Recordings

The Legend of Jean Sibelius

Disc 1
Finlandia, Op. 26
Karelia Suite, Op. 11
Raimo Laukka, baritone
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
The Oceanides, Op. 73
Valse Triste, Op. 44 No. 1

Disc 2
Andante Festivo, JS 34b
En saga, Op. 9
Pohjola’s Daughter, Op. 49
The Wood-Nymph, Op. 15
Tapiola, Op. 112
Porilaisten marssi, JS 152 (Arr. Jean Sibelius)

Osmo Vänskä, conductor

BIS-CD-1557/58, 10/2005

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Nordic Spell / Sharon Bezaly

Kalevi Aho (b. 1949):
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (WPR)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä, conductor

Haukur Tómasson (b. 1960):
Flute Concerto No. 2 (WPR)
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Bernhardur Wilkinson, conductor

Christian Lindberg (b. 1958):
The World of Montuagretta,
Concerto for Flute and Chamber Orchestra (WPR)
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Christian Lindberg, conductor

Sharon Bezaly, flute / alto flute

BIS-CD-1499, 6/2005

Midem Classica Award 2006

Finnish Hymns 3

Osmo Vänskä, conductor

BIS-CD-1369, 2004

Jean Sibelius – Snöfrid

Snöfrid, Op. 29
Overture in A minor, JS 144
Coronation Cantata, JS 104
Rakastava, Op. 14
Oma maa, Op. 92
Andante Festivo, JS 34b

Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Jubilate Choir
Stina Ekblad, narrator

BIS-CD-1265, 8/2004

Einojuhani Rautavaara – The Journey

Violin Concerto
Symphony No. 8 ‘The Journey’

Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Jaakko Kuusisto, violin

BIS-CD-1315, 5/2004

Robert Kajanus

Finnish Rhapsody No. 1 in D minor, Op. 5
Kullervo’s Funeral March, Op. 3
Sinfonietta in B flat major, Op. 16
Aino, symphonic poem for male chorus and orchestra

Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Helsinki University Chorus,
chorus-master Matti Hyökki

BIS-CD-1223, 3/2004

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Kalevi Aho

Symphonic Dances ‘Hommage á Uuno Klami’
Symphony No. 11 for six percussionists and orchestra

Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Kroumata Percussion Ensemble:
Anders Loguin, Johan Silvmark, Leif Karlsson,
Anders Holdar, John Eriksson, Ulrik Nilsson

BIS-CD-1336, 2/2004

Aho – Mussorgsky

Kalevi Aho (b. 1949):
Symphony No. 3 (Sinfonia concertante) for violin
and orchestra

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Songs and Dances of Death for bass and orchestra,
arranged and orchestrated by Kalevi Aho

Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Matti Salminen, bass
Jaakko Kuusisto, violin

BIS-CD-1186, 2/2003

Fredrick Pacius: Die Loreley

Die Loreley, opera in two acts
Libretto: Emanuel Geibel

Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Soile Isokoski, soprano (Lenore)
Raimo Sirkiä, tenor (Otto)
Cornelius Hauptmann, bass (Hubert)
Riikka Rantanen, mezzo-soprano (Bertha)
Topi Lehtipuu, tenor (Reinald)
Arttu Kataja, bass (Leopold)
Dominante Choir, chorus-master: Seppo Murto

BIS-CD-1393/1394 (double-cd), 11)/2003