Recordings
Bach: Complete Sonatas & Partitas
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, Baroque cello / Linn Records CKD 548 / J.S. Bach: Complete Sonatas & Partitas, BWV 1001-1006
****** Norwegian magazine Klassisk
-'...carries off this technical tour de force with impressive strength and dexterity.' The Strad
-'...a delicious richness to the sound of the solo instrument.' Gramophone
-'...interprets the music superbly... sovereign interpretation.' Folke Forsman, Hufvudstadsbladet
Marin Marais: Pieces de viole du second livre
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, bass viol / BIS-CD-909
-"As an introduction to Marais's art this is hard to fault - a real treat", Gramophone
"Here is to be heard a self-confident virtuosity which never over-estimates its own effect but is constantly working to put the beauty of the music centre-stage. [...] A fabulous interpretation which casts the best possible light on both Marais himself and on Luolajan-Mikkola." M. Hengelbrock, Klassik Heute
Couperin: Pieces De Violes
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, bass viol
Perkola (viol) & Häkkinen (harpsichord)
AVIE AV 2132
-"Markku Luolajan-Mikkola plays with enormous reverence and attention to detail", J.A. Sadie, Gramophone
-"This was an experience I very much enjoyed from beginning to end", D. Warby, MusicWeb International
-"Luolajan-Mikkola has a light sound free of the growling sometimes heard on viol recordings - reestablishes a connection with the dance rhythms of these suites that many performers neglect", J. Manheim, AllMusic
Bach: Gamba Sonatas
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, bass viol
Miklós Spányi, tangent piano
BIS-CD-1061
-"Luolajan-Mikkola plays boldly and without inhibition", L. Kemp, Gramophone
-"The performances are outstanding and I left this disc in my cd player for 2 whole days after buying it and listened to it over and over" J. Hanford, Bach Org
Gamba Nova: Contemporary Music for Baroque Instruments and Voices
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, bass viol
Finnish musicians & composers
Alba Records ABCD 259
-"A CD that should have an appeal for broad audiences", S. Eddins, All Music Review
-"Markku Luolajan-Mikkola traspasa la barrera del tiempo", A. Llorens, Doce Notas
-Emma Award for the best Classical music recording in Finland (2008)
Marin Marais: Trang (Suitte d’un goût étranger)
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, bass viol
Continuo group of Battalia
Alba Records ABCD 107
-Janne Award from the Finnish National Group of IFPI (1995)
-Recognition Award by the Finnish Broadcast Company (1995)
Antoine Forqueray: Jupiter
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, bass viol
Mattila (harpsichord) & Suihkonen (bass viol)
Alba Records ABCD 111
-Disc of the year by the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat (1996)
J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Consort I
Linn Records CKD 618
Phantasm
Laurence Dreyfus, treble viol
Emilia Benjamin, treble and tenor viols
Jonathan Manson, tenor viol
Mikko Perkola, bass viol
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, bass viol
Locke: For Lovers of Consort Music
Linn Records CKD 594
Phantasm:
Laurence Dreyfus, treble viol
Emilia Benjamin, treble viol
Jonathan Manson, tenor viol
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, bass viol
with
Elizabeth Kenny, theorbo
(Two Canons 6 with Emily Ashton, tenor viol and Jonathan Rees, bass viol)
Christopher Tye: Complete Consort Music
Dowland: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares
Phantasm
Linn Records CKD 527
-Gramophone Award for the Best Early Music Recording (2017)
***** BBC Music Magazine
***** The Observer
***** Early music Review
***** The Irish Times
Lawes: The Royal Consort
Phantasm
Linn Records CKD 470
-Limelight Magazine’s Chamber music recording of the year 2015
-Gramophone 'Choice' recording (2015)
***** BBC Music Magazine
***** The Guardian
***** Classical Music
***** Pizzicato
Byrd: Complete Consort Music
Phantasm
Linn Records CKD 372
-Diapason d'Or - GoldenDiapason (2011)
-Gramophone Editor's Choice (2011)
-Gramophone finalist for the best Early Music recording (2011)
-International Classical Music Awards Nomination (2012)
-CD of the Month by BBC Music Magazine (2011)
Gibbons: Consorts for viols
Phantasm
Linn Records BKD 486
-Gramophone Award for the Best Baroque Instrumental Recording (2004)
-Gramophone finalist for CD of the Year (2004)
Purcell: Complete fantasies for viols
Phantasm
Simax Classics PSC1124
-Gramophone Award for the Best Baroque Instrumental Recording (1997)
Telemann: Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst
Bergen Barokk
Toccata Classics TOCC0084 (Volume 4)
(Note: Please, check the complete recording of the 72 cantatas from Telemann’s collection Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, in the webpage of my ensemble--> http://barokk.no/bergen/)
Gabrielli & Scarlatti: Complete Cello Works
Gabrielli-Scarlatti Complete Cello Works
Alba Records ABCD 412
Guadalupe López Iñiguez, baroque cello
Continuo group:
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, baroque cello
Olli Hyyrynen, baroque guitar and archlute
Lauri Honkavirta, harpsichord
★★★★★ HRAudio.Net
★★★★★ Limelight