Fagerlund
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Sebastian Fagerlund: Nomade & WaterAtlas
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu
Altstaedt gives a bravura performance [of Nomade] that captures every colour and nuance of the work, from the plaintive to the soaring to the percussive, while Hannu Lintu’s attentive reading... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, Concerto Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Contemporary
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New. Sebastian Fagerlund: Beneath
Simon Crawford-Philips, Kungsbacka Piano Trio, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Malin Broman
To be simplistic about it, the best of the works is the biggest - the string-orchestra score with 'leader' soloist Beneath, written in part as a study for one of the characters in Fagerlund's... —
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This is big music that belies its scoring, swaying in an almost orchestral manner from highly mobile, directional states to more introspective ones. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th December 2025
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To my ears, he broadens the distinctive orchestral style forged by Magnus Lindberg but, aided by that close harmonic grind, humanises it at the same time…His is often highly calorific and thrilling... —
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Oceano
Chamber Music by Sebastian Fagerlund
Minna Pensola (violin), Atte Kilpeläinen (viola), Tomas Djupsjöbacka (cello), Christoffer Sundqvist (clarinet), Paavali Jumppanen (piano), Hervé Joulain (horn), Meta4
The Finn’s natural outlet for his tautly robust, driving energy has been in opera and orchestral works. Yet his chamber music is no less compelling…By turns ferociously rhythmic, playful and... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2021, Chamber Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Premiere
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Sebastian Fagerlund: Isola
Christoffer Sundqvist (clarinet)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Dima Slobodeniouk
a composer who can side with his great countryman Sibelius without the slightest need for self-protective irony. These are three strong, freshly poetic pieces, that make themselves understood... —
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Fagerlund: Terral, Strings to the Bone, Chamber Symphony
Sharon Bezaly (soloist), Tapiola Sinfonietta, John Storgårds
I found the works on this disc an exciting discovery, and the performances are sui generis: Storgårds, Bezaly, and the musicians of the Tapiola Sinfonietta are all in top form. Sound quality... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Contemporary Music
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Von Otter is spectacular, capturing the nuance of her character’s complexities and adapting her performance to suit the regular interplay with the chorus. Fagerlund’s imaginative response to... —
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Fagerlund & Aho: Bassoon Concertos
RecommendedBram van Sambeek (bassoon)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Okko Kamu, Dima Slobodeniouk
A truly captivating disc…Bram van Sambeek takes everything in his evidently extensive stride. The agility, conviction, impish humour and searing seriousness all stem from a remarkably rounded... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2018, Winner - Concerto
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Special offer. Fagerlund: Döbeln
Anu Komsi (soprano), Annika Mylläri (soprano), Lasse Penttinen (tenor), Sören Lillkung (baritone) & Robert McLoud (bass)
West Coast Kokkola Opera & Kokkola Opera Festival Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
