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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... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Missa Sacra Johan Hammarström / The Swedish Radio Choir (Radiokören), Kaspars Putniņš, conductor [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Sep/2023 ] Less well known among his works, the Missa sacra, Op. 147, bears witness to Robert Schumann's late interest in sacred music - and in particular in Catholic church music. The work would have a rather difficult fate: during Schumann's lifetime, it was... |
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 |
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 |
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. |
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.... |
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.. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
ALLAN PETTERSSON
Pettersson: Symphony No. 12 'The Dead in the Square' Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber, Choir Norrköping Symphony Orchestra / Christian Lindberg [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 8/Jan/2021 ] The Swedish composer's symphony in solidarity with the people of Chile. The Norrköping Symphony Orchestra (SON) was founded in 1912 and comprises 85 players. In recent years the orchestra has won great acclaim both in Sweden and internationally... |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Kullervo Lilli Paasikivi (mezzo-soprano), Tommi Hakala (baritone), YL Male Voice Choir Minnesota Orchestra / Osmo Vänskä [ BIS / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] Sometimes called a choral symphony, Sibelius's Kullervo was premiered in 1892, receiving a mixed reception from an audience that didn't know what to make of the score. The work received a few more performances the following year, but was soon... |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius - The Seven Symphonies and Kullervo Lilli Paasikivi, mezzo-soprano; Tommi Hakala, baritone; YL Male Voice Choir Minnesota Orchestra / Osmo Vänskä [ BIS / 4 CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] Osmo Vänskä has been described as 'our greatest living Sibelian' (The Sunday Times, UK), a reputation which is founded not least on his two symphony cycles on disc, both released by BIS. The first one was recorded in 1996-97 with the Lahti Symphony... |
LARS PETTER HAGEN / NILS HENRIK ASHEIM / ARNE NORDHEIM
Lament - Norwegian Choral Works Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Grete Pedersen, with Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen, Daniel Paulsen & Terje Viken (percussion) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 7/Aug/2020 ] An eminent choir with a song of sorrow and a dictionary of snow |
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) |
LUCIANO BERIO
Berio: Coro Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Norwegian Radio Orchestra [Coro], Grete Pedersen [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] "These extraordinary performances would be for naught were it not for the lifelike recording that gives enough space around the performers, yet allows for plenty of clarity. " MusicWeb Recommended June 2020 |
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 |
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... |
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... |
TRADITIONAL
Folkjul II: A Swedish Folk Christmas St Jacobs Chamber Choir, Gary Graden [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Nov/2018 ] Well into the previous century Sweden was largely a peasant society with folk music an integral part of daily life. There were work songs, narrative ballads and, obviously, music for dancing. Over the centuries a not always easy coexistence between... |
