This new release is outstanding in every way. The Helsinki Philharmonic knows this music as well as anyone, and in any event is a first-class ensemble no matter what the repertoire. John Storgards leads vibrant interpretations, with Samuli Peltonen an impressive cello soloist. The sonics are superbly lifelike, with plenty of detail and a wide dynamic range. Highly recommended. --David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com, March 2010,
Disc of the Month, Artistic Quality 10 / Sound Quality 10
Disc of the Month, Artistic Quality 10 / Sound Quality 10
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storg�rds
This new recording pays tribute to Uuno Klami (1900�1961) � one of the most successful and cosmopolitan Finnish composers; his popularity in Finland equals that of Jean Sibelius and Einojuhani Rautavaara and still awaits major discovery beyond the national borders.
This CD features his monumental masterpiece Kalevala Suite for large orchestra, which became a true landmark in Finnish music history and remains his best-known work and a real orchestral showpiece.
Also featured is the orchestral fantasy Northern Lights, which Klami himself once called his best composition; this is the work�s first-time recording for commercial release.
The cello concerto-like Cheremissian Fantasy has raised comparisons with Stravinsky. It features acclaimed young Finnish cellist Samuli Peltonen as soloist. hief conductor John Storg�rds here leads the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, which has a long history of collaborating with Klami and of performing his works.
�Storg�rds and the Helsinki Philharmonic turn in superb performances...Ondine's sound is of demonstration class...Thoroughly recommended.� --Gramophone Magazine, June 2010
This new recording pays tribute to Uuno Klami (1900�1961) � one of the most successful and cosmopolitan Finnish composers; his popularity in Finland equals that of Jean Sibelius and Einojuhani Rautavaara and still awaits major discovery beyond the national borders.
This CD features his monumental masterpiece Kalevala Suite for large orchestra, which became a true landmark in Finnish music history and remains his best-known work and a real orchestral showpiece.
Also featured is the orchestral fantasy Northern Lights, which Klami himself once called his best composition; this is the work�s first-time recording for commercial release.
The cello concerto-like Cheremissian Fantasy has raised comparisons with Stravinsky. It features acclaimed young Finnish cellist Samuli Peltonen as soloist. hief conductor John Storg�rds here leads the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, which has a long history of collaborating with Klami and of performing his works.
�Storg�rds and the Helsinki Philharmonic turn in superb performances...Ondine's sound is of demonstration class...Thoroughly recommended.� --Gramophone Magazine, June 2010
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