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The five players and soprano Kajsa Dahlback are clearly very comfortable with the Venetian style, and they have chosen music of the highest quality-by nine composers-to demonstrate their strengths. In...

Aapo Häkkinen: harpsichord Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Goldberg Variations BWV 988 Aria mit verschiedenen Verænderungen vors Clavicimbal mit 2 Manualen (1741) FORMAT: SACD...

Jean-Philippe Rameau Pièces de clavecin en concerts (1741) Aapo Häkkinen harpsichord Petri Tapio Mattson violin Mikko Perkola viola da gamba French Baroque Music This new release features a...

Konttori-Gustafsson, Annikka: Piano Lehtola, Jan: The Paschen organ of Kerava Church, Finland Escaich, Thierry (b. 1965) Choral’s Dream Heininen, Paavo (b.1938) Linjama, Jouko (b.1934) Quincunx...

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Piano Works Arto Satukangas piano Romantic Franz Liszt Steinway Artist Arto Satukangas’s new album features brilliant interpretations of selected works for piano by Franz...

Eero Hämeenniemi Red Earth and Rain Avanti! John Storgårds Bombay Jayashri Laura Leisma Greetings from India: Two magnificent works by a composer turning 60 The new album Red Earth and Rain...

The combination of piano, violin, and cello was one of Beethoven's favorite ensembles. This CD by top Finnish artists Risto Lauriala (piano), Tero Latvala (violin), and Marko Ylönen (cello)...

Commissioned by the Propaganda Department of the Soviet State Music Publishing House to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution, the ‘Symphonic Dedication to October’ eventually...

SECOND-HAND SACD This highly acclaimed SACD release from Ondine captures Béla Bartók's most beloved orchestral work in a way that is second to none. It is a work that defined the direction of...

SECOND-HAND SACD A recording of the inaugural concert of the massive Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ (the largest concert hall organ in the United States) at Philadelphia's Verizon Hall....

The BBC Philharmonic and its new chief conductor John Storgårds continue their recording of Shostakovich's Eleventh Symphony with this album, which includes Symphonies Nos. 12 and 15. Subtitled...

Vähälä, Elina: violin Virtuosi di Kuhmo Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809) G Major Violin Concerto Hob VIIA:4 A Major Violin Concerto Hob VIIA:3 C Major Violin Concerto Hob VIIA:1 FORMAT: SACD...

Eötvös – Nielsen – Sallinen Levitation Christoffer Sundqvist clarinet Kullervo Kojo clarinet Tommi Aalto viola Jani Niinimäki snare drum Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Hannu Lintu conductor...

SECOND-HAND CD This critically acclaimed recording has become one of the best-selling albums of all time on the BIS label, and for good reason. Martin Fröst, one of the world's leading...

SECOND-HAND SACD Conducted by Christoph Eschenbach and released by the Ondine label in 2006, Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 6 with the Philadelphia Orchestra is a critically acclaimed...

Helena Juntunen, sopraano Oulu Sinfonia Dmitri Slobodeniouk, conductor W.A.Mozart: 1 Ouverture (Così fan tutte KV 588, 1789) 4:37 2 Aria Come scoglio (Così fan tutte) 4:16 3 Ouverture (Idomeneo KV...

Finnish Kaija Saariaho and Estonian Helena Tulve, two composers with highly individual voices, both explore instrumental color as a core element of their work. Saariaho’s vocal works particularly...

The four symphonies of Arvo Pärt were composed over a span of forty-five years, and bear little or no relationship with one another – four individual pieces that represent his output at separate...

InTime Quintet Markku Lindeman, accordion Henrik Perelló, violin Jari Salmela, piano Jorma Salmela, guitar Hannu Siiskonen, bass Marcelo Nisinman, bandoneon Tampere Philharmonic Jaana Haanterä...

Jan Lehtola: J.L. van den Heuvel Organ in Mänttä, Finland Saint-Saens, Camille (1835-1921) Trois Préludes et Fugues opus 99 (Durand ) Fantaisie (without opus number) (Billaudot ) Fantaisie opus 101...

HISTORICAL ORGANS AND COMPOSERS 2 CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR Symphonies 3 & 8 Jan Lehtola Cavaillé-Coll organ (1879) St. François-de-Sales, Lyon, France Magnificent Organs in Magnificent Hands The second...

Jan Lehtola, on the Wegelius Organ (1933) in Kuusankoski, Finland Bach, Johann Sebastian Chaconne D minor (bearb. Wilhelm Middelschulte) Prelude & Fugue B flat minor (arr. Oskar Merikanto) Chromatic...

The third volume of Jan Lehtola’s series documenting the history of the organ and organ music, Hommage á Alfred Kordelin , was inspired by two main themes: on the one hand, the historic instrument...

Naji Hakim (b. 1955) Påskeblomst (Easter Flower) for strings Concerto No. 1 for organ and strings Esquisses Grégoriennes Concerto No. 3 for organ and strings Mikkeli City Orchestra Petri Komulainen...

Jan Lehtola, organ Touko Lundell, trumpet The Guards Band Elias Seppälä, conductor Einojuhani Rautavaara: Annunciations, Concerto for Organ, Brass Group and Symphonic Wind Orchestra Hymn, for...

Mertanen, Janne: Piano Lintu, Hannu: Conductor Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra Album tracklist Piano Concerto in E Minor (1978) Piccolo mondo antico I Allegro tranquillo 12:56 II Andante sostenuto 8:36...

On The Fields of Tapiola Jorma Hynninen, baritone Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra Juha Kangas, conductor Toivo Kuula: South Ostrobothnian Folk Songs, Op. 17b Prelude & Intermezzo, Op. 16b The Song of...

Kriikku, Kari : clarinet Luoma, Mikko : accordion Mälkki, Susanna : conductor Avanti! Chamber Choir Tiensuu, Jukka (b.1948) nemo (1997) for ensemble, sampler and electronics Puro (1989) for clarinet...

Kari Vuola: The Organ of the Naanali Convent Church, Finland FORMAT: SACD

**** Four star review in Pizzicato website Courage to Experiment Antonio Vivaldi: The Folk Seasons; Barocco Boreale; 1 SACD, Alba, ABCD 402, recording 06/2016, release 10/2017 879’31) - review by...

Kriya Sarathi Chatterjee, vocals Peter Lerche, guitar Pauliina Lerche, accordion, kantele, vocals, e-violin Lauri Porra, bass Gulfam Sabri, tabla Mikko Kaakkuriniemi, drums Lerche, Peter (b.1954): 1....

SECOND-HAND Favourite encores from Kroumata. 25 years of performing to audiences all around the globe have resulted in a large collecion of showstoppers, including Chromatic Foxtrot (George Hamilton...

Mäkinen, Markku: Main organ of Tampere Cathderal, Finland Hostikka, Anu: Soprano Mattson, Petri Tapio: Violin Karg-Elert, Sigfrid (1877-1933) Zweite Sinfonische Kanzone C moll, Op.85 Nr.2 Cathedral...

Mika Väyrynen: accordion Bach, Johann Sebastian: Praeludium et fuga D (BWV 532) 1. Praeludium 2. Fuga Takahashi, Yuji (b.1938) 3. Like a Water Buffalo (1985) Bach, Johann Sebastian 4. Nun komm´ der...

Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra Juha Kangas, conductor Nordgren, Pehr Henrik (1944-2008) Solemnity-Euphony for 19 Strings, op. 118 (2002) Vasks, Peteris (b.1946) Musica appassionata per orchestra...

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...