Hakala, Tommi

Wagner: Tannhauser / Layer, Andersen, Kiberg [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-07-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Andersen, Stig; Hakala, Tommi; Kiberg, Tina; Milling, Stephen; Resmark, Susanne
Conductors: Layer, Friedemann
Ensemble: Royal Danish Opera Orchestra

This visionary Tannhauser, filmed by Cubus Films in high definition and with surround sound, takes the art of the opera on DVD to new peaks...continue...

Sibelius: The Origin of Fire, etc / Vänskä, Hakala, Nyman

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-02-08

Works: Jean Sibelius: Origin of Fire, Op. 32; Sandels, Op. 28; Choral Songs (3), Op. 31; Liberated queen, Op. 48; March of the Finnish Jaeger Battalion, Op. 91 no 1; Rapids-shooter's brides, Op. 33; Rakasta...
Performers: Hakala, Tommi; Nyman, Tom
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra; YL Male Voice Choir

"This is a very appealing disc of Sibelius choral music... As might be expected from Vanska and his Lahti orchestra, the interpretations are wholly sympathetic...continue...

The Essential Sibelius

15 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-11-04

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82; En saga, ...
Performers: Autio, Antti; Derwinger, Love; Ekblad, Stina; Forsberg, Bengt; Gräsbeck, Folke; Gribajcevic, Anna Kreetta; Groop, Monica; Häggander, Mari Anne; Hakala, Tommi; Hynninen, Jorma; Juntunen, Hel...
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo; Järvi, Neeme; Hyökki, Matti; Riska, Astrid; Sund, Robert; Panula, Jorma;
Ensemble: Dominante Choir; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Helsinki University Chorus; Jubilate Choir; Lahti Boys' Choir; Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Orphei Drängar; Tempera String Quartet; YL Male Voice Cho...

Spirit of Nature - Sibelius: Songs, Cantatas, etc / Vänskä

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-04-03

Works: Jean Sibelius: Overture in E major; Ballet Scene; Kullervo, Op. 7; Serenade for Baritone and Orchestra; Songs (5), Op. 38; Impromptu, Op. 19; Pan and Echo, Op. 53; Josephson Songs (8), Op. 57; Luonno...
Performers: Hakala, Tommi; Juntunen, Helena; Korhonen, Jyrki
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Dominante Choir; Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Following up on the recently released Song of the Earth and Snofrid, BIS presents another disc with works for voices and orchestra by Sibelius. The...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...

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...

Kuula: Tule, armaani, etc / Hakala, Attila

1 CD / Ondine / 2002-09-19

Works: Toivo Kuula: Suutelo (The Kiss), for voice & piano, Op. 8/1; Lyö sydän (Beat, My Heart), for voice & piano; Yli kukkien (She Walks on Flowers), for voice & piano; Syystunnelma (Autumn mood...
Performers: Attila, Kristian; Hakala, Tommi

"Toivo Kuula's music, despite several outings on disc, has never achieved the international acclaim that much of it deserves. The bulk of his relatively modest...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...

Sallinen: The King Goes Forth in France / Kamu, et al

2 CD / Ondine / 2002-02-14

Works: Aulis Sallinen: The King Goes Forth to France, opera in 3 acts ("Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan "), Op. 53
Performers: Anttila, Jyrki; Hakala, Tommi; Kataja, Arttu; Katajala, Tuomas; Kinnunen, Santeri; Korhonen, Jyrki; Malo, Mari; Myllys, Jussi; Paasikivi, Lilli; Palo, Mari; Rantanen, Riikka; Spangberg, Niklas; Sundq...
Conductors: Kamu, , Okko
Ensemble: Finnish Philharmonic Choir

"Sallinen is a colorful composer, working within tonal boundaries and using the orchestra for masterly flavoring and description. It can bite like Shostakovich when it...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...

Rautavaara: The House of the Sun / Mikko Franck, Oulu SO

2 CD / Ondine / 1999-10-12

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Auringon talo (The House of the Sun), tragedia buffa, chamber opera in 2 acts
Performers: Backstrom, Petri; Hakala, Tommi; Huhta, Mia; Juntunen, Helena; Kaappola, Anne-Kristiina; Katajala, Tuomas; Nieminen, Markus; Regnell, Raija; Romu, Jukka
Conductors: Franck, Mikko
Ensemble: Oulu Symphony Orchestra

"The performance is all that one could wish singers and orchestra finely combined into a whole. The orchestra is a model of clarity." - Parsons,...continue...