Ondine

Don't let the low opus number hoodwink you: Cassazione dates from 1904 and was first given under Sibelius's baton at the same Helsinki concert as the premiere of the first version of the Violin... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…

Brought vividly to life by the 41-piece Tapiola Sinfonietta under fellow Estonian, conductor Olari Elts all three works share a kinship in dynamic, flowing structures generated from often small... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2018, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

…can Mattila be funky with a jazz ensemble instead of a Strauss of Janácek orchestra behind her? …her performances her grow in confidence from the rather stilted English of "It's all right... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2008More…

Gerald Finley is also a passionate and expressive interpreter. Lintu and his orchestra sound flawless. In short, this is a great release. — Fanfare, May/June 2021More…

Schmid's playing is technically pristine, if cool, while the Tampere Philharmonic under Hannu Lintu opt for clarity rather than depth. The underlying idea, presumably, is to emphasise the classical... — The Guardian, 15th November 2012, 3 out of 5 starsMore…