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Pēteris Vasks

Symphony No. 3

Cello Concerto

Marko Ylönen, cello
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor

ODE 1086-5 · SACD / CD · September 2006

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Track listing

9 tracks · 76:53

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Peteris Vasks

  1. Symphony No. 3 42:06
  2. 1 - 10:13
  3. 2 (bar 438-) 9:56
  4. 3 (bar 778-) 9:33
  5. 4 (bar 1216-end) 12:34
  6. Cello Concerto 34:40
  7. 5 Cantus I 7:04
  8. 6 Toccata I 4:48
  9. 7 Monologhi 8:22
  10. 8 Toccata II 5:24
  11. 9 Cantus II 8:59

About this recording

Pēteris Vasks' Third Symphony is a one-movement piece of spiritually deep and emotionally compelling music, which promises to build on the success of the Second Symphony (2004 Cannes Classical Disc of the Year Award, in addition to the Orchestral 20th Century Award; ODE 1005-2). Also included on this disc is the Latvian composer's Cello Concerto (1993), a highly personal and moving work that reflects suffering under the Soviet regime and the strength that helped the people of his country to survive. It features soloist Marko Ylönen, who specializes in contemporary repertoire. The Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, one of Scandinavia's foremost symphony orchestras, is led by John Storgårds, who became musical director in August 2006.

Features

Hybrid SACD (recorded in DSD; SACD Surround 5.0 / SACD Stereo / CD Stereo - playable on all SACD and CD players)

Press

Splendid in every way (...). If you care at all about contemporary music then you will add this disc to your collection without delay.
David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com, December 2006, Artistic Quality 10 / Sound Quality 10

Many wonder if in 2006 it is still possible to write symphonic music that contains a message, is modern and uncompromised. After the most sublime CD coupling the Second Symphony with the Violin Concerto (...), the same miracle has taken place again.
Christophe Huss, ClassicsTodayFrance.com, Septembre 2006, Artistique 10 / Technique 10

The artists

Marko Ylönen

Marko Ylönen studied the cello with Csaba Szilvay at the East Helsinki Music Institute, with Erkki Rautio and Heikki Rautasalo at the Sibelius Academy and with Heinrich Schiff in Basel. Ylönen made the final round of the Turku Cello Competition at the age of fifteen. He received second prize in the Nordic Cello Competition in Turku in 1990 and a prize in the Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow in the same year. In spring 1996, he won the Concert Artist Guild competition in New York.

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Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

The Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, comprising 97 musicians, is one of Scandinavia's leading symphony orchestras. In autumn 2013, young Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali succeeded Hannu Lintu as new Chief Conductor and continued in his post until 2023.

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