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 |
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) |
Ehrling/Swedish Radio Choir
Stravinsky:symphonie De Psa [ Bis / CD ] |
Enevold/Camerata Chamber Choir
Masterpieces For Choir [ Bis / CD ] |
Enevold/Camerata Chamber Choir
Nielsen:cmplt Organ Music [ Bis / CD ] |
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 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 |
Estonian Philharmonic Choir
Sumera: Mushroom Cantata [ Bis / CD - released 31/Oct/2005 ] |
Graden/St Jacobs Chamber Choir
Durufle: Requium [ Bis / CD ] |
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... |
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... |
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... |
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 |
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). |
Isacson/Lulea Chamber Choir
Modern Music For Chior [ Bis / CD ] |
Isacson/Lulea Chamber Choir
Rautavaara:pelimannit [ Bis / CD ] |
Jarvi/Estonian Boys Choir/Goth
Mahler:symphony No. 8 [ Bis / CD ] |