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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A Summer's Day - Swedish Romantic Songs Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) Bengt Forsberg (piano), with Fredrik Zetterström, baritone [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2012 ] Anne Sofie von Otter, accompanied by Bengt Forsberg and joined by baritone Fredrik Zetterström for two duets, performs works by four Swedish composers whose works were all composed within a century of each other. |
CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: The Symphonies / Helios Overture / Saga-Drom / Pan and Syrinx BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vanska [ BIS / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "Collectors who have not yet sampled Osmo Vänskä in Nielsen should hasten to make good that omission by investing in this excellent set." (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb June 2011) |
FRANCAIX
Chamber Music for Winds Bergen Woodwind Quintet [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] "There is a nice mixture of whimsy throughout all these pieces, plus a gentle melancholy that is wholly individual…a cornucopia of very French music, which is superbly played." Gramophone Magazine, September 2012 |
JAAKKO KUUSISTO / JOHN CORIGLIANO
The Red Violin: Concertos Elina Vahala (violin) / Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Jaakko Kuusisto [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 31/Jul/2013 ] "When performed like this, and the word 'perfect' comes to mind with Elina Vähälä's playing, and with a recording as sumptuous and detailed as here..you will not regret the purchase. I am glad to be acquainted with this music and will return to it." |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 / Piano Sonata No. 2 Freddy Kempf (piano) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Litton [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2010 ] "[In the G minor concerto] Kempf is less flamboyant than some, perhaps seeking to make musical sense of the argument. The second movement is as lithe and scintillating as one might wish." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine May 2010 |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Sonata No 3 / Handel Variations Jonathan Plowright (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] "One could hardly wish for more and I can scarcely wait for further volumes from this pianist, adding that both the piano concertos positively cry out for his attention." Gramophone Magazine: Editor's Choice - February 2013 |
J. S. BACH
Cello Suites Nos. 1, 4 and 5 (arr. for viola) Maxim Rysanov (viola) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "Rysanov eschews both puritan authenticity and inappropriate Romantic emoting. His phrasing pays due acknowledgement to the suites' dance roots." (BBC MUsic Five Stars) |
KALEVI AHO
Aho: Oboe Concerto & Sonata Piet van Bockstal (oboe) / Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins / Yutaka Oya (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] "There's a chamber-like intensity to this concerto - a heightened instrumental clarity if you will - and oboist Piet Van Bockstal is a gentle and evocative soloist throughout...Fine music and musicianship, faithfully caught; what BIS does best." (Mus |
JEAN SIBELIUS
The Unknown Sibelius Gabriel Suovanen (baritone) Folke Gräsbeck (piano) Peter Lonnqvist (piano) Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä, etc [ Bis / CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] The Unknown Sibelius presents a spectrum of the music that is the least wide-spread of the Finnish master's production, either because the pieces included belong to genres not usually associated with 'Sibelius the symphonist', or because they appear... |
CHOPIN
Yevgeny Sudbin plays Chopin Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2011 ] "I've had a great deal of pleasure from playing Yevgeny Sudbin's new Chopin recital and really thinking about how he performs this music. Make no mistake: these are thoughtful, immensely intelligent performances all, and with each successive listen... |
