Mikkola, Laura

David Matthews: Piano Concerto Op. 111; Piano Sonata. Op. 74; Variatinos for Piano, Op. 72 et al. / Laura Mikkola, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2013-03-26

Works: David Matthews: Piano Concerto, Op. 111; Piano Sonata, Op. 47; Variations for Piano, Op. 72; Dionysus Dithyrambs (2), for piano, Op. 94; One to Tango, for piano, Op. 51d
Performers: Mikkola, Laura
Conductors: Vass, George
Ensemble: Orchestra Nova

In his piano music, as in his symphonies and string quartets, the English composer David Matthews (b. 1943) marries the idiom of classical tradition with...continue...
Recording information: Pamoja Hall, The Space Performing Arts Centre, Sevenoak (10/25/2012-10/26/2012)....continue...

Mozart: Divertimento K. 251; Concerto for 2 Pianos, K. 365; Symphony No. 40 K. 550

1 CD / Cascavelle / 2011-01-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for Oboe, 2 Horns and Strings no 11 in D major, K 251; Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K 365 (316a); Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550
Performers: Entremont, Philippe; Mikkola, Laura
Conductors: Entremont, Philippe

This is a live recording made at the Itti Festival in June, 2009, a summer music festival in southern Finland and one which is one...continue...
Recording information: Iitti, Finland (06/13/2009)....continue...

Sonic Rebellion - An Alternative Classical Collection [B&N exclusive]

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-08-25

Works: John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; Philip Glass: Concerto for Violin; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"); George Antheil:...
Performers: Anthony, Adele; Berman, Boris; Crawford, Peter; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Mikkola, Laura; Nowacki, Piotr; Rehlis, Agnieszka; Zdunikowski, Adam
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Yuasa, Takuo; Wit, Antoni; Spalding, Daniel; Edison, Noel; Summerly, Jeremy; ; Milanov, Rossen
Ensemble: ; Amici Ensemble; Forestare

The Silence of Being - The Music of Arvo Pärt

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Arvo Pärt: Fratres; Festina lente; Fratres, for cello & piano; Summa, for string orchestra; Fratres, for wind octet & percussion; Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bel...
Performers: Ambrus, Karoly; Anderson, Mark; Arato, Peter; Banhegyi, Geza; Berman, Boris; Castets, Maryse; Domonkos, Judit Kis; Eisrich, Antal; Eros, Jozsef; Faludi, Judit; Falvay, Sandor; Fodor, Agnes; Gunn, Nat...
Conductors: Benedek, Tamás; Yuasa, Takuo; ; Edison, Noel; Alsop, Marin; Wit, Antoni; Zender, Hans; Hillier, Paul; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Kent, Fuat; Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: ; Albert Schweitzer Quintet; Art Nouveau Ensemble; Continuum; Tonus Peregrinus

An elegant 6 CD package containing the complete Naxos recordings of Arvo Part including: Fratres, Tabula Rasa, Collage uber Bach, Symphony No. 3, Berliner Messe,...continue...

Of Beauty & Light - The Music of Philip Glass

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Philip Glass: The Light; Heroes Symphony; Symphony no 3; Symphony no 2; Company; Concerto for Violin; Akhnaten; Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Conlon Nancarrow: Toccata ...
Performers: Anthony, Adele; Berman, Boris; Castets, Maryse; Gunn, Nathan; Isherwood, Nicholas; Kliegel, Maria; Mikkola, Laura; Moser, Elsbeth; Plaetner, Jorgen; Rabus, Kathrin; Shorr, Aaron; Skaerved, Peter Shep...
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Yuasa, Takuo; Wit, Antoni; ; Zender, Hans; Hillier, Paul; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Kent, Fuat; Lintu, Hannu; Benedek, Tamás
Ensemble: ; Albert Schweitzer Quintet; Art Nouveau Ensemble; Continuum

This beautifully designed 4 CD package contains the complete Naxos recordings of the work of Philip Glass including: The Light, Heroes Symphony, Symphonies 2 &...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 15 / Entremont, Mikkola

1 CD / Cascavelle / 2008-01-01

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 15 in A major, Op. 141
Performers: Entremont, Philippe; Mikkola, Laura

For those who know and love the extensive orchestral works of Shostakovich, the material on this disc is quite unusual. Surprisingly, considering his large output,...continue...

Sonic Rebellion: Alternative Classical Collection

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-06

Works: Philip Glass: Heroes Symphony; Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Conlon Nancarrow: Toccata for Violin and Player Piano; John Cage: Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano...
Performers: Berman, Boris; Castets, Maryse; Gunn, Nathan; Isherwood, Nicholas; Kliegel, Maria; Mikkola, Laura; Moser, Elsbeth; Plaetner, Jorgen; Rabus, Kathrin; Shorr, Aaron; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Wit, Antoni; ; Zender, Hans; Hillier, Paul; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Kent, Fuat; Lintu, Hannu; Benedek, Tamás
Ensemble: ; Albert Schweitzer Quintet; Art Nouveau Ensemble; Continuum

Ravel: Complete Piano Works / Philippe Entremont

2 CD / Cascavelle / 2005-08-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: Menuet antique; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Jeux d'eau; Sonatine for Piano; Miroirs; Sites auriculaires; Ma mère l'oye; Gaspard de la nuit; Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn...
Performers: Entremont, Philippe; Mikkola, Laura

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...

The Instruments of the Orchestra / Jeremy Siepmann

7 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Instruments of the Orchestra, narration with musical excerpts; Anonymous, Troubadour: Domna, pos vos ay chausida; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Con...
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Banks, Kevin; Banowetz, Joseph; Biret, Idil; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bostridge, Ian; Burashko, Andrew; Cano, Carmen; Castets, Maryse; Chapelle, Corinne; Clynes, Mandred; Do...
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Posch, Michael; Bogár, István; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ward, Nicholas; Wildner, Johannes; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Mogrelia, Andrew; Clark, Keith...
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Almanac Singers; Aradia Ensemble; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmoni...

Not just a cursory overview of the instruments, this is a set of portraits in depth, featuring individual instruments in many contexts (orchestral, chamber, folk,...continue...

The Finnish Clarinet / Gregory Barrett

1 CD / Alba / 2001-05-01

Works: Paavo Heininen: Short I, Op. 58a; Jukka Tiensuu: Le tombeau de Mozart; Magnus Lindberg: Steamboat Bill Jr.; Esa-Pekka Salonen: Nachtlieder; Tauno Pylkkänen: Pastoraali; Jean Sibelius: King Chris...
Performers: Barrett, Gregory; Benfield, Kevin; Boyd, Deborah; Dzubay, Tasha; Linden, Helen; Mikkola, Laura; Milton, Michael; Nishikiori, Fumi

Rautavaara: Works for Piano / Laura Mikkola

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-07-01

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Etudes, pieces (6) for piano, Op. 42; Ikonit (Icons) for piano, suite for piano, Op. 6; Preludes (7) for Piano, Op. 7; Partita for Piano (arranged from Partita for Guitar), Op....
Performers: Mikkola, Laura

This disc features some of Rautavaara's most inventive and exciting music for the piano. Sonata No. 1 is a rhythmical, passionate work contrasting with the...continue...

Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, etc / Lintu, Mikkola, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-02-15

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), for orchestra & taped bird songs, Op. 61; Concerto for Piano no 1, Op. 45; Symphony no 3, Op. 20
Performers: Mikkola, Laura
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"Thanks to the enterprise of BIS and Ondine, Rautavaara enjoys generous representation in the catalogue, but this is his first appearance on a bargain label...The...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Africa, Symphony no 2, etc / Kantorow

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-06-20

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Africa, Op. 89; Symphony no 2 in A minor, Op. 55; Symphony in F major ("Urbs Roma")
Performers: Mikkola, Laura
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta