Recordings

Jean Sibelius

Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22
(Four Legends from the Kalevala)
with World Premiére Recordings of original
version of Nos 1 & 4

Osmo Vänskä, conductor

BIS-CD-1015, 6/1999

Niccoló Paganini – Ilya Gringolts

Concerto No. 1 for violin and orchestra, Op. 6
Introduction and Variations on “Nel cor piú non mi sento” for violin solo
La Campanella for violin and piano
Cantabile for violin and piano
Moses Fantasy for violin and piano

Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Ilya Gringolts, violin
Irina Ryumina, piano

BIS-CD-999, 3/1999

Jean Sibelius

Karelia Suite, Op. 11
(version using original scoring 1893)
King Christian II, Op. 27 (WPR)
Indicental music to the play by Adolf Paul
(First complete recording using original scoring
1898)
Pelléas and Mélisande, Op. 46 (WPR)
Indicental music to the play by Maurice
Maeterlinck (First complete recording using
original scoring 1905)

Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Anna-Lisa Jakobsson, mezzo-soprano
Raimo Laukka, baritone

BIS-CD-918, 2/1999

Christmas Wonderland

Vogler: Hosianna
Sibelius: High are the snowdrifts
Kotilainen: The sparrow on Christmas morning Kiiski: The language of Christmas
Bernard: Winter Wonderland
Kokkonen: Traditional / At Christmas /
The angels´song was heard
Various composers: The star of christmas
(potpourri)
Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Various composers: Wild Christmas (potpourri)
Sonninen: Peace, only peace)
Maasalo: The bells of Christmas
Halonen: Thus in my heart I make my christmas Gruber: Silent Night
Sibelius: Give me no splendour, gold or pomp Turunen: We shall celebrate Christmas
Vänskä: The message of Christmas
Praetorius: From heav´n on high

Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Laulupuu Choir of Lahti,
chorus master: Terhi Hildén

BIS-CD-947, 1998

Gold Record 1998

Kalvei Aho

Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 7 ‘Insect Symphony’

Osmo Vänskä, conductor

BIS-CD-936, 11/1998

Jean Sibelius

Symphony No. 6, Op. 104
Symphony No. 7, Op. 105

Osmo Vänskä, conductor

BIS-CD-864, 12/1997

Sponsored by Metsäliitto Group and Telecom Finland Oy TELE

Jean Sibelius – Karelia, complete score

Karelia, complete score (WPR), completed and reconstructed by Kalevi Aho
Kuolema, incidental music (WPR)
Valse triste

Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Kirsi Tiihonen, soprano
Raimo laukka, baritone
Heikki Laitinen and Taito Hoffren, vocal

BIS-CD-915, 10/1997

Record of the Year 1998
(United Kindom Sibelius Society)

The best CD of 1997 (The Times)

Kalevi Aho

Rejoicing of the Deep Waters, fantasy for orchestra
Symphony No. 10

Osmo Vänskä, conductor

BIS-CD-856, 6/1997

Commissioned by the Lahti Symphony Orchestra and the Finnish Accociation for Mental Health for the Centenary celebrations 1997

Sibelius

Rejoicing of the Deep Waters, fantasy for orchestra
Symphony No. 10

Osmo Vänskä, conductor

BIS-CD-856, 6/1997

Commissioned by the Lahti Symphony Orchestra and the Finnish Accociation for Mental Health for the Centenary celebrations 1997