Classical CD

The stylistic pluralism of contemporary choral music is extremely useful in Jaakko Mäntyjärvi's work – an exciting, accessible program of contemporary music.

Nathaniel Mander is a British harpsichordist whose interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations (BWV 988) has been praised for its stylistic purity and expressiveness....

Originally recorded in 1990. Royal Scottish National Orchestra , orchestra Neeme Järvi , conductor Aram Il'yich Khachaturian Symphony No. 2 (original version) Gayaneh: Four movements from Ballet...

Baïka is a musically colorful journey to the East by Serbian-French violin virtuoso Nemanja Radulovi. It is not a traditional classical album, but a mix of art music, folklore and storytelling. The...

George Gershwin: Music For Saxophone Quartet by Nexas Quartet, released 7 March 2025. This version of George Gershwin: Music For Saxophone Quartet comes as a 1xCD.

It’s rare for the kiss of the muses to reach us in such pure and unadulterated form as it does on this CD featuring treasures for flute and guitar. On their GENUIN debut release, Noemi Gyori (flute)...

In spring 2021, the Jyväskylä Sinfonia recorded Per Henrik Nordgren's rarely performed music at Mikael in Mikkeli. The three works featured on the album – Streams, Cello Concerto No. 5, and...

“The fantastic thing about art and music is that you can ask questions and conjure up visions at the same time.” These words are from Swedish composer Jesper Nordin, who does just that in his work...

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...

Occurrence is the third and, at least for now, final installment in a highly illuminating series dedicated to works by contemporary Icelandic composers performed by Iceland's 70-year-old national...

Uli Korhonen- voice, dulcimer Eira Karlson- fiddle, voice Leif Karlson- lute, saz lute, symphony, bells, Jev's harp, double skin drum Janet Öller- soprano recorder, tenor recorder, block flute...

SECOND-HAND Ondine celebrates Beethoven’s 250th anniversary of birth by re-issuing Olli Mustonen’s Beethoven cycle with the Tapiola Sinfonietta. The three volumes were originally released in three...

Mustonen Plays Sibelius is a highly regarded album of piano music, released in September 2002. It contains a selection of rarely heard piano miniatures by Jean Sibelius (SECOND-HAND CD)...

Welcome to the wonderful world of opera, full of drama, fantasy, passion and beautiful music. In this 3-CD opera box set you will find arias, choruses and overtures from immortal operas by the...

Karl Böhm's legendary recording of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro is now being released for the first time in a new remastered version on 3 CDs + Blu-ray audio disc in 24-bit/96 kHz...

Carl Orff's staged cantata Carmina Burana is unique in music history, according to conductor Paavo Järvi: "The combination of medieval texts and bold, original orchestral colors creates a...

SECOND-HAND The very first instalment, released in December 2004, caused the reviewer in International Record Review to state that ‘Vänskä's Beethoven looks set to be a front-runner among the...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Dancing Mozart Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra Juha Kangas conductor The new release Dancing Mozart features the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra’s interpretations of works by...

Pehr Henrik Nordgren (1944-2008) LAMENTATIONS Symphony for Strings Op. 43 (1978) Concerto for Strings Op. 54 (1982) The Whole World Will Lament Op. 26b (1974) Concerto for Oboe and Strings Op. 116...

The award-winning Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra is one of the most internationally renowned Finnish orchestras. Their album Portraits showcases the orchestra's extensive expertise and stylistic...

Central Ostrobothnia Chamber Orchestra Reijo Tunkkari, violin Juha Kangas, conductor Kajanus: Lullaby of the Screaming Man Sibelius: Impromptu - Romance, C major - Presto Järnefelt: Early in the...

A quick glance at the program reveals who the singer is – only Anne Sofie von Otter could have put together such a diverse and wide-ranging program. And only von Otter was able to hold it together...