Osmo Vänskä

Crusell: Clarinet Quartets Nos. 1-3

Pekka Kauppinen

Anu Airas

Ilkka Palli

I. Poco adagio - Allegro

II. Romanze

III. Menuetto

IV. Rondo

I. Allegro molto agitato

II. Menuetto

III. Pastorale

I. Allegro non tanto

II. Un poco largo

IV. Finale

Minnesota Orchestra

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand" (Live)

Mahler: Symphony No. 9

Curtis Symphony Orchestra

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Symphonic Suite for Orchestra, Op. 35

Sueye Park

Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra

Yun: Three Late Works

馬勒

Mahler: Symphony No. 10 in F-Sharp Major "Unfinished"  (Completed by D. Cooke)

Lilli Paasikivi

Tommi Hakala

Kalevala, the Finnish national epic, begins with the creation of the world – from a duck's egg – and goes on to relate a series of tales of magic and adventure. One of the most memorable characters is Kullervo, a flawed hero whose tragic story is told in the course of six songs or runos. These describe multiple murders, rape, incest and finally suicide – a powerful brew that has inspired several Finnish artists. Among them is Jean Sibelius, who in 1891 was a young music student in Vienna. At home in Finland a wave of nationalism was gaining momentum and the Kalevala was an important symbol in the struggle for independence from Russia. Sometimes called a choral symphony, Sibelius's Kullervo was premiered in 1892, receiving a mixed reception and the work was soon overshadowed by the First Symphony. Only in the 1970s did it became more widely known, at which time the score caused something of sensation. Faithful to the urgency and brutality of the score, the present recording was made at live performances at Symphony Hall in Minneapolis, with Osmo Vänskä directing the forces of the Minnesota Orchestra, joined by their Finnish guests Lilli Paasikivi, Tommi Hakala and the eminent YL Male Voice Choir.

Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7

Osmo Vänskä has been described as ‘our greatest living Sibelian’ (The Sunday Times, UK), a reputation which is founded not least on his two symphony cycles on disc, both released by BIS. The first one was recorded in 1996-97 with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra, and firmly established Vänskä as a force to be reckoned with. 14 years later he returned to the studio for a second cycle, now with the Minnesota Orchestra, of which he has been music director since 2003. The Minnesota recordings were released on three discs during the years 2012 – 2016 to critical acclaim: besides top marks from reviewers around the world, the series garnered distinctions such as Editor’s Choice (Gramophone), Orchestral Choice (BBC Music Magazine) and Recording of the month (MusicWeb International). The disc of Symphonies Nos 2 and 5 was included on the New York Times list of the Best Classical Music Recordings of 2012 and nominated to a Grammy for Best Orchestral Recording, an award which its sequel (Nos 1 & 4) received the following year. Recommended by the German web site Klassik.com upon its release, the final album, with Symphonies Nos 3, 6 and 7, was recently included on Gramophone’s list of ‘Top 10 Sibelius recordings’. The three releases have now been gathered into a box set, with the addition of the same team’s 2016 recording of Kullervo, Sibelius’s first large-scale orchestral work and sometimes called his ‘choral symphony’.

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 & Kullervo

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Crusell: Clarinet Quartets Nos. 1-3

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