Press Reviews

> “As we’ve come to expect, Ari Rasilainen and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony give stunning performances, producing a wonderfully robust sound, fully fleshing out Attenberg’s richly coloured orchestrations.”
Victor Carr, Classics Today

> “…enjoyable, particularly in this committed performance by the Frankfurt Orchestra under the Finnish conductor Ari Rasilainen.”
Robert Layton, BBC Music Magazine

> “The young Finn Ari Rasilainen offers inspired leadership and projects both works effectively.”
Bauman, American Record Guide

> “Carl Bauman praised Maestro Rasilainen’s “inspired leadership” in his review of an earlier instalment in this series, and the conductor is just as compelling here. The bold stride and energy in his allegros perfectly complement the gentle flow and poignant intensity of the slow movements. Both works relentlessly test the mettle of the orchestra, and the Hanoverians demonstrate their prowess at every turn.”
Godell, American Record Guide

> “This is also my first encounter with Finnish conductor Ari Rasilainen, yet another graduate of Jorma Panula’s conducting class in Helsinki. In his tendency to lay the colours on richly and brilliantly Rasilainen especially reminds me of Toumas Ollila and the most recent arrival, Mikko Franck. The Hannover Radio Orchestra plays as if it were one of the world’s greatest orchestras, and the sound is of demonstration quality.”
Robert McColley, Fanfare