Ondine
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Special offer. Rolf Wallin: Five Seasons; Whirld; Stride; Spirit
Wu Wei (sheng), Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin), Ida Nielsen (electric bass guitar), Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Andris Poga
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Special offer. Rachmaninoff: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31
Karlis Rutentals (tenor solo/celebrant) & Gundars Dzilums (bass solo/deacon)
Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava
Normally you’d run a mile from music recorded in the reverberant acoustics of a cathedral. But not in this case...the music – reverent, restrained and slow-moving –suits this fine performance... —
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Special offer. Pēteris Vasks: Plainscapes
Sandis Šteinbergs (violin) & Guna Āboltiņa (cello), Jānis Kokins (percussion)
Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Kļava
this, the second volume from Ondine, focuses on superb performances by the Latvian Radio Choir of the secular side of his trance-inducing, largely homophonic four-part compositions, regarded... —
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Special offer. Paul Hindemith: Complete Works For Flute
Stathis Karapanos, Jörg Widmann (clarinet), Stephan Schweigert, Celine Moinet, Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp), Konzerthaus Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Sayako Kusaka, Christopher Park, Philippe Bernold, Fil Liotis, David Aaron Carpenter (viola), Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach
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Special offer. Kaija Saariaho: Trios
Anssi Karttunen (cello), Pia Freund (soprano), Tuija Hakkila (piano), Mikael Helasvuo (alto flute), Steven Dann (viola), Florent Jodelet (percussion)
Zebra Trio
The CD is self-recommending to contemporary-music connoisseurs, but not exclusively to them. —
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Special offer. Jörg Widmann: Violin Concerto
Christian Tetzlaff (violin)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding
Widmann's Violin Concerto will appeal to those who like Berg's. Tetzlaff's performance is outstanding...An impressive collection. —
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Special offer. Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Legends & Pohjola’s Daughter
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu
Textures are sifted with skill, chosen tempi are unfailingly judicious and Lintu shows a canny awareness of the bigger scheme...Ultimately, for all its sterling qualities, there's no getting... —
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Special offer. Jouluyö, Juhlayö - Christmas Carols
Soile Isokoski (soprano), Pertti Eerola (organ) & Aale Lindgrén (cor anglais)
YL Male Voice Choir, Matti Hyökki
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Special offer. Magnus Lindberg: Al Largo, Cello Concerto No. 2 & Era
Anssi Karttunen (cello)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu
Lindberg may protest post-modern post-Romanticism, and may knowingly reference Strauss’s ironic prankster Till Eulenspiegel; but although some of his musical thinking feels dreamlike, free-associative,... —
