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The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Grete Pedersen
Veni: Songs of Christmas II [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 4/Nov/2023 ] December is a time of anticipation. We wait and we hope - veni, come! The songs on this album encompass many nuances and moods - from joy and jubilant celebration to deep melancholy and longing. They move between folk tunes, English carols and... |
ARVO PART
Pärt: Passio Helsinki Chamber Choir, Nils Schweckendiek [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Aug/2021 ] "What impresses me immediately about this new recording is the lustrous depth of the sound of the choir and solo singers, which brings out every dissonance and resolution almost forensically" Gramophone Editor's Choice Nov 2021.. |
PERTTU HAAPANEN
Reports - choral works by Perttu Haapanen Helsinki Chamber Choir, Petri Kumela, Heikki Parviainen, Nils Schweckendiek (conductor) [ BIS / CD - released 10/Apr/2019 ] Playful and with an acute ear for the full range of possibilities of the human voice, Perttu Haapanen has established himself as one of the most exploratory and intellectually curious composers of vocal music active in the Nordic countries. His... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil (Vespers) Netherlands Radio Choir / Kaspars Putniņš [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 22/Feb/2014 ] Phrases reminiscent of liturgical chant appear in Rachmaninov's music...and from the time of its first performance in 1915, his All-Night Vigil has been recognised as a supreme achievement in the music of the Russian Orthodox Church. |
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA
Rautavaara: Vigilia - All-Night Vigil in Memory of St. John the Baptist Niall Chorell (tenor), Tuukka Haapaniemi (bass), Helsinki Chamber Choir / Nils Schweckendiek [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 6/Sep/2019 ] "the 21 professional voices sing with tremendous flexibility and clarity, meaning that however full and generous the choral textures may be, clarity is always achieved. It helps that BIS have recorded the performance magnificently." MusicWeb |
ALFRED JANSON
The Wind Blows: Music For Choir by Alfred Janson Norwegian Soloists' Choir (Det Norske Solistkor) / Grete Pedersen, Alfred Janson (melodica), Members of the Oslo Sinfonietta [ BIS / CD - released 10/Aug/2018 ] Works by Norwegian composer Alfred Janson spanning several genres and four decades. |
BENT SORENSEN
Sørensen: St Matthew Passion The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Ensemble Allegria Grete Pedersen, conductor [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Mar/2023 ] "It's a virtuoso account of a piece that takes the spirit of Bach and says something quite new." Gramophone Editor's Choice July 2023 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Femina moderna - music for mixed choir Allmänna Sången Choir, Marina Goundorina (conductor) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Nov/2016 ] "The choir's sound is fresh and direct. Its ensemble is tight and its diction crisp" BBC Music |
VILLA-LOBOS
Floresta do Amazonas Anna Korondi (soprano) / Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra / Sao Paulo Symphony Choir / John Neschling [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] "It's a typical Villa-Lobos patchwork, including a male chorus chanting in an Amazonian language, extravagant vocalise for the soprano solo and lushly romantic textures straight out of Hollywood...this recording...reveals the score in all its... |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Symphony No. 2 St. Florian Bellini, Eliasson, Ernman, Borelius (soloists) / Mikaeli Chamber Choir / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Leif Segerstam (conductor) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] Leif Segerstamis currently chief conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition he holds honorary titles with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz in Germany. |
ROS
Ros: Songs of Christmas Berit Opheim, Gjermund Larsen, Rolf Lislevand, Bjorn Kjellemyr Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Grete Pedersen [ BIS SACD / CD - released 4/Nov/2013 ] "There's some gorgeous music in this programme, although it's difficult to follow the thematic thread which allegedly binds it together...The Norwegian Soloists' Choir is excellent." - BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2013 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
White Night - Impressions of Norwegian Folk Music Berit Opheim Versto (folk singer) / Gjermund Larsen (fiddle/hardanger fiddle) / The Norwegian Soloists' Choir (Det Norske Solistkor) / Grete Pedersen [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2011 ] .Combining traditional folk songs with recent compositions springing from folk music, the Norwegian Soloists' Choir on the present disc makes a compelling case for the powerful hold that this music has over the country's cultural life |
HANDEL
The People Shall Hear! Great Handel Choruses Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) / The Bach Choir / The English Concert / David Hill [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] Despite the fact that he wrote a large number of operas and instrumental works, Handel is often perceived as a choral composer - or, more specifically, as the composer of the Hallelujah chorus. |
SOFIA GUBAIDULINA
Gubaidulina - Sonnengesang Christian Schmitt (organ) Ivan Monighetti (cello) Elbtonal Percussion / NDR Chor (North German Radio Choir) / Philipp Ahmann [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Nov/2016 ] |
CAMARGO GUARNIERI
Orchestral Works Vol. 3 (Includes Symphony No.5 for orchestra and choir) Coro da Orquestra de Sao Paulo / Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Neschling [ BIS / CD - released 18/Mar/2004 ] "The São Paulo Symphony Orchestra play marvellously and John Neschling directs with great understanding. Excellent sound." (Gramophone) |
EDWARD GRIEG
Grieg: Choir Music Det Norske Solistkor (The Norwegian Soloists' Choir), Grete Pedersen [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] "A superb choir with a warm, clear sound does full justice to these luscious choral works and arrangements of pieces by Grieg" (Classic FM) |
VALEN / BERG / MESSIAEN / WEBERN
Refractions:Choral Music Det Norske Solistkor (The Norwegian Soloists' Choir) / Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Grete Pedersen [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] Music in the early 20th century did pass from one medium to another, from late Romanticism into an unknown future. Refractions allows the listener to sample this transition through the choral music of four very different composers. |
W.A. MOZART
Mozart: Masonic Works, Cantatas & Funeral Music Die Kölner Akademie Choir and Orchestra / Michael Alexander Willens John Heuzenroeder, tenor; Mario Borgioni, bass Alexander Puliaev, fortepiano; Will [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 23/Feb/2018 ] Following their 11-disc cycle of Mozart's piano concertos recorded with Ronald Brautigam, Die Kölner Akademie and Michael Alexander Willens in 2017 released a disc with two of Mozart's best-loved serenades: the Posthorn Serenade and Eine kleine... |
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Ehrling/Swedish Radio Choir
Stravinsky:symphonie De Psa [ Bis / CD ] |
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Enevold/Camerata Chamber Choir
Masterpieces For Choir [ Bis / CD ] |
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Enevold/Camerata Chamber Choir
Nielsen:cmplt Organ Music [ Bis / CD ] |
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Ericson/Chamber Choir
Lidholm: Khoros [ Bis / 2 CD - released 3/Oct/2005 ] |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Kaspars Putniņš [ BIS SACD / CD - released 25/Feb/2022 ] The music of the Russian Orthodox Church was an essential part of Sergei Rachmaninov's musical background. As a boy he was deeply moved by the sound of St Petersburg's cathedral choirs, and phrases reminiscent of liturgical chant permeate his music.... |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE / ARVO PART
Schnittke / Pärt: Choral Works Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Kaspars Putniņš [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Dec/2017 ] "This work has been waiting for choirs able to do this, because the technical challenges are not the most important thing about this music" Gramophone Award WINNER 2018 - Choral |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE / ARVO PART
Schnittke, Pärt - Choral Works 2 Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Kaspars Putniņš, conductor [ BIS SACD / CD - released 4/Jun/2021 ] "The music of Pärt is stitched into the choir's DNA...The Niguliste's acoustic is Putniņš's trump card, further nourishing the choir's enveloping sonorousness - which he expertly contours to explore Schnittke's subtlety and ear for choral colour" BBC |
ULO KRIGUL
Ülo Krigul: liquid turns Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra Kaspars Putniņš (conductor) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 5/Aug/2022 ] Ülo Krigul studied in Tallinn and Vienna, and has written music in a wide variety of genres. |
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Estonian Philharmonic Choir
Sumera: Mushroom Cantata [ Bis / CD - released 31/Oct/2005 ] |
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Graden/St Jacobs Chamber Choir
Durufle: Requium [ Bis / CD ] |
SIBELIUS
Music for Voice and Orchestra (complete) Helena Juntunen, MariAnne Haggander, Lilli Paasikivi / YL Male Voice Choir / Dominante Choir / Lahti Symphony / Gothenburg Symphony [ BIS / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2007 ] "In short, this set is just the ticket for those who enjoy Sibelius as an orchestral composer but are looking for some major new discoveries." (ClassicsToday 10/10 May 2008) |
ERIK BERGMAN
Bergman: Choral Works - 1936-2000 Helsinki Chamber Choir, Nils Schweckendiek [ BIS / 2 CD - released 26/May/2017 ] In his later years often described as the grand old man of Finnish modernism, Erik Bergman(1911-2006) was among the first in Finland to use compositional methods such as twelve-tone technique, serial music, choral Sprechgesang and aleatory... |
ALEX FREEMAN
Freeman: Under the Arching Heavens - A Requiem Helsinki Chamber Choir / Nils Schweckendiek [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 8/Jan/2021 ] A requiem in commemoration of the Finnish civil war. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Kevät kerran on koittava - Spring will come Helsinki Chamber Choir, Nils Schweckendiek (conductor) [ BIS / CD - released 30/Nov/2018 ] From a 21st-century perspective, Sibelius may appear to stand more or less alone in the history of Finnish music. It is easy to forget that he could not have fulfilled his artistic potential if his environment had not been conducive to musical... |
KAIJA SAARIAHO
Saariaho: Reconnaissance Helsinki Chamber Choir, Uusinta Ensemble, Nils Schweckendiek (conductor) [ BIS / CD - released 7/Jul/2023 ] "The Helsinki Chamber Choir are outstanding in their versatility and effortless management of every technical challenge.." Gramophone Editor's Choice Sept |
GRIEG
Sigurd Jorsalfar (incidental music for baritone, male choir and orchestra, Op.22) / etc Hakan Hagegard (baritone) Garild Mauseth (narrator) / Male-voice choir from the Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Bergen Philharmonic / Ole Kristian Ruud [ BIS / SACD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] "..you really need to hear this sensational disc. The Funeral March for Rikard Nordraak offers about eight minutes of orchestral Sturm und Drang as intense as anything by Berlioz or Mahler; and as recorded here it sounds like a tone poem of Jon... |
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Hughes/Aarhus So/Jutland Choir
Holmboe:sinonia Sacra [ Bis / CD ] |
SCRIABIN
Orchestral Music (3 CDs for the price of 2) Inger Blom (mezzo) Lars Magnusson (tenor) / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir / Leif Segerstam / with Roland Pantinen (piano) [ BIS / 3 CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] This boxed set spans from Scriabin's first large-scale orchestral work, his Piano Concerto (1897), to Prometheus (1909-10), his last completed piece (which incidentally also features an important part for solo piano). |
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Isacson/Lulea Chamber Choir
Modern Music For Chior [ Bis / CD ] |
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Isacson/Lulea Chamber Choir
Rautavaara:pelimannit [ Bis / CD ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Riemuitkaamme! A Finnish Christmas Jan Lehtola (organ) Helsinki Chamber Choir, Nils Schweckendiek [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Dec/2017 ] Riemuitkaamme! is an imaginative and unconventional selection of choral music associated with Christmas as it is celebrated in Finland. Several of the pieces are by Finnish composers - Sibelius, Rautavaara and Madetoja, to name a few - while others... |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No.13 'Babi Yar' Jan-Hendrik Rootering (bass) / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Netherlands Radio Choir / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] "A prime recommendation for an SACD version of this many-facetted symphony…This is thanks to the tremendous sound and the singing of Rootering and the Netherlands Radio singers excels." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Sept 2006) |
