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Forthcoming Releases/tulevia julkaisuja

MY FAVORITE SCHUMANN

Jouni Somero plays Schumann
Arabeske op.18 Carnaval op.9 Etudes Symphoniques op.13
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LOVE STORY

Jouni Somero piano
FCRCD-9764
AVAILABLE NOW (digital Spotify etc. 4.12.2020)
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JOHANNES BRAHMS

Sonata No.3 op.5 Händel Variations op.24
Jouni Somero piano
FCRCD-9763
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KARL COLLAN LAULUJA-SONGS

Eilamaria Leskinen sopraano Jouni Somero piano
FCRCD-9765
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BRAHMS RACHMANINOV

Brahms:3 Intermezzi op.117 Rachmaninov: Sonata No.1 d-moll op.28
AVAILABLE NOW
DIGITAL 20.9.2019

Bach to You

Jouni Somero, piano
FCRCD-9761
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CÉSAR CUI 25 PRELUDES OP.64

Jouni Somero, piano
FCRCD-9759
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Reviews


Sergei Bortkiewicz: Piano Works vol.1-4
In general, the Finnish pianist Jouni Somero plays the music more deliberately than Trapmann, which usually translates to slower tempi. Somero seems more in touch with the spirit of the composer; he never drags, but finds enough space to let the music bloom. He uses a wider dynamic range and seems more intereted in exploring the colors of the instrument. Trapmann, whom I praised in my review of his set, now sounds a bit glip in comparison, as if he is reading though the music in order to complete the set. Somero does the music greater justice, compelling the listener to want to hear more. Fanfare Magazin USA Jan/Feb. 2011

Vol.1-2

Sound quality is very good, though in Volume 2, the piano does sound slightly laboured. The CD booklets are decidedly pro forma. Those able to read Somero's Finnish original do get more information for their money - the Finnish provides extra biographical paragraphs and a cursory description of the works in Somero's programme. There are typos in the English version that occur in both volumes - for example, one instance in which the composer's name is spelt 'Bortkiwicz'.

For anyone who relishes unforgettable melodies harmonised with imagination in superbly crafted, often profound miniatures, these two volumes are unmissable. This promises to be a marvellous series. Musicweb International 11/2011

Read more:
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2011/Dec11/Bortkiewicz_pno_5_fcrcd9736.htm
Vol.5

All three works in Somero's recital are superbly lyrical, with individual pieces characterised, almost without exception, by unforgettable melody, delectable harmony and irrepressible rhythms sensuously swathed in a mellifluous timelessness, with the well-judged contrastive flourish or outburst of scintillating virtuosity and dramatic intensity. Grieg, Schumann, Liszt, Alkan and early Skriabin are all sometimes brought to mind, but on this disc it is Chopin's spirit that dwells again in Bortkiewicz - whose originality is, nevertheless, unimpeachable.

On the whole, though, this makes five out of five quality discs, all of which have much pleasure and interest to offer pianophiles in particular and music-lovers in general. This latest gem-studded volume itself verges on the indispensable. Musicweb International 12/2011

Read more:
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2011/Dec11/Bortkiewicz_pno_5_fcrcd9736.htm

Vol.1 & 5;

While Lamentations et Consolations has been recorded before by Stephen Coombs on Hyperion, it appears the other works on the current disc aren?t currently available, making this a significant release. That?s especially true since Finnish pianist Jouni Somero, a student of György Cziffra, has Bortkiewicz?s late-Romantic pianistic lexicon at his fingertips. Somero is a fine colorist and, being a Cziffra student, can do full justice to the Lisztian strain so prominent in Bortkiewicz?s early style, including, of course, the explosive virtuosic turns here and there in this collection.

It?s very appealing that Volume 1 includes works from early and late in Bortkiewicz?s career. Presumably, future installments will follow the same course. With a varied program, superior pianism, and natural piano sound, this first volume bodes well for the rest of the series. Stay tuned!
Audiophile Audition 10.3.2012 Read more:
http://audaud.com/2012/03/bortkiewicz-piano-works-vols-1-5-jonni-somero-p-fc-records-finland-2-cds/



An Anthology of Finnish Piano Music Vol.1-5 Rewie in Music web international 11/2011:

"A generous and adventurous cross-section of Finnish piano music in elite versions and healthy open recordings."

Read more:

http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2011/Nov11/Anthology_Finnish.htm

Rebikov: Piano Works Rewie in MusicWeb international 4/12 "Finnish pianist Jouni
Somero is a pianistic powerhouse. He vies in multifarious enthusiasm for neglected composers with the likes of Michael Ponti in his Vox piano concerto series in the 1970s. He has already given us five volumes of Finnish piano music, a series of eight volumes of Bortkiewicz as well as single disc selections by Godard and many others. This is the fifth disc in his Russian Project. Previous instalments were: FCRCD-9720 Tchaikovsky 1; FCRCD-9724 Arensky; FCRCD-9728 Tchaikovsky 2; FCRCD-9732 Rubinstein"
Read more:
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2012/Apr12/REBIKOV_piano_FCRCD9739.htm

Salmenhaara: Piano Chamber
Music: "Very nice, Romantic sounding and easy to listen to" Read more:
http://audaud.com/2012/06/erkki-salmenhaara-piano-chamber-music-sonata-for-violin-and-piano-sonata-per-cello-e-pianoforte-trois-scenes-de-nuit-sonata-no-2-jouni-somero-pianoraymond-cox-v/

 

 FC-RECORDS- Ennenkuulumatonta!

 

 FC-Records on tuottanut vuodesta 1997 noin 70 äänitettä. Painopiste on suomalaisessa musiikissa sekä harvinaisessa romantiikan ajan pianomusiikissa. Jo toteutuneita hankkeita ovat muun muassa Suomalaisen Pianomusiikin Antologia (5 Cd-levyä pianistina Jouni Somero),Erkki Salmenhaaran koko pianotuotanto (FCRCD-9707) ja koko pianokamarimusiikki tuotanto (FCRCD-9727). Sergei Bortkiewiczin pianotuotannon kokonaislevytys ( 9 Cd-levyä) valmistui huhtikuussa 2012.  ja Pjotr Tchaikovskin pianotuotannon kokonaislevytys (6 Cd-levyä) huhtikuussa 2016. Toivo Kuulan pianomusiikin kokonaislevytys ilmestyi Kuulan juhlavuodeksi 2018.

FC-Records has produced about 70 discs since 1997. The emphasis in its repertoire is on Finnish music and seldom-performed piano music of the Romantic era. Examples are
An Anthology of Finnish Piano Music in 5 volumes (music from the period 1798-1943)
Erkki Salmenhaara (1941-2002): The Complete Solo Piano Music (2 CDs) and The Complete Piano Chamber Music
The first complete recording of Sergei Bortkiewicz: Piano Works vols 1-9
Pjotr Tchaikovsky: Complete Piano Music vols 1-6
Felix Blumenfeld: Piano Works (world premiere recording)
Benjamin Godard: Piano Works (world premiere recording)
Hans Seeling: Piano Works (world premiere recording)
Toivo Kuula: Complete Piano Music 2 CD's
César Cui: 25 Preludes op.64
Hugo Reinhold: Piano Works (world premiere regording) Read more: http://www.expeditionaudio.com/hugo-reinhold-piano-works-somero/
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Robert Schumann: Arabeske op.18 Carnaval op.9 Etudes Symphoniques op.13
Jouni Somero piano FCRCD-9766

Johannes Brahms: Intermezzi op.117 Sergei Rachmaninov: Sonata No.1 d-moll op.28 Jouni Somero, piano FCRCD-9762

Bach to You Jouni Somero, piano FCRCD-9761 Bach-Siloti: Air Bach-Siloti: Prelude b minor Bach-Godowsky: Preludium c minor Bach-Busoni:Adagio Bach: 15 Sinfonias Marcello-Bach: Adagio Bach-d'Albert:Toccata

César Cui (1835-1918) 25 Preludes op.64 Jouni Somero, piano FCRCD-9759

Toivo Kuula (1883-1918) Complete Piano Music Jouni Somero, piano FCRCD-9758  2 CD's Kolme pianokappaletta op.3b, Satukuvia op.19, Kuusi pianokappaletta op.26, Kaksi pianokappaletta op.37, Lampaan polska, Juhlamarssi op.13b, Air varié, Invention, Hämärän laulu, Vanha syyslaulu, Schottis 

Hans Seeling (1828-62) Piano Works Jouni Somero, piano FCRCD-9760
Barcarole op.9 Romance op.8/2 Lorely op.2 12 Concert-Etudes op.10

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Piano Works Jouni Somero, piano FCRCD-9757
5 Preludes op.16,Prelude op.51/2,Vers la flamme op.72,Nuances op.56/3,Sonate Nr.3 op.23," Morceaux pour la main gauche op.9,2 Poemes op.32,24 Preludes op.11(2-6,9-10) Sonate Nr.5 op.53

Johannes Brahms (1833-87) Sonata No.3 op.5 Händel Variations op.24 Jouni Somero, piano FCRCD-9763

Karl Collan (1828-71) lauluja-songs Eilamaria Leskinen sopraano Jouni Somero piano
FCRCD-9765

Love Story Jouni Somero piano FCRCD-9764
Only love, L' hymne á lámour, Soi maininki hiljainen, Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word, Send In the Clowns, Valoa ikkunassa, On hetki, Still Loving You, I'am Fool to Want You, Näkemiin, Was ich dir sagen will, Tähdet meren yllä, Romanssi, Love theme from Romeo&Juliet, Love Theme from The Godfather, Love Story

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