Search - Madetoja, Saraste, Frso :: Madetoja: Symphony No. 3 ; Ostrobothnians Suite ; Okon Fuoko Suite (Finlandia)

Madetoja, Saraste, Frso
Madetoja: Symphony No. 3 ; Ostrobothnians Suite ; Okon Fuoko Suite (Finlandia)
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (15) - Disc #1
1. The Ostrobothnians, Ste, Op.52: I. Open Plain
2. The Ostrobothnians, Ste, Op.52: II. Prisoner's Song
3. The Ostrobothnians, Ste, Op.52: III. Thugs
4. The Ostrobothnians, Ste, Op.52: IV. Arrival Reel
5. The Ostrobothnians, Ste, Op.52: V. Dances
6. Sym No.3, Op.55: I. Andantino
7. Sym No.3, Op.55: II. Adagio
8. Sym No.3, Op.55: III. Allegro (Non Troppo)
9. Sym No.3, Op.55: IV. Pesante, Tempo Moderato
10. Okon Fuoko, Ste, Op.58: I. Okon Fuoko, Dream Sorcerer
11. Okon Fuoko, Ste, Op.58: II. The Quests Arrive
12. Okon Fuoko, Ste, Op.58: III. Dance Of The Puppets
13. Okon Fuoko, Ste, Op.58: IV. Dance Of The Man
14. Okon Fuoko, Ste, Op.58: V. Dance Of The Woman
15. Okon Fuoko, Ste, Op.58: VI. Danse Grotesque

Larger Image

CD Details

All Artists: Madetoja, Saraste, Frso
Title: Madetoja: Symphony No. 3 ; Ostrobothnians Suite ; Okon Fuoko Suite (Finlandia)
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Finlandia
Release Date: 2/7/1995
Album Type: Import
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Ballets & Dances, Ballets, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 745099686727

Similarly Requested CDs

	Szymanowski, Carmina Quartet String Quartets / Webern Genre: Classical Label: Denon Records
1

	Giacomo Puccini, Alberto Erede, Saint Cecilia Academy Orchestra Puccini: Madama Butterfly Genre: Classical Label: Decca
1

	Arcadi Volodos, James Levine Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3/ Solo Piano Works Genre: Classical Label: Sony
?

	Philadelphia Orchestra Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Op14; Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain Genres: Pop, Classical Label: Sony
?

	Ludwig van Beethoven, James Levine, Evgeny Kissin Beethoven Piano Concertos No.2 and No.5 Genre: Classical Label: Sony
?

	Modern Jazz Quartet Blues on Bach Genres: Jazz, Pop, Classical Label: Atlantic / Wea
?

	Frank Sinatra Duets Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists Label: Capitol
15

	Various Artists Great Women of Gospel Genres: Pop, R&B, Christian & Gospel, Gospel Label: Sparrow
1

	Cassandra Wilson Thunderbird Genres: Blues, Jazz, Pop, R&B Label: Blue Note Records
1

	Norah Jones Not Too Late Genres: Folk, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists Label: Blue Note
17

CD Reviews

A good recording of a very fine work

G.D. | Norway | 03/20/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Madetoja's symphonies have fared rather well on record, and it isn't undeserved. Stylistically, the work is "anti-Sibelius" - in the sense that the composer was one of those attempting to distance himself from the shadow of the older composers and ended up sounding at least superficially rather like him. The closest comparison is, I think, the music of Rangström and Alfvén - and maybe even more obviously composers like Roussel and Magnard - and in terms of quality Madetoja's music also belongs to that group; it is very well-crafted and rather inventive, if not ultimately terribly individual.

The third symphony, dating from the 1920s is atmospheric and quite memorable, full of interesting, fully developed ideas. The couplings are the slightly more forward-looking ballet music from Okon Fuoko and the memorable and strikingly atmospheric suite from his opera "The Ostrobothnians" (for which an eminently recommendable complete recording under Saraste also exists).

Saraste is, of course, a world-class conductor, and he draws fine, taut and rhythmically incisive performance from the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. The recorded sound is good, if not quite vividly transparent. Recommended."