Osmo Vänskä
Born: 28th February 1953, Saaminki, Finland
Nationality: Finnish
It all began when the Estonian conductor Neeme Järvi stopped recording Sibelius for the Swedish record company, Bis. The indefatigable Robert von Bahr wanted to record all of Sibelius’s work - and the unrecorded orchestral pieces were given to the then totally unknown Lahti Symphony Orchestra (LSO) under Osmo Vänskä.The rest is history. The recording of the original version of Sibelius’s Violin Concerto brought the orchestra their first Gramophone award. Since then the number of awards has multiplied. Following several Sibelius rarities the orchestra recorded the complete symphonies of Sibelius in 1997. These prompted the distinguished Sibelius expert and writer, Robert Layton, to compare the achievements of Osmo Vänskä with the best recordings of Colin Davis, Herbert von Karajan and Thomas Beecham. In the New York Times, Alex Ross described Vänskä as "one of the most important contemporary interpreters of Sibelius."
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Further Reading: Osmo Vänskä
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Osmo Vänskä conducts Mahler's Tenth Symphony
5th Mar 2021
The Minnesota Orchestra and their Music Director give a tumultuous, emotional account of Mahler's final, unfinished symphony, in the performing version by Deryck Cooke.
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Osmo Vänskä conducts Mahler's Fourth Symphony
27th Dec 2019
Joined by soprano Carolyn Sampson, Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra continue their Mahler cycle with an exquisitely-detailed performance of the Fourth Symphony.
Recent Best Sellers: Osmo Vänskä
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 50 – Tchaikovsky
Stephen Hough (piano) Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th March 2010
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Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
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Building a Library, November 2022, Also Recommended - 1st Concerto
2 CDs: $24.50Download from $16.75 -
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Mahler: Symphony No. 8
Carolyn Sampson, Jacquelyn Wagner (sopranos), Sasha Cooke (mezzo), Jess Dandy (contralto), Barry Banks (tenor), Julian Orlishausen (baritone), Christian Immler (bass-baritone), Minnesota Chorale, National Lutheran Choir, Minnesota Boychoir, Angelica Cantanti Youth Choir, Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
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Mahler: Symphony No. 10 | performing version by Deryck Cooke
Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th March 2021
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2021, Orchestral Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2021
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Special offer. Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D minor ‘Wagner Symphony'
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
CD: Original price $12.50 Reduced $6.25
