SACD, Nordgren, P (composer)
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Pehr Henrik Nordgren: A Finnish Elegy
Jari Valo (violin), Jukka Harju (horn), Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Juha Kangas
Nordgren’s distinctive modernism-meets-folk style is head here in the expert hands of the orchestra that knew him best. The string writing in the Horn Concerto is wonderfully eerie. —
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Excellent performances. Both Concerto and Symphony show the deep, sometimes unsettling integration of folk elements into Nordgren's symphonic language. —
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Pehr Henrik Nordgren: Lamentations
Anni Haapaniemi (oboe)
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Juha Kangas
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Poema: Works for Cello and Strings
Marko Ylönen (cello)
Keski-Pohjanmaan Kamariorkesteri, Juha Kangas
Ylönen is a wonderful advocate and his partnership with the Ostrobothnians throughout is hugely eloquent —
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Pehr Henrik Nordgren: As in a Dream
Marko Ylönen (cello), Lilli Maijala (viola), Olivier Thiery (double bass), Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Juha Kangas
