classical music: Magnus Lindberg

classical music: Magnus Lindberg

classical music:

Magnus Lindberg

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2005

Simply great!
This is a stunning issue. On this showing, Esa Pekka Salonen the composer is right up there with such living luminaries as John Adams or John Corigliano, or even outshine them, and this magnificent collection of his recent works bears that out. This is, above all, ...

Magnus Lindberg: Sculpture; Campana in aria; Concerto for orchestra

Magnus Lindberg, Sakari Oramo, ...

Ondine, 2008

WOW!!! What a time to be alive and love classical music!!!
Today, I believe Magnus Lindberg is the most exciting living composer, and also the one I look forward to most, taking the reigns from Rautavaara, who has been somewhat redundant for the last decade or so. How far Lindberg has come, as well as the new classical base, ...

Magnus Lindberg: UR; Corrente; Duo Concertante; Joy

Alain Damiens, Magnus Lindberg, ...

Musidisc, 1999

Four fine works in excellent sound and accompanied by a great text
For fans of Magnus Lindberg, this French release is very much worth checking out. It contains four pieces performed by the Ensemble Intercontemporain conducted by Peter Eotvos. Even if other recordings exist in performance by Finnish musicians close to the composer, ...

Sibelius, Lindberg: Violin Concertos

Magnus Lindberg, Jean Sibelius, ...

Sony Classics, 2007

The Immensely Talented Batiashvili
The young and inordinately talented and beautiful Elisabeth ('Lisa') Batiashvili has conquered Europe and is making strong impressions here in the USA. She is an artist to watch and follow as her intelligence and musicality make her an important member of the echelon ...

Lindberg: Feria/Corrente II/Arena

Magnus Lindberg, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, ...

Ondine, 1998

90s Classics
Feria is the most satisfying of the three accomplished works on this disc. It's not difficult to see why this is one of Lindberg's most popular pieces, and in 20 years' time I wouldn't be surprised if this was seen as one of the seminal works of the 1990s. The ...

Kaija Saariaho: Château de l'âme / Graal Théâtre / Amers

Anssi Kartunnen, Kaija Saariaho, ...

Sony, 2001

Music of shapeshifting beauty
The music of Kaija Saariaho was almost too much for me to absorb at once, when I first listened to this disc. This isn't because it's busy or overblown, although there's plenty of detail and sumptuous orchestral beauty to her music. Rather, on the first piece in ...

Music of Magnus Lindberg

Salonen, Pco

Sony, 2002

stunning neoromanticism
This is an outstanding recording, a great major label showcase for Lindberg's forceful orchestral style, taking everything he learned as part of the avant-garde and applying it to works that are mainly tonal, with complex harmonies and internal development as rigorous ...

Magnus Lindberg: Clarinet Concerto; Gran Duo; Chorale

Composer: Magnus Lindberg, Performer: Kari Karikku, ...

Ondine, 2005

Amazing Genius, Mind Blowing Virtuosity
I am blown away by this recording. Kari Kriikku has proven in this album that he is the epitome of the modern day virtuoso. His interpretation of Lindberg's Concerto (which was written for him) is fresh and vibrant. I was especially blown away when Krikku hit a high ...

Magnus Lindberg: Piano Concerto; KRAFT

Magnus Lindberg, Toimii Ensemble, ...

Ondine, 2004

The well-tempered" piano concerto followed by a lot of KRAFT
Did really nobody before me review this album? Anyway, the piano concerto is brilliant, both in its form and its aspiration. Spherical piano-soundbites occur, sometimes nervous, then again calmed down, only to give way to the orchestra engaging in a kind of slowly ...

Lindberg: Complete Piano Music

Magnus Lindberg, Maarten van Veen, ...

Naxos, 2008

Beguiling modernism
Although he's known primarily for his orchestral music, Magnus Lindberg's compositions for solo and dual piano are equally accomplished and intriguing, if less densely structured. This Naxos disc presents all of his piano music to date, from 1976 through 2004, allowing ...

Virtuoso Accordion - Mikko Luoma (Bridge)
Sampo Haapamaki, Magnus Lindberg, ...

Bridge, 2007

The 20th century produced a large classical repertoire for a number of previously under-used instruments, the accordion among them. This stellar disc presents the Finnish accordion virtuoso, Mikko Luoma, in a group of pieces that demonstrate the fascinating expressive range of this often maligned instrument. Jukka Tiensuu holds a unique place ...

Looking On Darkness

Magnus Lindberg, PerMagnus Lindborg, ...

Ecm Import, 2003

Occassionally ECM teaches me some humility...
...which, Lord knows, I could use. I tend to disdain the ECM label as devoted to Eicher's beloved chamber jazz which I find to generally be beautifully boring. But everyonce in a while he throws me a delightful curve (Trygve Siem, Zehetmair playing Ysaye, etc.). This ...

A Due

Anssi Kartunnen, Kari Kriikku, ...

Ondine, 2007

Two virtuosos create for themselves a whole new duo repertoire through these Finnish commissions
At the very end of the 1980s, Anssi Karttunen and Kari Kriikku, old friends from their days at the Sibelius Academy, decided to commision works from all major Finnish composers for the then-usual combination of cello and clarinet. Sure enough, most composers agreed, ...

Vivaldi: The Masterworks (40CD Box Set)

Anotnio Vivaldi, Jeroen Assink, ...

Brilliant Classics, 2004

This is a fantastic deal!
If you are a fan at all of the Four Seasons you should love this music. I will admit right now that I am a classical music fan. I don't write or perform it. I am a novice listener. I have never taken any music lessons(though I am leaning in that direction) and ...