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Usko Meriläinen (1930-2004)  -  Second Piano Sonata (1966)
The Sonata consists of three movements: 1 A tempo variable (Lento-Mosso); 2. Lento; 3. Presto.

Yonti Solomon, piano

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?lm7s72n9pavkzg8 (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?lm7s72n9pavkzg8)

from lp Philips 802 855

In this work Meriläinen passed clearly the experimental stage. The work won the piano division of the Camden Festival from 1967 (Feb 22nd). The work was played by the young South-African pianist who also plays here.

"But this is a landscape, Mr. Dali" by Usko Merilainen


Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Solonen Conductor
Radio Broadcast, 26 Sept, 1987

From the collection of Karl Miller

Dissonance Alert

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?kh4re9wrbmk5egk (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?kh4re9wrbmk5egk)

Two Symphonies by JOONAS KOKKONEN (1921-1996):

Symphony No. 2  (1960-61)  (22:31)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor

1   Adagio, Non Troppo    8:08    
2   Allegro    4:20    
3   Andante    6:21    
4   Allegro Vivace    3:16    
(Note: All tracks are in the same MP3 File)

Symphony No. 4  (1971)  (20:43)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Okko Kamu, conductor

1      Moderato    7:24    
2      Allegro    5:19    
3      Adagio    7:37    
(Note: All tracks are in the same MP3 File)

Source:
Label:BIS – LP 189
Format:Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:Sweden
Released:1980

This rip and upload were originally on Symphony Share.  I had appeneded the individual tracks into single MP3 files for my own use, and these are the ones I have uploaded. I may have also "normalized' the volume.  Members of Symphony Share can (hopefully) still retrieve the original files.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?cl6qcki4m3qb5gu
 (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?cl6qcki4m3qb5gu)

Fougstedt, Nils-Eric (1910-1961)


Concert Overture (1941)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra,
Jukka-Pekka Saraste

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?fc4szsgje1vc6cx (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?fc4szsgje1vc6cx)

BBC Radio 3

Helvi Leiviskä (1902-82)

Symphony No. 3 op. 31 (1971)

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo

Finnish radio broadcast, 2011
 
http://www.mediafire.com/?3pmcvhp151fs91z (http://www.mediafire.com/?3pmcvhp151fs91z)

Here is some information on Leiviskä:
http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/0/3783C05E0543523BC22575350047454C?opendocument (http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/0/3783C05E0543523BC22575350047454C?opendocument)

Sulho Ranta (1901-60)

Symphony No. 1, Sinfonia piccola, op. 43 (1932)

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, cond.

Dutch Radio 4 broadcast from the late 1990s.

http://www.mediafire.com/?oknbkton6no1oi9 (http://www.mediafire.com/?oknbkton6no1oi9)

Here is some more info on Ranta:
http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/0/3275E929EA0043F9C22575370038E6B0?opendocument (http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/0/3275E929EA0043F9C22575370038E6B0?opendocument)

Details of this recording are also given here:
http://composers-classical-music.com/r/RantaSulho.htm (http://composers-classical-music.com/r/RantaSulho.htm)

I couldn’t establish if this means that it is a commercial recording.
I will rely on Michael Herman’s wishlist that it isn’t. ;)

Never did I ever hope to hear Leiviska's music in any form, much less a symphony! Truly, may God bless you.  Do you have anything that might make a good discmate?

Many thanks to you, britishcomposer, for uploading these two rare Finnish symphonies by composers whom I had just mentioned in the Merikanto 2nd Symphony thread :). I still have my fingers crossed for the Linko "Symphonie Chevaleresque" ;D...

Usko Meriläinen (b 1930)  -  Piano Concerto (1955)

Rhondda Gillespie, piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Walter Süsskind

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?we6i559mr7ckli4 (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?we6i559mr7ckli4)

from lp Philips 802 854 LY  (from the late 60s)

This was Meriläinen's first work for piano & orchestra at the time the sleeve note was written.
It was brought to us by Philips as part of their Contemporary Music Series, in which 3 lp's with fairly unknown Finnish composers, let alone their works.

Paavo Johannes Heininen  (b 1938)  - Adagio; a Concerto for Orchestra 'in forma di variazioni' (1966).

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Walter Süsskind, conductor

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?hgk96sj4wf3s0x1 (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?hgk96sj4wf3s0x1)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?x2azwvc14zud3vb (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?x2azwvc14zud3vb)
ATTN Splitted rar-files. After download, unpack rar file .part1 only! This will unfold the rest automatically

from lp: Philips 802 854 LY

Heininen, born in Helsinki, had his musical training there at the Sibelius Academy. He had his diploma for piano and composition.
Among his teachers are Aarre Merikanto, Einar Englund, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Usko Meriläinen and Jonas Kokkonen. Later he studied in Cologne (Staatliche Musik Hochschule -with Rudolf Petold and Bernd-Alois Zimmermann-) and in New York (Juilliard School of Music - with Vincent Persichetti and Edward Steuermann-).
After his studies he became a member of the teaching staff of the Sibelius Academy.
His compositions are extremely concentrated and complex music.

FINNISH CHORAL MUSIC FROM THE 1960S.

Source: All files are from lp Philips 839705 LY

Joonas Kokkonen (1921-1996)  -  Laudatio Domini (The Lord Prayer) -sung in Latin
for mixed chorus, with sopran and mezzo-soprano solo.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?tfrbz024v2qmada (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?tfrbz024v2qmada)

Einojuhani Rautavaara  (b 1928)  -  Nattvarden (Holy Communion), op 22 for mixed chorus (sung in Swedish)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?pta6x6roo2vm6c6 (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?pta6x6roo2vm6c6)

Eero Sipilä 1918- ?)  - Super Flumina Babylonis (1963) [Motet fore Mixed Chorus)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?1dbf61x1gl2r7vp (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?1dbf61x1gl2r7vp)

Bengt Johansson (1914-1989)  - The Tomb at Akr Çaar (1964) for chorus and baritone solo.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?4m93rmxdqg0vefg (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?4m93rmxdqg0vefg)

Erkki Salmenhaara (1941-2002)  - Kuun Kasvot (Face of the Moon) (1960-64)  for mixed chorus

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?raacfc2o9a6fwre (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?raacfc2o9a6fwre)

Erik Bergman (1911-2006)  -  Fåglarna (Birds) (1962)
written for Baritone solo, 5 solo voices, male chorus, percussion and celesta

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?72atly7sm1b1y8v (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?72atly7sm1b1y8v)

Here is an edited copy of the sleeve text: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ud5x6gc8hwfh6by (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ud5x6gc8hwfh6by)

Einojuhani Rautavaara (b 1928)  -  String Quartet Nº 3, op 18 (1966) [in one movement]

Delmé String Quartet
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?th0f44f92k18aeu (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?th0f44f92k18aeu)

Again a work that was a prize-winner at the Camden Festival. With this work Rautavaara won the first prize in the string-quartet division. First performance there Feb 20,1967. It was played by the same quartet as we hear in this post and to whom it was dedicated.

from lp Philips 802855 LY

Joonas Kokkonen (1921-1996)  -  String Quartet Nº 2 (1966)

Delmé Quartet

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?02hs62y4hxq0vj9 (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?02hs62y4hxq0vj9)

from lp Philips 802855 LY

Kokkonen was in the 1960s one of the international best known Finnish composers.
He was the first symphonist elected to the Academy of Finland and served as chairman of the Finnish Society of Composers. He was also a professor at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and as such the teacher of a.o. Rautavaara.

His quartet starts with a contemplative Passacaglia, followed by a charming Intermezzo. It is followed by a dramatic Allegro vivace and close by a serene Epilogo.
May be this quartet show best that the composer has a perfect feeling for writing for string instruments.

Usko Meriläinen (1930-2004)  -  Second Piano Sonata (1966)
The Sonata consists of three movements: 1 A tempo variable (Lento-Mosso); 2. Lento; 3. Presto.

Yonti Solomon, piano

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?lm7s72n9pavkzg8 (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?lm7s72n9pavkzg8)

from lp Philips 802 855

In this work Meriläinen passed clearly the experimental stage. The work won the piano division of the Camden Festival from 1967 (Feb 22nd). The work was played by the young South-African pianist who also plays here.

Resposting some stuff from UC (just a simple copy-paste):



　E.Pingoud, Symphony No.1, Op.18 (1920)

  I. Allegro Impetuoso - meno mosso
  II. Allegro molto giocoso - Allegro

  Sakari Oramo (cond)  Finnish radio symphony orchestra


  http://www.mediafire.com/?c415sqt2aag8oh2




　Ernest Pingoud, Symphony No.2, Op.20 (1921)

  http://www.mediafire.com/?w4f3ohis2vq2qlc

　I. Allegro vivace 　
　II. Adagio
　III. Vivace
　IV. Allegro molto

　Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
　Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor



　Ernest Pingoud,  Symphony No3, Op.27 (1923-27)

　http://www.mediafire.com/?12stvueju2hge6d

　I. Andante
　II. Allegretto
　III. Adagio quasi una fantasia
　IV.Allegro molto

　Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
　Ulf Soderblom, conductor



  Ernest Pingoud, La face d’une grande ville (1936-37)

  http://www.mediafire.com/?3vo5tic1uctmc8c

  Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  Leif Segerstam, conductor

  from broadcast

Re-upload from UC... just want to make sure you don't miss this one!

Salmenhaara (1941-2002):  Symphony No. 4 “Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita” ("Midway upon the journey of our life") (1972)

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Ulf Suderblom

http://www.mediafire.com/?8bxx125tt1a5atd (http://www.mediafire.com/?8bxx125tt1a5atd)

… supplied to me by a friend in England in the 1970’s, probably from a BBC broadcast…
… a profound and profoundly thoughtful symphony…
… observe the coincidence of the title and his dates…

Kalevi Aho(1949-):

Concerto for Two Cellos and Orchestra(2003):

Frans Helmerson and Jan-Erik Gustafsson(cellos) and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra(Rumon Gamba)

Premiere performance, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, May 5, 2004

http://www.mediafire.com/?c7y47dbtais24zc (http://www.mediafire.com/?c7y47dbtais24zc)

Kalevi Aho (1949-

Minea, concertante music for orchestra (2008)

  Minnesota Orchestra
  Osmo Vänskä, conductor

http://www.mediafire.com/?sxh1td8amq2d1 (http://www.mediafire.com/?sxh1td8amq2d1)

live performance, November 6, 2009, from broadcast (BBC? NPR? -- sorry, I don't remember which).

Kalevi Aho (b. 1949)

Kellot (The Bells), Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (2008)

Raschèr Saxophone Quartet
NorrlandsOperan Symphony Orchestra
André de Ridder, cond.

Swedish Radio P2 broadcast of a live performance (2011)

http://www.mediafire.com/?g686jpt9an2z4ne (http://www.mediafire.com/?g686jpt9an2z4ne)

   Good concerto by new composer, IMO :)

 
    Jaakko Kuusisto (1974- ) : Violin concerto Op. 28 (2011-2012) *world premier

   http://www.mediafire.com/?8fn4n44jt4hpt0k (http://www.mediafire.com/?8fn4n44jt4hpt0k)

    Elina Vähälä , violin / Jaakko Kuusisto , cond.
    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    (Live) Thu 12.4.2012 at 19 Sibelius Hall Sibelius Hall , Lahti, Finland
    From web-stream

The video can be found here:

http://www.classiclive.com/Concerts/2012/April/World_Premiere_Violin_Concerto

Aulis Sallinen: Symphony No. 2 (Symphonic dialogue for percussion & orchestra)
Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ole Schmidt
BBC Radio 3 Broadcast. (1980s?)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?3oybf1y793ovnhs

Aulis Sallinen: Symphony No. 1
BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra / Bryden Thomson
BBC Radio 3 Broadcast

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?hg5cj7h4x09ng7r

Gentlemen,

From the 3 cd's just received by post from immaculately kind member tapiola, (whom thank, not me):

Salmenhaara - Concerto for 2 Violins & Orchestra, 1980
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?367aes41g5whfa1

Salmenhaara - Concerto for French Horn & Orchestra, 1973
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?0u4dvdrveu6o4t9

Salmenhaara - Symphony No. 1, 'Crescendi', 1962-3
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?99u0crizp529ay9

Salmenhaara - Symphony No. 2, 1963, rev. 1966
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?bhzddjr55k5zr6a

Salmenhaara - Symphony No. 3, 1963-4
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?g0g764463s0mb49

Salmenhaara - Symphony No. 4, 1971-2
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?55bphrb95cmep5j

Salmenhaara - Symphony No. 5, 1989
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?0rtaowdf8690oax

Erkki Salmenhaara (1941-2002)

Adagietto (1981)

  Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  Ralf Sjoblom, conductor

Tauno Marttinen (1912-2008)

The Birth of Väinämöinen, Op. 201 (1981)

  Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  Leif Segerstam, conductor

Aarre Merikanto (1893-1958)

Intrada (1936)

  Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  Paavo Berglund, conductor

The Abduction of Kyllikki (1934-35)

  Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  Ari Angervo, conductor

http://www.mediafire.com/?pojgwa3hi2t45 (http://www.mediafire.com/?pojgwa3hi2t45)

All performances are from Finnish Radio broadcasts, none issued commercially to the best of my knowledge.

Tauno Marttinen (1912-2008)

Linnunrata (Milky Way), Variations for Orchestra, op.7 (1960-61)

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tuomas Ollila, cond.

Broadcast by Finnish Radio, YLE Klassinen, 2012

http://www.mediafire.com/?o3qqx7yk9w23bgx (http://www.mediafire.com/?o3qqx7yk9w23bgx)

Kimmo Hakola  (1958-)


Violin Concerto (UK Premiere)
BBC Philharmonic
John Storgårds (conductor/violin)


http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?nmtwsy3l1ww1aes (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?nmtwsy3l1ww1aes)

BBC Radio 3

Here is a video of Kimmo Hakola's Violin Concerto:

http://areena.yle.fi/tv/1826410

Only available for 21 more days.

Olli Mustonen - "Tuuri" (2012), Symphony No. 1

Oli Mustonen, conductor
Juha Kotilainen, baritone
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Helsinki Music Centre, November 1, 2012

.flv video file. Play with vlc or similar video player that can play flv flash files.


http://www.mediafire.com/?bhr867wmbtcitk1

Olli Mustonen (b. 1967)

Fantasia for piano and string orchestra (1985)

Olli Mustonen
Avanti Chamber Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, cond.


Petite suite for cello and orchestra (1996)

Jens Peter Maintz, cello
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin,
Vladimir Ashkenazy, cond


Kolme Mysteeriä (Three Mysteries) for orchestra (2002)

Vanha kirkko Petäjävedellä (The Old Church at Petäjävesi) for orchestra (2007-08)

Meininger Hofkapelle
Philippe Bach, cond


Jehkin Iivana, Sonata for piano (2004, rev. 2006)

Olli Mustonen, piano


Sonata for cello and piano (2006)

Daniel Müller-Schott, cello
Olli Mustonen, piano


Quartet for oboe, violin, viola and piano (2010)

Alan Vogel, oboe
Axel Strauss, violin
Paul Coletti, viola
Xak Bjerken, piano


All recordings taken from German radio broadcasts of live performances, except the Quartet which was recorded from Arizona Public Media, Classical 90.5.

http://www.mediafire.com/?tn3mqjnh7ktof (http://www.mediafire.com/?tn3mqjnh7ktof)

Olli Mustonen (b. 1967)

Symphony No. 1, "Tuuri" (2012)

Juha Kotilainen, baritone
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Olli Mustonen, cond.

Helsinki Music Centre, November 1, 2012

Mp3 version of the flv video file which was uploaded by lescamil, February 21, 2013

http://www.mediafire.com/?tas28d1pffpu24f (http://www.mediafire.com/?tas28d1pffpu24f)

Kalevi Aho  -  Symphony No. 6

As requested.

It's from a Finnish broadcast, but I have no info on the performers, or on the dates. I think the tape was made in 2010, but that's all. The other works on the tape are with the Finnish Radio SO, with Vänska conducting.

I must warn you that especially in the beginning the sound is pretty bad (far too loud recorded). Later on its better.


http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?xf3gg3avgqga9os (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?xf3gg3avgqga9os)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?j8mib8fyeni3vjb (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?j8mib8fyeni3vjb)

Martin Wegelius (1846-1906)

Daniel Hjort, Overture (1872)

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Petri Sakari, cond.

YLE Klassinen broadcast, August 2011

http://www.mediafire.com/?y3qamjqwv7sm362 (http://www.mediafire.com/?y3qamjqwv7sm362)

Erkki Melartin (1875 - 1937)

Traumgesicht - Symphonic Poem Op.70 (1910)

Finnish RSO, Hannu Lintu
live performance from Helsinki, 2013-11-14

broadcast by DRadio Kultur

http://www.mediafire.com/listen/4sb29bl9mmvxi9z/Melartin_TraumgesichtOp.70_FinnischesRSO_Lintu_2013-11-14.mp3 (http://www.mediafire.com/listen/4sb29bl9mmvxi9z/Melartin_TraumgesichtOp.70_FinnischesRSO_Lintu_2013-11-14.mp3)

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/92bdzi4a9g6ce/kokkonen%2C_mustonen (https://www.mediafire.com/folder/92bdzi4a9g6ce/kokkonen%2C_mustonen)

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Live – Metropolis Festival 2014
Presented by Phillip Sametz from Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre
Olli Mustonen, conductorMarko Ylönen, celloMelbourne Symphony Orchestra

Kokkonen
... durch einen Spiegel ...
Mustonen
Concert Champêtre

The Ilari Kaila Cello Concerto is from SoundCloud so I don't know if it is the same performance and it is not described as to performers, etc. there, I screwed up recording the first few minutes of it.

Olli Mustonen (b. 1967)

Sonata for violin and orchestra (2013)

Kristian Winther, violin
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Olli Mustonen, cond.

Broadcast live by ABC Classics, Wednesday, 09 April 2013, 8:00PM

https://www.mediafire.com/?nc2olx0zm6up866 (https://www.mediafire.com/?nc2olx0zm6up866)

Re-upload of files described as "invalid":

Vaino Raitio(1891-1945):

Symphony in G minor (1918-19):

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra/Martti Simila

http://www.mediafire.com/listen/nhq4awcxka4t2r4/1.Allegro_non_troppo.mp3 (http://www.mediafire.com/listen/nhq4awcxka4t2r4/1.Allegro_non_troppo.mp3)

https://www.mediafire.com/?amfsn26rtfdsq6r (https://www.mediafire.com/?amfsn26rtfdsq6r)

http://www.mediafire.com/listen/yjt9934djzcctzi/3.Finaali.mp3 (http://www.mediafire.com/listen/yjt9934djzcctzi/3.Finaali.mp3)

Joonas Kokkonen

Music for Strings

http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3sly8l0ieczayvx/Kokkonen_strings.m4a (http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3sly8l0ieczayvx/Kokkonen_strings.m4a)

Moderato - Allegro molto - Adagio religioso - Allegro

Heidelberg Chamber Orch cond. Paavo Berglund



Sinfonia da Camera for 12 solo strings

http://www.mediafire.com/listen/sri0v6qt6uw9433/Kokkonen_sinfonia.m4a (http://www.mediafire.com/listen/sri0v6qt6uw9433/Kokkonen_sinfonia.m4a)

Moderato - Allegro non troppo - Molto vivace - Andante

Heidelberg Chamber Orch cond. Andreas von Lukacsy

Paavo Heininen

Arioso for Strings

http://www.mediafire.com/listen/cxp1bioq5b62rlv/Heininen_arioso.m4a (http://www.mediafire.com/listen/cxp1bioq5b62rlv/Heininen_arioso.m4a)

Heidelberg Chamber Orch cond. Andreas von Lukacsy

Hi Guys,

Here is the Aho 16th symphony.
as requested by Tapiola


https://mega.nz/#!CksBVZCL!fS0n0yp9tAYDYLc3bpPPGYQ1XpKWY ClX97rZFBJDIBo

Comments in the downloads discussion board

Jukka Tiensuu

"Teoton" [Concerto for Sheng & Orchestra]

Wu Wei, sheng
Radio Filharmonisch Orkest (Netherlands)
Edo de Waart, conducting


version in wav   http://www.mediafire.com/listen/7n2qrttn12qxcro/tiensuu_-_Teoton_-Cto_for_sheng_%26_orch-.wav

version in mp3    http://www.mediafire.com/listen/0g869oewxeg118k/Tiensuu_-_Teoton_-Cto_For_Sheng_%26_Orch-.mp3

Thanks so much for posting this..something about Salmenhaara's music stirs my soul..

Why do people who know better still post comments where music downloads belong? Jolly Roger does this frequently.

haha

please excuse me..I am only in the 3rd grade

This is also posted in the Soviet section; as this composer is Finnish-Karelian in origin.   


https://www.mediafire.com/folder/4f6hdtexqcdqk/rautio

Thought I would post this

Roine Rautio (1934-1961) Symphony in D major
Karelian Radio Symphony Orchestra
  Alexander Dmitriev 
from Melodiya LP D10225/6

Thanks Jim !!....... released 1960s by Melodiya as an LP

I don't think that's appropriate. Karelian Finns should only be included in the Soviet section if there's any connection with the Soviet Union.

The annexation of most of Karelia by Stalin in 1939 and again in 1945 is no argument; in that case, all German composers from Eastern Prussia or even the Baltics would have to been included too. Do you really post Heinz Tiessen (1887–1971, from Könisgberg) or Otto Nicolai, or Eduard Erdmann (1896-1958), under the Soviet section?  ::)

SS 1

Jean Sibelius (1867-1957)

Scènes historiques II, Op. 66 (1912)
      The Chase
      Love Song
      At the Drawbridge

Pan and Echo, Op. 53a (1906)

Sulho Ranta (1901-1960)
Northern Images, Op. 44 (1938)
      Night Scene --
      Berceuse --
      Reindeer Bells

   Finlandia Orchestra
   Marti Similä, conductor

Eino Linnala (1896-1973)
Finnish Rhapsody (1938)
   Finlandia Orchestra
   Erik Cronvall, conductor

https://mega.nz/#!GG4BUYgR!T4skq90WDnLPHDatGskI4XUHdQ41B kD-NdpVhDsePp4 (https://mega.nz/#!GG4BUYgR!T4skq90WDnLPHDatGskI4XUHdQ41BkD-NdpVhDsePp4)


SS 2

Jean Sibelius
Karelia Overture, Op. 10 (1893)

Väinö Raitio (1891-1945)
The Swans, Op. 15 (1919)

Tauno Pylkkänen (1918-1980)

Preludio sinfonico, Op. 54 (1952)

from Mare and Her Son, Op. 22 (opera, 1943) --
      Air
   Liisa Linko, soprano

Erkki Melartin (1875-1937)
from Sleeping Beauty, Op. 22 (incidental music, 1904) -- Suite
      Overture --   
      Menuetto & Waltz of the Butterflies --
      Intermezzo --
      Festive March

   Finlandia Orchestra
   Jussi Jalas, conductor

Nils-Eric Fougstedt (1910-1961)
Intrada and Finnish Folksong, for strings (1944)
   Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
   Nils-Eric Fougstedt, conductor

https://mega.nz/#!aaxx1YhB!ugQvcVdrdWatajU7n6KjOno6eblp1 v2ME_e2RTvQwXE (https://mega.nz/#!aaxx1YhB!ugQvcVdrdWatajU7n6KjOno6eblp1v2ME_e2RTvQwXE)


SS 3

Leevi Madetoja (1887-1947)
Symphony No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 35 (1918)
      Allegro moderato
      Andante
      Allegro non troppo
      Andantino
   Finlandia Orchestra
   Martti Similä, conductor

Jean Sibelius
The Oceanides, Op. 73 (1914)
   Finlandia Orchestra
   Jussi Jalas, conductor

https://mega.nz/#!uW5RgAzC!Gg46OuQ-REpP0geBZh_f_J1AngovY7LI-y2Ju9go8dg (https://mega.nz/#!uW5RgAzC!Gg46OuQ-REpP0geBZh_f_J1AngovY7LI-y2Ju9go8dg)

Each link contains a separate RAR file containing FLAC files.

Additional posts contain the contents of the other nine discs.


In the early 1950s the Finnish composers union isued a series of monaural LP recordings on the Fennica label, comprising a wide variety of Finnish symphonic music, much of it contemporary at the time. Works by Jean Sibelius figure prominently, and included several short pieces that were somewhat of a novelty at the time (such as The Dryad and Pan and Echo). I don't know definitively how many discs were finally issued, possibly fifteen or sixteen from what I remember reading somewhere years ago. They were never distributed outside Finland, though they were available by mail order internationally -- that's how I got my first ones back around 1970. Ultimately, I managed to accumulate the first twelve discs in the series, and I've greatly enjoyed the music on them. I believe the discs after these first twelve were more oriented to Finnish folk music. Apart from much rare repertoire, the series is also noteworthy for otherwise unavailable recordings by Jussi Jalas and Tauno Hannikainen, and a very early recording by Paavo Berglund.

The condition of the discs, acquired over the years from a variety of sources, varies greatly. Some pressings are better than others, some discs are noisier than others. In a few instances I managed to find more than one copy and I digitized the one in better condition, so by and large the rips are pretty good (they were done about eight years ago). Noise reduction was applied with Wave Corrector but no attempt at equalization or other improvement has been made. One work, unfortunately, has a few skips that I was unable to overcome -- Sibelius' Spring Song. If anyone wishes to improve on the sound, feel free to do so. All the jacket art was uniform, with the works on the disc listed at the bottom of the jacket front. The jacket rear listed the complete contents of all the discs that had been issued up to that time, so the earlier discs issued had fewer listings on the back. There is no identification on the jacket as to the number of the disc -- that information can only be gotten from the disc labels. You can find some examples on the Discogs website.

These files take up a chunk of space on my Mega account, so I will not be leaving them up indefinitely. Please do not share these links outside the forum.

SS 4

Selim Palmgren (1878-1951)
Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 33 "The River" (1909-13)
   Ernst Linko, piano
   Finlandia Orchestra
   Eero Kosonen, conductor

Olavi Pesonen (1909-1993)
Fuga fantastica (1948)
   Finlandia Orchestra
   Urpo Pesonen, conductor

Aarre Merikanto (1893-1958)
Lemminkäinen, Op. 10 (symphonic poem, 1916)
   Finlandia Orchestra
   Martti Similä, conductor

https://mega.nz/#!LexHmKoK!HYMv7rFNq1obKPa4mgYVs4Qvh7hPt VWgG239lN5cfCs (https://mega.nz/#!LexHmKoK!HYMv7rFNq1obKPa4mgYVs4Qvh7hPtVWgG239lN5cfCs)


SS 5

Uuno Klami (1900-1961)
Kalevala Suite, Op. 23 (1929-33, rev. 1943)
      Creation of the Earth --
      Sprout of Spring
      Terhenniemi
      Cradle Song of Lemminkainen
      Forging of the Sampo

Ahti Sonninen (1914-1984)
from The Seven Brothers (incidental music, 1948) -- Suite
      The ABC and the Flight
      Granny Mannisto scolds
      Anna of Seunala
      The Devil's Rock

   Finlandia Orchestra
   Nils-Eric Fougstedt, conductor

Kalervo Tuukkanen (1909-1979)
The Bear Hunt (1948, text by Aleksis Kivi)
   Finlandia Orchestra & Male Chorus
   Kalervo Tuukkanen, conductor

https://mega.nz/#!KD4TiAqS!-CQXEqMNLjLR5gSSssiXB_8mgcqXi3tikZfnbgZjW80 (https://mega.nz/#!KD4TiAqS!-CQXEqMNLjLR5gSSssiXB_8mgcqXi3tikZfnbgZjW80)


SS 6

Jean Sibelius

Andante festivo (1922, arr. 1938)

Suite mignonne, Op. 98a (1922) --
      Petite scene
      Polka
      Epilogue

Lauri Saikkola (1906-1995)
Musica per archi (1950)
      Con moto moderato -- Allegretto
      Larghetto
      Allegro vivo

   Finlandia Orchestra
   Nils-Eric Fougstedt, conductor

Nils-Eric Ringbom (1907-1988)
Little Suite (1933, rev. 1946)
      Preludio capriccioso
      Andantino
      Danza fantastica
   Finlandia Orchestra
   Jussi Jalas, conductor

Einar Englund (1916-1999)
from The Great Wall of China (incidental music, 1949) --
      Masquerade in a Chinese Garden --
      Inquisition --
      Jazz Intermezzo --
      Rumba

Nils Lerche (1905-1986)
Twilight

Jouko Tolonen (1912-1986)
from Arabesques (1953)    --                  
      III.   Finaletto

   Finlandia Orchestra
   Nils-Eric Fougstedt, conductor

https://mega.nz/#!mGghmALA!Xd8Eu-KRMEVzwGP2iP4ZVk1_wVvF12mlGJh5zf4M_x8 (https://mega.nz/#!mGghmALA!Xd8Eu-KRMEVzwGP2iP4ZVk1_wVvF12mlGJh5zf4M_x8)

Each link contains a separate RAR file containing FLAC files.

Additional posts contain the contents of the other nine discs.


In the early 1950s the Finnish composers union isued a series of monaural LP recordings on the Fennica label, comprising a wide variety of Finnish symphonic music, much of it contemporary at the time. Works by Jean Sibelius figure prominently, and included several short pieces that were somewhat of a novelty at the time (such as The Dryad and Pan and Echo). I don't know definitively how many discs were finally issued, possibly fifteen or sixteen from what I remember reading somewhere years ago. They were never distributed outside Finland, though they were available by mail order internationally -- that's how I got my first ones back around 1970. Ultimately, I managed to accumulate the first twelve discs in the series, and I've greatly enjoyed the music on them. I believe the discs after these first twelve were more oriented to Finnish folk music. Apart from much rare repertoire, the series is also noteworthy for otherwise unavailable recordings by Jussi Jalas and Tauno Hannikainen, and a very early recording by Paavo Berglund.

The condition of the discs, acquired over the years from a variety of sources, varies greatly. Some pressings are better than others, some discs are noisier than others. In a few instances I managed to find more than one copy and I digitized the one in better condition, so by and large the rips are pretty good (they were done about eight years ago). Noise reduction was applied with Wave Corrector but no attempt at equalization or other improvement has been made. One work, unfortunately, has a few skips that I was unable to overcome -- Sibelius' Spring Song. If anyone wishes to improve on the sound, feel free to do so. All the jacket art was uniform, with the works on the disc listed at the bottom of the jacket front. The jacket rear listed the complete contents of all the discs that had been issued up to that time, so the earlier discs issued had fewer listings on the back. There is no identification on the jacket as to the number of the disc -- that information can only be gotten from the disc labels. You can find some examples on the Discogs website.

These files take up a chunk of space on my Mega account, so I will not be leaving them up indefinitely. Please do not share these links outside the forum.

SS 7

Jean Sibelius
from Scènes historiques I, Op. 25 (1911) --
      I.   Festivo

Leevi Madetoja
from Okon Fuoko, Op. 58 (ballet, 1930) --
      Der Traumgaukler --
      Ankunft der Gaste --
      Tanz der Puppen   --
      Tanz des Mannes -- Tanz der Frau -- Danse grotesque

Nils-Eric Fougstedt
Angoscia (1954)

Aarre Merikanto
Intrada (1936)

Einar Englund
Piano Concerto No. 1 (1955)
      Night Scene --
      Berceuse --
      Reindeer Bells
   Einar Englund, piano

   Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
   Nils-Eric Fougstedt, conductor

https://mega.nz/#!TPoVRC7Q!L_VtKdgtxxdXdXtyxCkkgHFTlKuUy TpYOwGju6a7t0A (https://mega.nz/#!TPoVRC7Q!L_VtKdgtxxdXdXtyxCkkgHFTlKuUyTpYOwGju6a7t0A)


SS 8

Jean Sibelius
The Dryad, Op. 45, No. 1 (1910)

Väinö Raitio
Felis domestica (scherzo, 1935)

Tauno Pylkkänen
In memoriam (1940)

Uuno Klami
The Cobblers on the Heath (overture, 1936)

   Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
   Nils-Eric Fougstedt, conductor

Joonas Kokkonen (1921-1996)
Music for Strings (1957)
      Moderato
      Allegro molto
      Adagio religioso
      Allegro
   Helsinki Chamber Orchestra
   Paavo Berglund, conductor

https://mega.nz/#!eKhhnAxZ!LrLTU-TBO7D7Py8xdpjThvcSmN0PcY_RI4T4koKaBzo (https://mega.nz/#!eKhhnAxZ!LrLTU-TBO7D7Py8xdpjThvcSmN0PcY_RI4T4koKaBzo)


SS 9

Jean Sibelius
Finlandia, Op. 26 (1900)

Uuno Klami
Karelian Rhapsody, Op. 15 (1927)

Aarre Merikanto
Symphony No. 3 (1953)
      First movement
      Scherzo
      Andante
      Allegro

   Helsinki City Symphony Orchestra
   Tauno Hannikainen, conductor

https://mega.nz/#!CahVQATD!IfITUjM4XNw1bQH5l-GFz8q96BNq_jqgQDnLc1Ixzkc (https://mega.nz/#!CahVQATD!IfITUjM4XNw1bQH5l-GFz8q96BNq_jqgQDnLc1Ixzkc)

Each link contains a separate RAR file containing FLAC files.

Additional posts contain the contents of the other nine discs.


In the early 1950s the Finnish composers union isued a series of monaural LP recordings on the Fennica label, comprising a wide variety of Finnish symphonic music, much of it contemporary at the time. Works by Jean Sibelius figure prominently, and included several short pieces that were somewhat of a novelty at the time (such as The Dryad and Pan and Echo). I don't know definitively how many discs were finally issued, possibly fifteen or sixteen from what I remember reading somewhere years ago. They were never distributed outside Finland, though they were available by mail order internationally -- that's how I got my first ones back around 1970. Ultimately, I managed to accumulate the first twelve discs in the series, and I've greatly enjoyed the music on them. I believe the discs after these first twelve were more oriented to Finnish folk music. Apart from much rare repertoire, the series is also noteworthy for otherwise unavailable recordings by Jussi Jalas and Tauno Hannikainen, and a very early recording by Paavo Berglund.

The condition of the discs, acquired over the years from a variety of sources, varies greatly. Some pressings are better than others, some discs are noisier than others. In a few instances I managed to find more than one copy and I digitized the one in better condition, so by and large the rips are pretty good (they were done about eight years ago). Noise reduction was applied with Wave Corrector but no attempt at equalization or other improvement has been made. One work, unfortunately, has a few skips that I was unable to overcome -- Sibelius' Spring Song. If anyone wishes to improve on the sound, feel free to do so. All the jacket art was uniform, with the works on the disc listed at the bottom of the jacket front. The jacket rear listed the complete contents of all the discs that had been issued up to that time, so the earlier discs issued had fewer listings on the back. There is no identification on the jacket as to the number of the disc -- that information can only be gotten from the disc labels. You can find some examples on the Discogs website.

These files take up a chunk of space on my Mega account, so I will not be leaving them up indefinitely. Please do not share these links outside the forum.

SS 10

Jean Sibelius
Rakastava, Op. 14 (1911-12)

Kalervo Tuukkanen
Portraits of the Three Musketeers (1942, rev. 1954)
      Intrada
      Ancient Castle
      At Full Gallop

Matti Rautio (1922-1986)
Divertimento for cello and orchestra (1955)
      Overture
      Lullaby
      Can-Can
      Oriental Dance
   Erkki Rautio, cello

Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016)
A Requiem in Our Time, Op. 3 (1953)
      Hymnus
      Credo et dubito
      Dies irae
      Lacrimosa

   Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
   Nils-Eric Fougstedt, conductor

https://mega.nz/#!ODpThQzC!OpY9Hl0eBqGMBuThTmag-VmQYqHotVmAkeetaK2kD34 (https://mega.nz/#!ODpThQzC!OpY9Hl0eBqGMBuThTmag-VmQYqHotVmAkeetaK2kD34)


SS 11

Jean Sibelius
Spring Song, Op. 16 (1894)

Ahti Sonninen
Under the Skies of Lapland (suite, 1954)
      Prologue
      Interludes I & II
      Epilogue

Aarre Merikanto

from Ten Pieces (1927, rev. 1931) --
      I.   Largo misterioso

Piano Concerto No. 3 (1955)
      Capriccio
      Pieta
      Finale
   Tapani Valsta, piano

   Helsinki City Symphony Orchestra
   Tauno Hannikainen, conductor

https://mega.nz/#!LGglAKoS!GPy1VnuTRU7Er3Zyqf9jqO-KmgkTv7eAOVPVlbdUyNI (https://mega.nz/#!LGglAKoS!GPy1VnuTRU7Er3Zyqf9jqO-KmgkTv7eAOVPVlbdUyNI)


SS 12

Leevi Madetoja

from The Ostrobothnians, Op. 45 (opera, 1923) -- Suite                     
      The Plain
      The Prisoner's Song
      The Rowdies
      The Bride's Arrival --
      The Dance

from Symphonic Suite for Strings, Op. 4 (1909) --
      I.   Elegy

Jean Sibelius
En saga, Op. 9 (1892, rev. 1902)

Taneli Kuusisto (1905-1988)
Toccata (1953)

   Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
   Nils-Eric Fougstedt, conductor

https://mega.nz/#!aPonSKCK!JFAed0779lhUW_3opRBqonlNh5q2h ozo_7DOt6cY1qY (https://mega.nz/#!aPonSKCK!JFAed0779lhUW_3opRBqonlNh5q2hozo_7DOt6cY1qY)

Each link contains a separate RAR file containing FLAC files.

Additional posts contain the contents of the other nine discs.


In the early 1950s the Finnish composers union isued a series of monaural LP recordings on the Fennica label, comprising a wide variety of Finnish symphonic music, much of it contemporary at the time. Works by Jean Sibelius figure prominently, and included several short pieces that were somewhat of a novelty at the time (such as The Dryad and Pan and Echo). I don't know definitively how many discs were finally issued, possibly fifteen or sixteen from what I remember reading somewhere years ago. They were never distributed outside Finland, though they were available by mail order internationally -- that's how I got my first ones back around 1970. Ultimately, I managed to accumulate the first twelve discs in the series, and I've greatly enjoyed the music on them. I believe the discs after these first twelve were more oriented to Finnish folk music. Apart from much rare repertoire, the series is also noteworthy for otherwise unavailable recordings by Jussi Jalas and Tauno Hannikainen, and a very early recording by Paavo Berglund.

The condition of the discs, acquired over the years from a variety of sources, varies greatly. Some pressings are better than others, some discs are noisier than others. In a few instances I managed to find more than one copy and I digitized the one in better condition, so by and large the rips are pretty good (they were done about eight years ago). Noise reduction was applied with Wave Corrector but no attempt at equalization or other improvement has been made. One work, unfortunately, has a few skips that I was unable to overcome -- Sibelius' Spring Song. If anyone wishes to improve on the sound, feel free to do so. All the jacket art was uniform, with the works on the disc listed at the bottom of the jacket front. The jacket rear listed the complete contents of all the discs that had been issued up to that time, so the earlier discs issued had fewer listings on the back. There is no identification on the jacket as to the number of the disc -- that information can only be gotten from the disc labels. You can find some examples on the Discogs website.

These files take up a chunk of space on my Mega account, so I will not be leaving them up indefinitely. Please do not share these links outside the forum.

Here is

   Aho's Symphony No.17

   performed by the Lahti Sinfonia, Dima Slobodeniuk  (2019-04-04)


  https://www.mediafire.com/file/oobjgsjfothjogn/Kalevi_Aho_70_vuotta_Konsertteja_Radio_Areena_yle.mp3/file (https://www.mediafire.com/file/oobjgsjfothjogn/Kalevi_Aho_70_vuotta_Konsertteja_Radio_Areena_yle.mp3/file)

Jean Sibelius
Kullervo, Op. 7 (symphony, 1892)
        Introduction
        Kullervo's Youth
        Kullervo and His Sister
        Kullervo Goes to War
        Kullervo's Death
    Liisa Linko, soprano
    Martti Lehtinen, baritone
    male chorus
    Helsinki City Symphony Orchestra
    Jussi Jalas, conductor [live, 1958]

    five FLAC files and three scans in two RAR folders

http://www.mediafire.com/file/1mahy1wqfyfsjw9/sibelius-kullervo-jalas.rar (http://www.mediafire.com/file/1mahy1wqfyfsjw9/sibelius-kullervo-jalas.rar)

http://www.mediafire.com/file/et48pykd80wel2q/saturnian-scans.rar (http://www.mediafire.com/file/et48pykd80wel2q/saturnian-scans.rar)

The story of Kullervo is well-known to Sibelius aficionados. Premiered to critical acclaim in 1892. After four more performances over the following year, the complete work was never again performed during Sibelius' lifetime, though individual movements were performed over the years. Shortly before he died, Sibelius re-orchestrated the work and gave permission for it to be published and performed after his death. Sibelius's son-in-law Jussi Jalas led the first performance of the reorchestrated version in June 1958. A recording of that performance was released on a private label, Saturnian Records (possibly the only release ever issued on this label!), and the recording here is a rip from that very rare 2-LP set. Issued in a plain blue gatefold jacket with a hand-drawn cover and typed program notes, both on photocopied sheets glued to the jacket. Scans of those and the side 1 label are appended here. To the best of my knowledge this recording has never been reissued in any form.

Thank you Latvian.... I have several recorded versions of this work.   One of the best pieces he ever wrote.
As we speak, listening to the Saraste version with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.

wonderful... rendition of Kullervo

Latvian,  the Kullervo is called the Kullervo Symphony... and I've always thought of the Lemminkainen Legends as a quasi symphony also.. even though it is programmatic in nature, it still has the 4 part symphony structure.

Yes, the official Sibelius website calls it Kullervo Symphony, but almost everyone else including the work's publisher simply titles it Kullervo, which is why I refer to it as such. If you look at Discogs you'll see that every recording but one titles it just Kullervo, presumably in deference to the published score, which was presumably endorsed by the  executors of the composer's estate.

https://issuu.com/breitkopf/docs/pb_5304_issuu (https://issuu.com/breitkopf/docs/pb_5304_issuu)

The program notes on the link you provided says Sibelius consistently refers to the work as a symphony.  It literally says Sibelius didn't refer to this as a suite but as his first symphony.

And, indeed, this is how I refer to the work in my upload above:

Kullervo, Op. 7 (symphony, 1892)