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If only this cycle had been made before Kamu turned into a micro-manager! He’s always had the measure of the music, but he’s trying way
This nicely varied selection of little-known Sibelius contains four orchestral
We don’t hear Strauss’ orchestral songs as often as we
Okko Kamu leads a refreshingly vibrant account of Nielsen’s Symphony No. 1. The first movement surges with youthful vigor, aided by Kamu’s light touch–crisp orchestral
Okko Kamu is a pro, and a thoroughly idiomatic Sibelius conductor, and of course the Lahti Symphony Orchestra’s credentials already have been certified. The performances
Martin Fröst is as fine a clarinetist as has ever touched this music, and he’s given splendidly alert and lively accompaniments courtesy of Okko Kamu
Aulis Sallinen’s The King Goes Forth to France had its premiere in London and Savonlinna, Finland in 1984 (it was a joint commission from the
This set collects Herbert von Karajan’s renowned DG Sibelius symphony recordings of Nos. 4-7 together with Okko Kamu’s less celebrated but no less worthy renditions
This charming disc (containing newly recorded and previously issued works) begins with a suitably brooding if not spectacular Finlandia, and then proceeds from one delight