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SIBELIUS
Lemminkäinen Suite / The Wood-Nymph Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 19/May/2014 ] "All in all, this is a terrific disc. Kudos to BIS for taking the time, trouble, and expense to revisit this repertoire in order to get it right." (9/10 ClassicsToday July 2014) |
KALEVI AHO
Minea / Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra / Symphony No.15 Lahti Symphony Orchestra / Osmo Vänskä, Jaakko Kuusisto, Eero Munter (double bass), Dima Slobodeniouk [ BIS SACD / CD - released 16/Nov/2013 ] 'My apotheosis of the dance' is how Kalevi Aho describes his Symphony No.15. With two dance movements and rhythm a central element, the score calls for numerous percussion instruments, including non-Western ones |
ROLF MARTINSSON
Martinsson: Into Eternity Lisa Larsson (soprano), Malmö Symphony Orchestra / Paul Mägi [ BIS SACD / CD - released 5/Jul/2019 ] The music on Presentiment, a 2018 release with four orchestral works by Rolf Martinsson, was described by one critic as 'bold and uncompromisingly personal, eschewing avant-garde modernism and engaging us with solidly expert conventional techniques... |
ROLF MARTINSSON
Martinsson: Presentiment (Orchestral Works) Lisa Larsson (soprano), Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor), Sakari Oramo (conductor) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/May/2018 ] One of Sweden's leading composers, Rolf Martinsson had an international breakthrough with the trumpet concerto Bridge, composed for Håkan Hardenberger who has also recorded it (BIS-1208). Martinsson has since gone on to compose soloistic works for... |
W. A. MOZART
Music for the Oboe Alexeï Ogrintchouk (oboe & direction) / Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] Alexei Ogrintchouk performs three pillars of the oboe repertoire with the support of the renowned Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra and the company of three highly respected young string players in the quartet. |
NIKOS SKALKOTTAS
From Berlin to Athens: Piano Music by Nikos Skalkottas Lorenda Ramou (piano) [ BIS SACD / CD - released 10/May/2019 ] Early and mature works from the foremost Greek composer of the 20th century. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Butterfly Lovers Lu Siqing (violin) / Taipei Chinese Orchestra, Chung Yiu-Kwong [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 29/Jun/2015 ] With the eminent violinist Lu Siqing, this disc forms the sixth instalment in a series which features Western solo instruments against the thrilling soundscapes of the Chinese traditional orchestra. |
GE GAN-RU
Chinese Rhapsody Margaret Leng Tan (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Jose Serebrier, conductor [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/May/2005 ] Featuring a Western symphony orchestra accented by Chinese percussion, both Chinese Rhapsody and Wu are perfect introductions to Ge's compositional fusion CD... |
EDVARD GRIEG
Grieg: Peer Gynt (Complete Incidental Music) Marita Solberg (soprano) Hakan Hagegard (baritone) Ingebjorg Kosmo (mezzo-soprano) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Ole Kristian Ruud [ BIS SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "Putting Grieg's familiar music in the unfamiliar (to us) context of Ibsen's play helps re-focus our attention on works which are in danger of becoming hackneyed" (MusicWeb) |
JESPER NORDIN
Jesper Nordin - Emerging from Currents and Waves Martin Fröst (clarinet) / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Jun/2022 ] 'The fantastic thing about art and music is that one can pose questions and conjure up visions at the same time.' The words are those of the Swedish composer Jesper Nordin, who does exactly that in Emerging from Currents and Waves. |
BERNHARD HENRIK CRUSELL
Crusell: The Three Clarinet Concertos Martin Frost (clarinet) / Gateborgs Symfoniker / Okko Kamu [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] On the strength of his fine musicianship, his unusually inspiring and often unconventional performances and a long series of highly acclaimed recordings, Martin Fröst has become recognized as one of today's most interesting performers. |
BRAHMS
Clarinet Works (Incls sonatas & trio) Martin Frost (clarinet) / Roland Pantinen (piano) / Torleif Thedaen (cello) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2005 ] "Martin Fröst is as fine a clarinetist as anyone alive today, and he teams up with two equally superb colleagues in presenting exceptional performances of these three chestnuts of the chamber-music-with-winds repertoire...if you're looking for... |
WEBER
Clarinet Concertos Martin Frost (clarinet) / Tapiola Sinfonietta / Jean-Jacques Kantorow [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "This is an absolutely wonderful disc in every way. Weber's clarinet music is delightful, and it's hard to imagine it being better played or recorded. Martin Fröst has such a supple, liquid timbre that at times you could almost swear there were words... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Organ Works Volume 1 Masaaki Suzuki (Schnitger/Hinz organ of Martinikerk, Groningen) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] Baroque Instrumental nomination Gramophone Awards 2016 |
J. S. BACH
Concertos for Two Harpsichords Masaaki Suzuki (harpsichord) & Masato Suzuki (harpsichord) Bach Collegium Japan [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 22/Mar/2014 ] "Masaaki imagines these works very much as chamber creations but presented with a warm resonance which will suit almost all constituencies...both Masaaki and Masato rejoice in the simple elegance and devotional belonging which these pieces afford." |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Organ Works, Volume 2 Masaaki Suzuki (organ) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 24/Feb/2017 ] Before releasing his first disc of Bach's organ works, Masaaki Suzuki had recorded the composer's complete sacred cantatas, as well as the large-scale choral works and much of the music for harpsichord. His achievements in these fields obscured the... |
J. S. BACH
Bach Organ Works, Volume 5 Masaaki Suzuki (organ) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2024 ] Bach's Orgel-Büchlein on an eighteenth-century organ. |
J. S. BACH
Bach Organ Works, Volume 3 Masaaki Suzuki (organ) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 9/Aug/2019 ] Gramophone Magazine October 2019 Editor's Choice |
NICOLAUS BRUHNS
Bruhns: Cantatas and Organ Works, Vol.1 Masaaki Suzuki, organ and direction (playing the Krigbaum Organ, Marquand Chapel, New Haven) [ BIS SACD / CD Box Set - released 25/Feb/2022 ] When he died, Nicolaus Bruhns was just 31 years old, and only twelve of his vocal works and five organ compositions have survived. On the strength of these, he is nevertheless considered one of the most prominent North German composers of the... |
J. S. BACH
Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier I Masato Suzuki (harpsichord) [ BIS SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 15/Mar/2024 ] Masato Suzuki tackles the Pianists' Old Testament |
