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Brahms & Ligeti: Horn Trios RecommendedMarie-Luise Neunecker (horn), Antje Weithaas (violin) & Silke Avenhaus (piano)
Neunecker has a fascinating horn sound. She distinguished effectively between open and stopped timbres, but even her open sound is quite narrow and constrained...any new recording [of the Brahms]... — More…
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Building a Library, January 2021, Also Recommended
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Kalevi Aho: Chamber Music Samuli Peltonen (cello), Sonja Fräki (piano), Jaakko Kuusisto (violin), Pekka Kuusisto (violin)
The works here find him in various states of mind but mostly diligence and distress. The two pieces written to mourn fellow musicians are, in fact, the best. Lamento was created for the funeral... — More…
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All of the works are compelling, and their juxtaposition with Bach is highly effective. This would be a powerful concert programme, a singular journey ideally heard alone and in the dark, which... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Kalevi Aho: Organ Music Jan Lehtola (playing the 1907/2008 Åkerman & Lund organ of St Johannes kyrka, Malmö, Sweden)
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Sonja Fräki rises to the challenge…of all the music on this disc. — More…
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Aho: Solo Samuli Peltonen (cello), Hiyoli Togawa (viola), Piet Van Bockstal (oboe), Simon Reitmaier (clarinet), Bram van Sambeek (bassoon), Marie Luise Neunecker (horn), Sharon Bezaly (flute)
Some of these solo pieces started life as competition works, and it’s easy to see why. They are extremely technically demanding, which may not make for a wholly pleasant listening experience,... — More…
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Kalevi Aho: Ludus Solemnis Music for and with Organ
Jan Lehtola (organ), Petri Komulainen (horn), Jussi Vuorinen (trombone), Kaija Saarikettu (violin) & Anna-Kaisa Pippuri (oboe)
Aho's writing for organ certainly betrays the same ear for instrumental colour as his orchestral works, and it is refreshing to hear what one might call a 'non-French' approach to the instrument. — More…
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