In an earlier review on Expedition Audio from about a year ago (March 12th to be exact), I recommended John Storgårds’ recording of Leevi Madetoja’s Symphony No. 2 with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra on the Ondine label. This current release from January 2013 is of...

Leevi Madetoja’s Kullervo, Op. 15 opens with a sforzando by strings and timpani followed by a loud, sustained tremolo and timpani roll. Horns enter in unison with a commanding call, trading back and forth, then growing softer, fainter, receding into the distance until the music has all...

A perfect recording for an Uncommonly Classical recommendation, these chamber symphonies are all appearing as World Premiere Recordings, and are deeply rewarding to listen to! Danish composer Vagn Holmboe was born in 1909 and studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen....