos & Sonatas / Isserlis, Kangas

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2001-02-06

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Sonata for cello & continuo in C major, G. 6 (Six Sonatas no 2); Concerto for Cello no 7 in G major, G 480; Sonata for cello & continuo in C minor, G. 2; Concerto for Cello no 9 in ...
Performers: Cole, Maggie; Isserlis, Steven
Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

Vasks: Symphony no 2, Violin Concerto / Storgards, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 1999-01-28

Works: Peteris Vasks: Symphony no 2; Concerto for Violin "Tala Gaisma (Distant Light)"
Performers: Storgards, John [Conductor, Violin]
Conductors: Storgårds, John; Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: ; Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

Vasks Symphony No. 2 is a dramatic and powerful work. The first notes evoke the character of the 'Dies Irae' from Verdi's Requiem while other...continue...

The Essential Rautavaara

1 CD / Ondine / 1997-06-10

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), for orchestra & taped bird songs, Op. 61; A Requiem in our Time, for brass, Op. 3; Pelimannit (The Fiddlers), for piano; Lintu...
Performers: Gothoni, Ralf
Conductors: Pommer, Max; Lintu, Hannu; Kangas, Juha; Segerstam, Leif; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka
Ensemble: ; Finnish Brass Symphony; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

The Houston Grand Opera production of Mark Adamo's proud adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, "Little Women" has been recorded by Ondine. Little Women...continue...

Rautavaara: Complete Works for String Orchestra / Kangas

2 CD / Ondine / 1997-04-09

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Pelimannit (The Fiddlers), for strings (arranged from piano version); Divertimento for string orchestra; Suite for Strings (version of String Quartet no 1 with added bass part)...
Performers: Bister, Reija
Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

"At first hearing the range [of these works] seems immense... The more one listens, though, the easier it is to chart the development of a...continue...

Nordgren: Towards Equilibrium / Kangas, Valo, Ostrobothnian

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-03-06

Works: Pehr Henrik Nordgren: Equilibrium for 19 Strings, Op. 94; Koko maailma valittanee, Op. 26b (The Whole World Will Lament); Concerto for Violin no 3, Op. 53; Cronaca for string orchestra, Op.79
Performers: Kangas, Timo; Valo, Jari
Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

Mozart: Music for Flute & Orchestra / Helasvuo, Kangas

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-09-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K 313 (285c); Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 315 (285e); Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K 314 (285d); Rondo for flute ...
Performers: Helasvuo, Mikael
Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

Hillborg: Clang & Fury

1 CD / Phono Suecia / 1992-09-10

Works: Anders Hillborg: Clang and Fury; Muoodaeyïywooum; Lamento; Celestial Mechanics; Haut-Posaune for trombone & tape
Performers: Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]; Lindberg, Christian
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Ericson, Eric; Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: ; Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra; Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra