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Special offer. Sibelius: Lemminkainen Legends & Tapiola
RecommendedHelsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
The four Legends first began to surface in Sibelius's mind in 1893, at the same time as he was working on his Kalevala opera, The Building ofthe Boat, the prelude to which became The swanof... —
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Building a Library, January 2017, First Choice
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Building a Library, May 2019, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Rodion Shchedrin: Music From the Lady With the Lapdog
Olli Mustonen (piano), Lawrence Power (viola), Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
All in all, an invaluable release and a wonderful tribute to the composer who passed away last year at the grand old age of 92. —
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Special offer. Tchaikovsky: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom & Nine Sacred Choruses
Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Kļava
Klava achieves precise chording and proves sensitive to pacing, with the music’s flow carefully measured. Intonation is close to ideal. In the apt acoustic of St John’s Church, Riga, there’s... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2019, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Winner - Choral
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These utterly fearless unaccompanied singers bring precision to the most complex textures while retaining a palpable grasp of the music’s emotional heart, imbuing it with an engaging sense of... —
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2024, Recording of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Choral
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Special offer. Max Reger: Four Tone Poems after Böcklin; Romantic Suite
RecommendedGävle Symphony Orchestra, Jaime Martín
Martín's baton certainly supplies Spanish sunshine and vivacity; though we must also factor in the lively opulence of Ondine's recording, the commitment and verve of the Gavle Symphony Orchestra... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2025
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Special offer. Sibelius - Orchestral Songs
RecommendedSoile Isokoski (soprano)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
Soile Isokoski's voice has matured into a powerful instrument without losing its distinctively plangent expressiveness and intense way with words… Segerstam… provides spacious yet vividly dramatic... —
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Record Review, December 2006, Critics Disc of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2007, Disc of the Year & Vocal Award Winner
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Special offer. Lotta Wennäkoski: Sigla; Flounce; Sedecim
Sivan Magan (harp), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Collon
Together [the movements of Sedecim] form a substantial triptych, the orchestra explored with tremendous verve in a modernist idiom distinguished by its invigorating lightness of touch. The 2022... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Winners, Winner - Contemporary
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you can’t but be stunned by the fearless skill of Sigvards Klava’s choir as they navigate the most jagged, fragmented notes and pitches – the musical equivalent of climbing Mount Everest just... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Choral Music
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Nominated - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Winners, Winner - Choral
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Special offer. Lutosławski: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4; Jeux vénitiens
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu
Three key works, each from an essential point in Witold Lutosławski’s career, add up to a thrilling portrait of the modern Polish master. All are played with searing energy by the Finnish Radio... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Finalist - Orchestral
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Special offer. Vasks: Oboe Concerto
Albrecht Mayer (oboe), Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Andris Poga
Cast as a ‘Morning’ and ‘Evening Pastorale’ separated by a ‘Scherzando’, [the Oboe Concerto is] a kind of gentle day-in-a-rural-life and is beautifully played by soloist Albrecht Mayer. —
