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Taina Piira (soprano), Aki Alamikkotervo (tenor) & Hannu Lehtonen (saxophone) Lahti Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Orchestra of Lapland, John Storgårds BIS releases the first recording on CD of Kalevi Aho’s Symphony No.12 - ‘Luosto’. It was written for a performance on the slopes of Mount Luosto in Finnish Lapland. It makes use of two orchestras, two vocal soloists and a number of brass players and percussionists placed at various distances from each other and the conductor, surrounding the audience. The primary inspiration for this four-movement work came from the natural surroundings and traditions of Lapland, and parts of it were composed during a bitterly cold spell in the solitude of a cottage at the foot of Orresokka, the mountain next to Luosto. The three-dimensional qualities written into the score makes it the perfect subject for a Surround Sound recording and during the recording sessions in the acclaimed acoustics of the Lahti Sibelius Hall, great pains were taken to recreate the set-up of the first performance. This took place in 2003, in front of – or rather around – an audience of over 2000 people, and became the starting point of ‘LuostoClassic’, an annual summer music festival which in 2008 features another performance of Aho’s symphony. | 
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Martin Fröst (clarinet) Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä  BBC Music Magazine
Orchestral Choice - July 2007 |
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Kroumata Percussion Ensemble, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä “a superb coupling of two strongly communicative contemporary works…which demonstrate Aho’s comprehensive mastery of rhythm, timbre and drama”. Gramophone | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Aho: | The Butterflies (The Foxtrot and Tango of the Butterlies), from Symphony No. 7, Insect Symphony | Crusell: | Romanze, from Clarinet Quartet No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 2 | Klami: | Marche militaire, from Suite for Small Orchestra, Op. 37 Suomenlinna, overture, Op. 30 | Kokkonen: | In the World of Perfection, from The Hades of the Birds, for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (Text: O. Mustapää) Sanctus & Benedictus, from Requiem for soloists, mixed chorus and orchestra | Nordgren: | The Whole World Will Lament, Op. 26b | Rautavaara: | Pelimannit, Op. 1 | Sibelius: | Finlandia Hymn (Text: V.A. Koskenniemi) May the Hymn of Honour now Resound, Op. 23 No. VIa, for female choir (Text: A.V. Koskimies/Ilta Koskimies) Andantino for brass ensemble A Song for Lemminkäinen, Op. 31 No. 1, for male chorus and orchestra (Text: Yrjö Weijola) Romance in F major, from Four Pieces, Op. 78, for cello and piano Andante in E flat major, JS 74 Menuetto in A minor, JS 5 Tempo di valse in A major, JS 2 Poco vivace, from Symphony No. 6 |
Soile Isokoski (soprano), Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano), Walton Grönroos (baritone), Osmo Vänskä (clarinet), Pekka Kauppinen (violin), Anu Airas (viola), Ilkka Pälli (cello), Torleif Thedéen (cello), Folke Gräsbeck (piano) Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir, Jubilate Choir, YL Choir, brass partout, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Astrid Riska, Juha Kangas, Ulf Söderblom, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Osmo Vänskä | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Tiina Vahevaara (soprano) Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Sinfonia Lahti Chamber Ensemble | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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