department navigation
click for search help

Additional composers or artists are detailed after their works.
Click to Order
Add to Wish List
Write a Review

More by:

Composer:
Julian Anderson

Conductor:
Oliver Knussen

Background: The premiere recording of Messenius and Lucia, a new opera by Olli Kortekangas. It combines true historical drama with a fictitious mismatched love story. The story traces the life of Swedish historian Johannes Messenius, a popular lecturer at the university of Upsala, who fell foul of powerful people and was sent into exile.

Messenius and his wife Lucia spent twenty years as prisoners at Kajaani castle in eastern Finland, where he wrote his most lauded works. He died in Oulu less than a year after his release, in 1636.

The opera was commissioned by the City of Oulu in northern Finland as part of its 400th anniversary and premiered there on September 16th, 2005. This premiere recording features leading soloists from the Finnish National Opera, as well as the ensembles of the premiere performance.

CATALOGUE NR: ODE10122
RECORD LABEL: Ondine
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 07-Aug-2006

COMPOSER: Julian Anderson
TRACKS: Alhambra Fantasy. Khorovod. The Stations of the Sun. The Crazed Moon. Diptych.
ORCHESTRA: BBC Symphony Orchestra and London Sinfonietta
CONDUCTOR: Oliver Knussen

- Aug-2006 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Sep-2006 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Julian Anderson opens his account with a debut recording of formidably accomplished works' - Gramophone 2007 Award Winner

Normally ships in 4-5 complete working days after order

Others who bought this title also bought:
Set up a PIN | Check an existing order | How to order | Privacy Policy | Contact Information | Secure Server Details
SSL
Copyright (c) Crotchet. All rights reserved
go to the advanced search facility browse the current multi-buy discounts browse our top 20 best selling titles go to your account administration go to your wishlists go to details of the crotchet affiliate program check your basket go to check status of existing web store orders go to help on crotchet web store facilities go to classical home the main classical music department go to the baroque and early music department go to the chamber music department go to the film soundtrack department go to the orchestral music department go to the opera department go to the arias, songs / lieder, vocal and choral music department go to the dvd video department go to the sacd department go to the box set department go to the audio books department go to the jazz and nostalgia department go to the world music department go to this department for featured pre-release titles and discounts go to the classical music historical recordings department go to the classical twofers - 2 CDs for the price of 1 department go to the naxos department go to the universal classics department go to the warner classics department click to see the featured pre-release titles click to see the featured releases click for more information on the advanced search facility