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Symphonic in scale and ambition, the incidental music to Shakespeare’s play The Tempest was among the last orchestral works Sibelius composed before entering the mysterious ‘silence of Järvenpää’ that lasted until his death. Commissioned by leading Danish theatre producer Johannes Poulsen in 1925, the wide expressive demands of the play saw Sibelius calling on large musical forces. From the terrifying tone picture of the opening shipwreck via ethereal songs, boisterous character portraits and remarkable evocations of nature, Sibelius took full advantage of being set free to convert the themes of Shakespeare’s magical world into his own unique sound.
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***** Coup de cœur
Thomas Deschamps – Classica magazine (France) – April 2024
International Classical Music Award 2024 Nomination in the Choral category
International Classical Music Awards 2024
“… If you want all the music Sibelius wrote in 1925 for the Danish theatre, this is extremely well done. All the musicians, from the conductor on down, are superb.”
Donald R Vroon – American Record Guide – March/April 2023
Joker Crescendo
Sound 8 Booklet 9 Repertoire 10 Interpretation 10
“… Okko Kamu delivers here a Siberian achievement, a new major achievement in a discography devoted to the great Finnish composer.”
Pierre-Jean Tribot – Crescendo magazine.be – 22 February 2023
“Okku Kamu and his Danish forces have the measure of this work... The recording itself is first-rate with a wide dynamic range. The Overture receives a powerful performance with a most vivid storm—more so than other versions I have heard. The soloists are all excellent and project the text well.”
Leslie Wright – MusicWebInternational.com – 5 February 2023
“… Kamu maintains his sense of patience in the Overture, with its proto-spectral overtone chords...with fine notes from Valdemar Lønsted, this can only be recommended.”
Andrew Mellor – Gramophone magazine – January 2023
Performance **** Recording ***
“… the five vocal soloists are all strongly cast, with an especially generous-voiced Juno (Kari Dahl Nielsen) in the Act IV mask scene...and there is some fine orchestral playing in a score full of memorable sonorous imagery.”
Bayan Northcott – BBC Music magazine – January 2023
“…The extremely onomatopoeic music with orchestral numbers, choruses and solo parts is heard in a tense and powerful interpretation. Among the singers, the warm and sonorous voice of Hanne Fischer in the role of Ariel is particularly striking. The Danish National Opera Chorus and Orchestra offer good performances under Okko Kamu’s direction.” ****
Norbert Tischer – Pizzicato.lu – 27 November 2022
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