ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
Scriabin: Poem of Ecstasy / Piano Sonata No. 5 / Prometheus Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui, with Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Sep/2022 ] One of the boldest and most radical composers of all time, Alexander Scriabin had a lifelong obsession with occult and mystical ideas. Initially under the influence of Chopin, Wagner and Liszt, his music later became more complex, taking on an... |
MUSSORGSKY / BORODIN / BALAKIREV
Russian Spectacular Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Lan Shui Singapore Symphony Chorus & Singapore Symphony Youth Choir [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] Four orchestral adventures: from a witches' sabbath to a medieval warrior camp. |
SERGEI RACHAMNINOV
Rachmaninov: Symphonies and Orchestral Music Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Lan Shui [ BIS / 4 CD - released 5/Feb/2021 ] Rachmaninov's orchestral scores in sumptuous performances from Singapore. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite etc. Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Lan Shui [ BIS SACD / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] Generally acknowledged as one of the great masters of the late-Romantic symphony orchestra, Richard Strauss understood like few others how to use the rich palette of instrumental colours to portray larger-than-life passions and emotions. He did so in... |
GEOFFREY GORDON
Cello Libris: Works by Geoffrey Gordon Toke Møldrup (cello) / Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir, Copenhagen Philharmonic, Lan Shui [ BIS SACD / CD - released 3/Apr/2020 ] Dividing his time between the United States and the United Kingdom, the composer Geoffrey Gordon writes music that has been described as 'darkly seductive' (New York Times), 'richly satisfying' (BBC Music Magazine) |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Nocturnes & Other Orchestral Works Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui [ BIS SACD / CD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] Third and final disc in Lan Shui's successful Debussy series with Singapore SO. The works on this recording were written at various periods in Claude Debussy's life, and reflect different aspects of him: from a young man stylistically unsure of... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Jeux, Khamma, La Boîte à joujoux Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui (conductor) [ Bis / CD - released 30/Aug/2017 ] Several works by Claude Debussy have become ballets 'after the fact', so to speak - as early as 1912, Nijinsky and the Ballets Russes used his Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, and later choreographers have created ballets based on scores like... |
DESENCLOS / JOLIVET / PLANEL / TOMASI
French Trumpet Concertos Ole Edvard Antonsen (trumpet) / São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui [ BIS SACD / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] Virtuoso Ole Edvard Antonsen has gathered five works composed between 1944 and 1966 that clearly demonstrate the colourful, vibrant and technical abilities of the trumpet. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1 / Piano Concerto No. 1 Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) / Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] "With Sudbin asserting his interpretative personality [in the Concerto], the orchestra and conductor are inspired to match a thrilling performance that stands alongside the greatest." (Daily Telegraph) |
RACHMANINOV
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini / Symphony No. 3 Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Lan Shui [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] "This, as you would expect from Subdin, is a performance rich in detail and immaculately executed; furthermore, from the outset the ear is immediately taken by the superb sound quality" Gramophone Magazine, May 2012 |
ALEXANDER TCHEREPNIN
Complete Piano Concertos Noriko Ogawa (piano) / Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2011 ] Alexander Tcherepnin was the central figure in a significant Russian musical dynasty. |
Glennie/Singapore So/Lan Shui
Stucky: Pinturas De Tamayo [ Bis / CD - released 26/Apr/2010 ] |
RACHMANINOV
Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27 / Vocalise, Op.34 No.14 Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Lan Shui [ BIS / SACD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "...an excellent and well-recorded performance...this one is well worth anyone's consideration." (Four Stars AudAud.com) |
TCHEREPNIN
Complete Symphonies & Piano Concertos Noriko Ogawa (piano) / Singapore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lan Shui [ BIS / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2008 ] The recordings included in this set were originally released on single CDs, and have all received lavish praise, both for the fascinating repertoire and for the highly sympathetic performances by Singapore Symphony Orchestra under Lan Shui. |
TCHEREPNIN
Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 3 / etc Noriko Ogawa (piano) / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Lan Shui [ BIS / CD - released 1/Apr/2008 ] "If you don't know Tcherepnin's music yet, you should, and this disc provides an excellent place to start." (ClassicsToday 10 (sound)/10 (performance) May 2008. |
MAHLER
Das Lied von der Erde (in Chinese) Ning Liang (mezzo-soprano) Warren Mok (tenor) / Singapore Symphony / Lan Shui [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] The poems that in 1908 inspired Mahler to Das Lied von der Erde had been printed a year earlier in Hans Bethge's Die chinesische Flöte ('The Chinese Flute'). But they had already before that travelled huge distances in both time and space. |
Randy Brecker & Niels Lan Doky Trio
New Morning - The Geneva Concert [ Inakustic / DVD - released 27/Apr/2007 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Under the Sign of the Sun (works for saxophone and orchestra) Claude Delangle (saxophone) / Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Lan Shui [ BIS / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] Conceived under the sign of the sun, this is a series of works for saxophone and orchestra by French composers with a special affinity for the Mediterranean, its atmosphere and culture(s). |
DEBUSSY / ZHOU LONG / FRANK BRIDGE / GLAZUNOV
Seascapes Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Lan Shui (with Sharon Bezaly, alto flute/piccolo) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] "This well-filled disc is a real cracker. The programme is well chosen and once again it seems BIS have pulled off a sonic and artistic coup." (MusicWeb July 2007) |
ZHOU LONG
Rhythms Shanghai Quartet / Jonathan Fox (percussion) Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Singapore / Singapore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lan Shui [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jun/2004 ] "Zhou's is a personal, distinctive voice; and his beautifully crafted music achieves a remarkable synthesis of West and East with musically rewarding results. ... vital and colourful readings" (MusicWeb Sept 2004) |