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Osmo Vänskä on Sibelius
14th Dec 2016
Katherine talks to the Finnish conductor about his second Sibelius cycle on BIS - the final instalment of which was a Presto Disc of the Year.
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Osmo Vänskä completes his cycle of Sibelius symphonies with the Minnesota Orchestra
29th Jul 2016
James listens to the final volume of Osmo Vänskä's Sibelius cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra, comprising Nos. 3, 6 and 7.
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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 3, 6 & 7
Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
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Piano and Vocal music by Erik Satie
1st Jul 2016
James listens to a double helping of works by Satie, whose 150th anniversary falls this year.
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Sibelius Symphonies from Okko Kamu and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra
6th Nov 2015
James listens to Sibelius from Okko Kamu and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra.
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Bach Cantatas from Masaaki Suzuki
11th Nov 2013
Begun in 1995, Bach Collegium Japan’s mighty survey of the complete sacred cantatas crosses the finishing-line with these affecting performances of Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, Freue dich, erlöste Schar, and Gloria in excelsis Deo.
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Rhapsody in Blue – Grosvenor and Kempf
6th Aug 2012
Two former BBC Young Musician of the Year prize-winners record Gershwin’s best-known work – Kempf as part of an all-Gershwin programme, Grosvenor alongside Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2.
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Bach B minor Mass from Suzuki
29th Oct 2007
Part-way through his cycle of the complete sacred cantatas, the Japanese conductor and Bach Collegium Japan pause to tackle one of the composer’s large-scale choral masterpieces.
