Kalevi Aho(born 1949)

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

@Brian did you see this post?

@Brian did you miss this Aho release in your traversal or am I missing its entry in this thread?

[Symphonic Addict]

To be released on 20 February 2026:



Great, but, why no proper recordings of his symphonies 6 and 16 yet? Are they so tough for any orchestra to be performed?

[CRCulver]

Great, but, why no proper recordings of his symphonies 6 and 16 yet? Are they so tough for any orchestra to be performed?

The Symphony No. 6 is Aho's most complex and regarded as difficult to perform, let alone get down accurately in recording. See the programme note.

The Symphony No. 16 was broadcast in Finland upon its premiere, you can hear it on YouTube. Perhaps a BIS recording didn't soon follow because Aho wanted to revise it.

Again, where are you getting this news about these labels' forthcoming releases? I was using the Presto Classical BIS page, but it no longer shows anything much in advance.

[arpeggio]

The Symphony No. 6 is Aho's most complex and regarded as difficult to perform, let alone get down accurately in recording. See the programme note.

The Symphony No. 16 was broadcast in Finland upon its premiere, you can hear it on YouTube. Perhaps a BIS recording didn't soon follow because Aho wanted to revise it.

Again, where are you getting this news about these labels' forthcoming releases? I was using the Presto Classical BIS page, but it no longer shows anything much in advance.

Glad you mentioned the YouTube of the 16th.  I have watched it many times.

[Symphonic Addict]

The Symphony No. 6 is Aho's most complex and regarded as difficult to perform, let alone get down accurately in recording. See the programme note.

The Symphony No. 16 was broadcast in Finland upon its premiere, you can hear it on YouTube. Perhaps a BIS recording didn't soon follow because Aho wanted to revise it.

Again, where are you getting this news about these labels' forthcoming releases? I was using the Presto Classical BIS page, but it no longer shows anything much in advance.

Thanks for the info, but even so with the top-quality orchestras that exist nowadays, it shouldn't be an issue to perform the 6th. Brian's Gothic Symphony has received more performances and recordings and that's a tough work to bring off, let alone to stage.

I visit pages like Proper Music to check out forthcoming releases.