Ondine
Ondine quickly outstripped their original mission. Their fourth release, dedicated to Thomas Einojuhani Rautavaara, conquered an international audience in the years of 1987-1988. With a sound displaying undeniable expertise, Ondine quickly became the architect of a Finish musical renaissance, in line with the Finlandia label, as they used the name and music of Rautavaara as a pillar. There are more than 25 references, actively, to the Ondine catalogue online.
Early in its existence, Ondine affirmed its very strong roots in Finnish music and culture. It focussed on Finnish music, and on Finnish musicians. The label made exciting discoveries, showcasing names that were previously unheard of both in Finland and abroad: Väinö Raitio, Aarre Merikanto, and Erkki Melartin, who once served as the best representatives of Finland; Jukka Pekka Saraste, Leif Segerstam, Sakari Oramo, the Finnish Chamber Choir, Karita Mattila, Soile Isokoski, Ralf Gothoni, and the Tapiola Sinfonietta Chamber Orchestra (from the city of Espoo) serve as the best representatives for today.
Without doubt the finest Ondine discs probably date from a certain period, a veritable golden age. The label produced some absolutely outstanding achievements, worth of an ideal discography: Jorma Hyninnen singing songs by Sibelius, but also Rautavaara’s vocal works for mixed choir by the Finnish Radio Chamber Choir (a simply extraordinary work!), Melartin’s Symphonies 1 to 6 by Leonid Grin (the Fourth Symphony, consisting of sumptuous music, remains one of the most dazzling Finnish scores of the early 20th century), the Symphonic Poems of Merikanto (beautiful Pan!) by Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen, and the two Raitio opuses (simply indispensable) by Saraste and Ollila-Hannikainen. This is all without mentioning the Pingoud, Englund, and Kokkonen programmes… and, more recently, the superb ‘Talescapes’ recital by the YL choir. The importance played upon contemporary Finnish music facilitates the idea of continuity in artistic policy superbly…
Impressed by such a success story, today many international artists continue to sign with the Finnish label, such as Christian Tetzlaff, Lars Vogt, and Benjamin Schmid. Nevertheless, Ondine has continued its defence of the talents of Finland. The young pianist Paavali Jumppanen has performed the vast anthology of Beethoven sonatas for the label, with a release soon to follow. The prodigious conductor Hannu Lintu continues to develop, boldly directing his initiative towards some still too little known composers (such as Enesco).
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Lost Landscapes
Simone Lamsma, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Robert Trevino
Clásica - Editado por Ondine el 1 abr. 2022
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber : Rosenkrantz Sonaten (Mystery Sonatas / Sonates du Rosaire)
Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch, Battalia
Música de cámara - Editado por Ondine el 4 mar. 2014
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Grechaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op. 59
Latvian Radio Choir, Dārta Paldiņa, Sigvards Kļava, Kārlis Rūtentāls, Jānis Kurševs, Janis Kokins
Música coral (para coro) - Editado por Ondine el 5 nov. 2021
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Saudade
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Gabrielius Alekna, Giedrė Šlekytė, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
Clásica - Editado por Ondine el 5 feb. 2021
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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 3, Op. 52 & 5, Op. 82
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
Clásica - Editado por Ondine el 1 nov. 2013
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Saariaho: Émilie, Quatre instants, Terra memoria
Karen Vourc'h, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg, Marko Letonja
Clásica - Editado por Ondine el 5 ene. 2015
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SAARIAHO, K.: 5 Reflets de L'Amour de loin / Nymphea Reflection / Oltra Mar (Freund, Suovanen)
Pia Freund, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Gabriel Suovanen, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Música vocal (profana y sacra) - Editado por Ondine el 1 ene. 2004
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Toivo Kuula: South Ostrobothnian Suites 1 & 2, Festive March, Op. 13 and Prelude & Fugue, Op. 10
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
Clásica - Editado por Ondine el 11 sept. 2015
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Norman: Orchestral Works
Oulu Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Gustavsson
Clásica - Editado por Ondine el 5 ago. 2022
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Brahms : Works for Choir & Orchestra
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Elin Skorup, Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Jaime Martin
Música vocal (profana y sacra) - Editado por Ondine el 10 nov. 2017
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Concertos pour alto
David Aaron Carpenter, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Riitta Pesola
Clásica - Editado por Ondine el 3 abr. 2012
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RAUTAVAARA, E.: Cantus arcticus / Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5 (Leipzig Radio Symphony, Pommer)
Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester Leipzig, Max Pommer
Clásica - Editado por Ondine el 1 ene. 1997
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Chausson: Poème de l'amour et de la mer / Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été / Duparc: Mélodies
Soile Isokoski, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds
Música vocal (profana y sacra) - Editado por Ondine el 31 jul. 2015
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LINDBERG, M.: Piano Concerto / Kraft (Lindberg)
Magnus Lindberg, Toimii Ensemble, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen
Clásica - Editado por Ondine el 1 ene. 2004
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Tõnu Kõrvits: You Are Light and Morning
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Clásica - Editado por Ondine el 2 oct. 2020
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Transfiguration - Wagner and Strauss: Scenes & Arias
Camilla Nylund, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Hannu Lintu
Ópera - Editado por Ondine el 4 ene. 2011
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RAUTAVAARA: Symphony No. 7 / Annunciations
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Kari Jussila, Leif Segerstam
Clásica - Editado por Ondine el 1 ene. 1996
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Graupner: Trio Sonatas
Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch, Jani Sunnarborg, Petra Aminoff, Asko Heiskanen, Hannu Vasara, Suomalainen barokkiorkesteri
Música de cámara - Editado por Ondine el 11 nov. 2014
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In this moonlit night
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ivari Ilja
Música vocal (profana y sacra) - Editado por Ondine el 1 ene. 2013
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MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection" (Saturova, Naef, Philadelphia Singers Chorale, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eschenbach)
Philadelphia Orchestra, Yvonne Naef, Simona Saturova, Christoph Eschenbach, Philadelphia Singers Chorale
Clásica - Editado por Ondine el 1 ene. 2009
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