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Release Date: 09/21/1999 Label: Ondine Catalog #: 937 Spars Code: DDD Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara, Jean Sibelius, Aarre Merikanto, Ernest Pingoud, Aulis Sallinen, Pehr Henrik Nordgren, Tumoas Kantelinen Conductor: Max Pommer, Leif Segerstam, Tuomas Ollila, Sakari Oramo, Okko Kamu, Juha Kangas, Oleg Soldatov Orchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Karelia Philharmonic Orchestra
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This compilation made exclusively of previously released material (rec. 1990-99) makes a perfect introduction to 20th century Finnish symphonic music. With a few exceptions, notably Vaino Raitio, the Scandinavian country's most talented composers have been included. How such a small population could generate such a large number of great, deeply personal composers remains a complete mystery. The works selected from the Ondine catalogue share at least one common character: the use of long, sustained harmonic patterns, which create colors of hallucinatory beauty and astounding originality. Rautavaara's cosmic concerto for "bird" (on tape) and orchestra, Sibelius' dramatic Storm from the incidental music for Shakespeare's Tempest, Merikanto's dreamy Lento cantabile, Pingoud's Scriabinesque Extinguished Torches, Nordgren's fiery and folksy The Fiddler's Favorite Tune--all in their own ways present perfect examples of that magic sound world, created in contact with nature and its abysmal winters. The performances are perfectly idiomatic and the recordings always spacious and coherent. Too bad Ondine didn't provide any liner notes or introductory text whatsoever. --Luca Sabbatini, ClassicsToday.com |
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Cantus Arcticus, Op. 61 "Concerto for Birds and Orchestra" by Einojuhani Rautavaara | ||||
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Conductor:
Max Pommer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1972; Finland |
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Symphony no 7 "Angel of Light": Come un sogno by Einojuhani Rautavaara | ||||
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Conductor:
Leif Segerstam
Orchestra/Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1994; Finland |
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The Tempest, Op. 109: Suite no 1 - Storm by Jean Sibelius | ||||
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Conductor:
Leif Segerstam
Orchestra/Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1925; Finland |
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Compositions (4) for Orchestra: Lento cantabile by Aarre Merikanto | ||||
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Conductor:
Tuomas Ollila
Orchestra/Ensemble: Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1932; Finland |
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Compositions (4) for Orchestra: Arietta by Aarre Merikanto | ||||
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Conductor:
Tuomas Ollila
Orchestra/Ensemble: Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1932; Finland |
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Flambeaux éteints, Op. 14 by Ernest Pingoud | ||||
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Conductor:
Sakari Oramo
Orchestra/Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1919; Finland |
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The Iron Age, Op. 55: no 5, Lemminki in Tuonela by Aulis Sallinen | ||||
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Conductor:
Okko Kamu
Orchestra/Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1982; Finland |
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Portaits of Country Fiddlers, Op. 26: The Thinker by Pehr Henrik Nordgren | ||||
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Conductor:
Juha Kangas
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1976; Finland |
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Portaits of Country Fiddlers, Op. 26: Fiddler's Favorite Tune by Pehr Henrik Nordgren | ||||
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Conductor:
Juha Kangas
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1976; Finland |
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The Ambush: Adagio by Tumoas Kantelinen | ||||
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Conductor:
Oleg Soldatov
Orchestra/Ensemble: Karelia Philharmonic Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: Finland |
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