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OTTORINO RESPIGHI
Respighi: Vetrate di Chiesa [Church Windows] / etc Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège / John Neschling, Anna Caterina Antonacci (soprano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Dec/2017 ] In their acclaimed series of Ottorino Respighi's orchestral music, John Neschling and Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège have transported listeners to destinations as diverse as Brazil (Impressione brasiliane) and King Solomon's Jerusalem... |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Symphonies Vol.1 Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, Dima Slobodeniouk (conductor) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 28/Jun/2024 ] Dima Slobodeniouk has his Galician orchestra at the tip of his baton in the crisp sforzandos that punctuate the first movement of the Symphony in Three Movements. - Gramophone |
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JEAN SIBELIUS / OLLI KORTEKANGAS
Sibelius: Kullervo / Kortekangas: Migrations Lilli Paasikivi (mezzo-soprano) Tommi Hakala (baritone) / Minnesota Orchestra; YL Male Voice Choir, Osmo Vänskä, conductor; [ BIS SACD / 2 CD - released 13/Jan/2017 ] "Newcomers to this formative work should definitely choose this superb new version." Recording of the Month MusicWeb Feb 2017 |
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CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN
Alkan: Concerto and Symphony for Solo Piano Paul Wee (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] "What is almost incredible is that the soloist Paul Wee is not a professional pianist but a highly successful international commercial London lawyer." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Instrumental |
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SIGISMOND THALBERG
Sigismond Thalberg - L'art du chant Paul Wee (piano) [ BIS SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 6/Nov/2020 ] "With a handful of Thalberg's other arrangements as a welcome bonus and gorgeous recorded sound, this is one to cherish.' BBC Music - Instrumental Choice of the Month January 2021 |
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ADOLF VON HENSELT / HANS BRONSART VON SCHELLENDORFF
Henselt & Bronsart: Piano Concertos Paul Wee (piano), Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Michael Collins [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 31/May/2024 ] Wee's fingers dance with clarity and delight around the keyboard...he and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Michael Collins, have an excellent rapport. - Music Magazine |
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SEBASTIAN FAGERLUND
Violin Concerto 'Darkness in Light' / Ignite for orchestra Pekka Kuusisto (violin) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Feb/2015 ] An earlier recording of orchestral works by Sebastian Fagerlund was described in BBC Music Magazine as displaying 'boundless technical resource at the service of a considerable imagination'. These qualities, and his receptivity towards different... |
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MISSY MAZZOLI
Mazzoli: Dark with Excessive Bright Peter Herresthal (violin) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Arctic Philharmonic, James Gaffigan, Tim Weiss [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Mar/2023 ] Grammy Awards 66th Awards (2024) Nominee - Best Contemporary Classical Composition Nominee - Best Classical Compendium |
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PER NORGARD
Nørgård: Three Nocturnal Movements / Symphony No. 8 / Lysning Peter Herresthal (violin), Jakob Kullberg (cello) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra John Storgårds, conductor [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Sep/2023 ] Celebrating his 90th birthday in 2022, Per Nørgård is undoubtedly one of the most important Danish composers since Nielsen. |
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KAIJA SAARIAHO
Saariaho: Circle Map, Graal Théâtre & other works Peter Herresthal (violin), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Clément Mao - Takacs [ BIS SACD / CD - released 6/Sep/2019 ] Several of Kaija Saariaho's works are named after natural phenomena that serve as a starting point to her compositional process. Composed in 1998, Neiges was inspired by various qualities of snow and explores instrumental languages and colours... |
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HELLSTENIUS / MATRE
Violin Concertos Peter Herresthal (violin) / Stavanger Symphony Orchestra / Rolf Gupta [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Mar/2016 ] With an uncommon dedication to the music of our own time, the Norwegian violinist Peter Herresthal has become recognized as an inspired interpreter of contemporary works for the violin. Previous, acclaimed releases include concertos and chamber works... |
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EIVIND BUENE / ROLF WALLIN
Eivind Buene: Violin Concerto & Miniatures / Rolf Wallin: Under City Skin & Appearances Peter Herresthal (violin) / Øyvind Bjorå (conductor) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Feb/2018 ] Following his 2001 album of works by Arne Nordheim, Norwegian violinist Peter Herresthal and BIS have collaborated on the project 'A String of Releases' - recordings of contemporary violin concertos, in several cases written especially for... |
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SCHUBERT
Peter Mattei sings Schubert's Winterreise Peter Mattei (baritone), Lars David Nilsson (piano) [ BIS SACD / CD - released 6/Sep/2019 ] Peter Mattei has won great acclaim as a singer with unusual dramatic gifts, appearing on the world's leading stages in complex operatic roles such as Don Giovanni, Billy Budd and Eugene Onegin. On the present disc he takes on a no less complex... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Great Baritone Arias Peter Mattei (baritone) / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Lawrence Renes [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "Peter Mattei is now in his prime, and his voice miraculously preserves the freshness and vibrancy of youth. His fast notes are excellently articulated, his slow ones are just beautiful. A glorious disc!" (MusicWeb Recording of the Month MusicWeb... |
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Symphonies 34-36 Philharmonia Orchestra; Michael Collins [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 24/May/2024 ] As a poetic exponent of Mozart's music for clarinet, Collins, unsurprisingly, shapes all three slow movements with a natural feeling for Mozartian line. His flowing tempos sound spot on. |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / GERALD FINZI
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 5 in D / Finzi: Concerto for Clarinet and Strings Philharmonia Orchestra / Michael Collins (conductor and clarinet soloist) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Jul/2020 ] The distinguished clarinettist Michael Collinshas in recent years also gained recognition as a conductor, appearing with eminent orchestras across the world. The present disc sees his recording debut as a conductor of symphonic repertoire. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphonies 3 & 4 Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, Kent Nagano [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jun/2025 ] Recently awarded the prestigious Brahms Prize of the Schleswig-Holstein Brahms Society, Kent Nagano and the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, of which he was principal conductor from 2015 until 2025, perform the last two symphonies by the... |
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KALEVI AHO
Aho: Oboe Concerto & Sonata Piet van Bockstal (oboe) / Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins / Yutaka Oya (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] "There's a chamber-like intensity to this concerto - a heightened instrumental clarity if you will - and oboist Piet Van Bockstal is a gentle and evocative soloist throughout...Fine music and musicianship, faithfully caught; what BIS does best." (Mus |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn - Double Concerto & Octet Polina Leschenko (piano) Richard Tognetti (violin) / Australian Chamber Orchestra [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] Among the many child prodigies that have made their mark in the history of music, Felix Mendelssohn is, along with Mozart, possibly the most impressive. By the age of fifteen he had already composed 13 string symphonies and a number of concertos, and... |
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CESAR FRANCK
Franck: Chorals et Pièces our Grand Orgue Pétur Sakari (organ) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 5/Mar/2021 ] 'From the brilliance of his playing, the instrument chosen and BIS's superlative stands out as something quite exceptional, even in the crowded field of outstanding Franck recordings.' Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2021 |