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VAGN HOLMBOE
Concertos (Incl Piano Concerto No 1) Noriko Ogawa (piano) Martin Frost (clarinet) Gordon Hunt (oboe) / Aalborg Symphony Orchestra / Owain Arwel Hughes (cond) / Danish National Opera Choir [ BIS / CD - released 1/Feb/2005 ] "A well-packed disc with a nice balance struck between the concertos and a rarely encountered choral-orchestral work." - MusicWeb Feb 2005 |
J. S. BACH
Bach: The Motets The Norwegian Soloists' Choir Ensemble Allegria Grete Pedersen, conductor [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Dec/2017 ] Bach's motets are surrounded by much uncertainty. To begin with, we do not know how many he actually composed, as some have been lost while others have been wrongly attributed to him. Although several of the motets were written for funerals, it is... |
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 |
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 |
SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Songs Of The Earth Helena Juntunen (soprano) & Juha Hostikka (baritone) / Dominate Choir & Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä [ BIS / CD - released 29/Aug/2005 ] "Osmo Vänskä gets excellent results from the Lahti Orchestra and the Dominante Choir." (BBC Music Magazine) |
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 |
Peter Mattei / Paula Hoffman / St. Jacob's Chamber Choir / Gary Graden
Durufla - Requiem [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] "The performances are highly polished and the young chorus and soloists sing with great refinement and control throughout" (Classic CD) |
LEPO SUMERA
Mushroom Cantata & other choral works Raivo E. Tamm (actor) alle Kaljuste (actor) Janika Lentsius (flute) Madis Metsamart (percussion) / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir/ Tnu Kaljust [ BIS / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] "If being haunted by a recording is a definition of greatness, then this is a strong candidate. Have you found that you are obliged to return to a CD to find out if the dreams it has created in your mind are a reality, or just something from your own... |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet) / Pavane pour une infante défunte Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Netherlands Radio Choir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Mar/2015 ] "The playing throughout is of the highest class, from the first horn's apparently relaxed top Fs … to the vibrato-free flutes that Ravel himself wrote for, the clarinets' piano playing in the furiously fast 'Danse generale', and the chorus's impeccab |
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Savonlinna Opera Fest Choir
Opera Scenes From Savonlin [ Bis / 2 CD ] |
ZHOU LONG
Rhythms Shanghai Quartet / Jonathan Fox (percussion) Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Singapore / Singapore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lan Shui [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jun/2004 ] "Zhou's is a personal, distinctive voice; and his beautifully crafted music achieves a remarkable synthesis of West and East with musically rewarding results. ... vital and colourful readings" (MusicWeb Sept 2004) |
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. |
SANTORO
Symphonies Nos.4 & 9 Sa£o Paulo Symphony Orchestra / Sa£o Paulo Symphony Orchestra Choir / John Neschling (conductor) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jan/2006 ] "As well as being bowled over by the music, I was also impressed with the playing of the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month April 2006) |
VILLA-LOBOS
Bachianas Brasileiras 7, 8 & 9 Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra / Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra Choir / Roberto Minczuk [ BIS / CD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] In the opinion of Villa-Lobos, Bach's music was a music for the people - indeed, he even called it 'folk-loric'. As a result, the combination of Bachian polyphony and Brazilian elements evident in his Bachianas Brasileiras came naturally to him, even... |
ANDERS HILLBORG
Sirens Soloists, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Radiokören, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Sakari Oramo, David Zinman & Esa-Pekka Salonen [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Nov/2015 ] |
GRIEG
Olav Trygvason and Orchestral Songs Solveig Kringelborn (sop) Ingebjarg Kosmo (mezzo) Trond Halstein Moe (bar) Marita Solberg (sop) / Bergen Philharmonic Choir / Ole Kristian Ruud [ BIS / SACD - released 1/Nov/2006 ] "Collectors of this series need not hesitate but the disc should be of interest to many lovers of 19th century music. Playing some of the Olav Trygvason music at a blindfold test could be a fascinating climax of a music lovers'... |
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St Jacob's Chamber Choir
Spirituals [ Bis / CD ] |
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... |
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St Jacob's Chamber Choir/Grade
Sonority [ Bis / CD ] |
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Stefansson/Langholtskirkju
Icelandic Choir Music [ Bis / CD ] |
