Recordings

J. N. Hummel: Bassoon Concerto in F major, WoO 23

W. A. Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K191

P. v. Winter: Bassoon Concertino in C minor

G. Rossini: Bassoon Concerto

Jaakko Luoma, bassoon

Janne Nisonen, concertmaster

Tapiola Sinfonietta

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Music by Matthew Whittall:

Northlands – album for horn and strings (2009)

ad puram annihilationem meam (2008)

The return of light (2015)

Tommi Hyytinen, horn

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Helsinki Chamber Choir

Tapiola Sinfonietta

Nilos Schweckendiek, conductor

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Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
Schelomo, Hebrew Rhapsody for cello and orchestra (1916)
Frank Bridge (1879-1941)
Oration, Concerto Elegiaco for solo cello and orchestra, H 180 (1930)
Stephen Hough (1961-)
The Loneliest Wilderness, Elegy for cello and orchestra (2005)

Steven Isserlis, cello
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Gábor Takács-Nagy, conducor
Hugh Wolff, conductor

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Josef Martin Kraus (1756–1792)

Concerto in E-flat major for Viola and Orchestra, VB 153c

Concerto in C major for Viola and Orchestra, VB 153b

Concerto in G major for Viola, Cello, and Orchestra, VB 153a

Tapiola Sinfonietta

David Aaron Carpenter, viola

Riitta Pesola, cello

Janne Nisonen, violin and conductor

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Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Der Beherrscher der Geister, J122 – concert overture
Turandot, Prinzessin von China, J75 – overture from the incidental music
Abu Hassan, J106 – overture to the opera
Der Freischütz, J277 – overture to the opera
Oberon, J306 – overture to the opera
Euryanthe, J291 – overture to the opera
Peter Schmoll und seine Nachbarn, J8/J54 – Grande Ouverture
à plusieurs instruments
Preciosa, J279 – overture from the incidental music
Silvana, J87 – overture to the opera
Jubel-Ouvertüre, J245 – concert overture

Tapiola Sinfonietta
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor

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Claude Debussy (1862-1918):

Suite pour Violoncelle et Orchestre, arr. Sally Beamish
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Deux mélodies hébraïques, arr. Richard Tognetti
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Concertino for Violoncello and Orchestra, Op.132
Ernest Bloch (1880-1959):
From Jewish Life, arr. Christopher Palmer

Tapiola Sinfonietta
Steven Isserlis, cello
Gábor Takács-Nagy, conductor

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Concerto for piano and orchestra in D major, Op. 61a (arranged by the composer from the Violin Concerto)

Tapiola Sinfonietta

Olli Mustonen, piano and conductor

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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):

Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):

Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben (Zaide), from: Zaide

Concerto in A Major for Clarinet and Orchestra K.622

Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):

Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19

Zwölf Menuette (Twelve Minuets),

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):

Suite champêtre, Op. 98b

Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 46

Humoresque No. 4, Op. 89b

Väinö Raitio (1891-1945):

Idylli (Idyll)

Kesäkuvia Hämeestä (Summer pictures from Häme)

Tapiola Sinfonietta

Soile Isokoski, soprano

Kari Kriikku, clarinet

Jaakko Kuusisto, violin

Pekka Kuusisto, violin

Olli Mustonen, piano

Pekka Kuusisto, conductor

Olli Mustonen, conductor

Tuomas Hannikainen, conductor

Peter Schreier, conductor

John Storgårds, conductor

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Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

Quasi una sonata for violin and chamber orchestra
Moz-Art à la Haydn. Play on music for 2 violins, 2 small string orchestras, double bass and conductor
Suite in the Old Style, arranged for chamber orchestra
Concerto Grosso No.6 for piano, violin and string orchestra

Tapiola Sinfonietta
Ulf Wallin, violin
Tero Latvala, violin
Ralf Gothóni, piano and conductor

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Johann Melchior Molter (1696-1765)

Concerto No. 1 in A Major for Clarinet in D, String Orchestra and Continuo

Concerto No. 3 in G Major for Clarinet in D, String Orchestra and Continuo

Concerto No. 4 in D Major for Clarinet in D, String Orchestra and Continuo

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Concerto in A Major for Clarinet and Orchestra K.622

Tapiola Sinfonietta

Kari Kriikku, clarinet

John Storgårds, conductor

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Temerari… Come scoglio (Fiordiligi), from: Così fan tutte

Ei parte… Per pietà, ben mio (Fiordiligi), from: Così fan tutte

Bella mia fiamma, Concert aria K.528

Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben (Zaide), from: Zaide

Ah, lo previdi, Concert aria K.272

E Susanna non vien!… Dove sono (Contessa), from: Le nozze di Figaro

Ch’io mi scordi di te?, Concert aria K.505

Tapiola Sinfonietta

Soile Isokoski, soprano

Peter Schreier, conductor

Marita Viitasalo, piano

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Luigi Boccherini:

Sellokonsertto nro 2 D-duuri

Enrico Bronzi

Krzysztof Penderecki:

Concerto per viola ed archi, percussione e celesta. Versione per orchestra da camera 1984

Rafal Kwiathowski

Joseph Haydn:

Sellokonsertto C-duuri

Young-Hoon Song

Frédérik Chopin:

Introduction and Polonaise Brilliante C-duur Op. 3

Rafal Kwitkowski

Crzegorz Gorczyca, piano

Paul Hindemith:

Soolosonaatti Op. 25 No. 3

Enrico Bronzi

Béla Bartók:

Rhapsody No. 2

Young-Hoon Song

Joonas Pohjonen, piano

Tapiola Sinfonietta

Dimitri Slobodeniouk, conductor

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Väinö Raitio (1891-1945)

Valssi (Waltz)

Humoreski (Humoresque)

Idylli (Idyll)

Tango

Scherzo (Felis domestica)

Danse grotesque

Valse mignonne

Neiet niemien nenissä (Maidens on the Headlands (Symphonic poem))

Kesäkuvia Hämeestä (Summer pictures from Häme)

Metsäidyllejä (Forest Idylls)

Tapiola Sinfonietta

Jaakko Luoma, bassoon

Tuomas Hannikainen, conductor

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François Devienne (1759-1803)
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra No.7 in E minor
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Fantaisie
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Concertino for Flute and Small Orchestra
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Romance in D flat major, Op.37
Airs de ballet d’Ascanio: Adagio & Variation
Tarentelle in A minor, Op.6
Odelette in D major, Op.162

Tapiola Sinfonietta
Sharon Bezaly, flute
Harri Mäki, clarinet
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Gratulationsmenuet (Tempo di Minuetto quasi allegretto), WoO 3

Zwölf Kontretänze (Twelve Contredanses) WoO 14

Zwölf Menuette (Twelve Minuets), WoO 7

Ritterballett WoO 1 – Musik zu einem Ritterballett

Zwölf Deutsche Tänze (Twelve German Dances), WoO 8

Triumphmarsch zu Kuffners Trauerspiel Tarpeja (Triumphal March for Kuffner’s tragedy( Tarpeja WoO 2a)

Tapiola Sinfonietta

John Storgårds, conductor

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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042

Concerto for Two Violins in C minor, BWV 1060

Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041

Tapiola Sinfonietta

Pekka Kuusisto, violin

Jaakko Kuusisto, violin

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Olli Mustonen (1967-)

Triple Concerto for Three Violins and Orchestra (1998)

Nonet No. 1 (1995)

Petite Suite for Cello and String Orchestra (1996)

Frogs Dancing on Water Lilies for cello and string orchestra (2000)

Nonet No. 2 (2000)

Tapiola Sinfonietta

Lisa Batiashvili, violin

Pekka Kuusisto, violin

Jaakko Kuusisto, violin

Matti Rousi, cello

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Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Mass No. 5 in A flat Major D.678 ”Missa Solemnis”

Stabat mater in G Minor for Choir and Orchestra D.175

Salve Regina in B flat Major for Tenor and Orchestra D.106

Tapiola Sinfonietta

Peter Schreier Choir

Soile Isokoski, soprano

Monica Groop, mezzosoprano

Peter Schreier, tenor

Marcus Ullmann, tenor

Juha Kotilainen, baritone

Peter Schreier, conductor

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Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in A major, Op.20 (1859)
Introduction et rondo capriccioso in A minor, Op.28, for violin and orchestra (1863)
Romance in C major, Op.48, for violin and orchestra (1874)
Havanaise in E major, Op.83, for violin and orchestra (1887)
Sarabande Op.93 No.1, for string orchestra (1892)
Morceau de concert in G major, Op.62, for violin and orchestra (1880)

Tapiola Sinfonietta
Jean-Jacques Kantorow, violin and conductor

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Memory (Cats)

Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)

I Could Have Danced Al Night (My Fair Lady)

Don’t Cry for Me Argentina (Evita)

Bill (Show Boat)

Wunderbar (Kiss Me Kate)

Somewhere (West Side Story)

Will You Remember (Maytime)

Waltz of My Heart (The Dancing Years)

Ich will nicht vergessen (Der Weg ins Freie)

Tango d’amor

Aavistatkohan (Denkst du nie daran)

Taas päivä kaunein on (Snow White)

Ike en lemmen tähden (Es war eine rauschende Ballnacht)

Tapiola Sinfonietta

Pekka Savijoki, conductor

Karita Mattila, soprano

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov:
Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
1. Allegro vivace
2. Andante cantabile
3. Allegro – Allegretto

Henri Tomasi:
Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
1. Andante et Scherzo
2. Nocturne
3. Final – Tambourin

Nino Rota:
Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
1. Allegro giusto
2. Lento, ben ritmato
3. Allegro moderato

Alfred Schnittke:
Dialogue for Cello and Seven Performers

Folke Rabe:
All The Lonely People…

Tapiola Sinfonietta
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Christian Lindberg, trombone

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Erik Bergman:

Dreams, Op. 85

Bengt Johansson:

Pater Noster

Aulis Sallinen:

Vintern var hård

Suita Grammaticale, Op. 28

Einojuhani Rautavaara:

Agnus Dei

Meditatio super Agnum Dei

Halleluja

Olli Kortekangas:

A

Tapiola Sinfonietta

Osmo Vänskä, conductor

Tapiola Choir

Erkki Pohjola, conductor

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The record features 25 songs. Half of the songs are originally folklore music and the other half features notable Finnish composed music. Music by Jean Sibelius, Oskar Merikanto, Fredrik Pacius, Heikki Klemetti, Yrjö Kilpinen and Usko Kemppi.

Tapiola Sinfonietta

Tapiolan Kuoro

Erkki Pohjola, choir director

Jorma Panula, conductor

Soloists:

Elina Laakkonen

Paavo Hyökki

Johanna Salomaa

Sara Lindgren

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Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775-1838)

Introduction et Air suédois op. 12 pour clarinette et orchestre
Concertino in B flat major for bassoon and orchestra
1. Allegro brillante
2. Allegro moderato
3. Polacca

Sinfonia Concertante, Op. 3, for clarinet, horn, bassoon and orchestra
1. Allegro
2. Andante sostenuto
3. Allegro ma non tanto

Tapiola Sinfonietta
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Anna-Maija Korsimaa-Hursti, clarinet
László Hara, bassoon
Ib Lanzky-Otto, horn

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Dmitri Shostakovich:

Concerto No. 1 for piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra, Op. 35

1 Allegretto

2 Lento

3 Moderato

4 Allegro con brio

André Jolivet:

Concertino for Trumpet, String Orchestra and Piano

Uuno Klami:

Concerto No. 2 for Piano and String Orchestra, op. 41

1 Andante risoluto

2 Larghetto

3 Allegro scherzando

Tapiola Sinfonietta

Juhani Lamminmäki, conductor

Juhani Lagerspetz, piano

Jouko Harjanne, trumpet

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Discography

Ries: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7 (Ondine, 2025)

Crusell, Du Puy, Berwald & Brendler: Bassoon Concertos (Ondine, 2025)

Ries: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 (Ondine, 2024)

Ries: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 (Ondine, 2024)

Chants d’Auvergne (BIS, 2021)

Yona: Uni Johon Herään (Johanna Kustannus, 2021)

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos 3, 4 & 5 (BIS, 2019)

Bassoon concertos: Mozart, Winter, Hummel, Rossini (Ondine, 2019)

Aave Pyykkinarulla (Alba, 2019)

Brahms: Symphonies 1-4, Serenades 1&2 (Sony, 2018)

Tüür: Illuminatio, Whistles and Whispers from Uluru, Symphony No. 8 (Ondine, 2018)

Whittall: Northlands (Alba, 2017)

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (BIS, 2017)

Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite, Apollon Musagete, Concerto in D (BIS, 2016)

Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 & Malédiction (BIS, 2015)

Puumala: Anna Liisa, Opera in three acts with a prologue (Ondine, 2015)

Bruckner: Symphony No.5 (CPO, 2014)

Lindberg: Violin Concerto, Jubilees, Souvenir (Ondine, 2013)

In the Shadow of War (BIS, 2012)

Ikävä Omia Maita (MSW, 2012)

Lalo: Concerto Russe – Piano Concerto (BIS, 2012)

Kraus: Viola Concertos (Ondine, 2012)

Aho: Chamber Symphonies Nos. 1-3 (BIS, 2012)

Bruckner: Symphonies 0&1 (CPO, 2011)

Weber Overtures (BIS, 2011)

reVisions (BIS, 2010)

Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos. 4 & 5 (Ondine, 2009)

Bacri: Sturm und Drang (BIS, 2009)

Weber – The Symphonies (BIS, 2009)

Bizarre Bazaar (Ondine, 2009)

Beethoven: Piano Concerto 3 (Ondine, 2008)

Malmsténin Aapinen Rakkaimmat lastenlaulut (Ondine, 2008)

Idylli – 20-vuotisjuhlalevy (Ondine, 2008)

Beethoven: Piano concertos 1&2 (Ondine, 2007)

A five-star Sibelius celebration (Ondine, 2007)

Saint-Saëns (Ondine, 2006)

Weber: Clarinet Concertos (BIS, 2006)

Sibelius: Works for Violin and Orchestra (Ondine, 2006)

Schnittke: Violin Works (BIS 2006)

Rantala: Piano Concerto (Ondine, 2006)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Johann Melchior Molter: Clarinet Concertos (Ondine, 2005)

Chamber Symphonies by Shostakovich orchestrated by Rudolf Barshai (BIS, 2004)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Arias (Ondine, 2004)

Fredrik Pacius: The Princess of Cyprus (BIS, 2004)

Paulo Cello (YLE, 2004)

Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3-5 (Ondine, 2003)

Jyrki Anttila: Some Enchanted Evening / Illalle (Finlandia Records, 2003)

Haydn: Seven Last Words (Ondine, 2003)

Väinö Raitio: Queen of The Flowers, Works for Small Orchestra (Ondine, 2003)

Apéritif – A French Collection for Flute and Orchestra (BIS 2002)

Dance – Orchestral dances by Ludwig van Beethoven (Ondine, 2002)

Mozart – Serenades I (BIS, 2001)

Mozart – Serenades II (BIS, 2002)

Saint-Saëns – Spartacus (BIS, 2001)

Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Concertos (Ondine, 2001)

Olli Mustonen: Triple Concerto Petite Suite Nonets Nos. 1 & 2 (Ondine, 2001)

Saint-Saëns – Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2 (BIS, 2001)

Jean Sibelius: Pelléas et Mélisande (Ondine, 2000)

20th Century music for flute and orchestra (Naxos, 1999)

Mozart – The Four Hornbone Concertos (BIS, 1998)

Saint-Saëns – Cello Concertos (BIS, 1998)

Franz Schubert: Missa Solemnis (Ondine, 1998)

Rautavaara – Angel of Dusk (BIS, 1998)

Saint-Saëns – Capriccio for violin and orchestra (BIS, 1998)

Hellyys – Heikki Sarmannon lauluja (Fazer Records, 1997)

Klami – Symphonie enfantine (BIS, 1997)

Pärt: Summa (BIS, 1997)

Helen Merrill: Carousel – songs of Heikki Sarmanto (Finlandia, 1996)

Saint-Saëns: Africa for piano and orchestra (BIS, 1996)

Bartók: Music for Strings (BIS, 1996)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14 (Ondine, 1995)

Mattila: Wonderful (Ondine, 1995)

Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, String Quartet No. 2, Chamber Symphony No. 1 (BIS, 1994)

French Orchestral Music (BIS, 1993)

All The Lonely People (BIS, 1992)

Sallinen: Variations for Orchestra (BIS, 1992)

Dreams (Ondine, 1992)

Sininen ja Valkoinen (Ondine, 1992)