Kuolema - King Kristian II

"Torikka has an intense presence that brings vivid realism to Sibelius's settings ... Segerstam's conducting of the Turku Philharmonic in the incidental music to Adolf Paul's historical play King Christian II possesses a strength of sinew and a frisson of texture that reveal the sincerity and sensitivity of Sibelius's response to these works of the theatre, with many a pointer to the substance and significance of the seven symphonies".

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"Segerstam has his Turku Philharmonic playing with both idiomatic, long-focused energy and poignant understatement; the first movement of the music for Järnefelt's play Kuolema, later published separately as the Valse Triste, has rarely waltzed as sadly or as profoundly as this".

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"Vladimir Ashkenazy, a fine Sibelius specialist as a conductor, here offers one of the few large groupings of Sibelius piano music available, at least outside of Finland, and it's fair to say he uncovers unexpected riches ... A lovely hour with the venerable Ashkenazy".

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"Det er Turku Filharmonikerne, der har fået opgaven med at udfylde hullerne i pladeselskabets Sibelius-katalog. Et udmærket orkester, som dog af og til svigtes af produceren og dirigenten, der kunne have sørget for et mere pletfrit resultat. Alt i alt er pladen bedst egnet for særligt interesserede, der kan gå på jagt efter brokker og forstadier til mere berømte værker".