Jean Sibelius - Snöfrid - Cantatas and Orchestarl Works

Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957)

Snöfrid Op. 29 (1900) 

Overture in A minor JS144 (1902) 

Coronation Cantata JS104 (1896) 

Rakastava Op. 14 (1891-1912) 

Oma Maa Op. 92 (1918) 

Andante Festivo JS34b (1922, 1938) 

Stina Ekblad (narrator) (Snöfrid)

Jubilate Choir (Snöfrid; Coronation; Oma)

Jaakko Kuusisto (violin); Ilkka Pälli (cello) (Rakastava)

Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Osmo Vänskä

Rec. April 2001; Jan 2002; May 2002; Jan 2003; Sibelius Hall, Lahti, Finland. 

Aulis Sallinen - Symphony No.8; Violin Concerto

Aulis SALLINEN (b. 1935)

Shadows op. 52 (1982) 

Symphony No. 8 Autumnal Fragments op. 81 (2001)

Violin Concerto op. 18 (1968)

The Palace Rhapsody op. 72 (1995) 

Jaakko Kuusisto (violin)

Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Ari Rasilainen

rec. 29 Nov-4 Dec 2004, Ludwugshafen, Philharmonie.

 

Jean Sibelius - Piano Quintets and Melodramas

Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957) 

Piano Quintets and Melodramas

Piano Quintet in G minor, JS159 (1890)

Vivace for piano quintet, JS31

Andante – Allegro for piano quintet, JS31

Song from Näcken (The Watersprite), JS138 for soprano, recitation, violin, cello and piano

O, om du sett (Oh, If You Had Seen), JS141 for recitation and piano

Ett ensamt skidspår (A Lonely Ski-Trail), JS77a for recitation and piano

Melodrama from Svartsjukans nätter (Nights of Jealousy), JS125 for recitation, soprano, violin, cello and piano

Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic (Viola)

Monica Groop (Mezzo-Soprano)

Folke Gräsbeck (Piano)

Jaakko Kuusisto (Violin)

Joel Laakso (Cello)

Lasse Pöysti (Narrator)

Laura Vikman (Violin)

Einojuhani Rautavaara - Violin Concerto; Symphony No.8 'The Journey'

Einojuhani RAUTAVAARA (1928-2016)

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1976-77)

Symphony No 8, 'The Journey'(1999)

Jaakko Kuusisto, Violin

Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Osmo Vänskä, Conductor

Iiro Rantala - Piano Concerto; Astorale; Tangonator; Final Fantasy

Iiro RANTALA (b. 1970)

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G sharp major and A flat (2002) [38:15]
Astorale for Piano Solo [7:59]
Tangonator for Violin and Piano [5:01]
Final Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra [5:25]

Iiro Rantala (piano)
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Jaakko Kuusisto

rec. Tapiola Hall, Espoo, May 200

Sibelius - Masonic Ritual Music

Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957) 

Masonic Ritual Music Op.113 

(1) original version for tenor, male voice choir and organ

(2) arrangement by Jaakko Kuusisto for tenor, orchestra and organ (2007) 

Various artists 

rec. 2008/10 

Kalevi Aho - Symphony No.3; Mussorgsky (orch.Aho) Songs and Dances of Death

Kalevi AHO (b. 1949)

Symphony No. 3 Sinfonia Concertante for violin and orchestra (1971/73)

Modest MUSSORGSKY (1839-1881)

Songs and Dances of Death for bass and orchestra (1875-77/1984) arranged and orchestrated by Kalevi AHO

Matti Salminen (bass)

Jaakko Kuusisto (violin)

Lahti Symphony Orchestra/Osmo Vänskä

Recorded February 2001 (Symphony) and May 2000 (Songs and Dances) Sibelius Hall, Lahti, Finland DDD