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This concert was recorded live from the Cologne Philharmonic during the Music Triennale. Within the space of just six years, Finnish musician Sakari Oramo has established a worldwide reputation as one of the most exciting conductors on the international concert platform. He succeeded Simon Rattle as Music Director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in 1999. The repertoire for this concert features Rautavaara's Isle of Bliss, Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Op. 26 with Olli Mustonen as the soloist, Sibelius' Symphony No. 5 in E flat Op. 82 and also, as an encore, the composer's Valse Triste Op. 44.
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Soloist Olli Mustonen's absolutely scintillating performance of Sergei Prokofiev's extraordinary Third Piano Concerto is the centerpiece of this 2000 concert of 20th century music by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under its music director, Sakari Oramo. Opening the program with a vivid account of Finnish master Einojuhani Rautavaara's tone poem "Isle of Bliss," Oramo and his forces then give superb support to Mustonen in the Prokofiev Third. The concert winds up with a double dose of an earlier Finnish master, Jean Sibelius: his intensely dramatic Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Major is followed by the encore, "Valse Triste." --Kevin Filipski
- Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
- Media Format : Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Classical
- Run time : 1 hour and 35 minutes
- Release date : October 30, 2001
- Actors : Olli Mustonen, Sakari Oramo
- Studio : IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
- Number of discs : 1
