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Cover: George Enescu – Ouverture de Concert · Symphony No. 3, Op. 21

George Enescu

Ouverture de Concert

Symphony No. 3, Op. 21

Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Tampere Philharmonic Choir
Hannu Lintu, conductor

ODE 1197-2 · CD · October 2013

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Track listing

4 tracks · 55:21

Listen to samples on selected tracks.

George Enescu

  1. 1 Ouverture de Concert 9:12
  2. Symphony No. 3, Op. 21 46:11
  3. 2 Moderato, un poco maestoso 16:17
  4. 3 Vivace, ma non troppo 13:35
  5. 4 Lento, ma non troppo 16:17

Features

Booklet with liner notes in English and Finnish

Press

If pressed to choose, they [Lintu & Tampere PO] would mark my first port of call.

Rob Cowan, Gramophone January 2014

The artists

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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Tampere Philharmonic Choir

The Tampere Philharmonic Choir was founded in 1990 and consists of about 90 active members under the current artistic leadership of Timo Nuoranne. The Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra is the choir's most important partner, but the choir has also appeared with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Estonian Theatre.

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Hannu Lintu

Hannu Lintu is one of Finland's most sought-after conductors and is rapidly creating a major international career. He has been Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra 2009-2013, and also Principal Guest Conductor of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin. Before assuming the new role of Chief Conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra from 2013 to 2021, he was the orchestra's Chief Guest Conductor in 2012. Hannu Lintu was previously Chief Conductor of the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and Artistic Director of the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. He is a regular guest conductor with the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra in Finland and was Artistic Director of the orchestra's Summer Sounds festival in 2005. In November 2022, the Gulbenkian Orchestra announced the appointment of Lintu as its next chief conductor.

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