| Portraits, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra; Juha Kangas, conductor Producer: Simon Fox-Gál; Engineers: Alessandra Galleron, Simon Fox-Gál Alba Records, 2005 – ABCD205 |  |
Producers Comments
This recording was made in the large Snellman hall in Kokkola, Finland. However, the liveliness of the venue was still able to be enhanced using the Pure Space reverb impulses.
Here’s the original recording, with no reverb added. And here’s the same excerpt, including IR 1648:
Here’s the original recording, with no reverb added. And here’s the same excerpt, including IR 1648:
And from the same disc, a reverb tail. This example demonstrates how easily the impulse-generated reverb can be integrated into the natural acoustic, to transform a slightly dead-sounding dye-away into something more vibrant:
Original ‘natural’ recording. And with reverb IR 1648.
N.B. for the 5.1 surround mix incorporated on this SACD/CD hybrid, the same IR1648-generated reverb was used for the mix.
The copyright in these tracks is owned by Alba Records.
Original ‘natural’ recording. And with reverb IR 1648.
N.B. for the 5.1 surround mix incorporated on this SACD/CD hybrid, the same IR1648-generated reverb was used for the mix.
The copyright in these tracks is owned by Alba Records.
About Ostrobothnian Chamber Ochestra
The Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra has been a professional orchestra only since 1989, but its homogeneous sound and dynamic impact are the result of years of playing together. Juha Kangas, the artistic director, founded the orchestra in 1972.
The orchestra's repertoire covers all periods in the history of music from the Baroque to the present day. The Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra has made an outstanding contribution to the promotion of contemporary Finnish music and had works written and dedicated to it by many Finnish composers. It also has close contacts with composers in Scandinavia and the Baltic states and has premiered over 90 works to date, many of them commissioned by the orchestra itself.
The Chamber Orchestra regularly performs with top international soloists and has released over 40 discs. Its foreign tours have taken it to several European contries and to Japan. This year the orchestra will visit Estonia, St. Petersburg and Japan, and in October it will debut in the USA with a concert in new York.
The orchestra was awarded the music prize of the Nordic Council in 1993. In 1995 the Chamber Orchestra and its conductor Juha Kangas were awarded the Luomus Prize by the Finnish Composers' International Copyright Bureau (Teosto) and in spring 1998 the Madetoja Prize by the Society of Finnish Composers.
The Famous OCO Sound
Orchestras are known by their sound, assuming that they have one that is recognisable. The Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra certainly does, and one which even the uninitiated will quickly learn to identify. Although describing a sound in words is virtually impossible, that of the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra is beyond all doubt its strongest distinguishing feature. Cultivating it has been one of the Orchestra’s basic missions right from the very beginning, and spotting it inevitably brings immense pleasure. The vision of both the conductor and of every member of the Orchestra is singularly clear in this respect.
With its unique sound and intensity of interpretation, the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra provides the listener with the keys to hearing and understanding music in a new way: freely and spontaneously, unhampered by any preconceived ideas or schools. Ostrobothnian Website
The orchestra's repertoire covers all periods in the history of music from the Baroque to the present day. The Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra has made an outstanding contribution to the promotion of contemporary Finnish music and had works written and dedicated to it by many Finnish composers. It also has close contacts with composers in Scandinavia and the Baltic states and has premiered over 90 works to date, many of them commissioned by the orchestra itself.
The Chamber Orchestra regularly performs with top international soloists and has released over 40 discs. Its foreign tours have taken it to several European contries and to Japan. This year the orchestra will visit Estonia, St. Petersburg and Japan, and in October it will debut in the USA with a concert in new York.
The orchestra was awarded the music prize of the Nordic Council in 1993. In 1995 the Chamber Orchestra and its conductor Juha Kangas were awarded the Luomus Prize by the Finnish Composers' International Copyright Bureau (Teosto) and in spring 1998 the Madetoja Prize by the Society of Finnish Composers.
The Famous OCO Sound
Orchestras are known by their sound, assuming that they have one that is recognisable. The Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra certainly does, and one which even the uninitiated will quickly learn to identify. Although describing a sound in words is virtually impossible, that of the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra is beyond all doubt its strongest distinguishing feature. Cultivating it has been one of the Orchestra’s basic missions right from the very beginning, and spotting it inevitably brings immense pleasure. The vision of both the conductor and of every member of the Orchestra is singularly clear in this respect.
With its unique sound and intensity of interpretation, the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra provides the listener with the keys to hearing and understanding music in a new way: freely and spontaneously, unhampered by any preconceived ideas or schools. Ostrobothnian Website
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