Since you are interested in Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
RICHARD STRAUSS
Rote Rosen: Lieder / Songs Camilla Tilling (soprano) Paul Rivinius (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2009 ] "There have been several excellent Strauss recitals lately and the back catalogue can boast a lot of fine achievements but this latest addition is without doubt worthy of a place near the top. More, please, BIS!" (MusicWeb June 2009) |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.9 'Choral' Helena Juntunen, Katarina Karnaus, Daniel Norman, Neal Davies / Minnesota Chorale & Orchestra / Osmo Vanska [ BIS SACD / SACD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] "Vänskä gives us the shock and awe of Beethoven. So many Beethoven sets fall at the final hurdle, but Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota players bring their best, overwhelming form to this symphony." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Dec 2006) |
SIBELIUS
Patriotic Music Helsinki University Chorus / Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vanska [ BIS / CD - released 1/Mar/2000 ] Continuing the complete Sibelius recordings! |
LEIFS
Saga Symphony, Op 26 Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Osmo Vanska [ BIS / CD - released 1/Sep/1995 ] "An essential buy." (Gramophone March 1996) |
SIBELIUS
Complete Piano Trios (Volume 1) Jaakko Kuusisto (violin) Satu Vanska (violin) Marko Ylanen (cello) Folke Grasbeck (piano) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] "Sibelians can rest assured that these are affectionate, deft performances, ideally recorded. BIS’s booklet is a model of its kind." (Gramophone) |
SIBELIUS
Snafrid (Cantatas and orchestral works) Jubilate Choir / Lahti Symphony Orchestra / Osmo Vanska [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2004 ] 10/10 Classicstoday.com |
KALEVI AHO
Symphonic Dances / Symphony No.11 for six percussionists and orchestra Kroumata Percussion Ensemble / Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vanska [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jan/2004 ] "A superb coupling of two strongly communicative contemporary works" Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine July 2004 |
SIBELIUS
Orchestral Works (incls Violin concerto, Karelia & Andante festivo) Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vanska / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Jarvi / Leonidas Kavakos / Dong-Suk Kang [ BIS Complete Sibelius Edition / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2009 ] 1001 Classical recording you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "The recording is outstanding...depth and great detail, with everything emerging from a velvety black background that's perfect for this dark, spare music." (BBC Music Magazine on... |
Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vanska.
Finnish Hymns arranged for orchestra [ BIS / CD - released 1/Feb/2002 ] Finnish hymn tunes arranged for orchestra |
ROBERT KAJANUS
Finnish Rhapsody / Kullervo's Funeral March / Sinfonietta in B flat / Aino Lahti Symphony Orchestra / Osmo Vanska [ BIS / CD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] Robert Kajanus (1856-1933) is a name that is unfamiliar to most of us yet a household word to anyone seriously interested in Sibelius's music. Like all Finnish musicians prior to Sibelius - and most since - Kajanus was so overshadowed by the great... |
RAUTAVAARA
Symphony No.7, Angel of Light; Dances with the Winds Op.69; etc Lahti Symphony Orchestra / Osmo Vanska [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] "This collection demonstrates yet again that there is no finer composer alive today than Finnish master Einojuhani Rautavaara." (Classics Today.com) |
SIBELIUS
Spirit of Nature (Incls Serenade, for baritone and orchestra) Lahti Symphony Orchestra / Osmo Vanska conductor; Jyrki Korhonen, bass; Tommi Hakala (baritone) Helena Juntunen (soprano) / Dominante Choir [ BIS Complete Sibelius Edition: Volume 58 / CD - released 1/Apr/2006 ] "A must-buy for all Sibelians" (MusicWeb April 2006) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 7 Minnesota Orchestra / Osmo Vanska [ BIS SACD / SACD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] Gramophone Award Finalist 2009: Orchestral - "A triumphant final instalment in Vanskas acclaimed Minnesota Beethoven cycle. The BIS recording has exceptional clarity...a dynamic range that catches every graduation of the orchestra's scrupulously... |