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Kokkonen - Symphonies, Opus Sonorum | Ondine ODE11292

Kokkonen - Symphonies, Opus Sonorum

Label: Ondine

Cat No: ODE11292

Barcode: 0761195112922

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 12th January 2009

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Contents

Artists

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Sakari Oramo

Works

Kokkonen, Joonas

Opus sonorum
Symphony no.1
Symphony no.2

Artists

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Sakari Oramo

About

Joonas Kokkonen (1921-1996) 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, Symphonies 3 & 4, coupled with Cello Concerto, 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' death in 1957, these masterpieces reveal Kokkonen's affinity with the music of J S Bach and his full exploration of expressive tonal colours.

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