Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]

Magnus Lindberg: Chamber Works - Clarinet Trio; Santa Fe Project for cello & piano; Partita for solo cello 7-12 et al. / Kriikku, Karttunen, Lindberg

1 CD / Ondine / 2012-08-28

Works: Magnus Lindberg: Trio for clarinet, cello & piano; Santa Fe Project, concertino for cello & piano; Partia, for cello; Dos Coyotes, for cello & piano
Performers: Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]; Lindberg, Magnus

With this new release, Ondine continues the series of recordings of Magnus Lindberg's music. Lindberg has written many pieces for clarinetist Kari Kriikku and cellist...continue...
Recording information: Järvenpää Hall (2011-09-05_2011-09-06&2011-)....continue...

Kaija Saariaho: D'Om le Vrai Sens; Laterna Magica; Leino Songs / Kriikku, Komsi

1 CD / Ondine / 2011-09-27

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Concerto for Clarinet ("D'om le vrai sens"); Laterna Magica, for orchestra; Leino Songs, for voice & orchestra
Performers: Komsi, Anu [Soprano Vocal]; Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: ; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

This much awaited premiere features recordings of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho's first clarinet concerto D'OM LE VRAI SENS. Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) is an international...continue...

Uljas Pulkkis: Tales of Joy, Passion, and Love / Kari Kriikku, clarinet;

1 CD / Ondine / 2011-08-30

Works: Uljas Pulkkis: On the Crest of Waves, fantasies for orchestra; Tales of Joy, Passion, and Love, for clarinet & orchestra; Vernal Bloom, tone poem for clarinet & orchestra
Performers: Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]; Suovanen, Gabriel
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

This world premiere recording features Kari Kriikku ("a physically flamboyant player of Olympian virtuosity" - The New York Times) as soloist in Uljas Pulkkis' both...continue...
Recording information: Tampere Hall, Finland (2010-06-01_2010-06-02&2011-)....continue...

Jukka Tiensuu: Vie; Missa

1 CD / Ondine / 2010-11-16

Works: Jukka Tiensuu: Vie, concerto for orchestra; Missa, for clarinet & orchestra; False memories I-III, for orchestra
Performers: Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]
Conductors: Storgårds, John

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Until fairly recently Tiensuu's music was regarded as complex and rather avant-garde. His most recent works, however, as the ones recorded here show a...continue...
Recording information: Helsinki, Finlandia Hall....continue...

Essential Highlights Of Kari Kriikku

2 CD / Ondine / 2010-04-27

Works: Johann Melchior Molter: Concerto for Clarinet no 1 in A major, MWV6/41; Concerto for Clarinet no 3 in G major, MWV6/40; Concerto for Clarinet no 4 in D major, MWV6/39; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concer...
Performers: Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]
Conductors: Storgårds, John; Oramo, Sakari

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...

Länsiö: A due; Saariaho, Lindberg, etc / Kriikku, Karttunen

1 CD / Ondine / 2003-04-30

Works: Jukka Tiensuu: Plus II, for clarinet & cello; Olli Kortekangas: Iscrizione, for clarinet & cello; Kaija Saariaho: Oi kuu, for bass clarinet & cello; Magnus Lindberg: Steamboat Bill Junior, for clarin...
Performers: Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]

This disc features music written for clarinet and cello - no classical precedents exist for the duo of these two Romantic melody instruments - by...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...

Hakola: Clarinet Concerto, etc / Kriikku, Oramo, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2001-11-27

Works: Kimmo Hakola: Concerto for clarinet & orchestra; Verdoyances crépuscules, for orchestra; Diamond Street, for clarinet solo
Performers: Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]; Tukia, Esa
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

The powerful modernism of Kimmo Hokala still remains a central feature of his idiom, but now he throws in ethnic materials, Hollywood Romanticism, and Oriental...continue...

Mozart, Molter: Clarinet Concertos / Kari Kriikku, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2001-11-09

Works: Johann Melchior Molter: Concerto for Clarinet no 1 in A major, MWV6/41; Concerto for Clarinet no 3 in G major, MWV6/40; Concerto for Clarinet no 4 in D major, MWV6/39; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concer...
Performers: Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]
Conductors: Storgårds, John

Mozarts Clarinet Concerto was written for the basset clarinet, and indeed the emotional core of the solo part seems to reside in those lowest notes,...continue...
Recording information: Tapiola Hall, Espoo....continue...

Lindberg: Clarinet Concerto, Gran Duo / Oramo, Kriikku

1 CD / Ondine / 2001-07-13

Works: Magnus Lindberg: Concerto for Clarinet; Gran Duo, for 13 winds & 11 brass; Chorale, for orchestra
Performers: Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

MagNus Lindberg's Clarinet Concerto was composed for Kriikku in 2002 and premiered by the Finnish Radio Symphony, who are heard in this recording. The Gran...continue...

Hakola: Clarinet Quintet, Loco, Capriole / Kriikku, Avanti

1 CD / Ondine / 1998-02-24

Works: Kimmo Hakola: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings; Loco for clarinet solo; Capriole for bass clarinet & cello
Performers: Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]

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