Content: Joonas Kokkonen Artists: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo, conductor Genres: Orchestral Finnish contemporary Features: Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish |
Format: CD Released: January 2009 Catalogue No.: ODE 1129-2 EAN/UPC Code: 0761195112922 |
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Oramo und sein wunderschönes Orchester lassen Kokkonens Musik ebenso transparent wie effektvoll aufleuchten, so dass der Hörer einen wirklichen und spannenden Einblick in diese spröde und doch immer fasinierende Musik erhält. Joonas Kokkonen is considered "Finland's most significant composer after Sibelius" (American Record Guide). However, he still awaits discovery among many lovers of accessible contemporary music. Sakari Oramo and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, unrivaled champions of Finnish late 20th-century music, have taken up this task with a complete Kokkonen symphonies cycle: The benchmark first volume (ODE 1098-2) was unanimously hailed by the press as a "must-have disc". On this new release, they perform the first two symphonies, coupled with Opus sonorum for orchestra. Written in the years following Sibelius's death in 1957, these masterpieces reveal Kokkonen's affinity with the music of J.S. Bach and his full exploration of expressive tonal colours. |