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Dawn Upshaw, Monica Groop & Gerald Finley Finnish National Opera, Esa-Pekka Salonen L’amour de loin was named “Best New Work of the Year” by The New York Times in 2000 “Saariaho's opera is an incredibly beautiful and moving experience.” BBC Music Magazine, 1st Ocotber 2005  BBC Music Magazine
DVD Choice - October 2005 |
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| |  | Saariaho - Notes On Light, Orion & Mirage
Karita Mattila (soprano) & Anssi Karttunen (cello) Orchestre de Paris Orchestre de Paris, Christoph Eschenbach Following the acclaimed 2006 song cycle Quatre Instants, the latest collaboration from star soprano Karita Mattila, and her compatriot Kaija Saariaho, is Mirage, the setting of a trance-induced incantation by the Mexican healer María Sabína (1894-1985). This recording features the work's world première performance from March 13th, 2008 in Paris. The ecstatic 15-minute piece is written for soprano, cello and orchestra, featuring cellist Anssi Karttunen and the Orchestre de Paris Orchestre de Paris under its music director Christoph Eschenbach. Anssi Karttunen performs Notes on Light, the cello concerto that Saariaho wrote for him in 2006. Also featured on this CD is Orion, the largest orchestral work Saariaho has written to date. “Saariaho has always had an extraordinary ear for a beauty of sound, best described in terms of light. …performances have that extra edge which live recording brings.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2008 **** “These performances… are just about ideal as introductions to Saariaho… Anssi Karttunen and Karita Mattila… combine to magical effect in Mirage, where they jointly interpret the transformations of the woman in Mexican shaman-healer María Sabina's ecstatic text (set in English). ..Orion - inspired by the mortal and cosmic aspects of the mythological hunter - deserves to figure on any short list for orchestral masterpiece of the new millennium. Kaleidoscopic orchestral colour, remote from human gesture and drama but rich in intellectual imagination, is a dimension in which Christoph Eschenbach excels, and demonstration recording quality of the kind Ondine supplies is the other notable ingredient in this compelling programme.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2008 | 
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| |  | The Ruhr Piano Festival 2007 - Volume 17Live recordings 2007
Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7 Alexander Lonquich 12 Variations on a Russian Dance, WoO 71 Alexander Lonquich Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14 No. 2 Irina Zahharenkova Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79 Tamara Stefanovich Bagatelles, Op. 119 - No. 3 in D Major Tamara Stefanovich Bagatelles, Op. 119 - No. 6 in G Major Tamara Stefanovich Bagatelles, Op. 119 - No. 7 in C Major Tamara Stefanovich Bagatelles, Op. 119 - No. 10 in A major Tamara Stefanovich Bagatelles, Op. 119 - No. 11 in B flat major Tamara Stefanovich 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126 - No. 6 in E flat major Tamara Stefanovich | Casella: | Scarlattiana, Op. 45 : No. 1 Sinfonia arr. for two pianos by A Groethuysen Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen Minuet from Scarlattiana arr. for two pianos by A Groethuysen Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen Scarlattiana, Op. 45 : No. 3 Capriccio arr. for two pianos by A Groethuysen Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen Scarlattiana, Op. 45 : No. 4 Pastoral arr. for two pianos by A Groethuysen Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen Scarlattiana, Op. 45 : No. 5 Finale arr. for two pianos by A Groethuysen Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen | Chen Yi: | China West - Suite for two pianos Maki Namekawa & Dennis Russell Davies | Chopin: | Grande Polonaise Op. 22 Sun-Wook Kim | Haydn: | Piano Sonata No. 59 in E flat major, Hob. XVI:49 Tamara Stefanovich | Killmayer: | Lieder and ballads based on poems by Eduard Morike Roland Pontinen | Medtner: | Allegretto tranquillo from Sonata reminiscenza in A minor, Op. 38 No. 1 Olga Scheps | Müller-Wieland: | White detaches itself from black - 6 versions for piano Tamara Stefanovich | Rihm: | Goethe Songs : No. 1 An Zelter Christoph Pregardien & Siegfried Mauser Goethe Songs : No. 2 Gingo Biloba Christoph Pregardien & Siegfried Mauser Goethe Songs : No. 3 Hochste Gunst Christoph Pregardien & Siegfried Mauser Goethe Songs : No. 10 Heut und Ewig Christoph Pregardien & Siegfried Mauser | Saariaho: | Prélude Roland Pontinen Ballade Roland Pontinen | Schumann: | Fantasiestücke, Op. 111 Ben J Kim |
13 pianists from around the world are presented on this 3 CD set, recorded live at the Ruhr Piano Festival in 2007. The first CD presents music by Beethoven including the Sonata No.4 in E flat minor and the Sonata No.10 in G major. The second CD is entitled ‘Haydn to Medtner’ and features music by Haydn, Schumann, Chopin and Medtner. And finally, CD No. 3 presents a collection of contemporary piano pieces by Chen Yi, Jan Muller-Wieland and Wolfgang Rihm. As always with this series there are some delightful surprises. A very enjoyable series. |
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| |  | Roland Pöntinen - Listening to Yourself (Volume 3)
Recorded live at the Folkwang Hochschule Essen, 02 July 2007 “The subtle, brilliantly judged playing makes Pöntinen a persuasive champion...The recordings are excellent; those looking for an uneasy rather than comfortable experience need look no further.”
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| |  | A DueContemporary Duos for Clarinet and Cello
Kari Kriikku (clarinet/bass clarinet) & Anssi Karttunen (cello) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Karita Mattila Helsinki Recital
Karita Mattila (soprano) & Martin Katz (piano) “The songs push Mattila to her expressive limits as cries of rapture curdle into shrieks of pain and spasms of rage intrude on erotic memories. Its impact on the audience can be gauged from the near hysteria that erupts at the end…Her accompanist, Martin
Katz, deals superbly with some of the most fearsomely difficult piano writing in the entire song repertoire.” The Guardian “Best of all is the highly expressive Quatre Instants by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, dedicated to Mattila and showing how the singer is prepared to extend her range into new music to quite stunning effect.” Financial Times BBC Music Magazine Choral & Song Choice - July 2007 |
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| |  | Holst - The Planets
Berliner Philharmoniker & Rundfunkchor Berlin, Sir Simon Rattle Shirley Apthorp reviewed the premieres in the Financial Times (21st March 2006): "Rattle conducts the [Planets] suite with uncritical gusto, letting the orchestra’s lush sheen show... This audacious project is carried by Rattle’s flair, and nurtured with the optimal conditions needed to give new works a wider orbit. Watch the musical skies near you for further sightings of these rocky bodies" BBC Music Magazine Orchestral Choice - September 2006 |
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| |  | Saariaho - Complete Cello Works
Alexis Descharmes (cello), Nicolas Baldeyrou (bass clarinet) & Jérémie Fèvre (flute) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Baltic Voices 3
The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier Once again Paul Hillier and his Estonian choir provide a varied programme of new choral works by Baltic composers. Despite a wide gamut of styles, each composition has an immediacy that is not always found in contemporary music. Erik Levi - BBC Music Magazine | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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