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ANTON EDVARD PRATTE
A. E. Pratté: Works for the Harp Delphine Constantin-Reznik (harp) / Norrköping Symphony Orchestra / Daniela Musca [ BIS SACD / SACD - released 1/Oct/2021 ] "Deftly played and recorded in superb sound, this concerto plus two solo works make a fine introduction to his compositions." BBC Music |
BRAHMS / SCHUBERT
Im Herbst: Choral Music by Brahms and Schubert Det Norske Solistenkor / Grete Pedersen [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2011 ] "I hadn't come across these singers before: they are quite wonderful...The luscious 'Amen', ravishingly sung, is worth the price of the disc." EDITOR'S CHOICE - GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE FEB 2012 |
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... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart - Marches & Serenades Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens (conductor) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 24/Feb/2017 ] Die Kölner Akademie and Michael Willenshave previously recorded Mozart's complete piano concertos with Ronald Brautigam, earning praise for their fresh and colourful contributions to the series. The team now releases the first of four projected disc... |
JOHN PICKARD
Symphony No. 4 'Gaia' Symphony / Eden Eikanger-Bjorsvik Musikklag, Andreas Hanson [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 28/Jul/2014 ] Composed over a period of fourteen years, John Pickard's Gaia Symphony and Eden are scored for the standard 'British' brass band, with expanded percussion in the case of 'Gaia'... |
Hjalmar Borgström / Dimitri Shostakovich
Borgström & Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin), Wiener Symphoniker / Olari Elts [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/May/2018 ] Eldbjørg Hemsing has been a household name in her native Norway since childhood and made her solo debut with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 11. During and after her studies in Vienna, she has absorbed repertoire ranging from... |
MANOS HADJIDAKIS
Paper Moon - Songs by Manos Hadjidakis Elena Papandreou (guitar) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Feb/2023 ] Regarded as one of the greatest Greek composers and a legend in his native land, Manos Hadjidakis is also one of the best-known internationally thanks to a body of works that touches many musical genres, from concert music to popular songs and scores... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Estrellita - miniatures for violin Elena Urioste (violin), Tom Poster (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Sep/2018 ] "The SACD sound is first-class and the booklet notes by both artists attractive, not least in drawing attention to the great artists of the past whose performances and arrangements are saluted in this pleasing selection." MusicWeb |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Musical Treasures of Leufsta Bruk (III) Elin Rombo (soprano), Rebaroque [ BIS SACD / CD - released 10/May/2019 ] An important centre for iron production in 17th-century Sweden, Leufsta Bruk came into the hands of the De Geers, a Dutch family, in the 1640s. In 1730 the young Charles De Geer inherited the estate and the ironworks, and it was here that he kept his... |
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." |
KALEVI AHO
Aho: Concertos for violin and for cello Elina Vähälä, violin Jonathan Roozeman (cello), Kymi Sinfonietta / Olari Elts [ BIS SACD / CD - released 3/Feb/2023 ] Having broken off work on a second violin concerto in 2012, the prolific Finnish composer Kalevi Aho only returned to the project after being contacted by the violinist Elina Vähälä. While aware of the weight of tradition and eager to avoid the... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Live at Bayreuth Festspielhaus, Germany, 29th July 1951 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth Höngen, Hans Hopf, Otto Edelmann / Festspielorchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Wilhelm Furtwängler [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 7/Jan/2022 ] Seventy years ago, on the 29th July 1951, Wilhelm Furtwängler conducted Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 at a concert marking the reopening of the Bayreuth Festival after seven years of silence following the Second World War. |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / CLARKE / BRITTEN
Let Beauty Awake: English Viola Music Ellen Nisbeth (viola), Bengt Forsberg (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Aug/2017 ] "The engineering for both formats is well-nigh ideal. I certainly look forward to hearing much more from Ellen Nisbeth and her wonderful viola." Recording of the Month MusicWeb Oct 2017 |
ALLAN PETTERSSON
Pettersson: Symphony No.15 & Viola Concerto Ellen Nisbeth (viola) / Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Christian Lindberg [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jul/2022 ] Allan Pettersson's Symphony No. 15 is characterized by a high degree of tension right from the striking opening: brief, emphatic chords from horns and trombones above the tremolo of a side drum. Soon an expressive melodic subject is heard from the... |
TRADITIONAL
Trollfågeln: The Magic Bird - Swedish folk music for the nyckelharpa Emilia Amper (keyed fiddle) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 28/Jan/2013 ] Emilia Amper, one of Sweden's most exciting young folk musicians, is also one of the finest nyckelharpa players in the world today. (Winner of the nyckelharpa World Championships in 2010.) In Trollfågeln, Emilia has devised a programme which... |
TRADITIONAL
Lux Emma Ahlberg Ek (five stringed violin), Emilia Amper (nyckelharpa, vocals), Fredrik Gille (percussion), Olle Linder (double bass, vocals), Bridget Mar [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Nov/2016 ] In 2012, Emilia Amper's solo début disc Trollfågeln ('The Magic Bird', BIS-2013) was a revelation. Not only to those who had never before heard the silvery sound of the nyckelharpa ('keyed fiddle'), but also for the way Emilia on it combined her... |
JOHN DOWLAND
Honey from the Hive Emma Kirkby (soprano) / Anthony Rooley (lute) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2006 ] "A well-articulated, piercing clarity, delicacy and perfect intonation, not to mention sympathetic accompaniment, combine to make this a superb version of Dowland's inventive and touching songs" (MusicWeb Dec 2006) |
VIVALDI / PERGOLESI / BACH
Stabat Mater Emma Kirkby (soprano) / Daniel Taylor (counter-tenor) / Theatre of Early Music [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "A mightily impressive disc with affecting performances throughout." Gramophone Magazine: Editor's Choice - November 2009 |
