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Release Date: 01/01/08
Jukka Tiensuu's highly personal sound world is superbly served by excellent, strongly committed performances in superb r
Jukka Tiensuu's highly personal sound world is superbly served by excellent, strongly committed performances in superb recorded sound. I listened to these hybrid SACDs on a 'normal' CD player without any loss in sound's quality and directness. Performances and recording superbly respond to Tiensuu's remarkable orchestral and instrumental palette. 'Minds and Moods' (ABCD 224) is to my mind the best possible introduction to Tiensuu's distinctive sound-world for it presents four engaging and attractive scores that are readily enjoyable and rewarding, whereas the works on the other disc are rather tougher nuts to crack (though well worth cracking) that will appeal to those who have already some acquaintance with this composer's music. I cannot recommend these records too strongly for the often thought-provoking experience that these gripping and beautiful works have to offer.Hubert Culot
| Label: Alba Records |
| Genre: Classical |
| Run Time: 60 mins |