Classical

Recordings for YLE 1969–2004 Liisa Pohjola, piano A spectacular overview of pianist Liisa Pohjola's life's work is now available as a three-CD collection. Her repertoire has covered the...

It was clear from the start that Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, with its air of solemnity in the final chorus, which calls for brotherly love just as the New Year comes in, would become a musical part...

Ballet Suites by Kristjan Järvi, released 29 March 2000, includes the following tracks: "Tanz Der Zuckerfee", "Arabischer Tanz", "Tanz Der Rohrfloten"...

In his four-part consort works, John Jenkins (1592–1678) demonstrated his much-praised contrapuntal skills, characterized by a fanatical devotion to the equality of the four independent parts. The...

Angela Hewitt's new album is clearly becoming a favorite. Some of the most famous musical declarations of love throughout the centuries, heard in transcriptions by some of the great pianists...

Is the creative process of a composer essentially the same as that of a visual artist painting a picture? Jóhann Jóhannsson and Berlin-based painter Thilo Heinzmann explored this profound question...

Amaury Vassilin Cantero, released on November 30, 2010. This version of Cantero is a 1xCD.

Vera Lynn's 100 album, released on March 16, 2017, includes the following songs: "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover," "As Time Goes By," "The...

“This is the best I can do,” wrote Edward Elgar in 1900 at the end of the manuscript for Gerontius’ Dream. This impressive and modern new recording by the Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor...

Busoni's student Selim Palmgren was one of the leading Nordic composers of the early decades of the 20th century. His wide-ranging piano music was performed and recorded by the greatest artists of...

This album contains a large part of Ludvig Norman's (1831–1885) orchestral works, the "Swedish Brahms," including his masterpiece, Symphony No. 3, performed by the Oulu City Orchestra...

The first part of Tapiola Sinfonietta's new cycle, led by Janne Nisosen, presents the symphonies of Ferdinand Ries (1784–1838), Beethoven's only recognized composition student, close friend...

The second part of Tapiola Sinfonietta and conductor Janne Nisosen's ongoing complete symphony series by Ferdinand Ries (1784–1838) includes the composer's symphonies nos. 4 and 5. Often...