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Kokkonen: Symphonies 1 & 2 / Oramo, Finnish RSO
Ondine

Kokkonen: Symphonies 1 & 2 / Oramo, Finnish RSO

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Details

Composer
KOKKONEN, JOONAS
Artist
Oramo, Finnish Radio So
Format
CD
Label
Ondine
Released
Jan 06, 2005
Catalog #
ODE 1129-2
UPC
761195112922

About

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 colors.

"...Both are tautly argued works, compressing four movements into 20-minute spans that Sakari Oramo plots with precision. After completing the anguished Second Symphony in 1961, Kokkonen developed a more expressive, almost neoromantic style. The seeds of that can be heard in Opus Sonorum from 1964, which is symphonic in outline if not in its nine-minute scale, and uses the musical letters of Jean Sibelius's name as one of its motifs." - Andrew Clements, The Guardian, London, 2009

"For Finnish conductor, Sakari Oramo, a man with a yen for reviving neglected composers, Joonas Kokkonen is an important figure. He's the 'missing link' between the great Jean Sibelius and a new generation of Finnish composers such as Magnus Lindberg." -- Ivan Hewett, The Daily Telegraph, February 11, 2009

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 I. Moderato 07:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    07:00
    Composer
    Joonas Kokkonen
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  2. 2 II. Allegretto 04:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Joonas Kokkonen
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  3. 3 III. Allegro - 04:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro -
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Joonas Kokkonen
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  4. 4 IV. Adagio 05:47
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Adagio
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Joonas Kokkonen
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  5. 5 I. Adagio non troppo - 05:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Adagio non troppo -
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Joonas Kokkonen
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  6. 6 II. Allegro 04:43
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Joonas Kokkonen
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  7. 7 III. Andante 07:28
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    07:28
    Composer
    Joonas Kokkonen
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  8. 8 IV. Allegro vivace 03:26
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Joonas Kokkonen
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo
  9. 9 I. Moderato - II. Adagio non troppo - III. Allegro non troppo 09:18
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Moderato - II. Adagio non troppo - III. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    09:18
    Composer
    Joonas Kokkonen
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Sakari Oramo