Joonas Kokkonen - Cello Concerto; Symphonies Nos.3 & 4

Joonas KOKKONEN (1921-1996)

Cello Concerto

Symphony No.3 (1967)

Symphony No.4 (1971)

Marko Ylönen (cello)

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Sakari Oramo

Joonas Kokkonen - Symphonies Nos.1 and 2; Opus Sonorum

Joonas KOKKONEN (1921-1996)

Symphony No.1 (1960)

Symphony No.2 (1961)

Opus Sonorum (1964)

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Sakari Oramo

Recorded at The House of Culture, Helsinski, Finland.

March 10-11 (Opus Sonorum); 12-14 (Symphony No.1; May 26-27, 2008 (Symphony No.2)

Joonas Kokkonen - Symphony No. 3; Opus sonorum; Requiem

Joonas Kokkonen (1921-1996): 

Symphony No. 3;
Opus sonorum;
Requiem

Soile Isokoski, soprano
Walton Grönroos, baritone
Ilkka Sivonen, piano
Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir, choir
Lahti Symphony Orchestra, orchestra
Ulf Söderblom, conductor

Joonas Kokkonen - The Last Temptations

Joonas KOKKONEN (1921-1996)

THE LAST TEMPTATIONS

Opera in Two Acts

Libretto Lauri Kokkonen

 Martti Talvela (bass) Paavo Ruotsalainen; 

Ritva Auvinen (sop) Riitta; 

Seppo Ruohonen (ten) Juhana; 

Marti Lehtinen (bar) Jaakko Hogman; 

Marita Nordberg (spkr) Anna Loviisa; 

Liisamaija Laaksonen (spkr) Albertina Nennonen; 

Kalevi Koskinen (ten) First man; 

Jorma Faick (bar) Second man; 

Jaakko Ryhänen (bass) Third man; 

Tarn Valjakka (sop) First woman; 

Eini Liukko-Vaara (mez) Second woman; 

Raija Määtthnen-Falck (alto) Third woman;

Savonlinna Opera Festival Chorus and Orchestra
Ulf Söderblom.

Joonas Kokkonen - Symphony No.4; Cello Concerto; Symphonic Sketches

Joonas KOKKONEN (1921-1996)

Symphony No. 4; 

Cello Concerto; 

Sinfonisia Luonnoksia (Symphonic Sketches)

Torleif Thedéen (cello)

Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Osmo Vänskä