Recordings

Jean Sibelius – Tempest, Bard, Tapiola

The Tempest, Overture
The Tempest, Suite No. 1
The Tempest, Suite No. 2
The Bard
Tapiola

Okko Kamu, conductor

BIS-SACD-1945, 8/2011

Diapason d’Or de l’Année 2011
ClassicsToday 10/10

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The Sibelius Edition – Vol. 12: Symphonies

Symphonies Nos 1-7
Symphony No. 5 (version 1915)
Alternativ movements and fragments from the
Symphonies Nos 1, 2, 3, 4 ja 7
(world première recording)

Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Jaakko Kuusisto, conductor

BIS-CD-1933/35 (5 CDs), 5/2011

ClassicsToday 10/10

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The Lahti Symphony Orchestra has participated also in the following volumes of The Sibelius Edition:

– Volume 1: Tone Poems (BIS-CD-1900/02)
– Volume 3: Voice & Orchestra (BIS-CD-1906/08)
– Volume 5: Orchestral Music for the Theatre
(BIS-CD-1912/14)
– Volume 8: Orchestral Works (BIS-CD-1921/23)
– Volume 13: Miscellaneous Works
(BIS-CD-1636/38)

Armas Järnefelt

Symphonic Fantasy (1895)
Suite in E flat major (1897)
Serenade (1893)
Berceuse for violin and orchestra (1904)

Jaakko Kuusisto, conductor / violin

BIS-CD-1753, 10/2010

KlassikHeute 10-10-10

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Carl Nielsen – The Symphonies

Symphonies Nos 1-6
Helios Overture, Op. 17
Saga-Drøm, Op. 39
Pan and Syrinx, Op. 49

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (symphonies)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra (other works)
Osmo Vänskä, conductor

BIS-CD-1839/40 (three discs), 10/2010

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Kalevi Aho

Piano Concerto No. 2
Symphony No. 13 ‘Symphonic Characterizations’

Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Antti Siirala, piano

BIS-CD-1316, 6/2010

Jaakko Kuusisto – Music from Timo Koivusalo’s film ‘Täällä Pohjantähden alla’ (Under the North Star, 2009)

Alku (5:05)
Akseli hiihtää (0:54)
Akseli raivoissaan (1:08)
Häätö (2:50)
Koskelan pihalta kirkkoon (0:46)
Akseli ja Elina kihlautuvat (1:46)
Tappelu kartanon pellolla (1:14)
Vallankumous alkaa (3:16)
Aku ja Elma (1:40)
Elman kirje Akulle (1:01)
Taistelu (2:55)
Elina synnyttää (1:49)
Aku haavoittuu (1:23)
Punaiset paniikissa (3:40)
Akseli lähtee pakomatkalle (2:31)
Valkoiset saapuvat (2:56)
Loppu [violin solo: Jyrki Lasonpalo] (5:57)

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The Sound of Sibelius

Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä

Jean Sibelius (1865 – 1957)

Karelia Suite
The Wood-Nymph
The Swan of Tuonela
Lemminkäinen’s Return
Spring Song
Valse Triste
Scene with Cranes
Finlandia

BIS-SACD-1645

A new Sibelius-SACD by Lahti SO and Vänskä has been released

07/12/2009

The Lahti Symphony Orchestra’s new multi-channel Super Audio recording (BIS-SACD-1645) containing popular works by Jean Sibelius has been released. In the recording – conducted by the former Chief Conductor of the orchestra, Osmo Vänskä – can be heard e.g. the works Karelia Suite, The Wood-Nymph (cello solo: Ilkka Pälli), The Swan of Tuonela (cor anglais solo: Jukka Hirvikangas), Valse triste and Finlandia. The Super Audio recording (5.0 surround) can be listened with a stereo equipment as well.

Valentin Silvestrov

Symphony No. 4 (1976) in one movement for brass instruments and strings

Symphony No. 5 (1980 – 82) in one movement

Lahti Symphony Orchestra (Sinfonia Lahti)
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

BIS-CD-1703

Kalevi Aho – Simfonia nro. 12 ‘Luosto’

Kalevi Aho (s. 1949)
Symphony No. 12 (Luosto Symphony) (2002-03)
1) I. The Shamans 13’16
2) II. Winter Darkness and Midsummer 14’00
3) III. Song in the Fells 9’36
4) IV. Storm in the Fells 11’06

TT: 48’56

Taina Piira, soprano
Aki Alamikkotervo, tenor
Hannu Lehtonen, saxophone
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Chamber Orchestra of Lapland
John Storgårds, conductor