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This evening at 19:00 (+2 UTC) Sinfonia brevis (Symphony nr 5, 1916) by Erkki Melartin is performed by Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Klaus Mäkelä.

You can watch it live at http://www.tfo.fi/fi/live/suomi-venaja

Genève concert performance of "The Maid of Orleans" by Peter Tchaikovsky can be listened to on Swedish Radio P2.
http://sverigesradio.se/sida/avsnitt/1001939?programid=2359

Jeanne d'Arc - Ksenia Dudnikova.
Karl VII - Migran Agadzjanjan.
Agnès Sorel - Mary Feminear.
Dunois - Roman Burdenko.
Lionel - Boris Pinchasovitj.
Archbishop - Marek Kalbus.
Raymond - Boris Stepanov.
Soldier - Alexandar Tjavejev.
Thibaut d'Arc - Alexej Tichomirov.
Bertrand - Alexej Milev.
Loré - Peter Baekeun Cho.
Chorus of Grand Théâtre, Genève. Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Dmitri Jurowski.
Concertante performance 12/4 2017, Victoria Hall, Genève. From Switzerland Radio.

Rare performance of Giacomo Meyerbeer's L'étoile du Nord tonight at broadcasted at YLE (Finnish Radio). 11.11.2017 at 19:00 local time. Performed by West Coast Kokkola Opera, production from Helsinki Music Center.

Catherine: Anu Komsi
Prascovia: Anna Palimina
Natalie: Johanna Lehesvuori
Ekimonna: Annastiina Tahkola
Czar Peters: Michael Leibundgut
Gritzenko: Heikki Kilpeläinen
Ismail Danilowitz: Herman Wallen
Georges Skawronski: Oliver Kuusik

SibA Brass & Meyerbeer Chorus
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Sakari Oramo

You can watch live performance here: https://areena.yle.fi/1-4266180
You can listen it live here: https://yle.fi/radio/yleradio1/
And you can listen it here after the broadast: https://areena.yle.fi/1-4232548

Tomorrow there is broadcast of opera "Prinsessa Cecilia" (Princess Cecilia) by Finnish Väinö Raitio (1891-1945). Performance of forgotten opera, first time since 1937. It is considered one of the most important works of his. Opera was composed from 1930 to 1933. At the time, it was performed only 6 times. And this is the first performance of the opera without cuts. This is concert performance.

It tells story of Gustav Vasa's daughter, Cecilia (1540-1627).

Princess Cecilia - Johanna Rusanen (soprano)
Count Johan (later Pater Johannes) - Mika Pohjola (tenor)
Prince Erik - Tuomas Katajala (tenor)
Count Filip (son of Cecilia) - Kristian Lindroos (baritone)
Marquis Kristofer - Waltteri Torikka (baritone)
King Gustav Vasa - Jaakko Kortekangas (baritone)
Court jester Ambrosius - Petri Bäckström (tenor)

Musiikkitalon Kuoro, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, conductor

Broadcast at YLE. You can listen this at http://areena.yle.fi/1-4169444

Radio broadcast of Erkki Melartin's opera "Aino" (1909) is available at http://areena.yle.fi/1-4142029

The concert performance was on 27th May 2017.

Aino - Helena Juntunen, soprano
Väinö - Juha Kotilainen, baritone
Jouko - Jyrki Anttila, tenor
Ainikki - Anna-Kristiina Kaappola, soprano
Taina (Mother of Aino) - Jeni Packalén, mezzosoprano
Water Nymphs - Meriliinu Haataja (soprano), Johanna Lehesvuori (soprano), Tuula Paavola (alto)

Finnish National Opera's Choir and Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor

Performance of opera "Die Kalewainen in Pochjola" by Karl Müller-Berghaus will be broadcast on 4.3.2017 in Finnish Radio (YLE Radio 1), starting at 19.03 local time.

World premiere of this opera is on 28th February (on Kalevala Day) in Turku.

Louhi - Johanna Rusanen-Kartano
Ahti Lemminkäinen - Christian Juslin
Ilmarinen - Tommi Hakala
Ismo - Kaisa Ranta
Väinämöinen - Petri Lindroos
Luonnotar - Anna Danik

Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Leif Segerstam
Chorus Cathedralis Aboensis

This opera was written 127 years ago, but only 2nd act was performed in 1890.

You can hear short excerpt from rehearsals on yesterday in this news program:

http://areena.yle.fi/1-4001194

In May Ondine will release recording of three works by Erkki Melartin (1875-1937). These are symphonic poem Traumgesicht op 70, Marjatta op 79 for soprano and orchestra, and 8 movements from late ballet The Blue Pearl op 160. Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Hannu Lintu and in Marjatta soprano solo is sung by Soile Isokoski. All works are premiere recordings, done in summer 2015.

Those who are interested to see scores of these works, please go to http://www2.siba.fi/melartinseura/?page=dokumentit The Blue Pearl will be added later there.

On wednesday 28th October 2015 you can hear rarely performed Finnish music from classical and romantic era. Broadcast of Rantatie string quartet concert starting at 19:03 Finnish Time (GMT +2)

Erik Tulindberg (1761-1814): String quartet nr 2 d minor
Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775-1838): Divertimento op 9, with Pauliina Fred, flute
Fredrik Pacius (1809-1891): String quartet nr 2 E flat major

You can listen broadcast here: http://yle.fi/radio/yleradio1/suora/

Ilmari Hannikainen's Piano Concerto in B flat minor was performed on 6th December 2013 in Lahti. Sinfonia Lahti was conducted by Okko Kamu and soloist was Arto Satukangas. This performace seems now to be online at http://www.classiclive.com/Concerts/2013/December/INDEPENDENCE-DAY-GALA-CONCERT-Hannikainen-Piano-Concerto

This is a rare performance of this work.

Is here anyone who has 2008 Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Spain recording of La Tempranica/Agua, Azucarillos y Aguardiente? The conductor is Victor Pablo Perez. It seems to be very difficult to find, since it has been only available in Spain. The whole Deutsche Grammophon series is worth buying, and I have managed to find other titles, but not this one. So, if some one have this one and is not needing it anymore, I would be interested in buying it. So PM me.

I noticed that no-one has announced performance of Leevi Madetoja's 3rd Symphony and Okon Fuoco Suite with Helsinki Philharmonic and John Storgårds. Performence was on 18th April. You can still listen it for some days at:
http://areena.yle.fi/radio/1840456

And I must also warn anyone who listens this concert further than the first 2 pieces that are by Madetoja, after the intermission there will be first performance of the neo-romantic Finnish composer's work for Indian singer and orchestra sung in Tamil. 

Since there is discussion about great 3rd symphonies, so I how about composers that wrote only one symphony, but it came out as a masterpiece. I think one is Chausson.

Does anyone here know about recordings of Boris Asafjev's works? I'm especially interested in ballet The Fountain of Bakhchisarai.

Does anyone know, is there a recording of Johann Strauss Jr.'s only opera "Ritter Pasman"? Or any rumours about performances? I have heard only Csardas from it, but I would be intersted to hear the whole opera.