A couple weeks ago I came across a used copy a mid-1990s Everest reissue I had long been seeking—Eugene Goossens' recording of Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony. Since then I had been buried in work; only got around to listening to the CD last night. Asexpected, the Goossens Manfred was bright and colorful as I was hoping. But the real surprise for me was the disc's makeweight—a recording of Sibelius' Tapiola with the LSO under a conductor I had never heard of before, Tauno Hannikainen.
Expectations weren't very high. Figured this was just some random filler to plump up the disc's running time. Silly me! I was blown over by this Tapiola: craggy, muscular, reveling in the music's sheer weirdness. This was a great Tapiola; it may justbe my new favorite of all!
So who was this Tauno Hannikainen? Apparently, he had a brief stint in Chicago and was chosen to conduct the music at Sibelius' funeral. Other than that, though, I can't find much else on him. Are there any more recordings of his Sibelius? Did herecord anything else? Inquiring minds want to know!
On Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 3:40:47 PM UTC-7, T. wrote:As expected, the Goossens Manfred was bright and colorful as I was hoping. But the real surprise for me was the disc's makeweight—a recording of Sibelius' Tapiola with the LSO under a conductor I had never heard of before, Tauno Hannikainen.
A couple weeks ago I came across a used copy a mid-1990s Everest reissue I had long been seeking—Eugene Goossens' recording of Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony. Since then I had been buried in work; only got around to listening to the CD last night.
be my new favorite of all!Expectations weren't very high. Figured this was just some random filler to plump up the disc's running time. Silly me! I was blown over by this Tapiola: craggy, muscular, reveling in the music's sheer weirdness. This was a great Tapiola; it may just
record anything else? Inquiring minds want to know!So who was this Tauno Hannikainen? Apparently, he had a brief stint in Chicago and was chosen to conduct the music at Sibelius' funeral. Other than that, though, I can't find much else on him. Are there any more recordings of his Sibelius? Did he
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2022/Oct/Forgotten-artists-29.pdf
On Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 3:40:47 PM UTC-7, T. wrote:
A couple weeks ago I came across a used copy a mid-1990s Everest
reissue I had long been seeking˜Eugene Goossens' recording of
Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony. Since then I had been buried in work;
only got around to listening to the CD last night. As expected, the Goossens Manfred was bright and colorful as I was hoping. But the real surprise for me was the disc's makeweight˜a recording of Sibelius'
Tapiola with the LSO under a conductor I had never heard of before,
Tauno Hannikainen.
Expectations weren't very high. Figured this was just some random
filler to plump up the disc's running time. Silly me! I was blown over
by this Tapiola: craggy, muscular, reveling in the music's sheer
weirdness. This was a great Tapiola; it may just be my new favorite of
all!
So who was this Tauno Hannikainen? Apparently, he had a brief stint in Chicago and was chosen to conduct the music at Sibelius' funeral.
Other than that, though, I can't find much else on him. Are there any
more recordings of his Sibelius? Did he record anything else?
Inquiring minds want to know!
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2022/Oct/Forgotten-artists-29.pdf
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