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Susanna Mälkki conducts Sibelius (CD Review)
by Ryan RossSibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Rakastava, Op. 14; Lemminkäinen, Op. 22. Susanna Mälkki, conductor; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. BIS-2638Anyone who has heard Susanna Mälkki’s performances knows that she approaches conducting with admirable precision and sensitivity. In settings where the music is especially enhanced by these attributes, she’s absolutely first-rate. In situations that call for unbridled passion, however, I’m sometimes left wanting more. This dichotomy plays out across BIS’s new disc of nationally-inflected orchestral fare by Jean Sibelius. By now all of these works have plenty of recordings in the classical catalogue, especially the Karelia Suite and Lemminkäinen Legends (or “Suite,” as it’s often called). The field isn’t nearly Beethoven Fifth-level crowded, but the bar is not exactly low either. In the music here that plays to her strengths, Mälkki and the HPO give wonderful performances. But there are parts that do not always align with her predisposition, and these (for my taste) lead to middling ventures. The […]
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2023-08-04 00:00:00
Sixten Eckerberg, Uuno Klami, Alma Mahler and Jean Sibelius: Orchestral and Vocal Works (Jorma Panula et al)
Alma Mahler (arr. Jorma Panula): Complete Songs01 - 05 Five Songs [13'14]06 - 09 Four Songs [10'41]10 - 14 Five Songs [18'01]15 Leise weht ein erstes Bluhn [Softly Drifts a First Blossom] [3'45]16 Kennst du meine Nachte? [Do You Know My Nights?] [5'18]Lilli Paasikivi- mezzo, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jorma PanulaOndine ODE 1024-2 [recorded October 2002 and February 2003; CD issued 2003][digital download; flacs, cover and inlay scans - booklet sourced from archive.org]Recording venue: Tampere Hall, FinlandRecording engineer: Enno Mäemets; Producer: Seppo SiiralaSixten Eckerberg (1909 - 1991):Piano Concerto No. 1, op.5 (1943) [29'45]Piano Concerto No. 3 (1971) [13'30]Hans Pålsson- piano, Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jorma PanulaBig Ben 861-003 [recorded June and December 1984; CD issued 1986][digital-download; flacs, cover and inlay scans, booklet derived from archive.org]Recording venue: Helsingborg Concert Hall, SwedenRecording engineer: Göran Finnberg; Producer: Henrik HalénOne of very few recordings of music by the little-known Swedish pianist, conductor […]
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