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CD, Aho (composer)
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New. Aho: Symphony No. 17
Jan Lehtola (organ), Laura Hynninen, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Erkki Lasonpalo
Succinct yet informative notes by the composer, and a work that demonstrably starts listeners in at the top of Aho's everexpanding symphonic odyssey. —
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Lindberg and Aho Clarinet Concertos
RecommendedJulian Bliss (clarinet), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Taavi Oramo
It's exciting to hear [the Lindberg] taken up by Julian Bliss, a clarinettist who thrives in this scampering sound world...The cadenza is Bliss's own; from its restrained opening to repeated... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2026, Shortlisted - Concerto
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The works are markedly different in character, yet both exhibit an underlying enigmatic quality against which an array of moods and textures are explored through an ever-changing post-tonal... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, Concerto Choice
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Kalevi Aho: Guitar Concerto; Quintet for Horn and String Quartet
Ismo Eskelinen; Ilkka Puputti; Lapland Chamber Orchestra; John Storgårds
Eskelinen seems entirely at one with the work, his touch nimble and clean; clearly a fine player. The Lapland Chamber Orchestra accompany sensitively… It is splendidly played, and BIS’s sound... —
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Fagerlund & Aho: Bassoon Concertos
RecommendedBram van Sambeek (bassoon)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Okko Kamu, Dima Slobodeniouk
A truly captivating disc…Bram van Sambeek takes everything in his evidently extensive stride. The agility, conviction, impish humour and searing seriousness all stem from a remarkably rounded... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2018, Winner - Concerto
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Kalevi Aho: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Cello Concerto No. 2
Elina Vähälä (violin), Jonathan Roozeman (cello), Kymi Sinfonietta, Olari Elts
Superb performances by Elina Vähälä and Jonathan Roozeman confirm the idiomatic nature of Aho’s writing (having tried out the solo parts himself), and Olari Elts secures a committed response... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Contemporary Music
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Kalevi Aho: Moonlight Concerto For Viola & Percussion; Concerto For Alto Flute & Strings
Sharon Bezaly (flute), Hiyoli Togawa (viola), Alexej Gerassimez (percussion), Lahti Symphony Orchestra, St Michel Strings, Anja Bihlmaier, Erkki Lasonpalo
Aho sensibly scores [the Concerto for Alto Flute] for strings, rather than full orchestra, yet there are multiple moments where Bezaly is required to weave in and out of the ensemble and never... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Winner - Contemporary
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Kalevi Aho: Trombone Concerto & Trumpet Concerto
Jörgen van Rijen (trombone), Alain de Rudder (trumpet)
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
Written in near proximity, the four movements of each piece follow a similar formal though subtly carried expressive trajectory…Performances, by soloist who gave the premieres, could not be... —
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Kalevi Aho: Sieidi & Symphony No. 5
Colin Currie (percussion), Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Dima Slobodeniouk, Jaan Ots
Currie, for whom Sieidi was written, delivers a knockout account with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Dima Slobodeniouk...The Symphony, similarly intense and explosive, is a yet more ambitious... —
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Aho: Symphonic Dances 'Hommage à Uuno Klami', etc.
Kroumata Percussion Ensemble, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
Aho's Symphonic Dances (2001) bear the subtitle 'Hommage à Uuno Klami' – and therein lies the clue to the work's genesis. Klami (1900- 1961), one of the leading Finnish composers of the last... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2004, Editor's Choice
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