Since you are interested in Complete Piano Trios (Volume 1), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
MENDELSSOHN / POPPER / FAURE / POULENC / SIBELIUS / BRYARS / BEACH / etc
Children's Cello Steven Isserlis (cello) / Stephen Hough (piano) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Apr/2006 ] "With a household that pulsates to the glorious tones of the cello there's clearly much material for this volume…highlights here include a sumptuous rendition of Faure's Berceuse, and a deliciously piquant pereformance of Poulenc's Serenade" 5 Stars |
ARMAS JARNEFELT
Jarnefelt: Orchestral Works (Incls 'Symphonic Fantasy') Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Jaakko Kuusisto [ BIS / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] Completed in the spring of 1893, Järnefelt's Serenade was composed in Paris, and the French influence - especially that of his teacher Massenet - can be clearly heard. |
SIBELIUS
The Legend of Jean Sibelius (Incls Violin Concerto in D minor & Karelia Suite) Leonidas Kavakos (violin) / Raimo Laukka (baritone) / Lahti Symphony Orchestra / Osmo Vanska (conductor) [ BIS / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2005 ] "Long term collectors will have most of this set already, but it is a boon for everyone else (the vast majority), because it brings together earlier and less well known material. The notes are relatively simple, and seem aimed at listeners coming to... |
SIBELIUS
Kullervo Symphony Op 7 Lilli Paasikivi (mezzo-soprano) Raimo Laukka (baritone) / Lahti Symphony / Osmo Vanska. [ BIS / CD - released 1/Feb/2001 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST - Choral |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5 Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vanska [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Dec/2004 ] "Fiery, elegant, bristling with character - this is impressive Beethoven" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine March 2005 |
ENESCU / SIBELIUS / WIENIAWSKI / MILHAUD / ROTA / BRITTEN / etc
Viola on stage Nobuko Imai (voila) Roland Pantinen (piano) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] "A modern miracle!...Imai and Pöntinen are masters of their instruments and have developed a real rapport" (American Music Guide) |
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String Quartets Tempera Quartet [ BIS / CD - released 1/Mar/2005 ] Sibelius's masterpiece among string quartets is of course his Op. 56, Voces Intimae. But this the first of three discs dedicated to the constellation, focuses on the early works, composed when Sibelius was in his early twenties. |
SIBELIUS
String Quartets (1888-1889) Tempera Quartet [ BIS / CD - released 16/Oct/2006 ] "The Tempera Quartet’s readings are like a highly polished window, revealing every nuance in as lucid and undistorted as way as one can imagine" (MusicWeb Sept 2006) |
SIBELIUS
Music for Cello and Piano Torleif Thedaen (cello) Folke Grasbeck (piano) [ BIS / CD - released 21/Apr/2006 ] World Première Recordings |
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The Voice of Sibelius: works for male voice choir: YL Male Voice Choir / Lahti Symphony Orchestra / Matti Hyakki / Osmo Vanska [ BIS / CD - released 1/Apr/2008 ] "Recording and documentation are, as always with a BIS issue, exemplary...This is...in all respects an important issue. Even if you do not have a specific interest in choral music you should consider a purchase." (MusicWeb August 2008) |