SAEVERUD
Orchestral Vol. 6 (Includes Symphony No.5, 'Quasi una fantasia') Gordon Hunt (oboe) / Stavanger Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ole Kristian Ruud [ BIS / CD - released 30/Oct/2003 ] "Superb recordings in the normal BIS manner, with similarly excellent performances from the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra. More please!" (MusicWeb Feb 2004) |
Eugene YSAYE
String Trio / sonata for Two Violins / Cello Sonata Henning Kraggerud (violin) Bard Monsen (violin) Lasrs Anders Tomter (viola) Ole-Eirik Ree (cello) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] While Ysaÿe's Six Solo Violin Sonatas remain his best known works, the Belgian virtuoso also composed other pieces which translate his thorough knowledge of the violin's capabilities into thrilling music. |
Israel IZ Kamakawiwo'ole
E Ala E [ Big Boy Record Company / CD - released 14/Mar/1995 ] Official import. Big Hawaiian with beautiful voice. Includes Theme From Gilligan's Island! |
Israel IZ Kamakawiwo'ole
Facing Future [ Universal Music / CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] This is a re-issue of the top-selling Hawaiian album of all time, featuring the well known medley of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow / What a Wonderful World" by the late "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole. |
Israel IZ Kamakawiwo'ole
Iz In Concert: The Man and His Music [ Big Boy Record Company / CD - released 4/Feb/2000 ] Official import. A passionate live recording from this gifted singer |
Israel IZ Kamakawiwo'ole
N Dis Life [ Big Boy Record Company / CD - released 20/Dec/1996 ] Official import. His final recording |
Israel IZ Kamakawiwo'ole
Wonderful World [ Big Boy Record Company / CD - released 7/Jul/2007 ] The voice that touched the world - this CD features Israel’s intimate vocals, backed with a full orchestra! Iz creates magic with his music and once again, he has done it (posthumously) with 'Wonderful World'. |
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Alone In Iz World [ Big Boy / CD ] The late Israel Kamakawio'ole, known to his many fans simply as Iz, was a consummate Hawaiian with a wonderful voice and accomplished ukulele technique. This posthumous release of some unplugged performances, enhanced arrangements, and previously... |
Israel IZ Kamakawiwo'ole
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - The Best of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole [ Universal Music / CD - released 31/Mar/2011 ] Featuring his stirring version of the classic "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", this 'Best of' collection celebrates the life of an extraordinary musician. |
SAEVERUD
Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 Katrine Buvarp (violin) / Stavanger Symphony Orchestra / Ole Kristian Ruud (conductor) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Oct/2005 ] "A triumphant addition with a strong mix of the accessible and the more subtle. This should win many new and agreeably surprised friends for Sæverud." (MusicWeb May 2006) |
CARL NIELSEN
Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 Ole Schmidt (conductor) [ Alto / CD - released 8/Apr/2013 ] "These are performances ablaze with life, warmth and a sense of discovery... his readings have the authentic ring to them." - The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music |
GEIRR TVEITT
Piano Concerto No.5, Op.156 / Variations on a Folk-song from Hardanger for two pianos and orchestra Nils Mortensen (piano) / Sveinung Bjelland (piano) (Variations) / Stavanger Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ole Kristian Ruud [ BIS / CD - released 1/Feb/2004 ] "Vibrant recordings of three of Tveitt’s piano concertos plus his atmospheric folk-song variations and Steinbeck cantata" (Gramophone) |
GRIEG
Orchestral Music Vol 1 (In Autumn; Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16; Symphony in C minor ) Noriko Ogawa (piano) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ole Kristian Ruud [ BIS SACD / CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "Outstanding concert from an orchestra on home ground and a distinguished soloist." (Gramophone) |
Ole Borud
Stepping Up [Japanese Pressing] [ VAA / CD - released 14/May/2015 ] |
DESENCLOS / JOLIVET / PLANEL / TOMASI
French Trumpet Concertos Ole Edvard Antonsen (trumpet) / São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui [ BIS SACD / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] Virtuoso Ole Edvard Antonsen has gathered five works composed between 1944 and 1966 that clearly demonstrate the colourful, vibrant and technical abilities of the trumpet. |
HARRI WESSMAN / BRITTA BYSTROM / ALFRED JANSON / CHRISTIAN LINDBERG
Ole Edvard Antonsen plays Nordic Trumpet Concertos Ole Edvard Antonsen (trumpet/cornet) Nordic Chamber Orchestra Sundsvall Sweden / Christian Lindberg [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jun/2007 ] Trumpet player Ole Edvard Antonsen and trombonist Christian Lindberg have collaborated extensively before, on disc notably in Lindberg’s own double concerto, Behac Munroh (BIS-CD-1428). |
BORODIN
Symphony No 2 / Music from 'Prince Igor' / In the Steppes of Central Asia Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ole Schmidt [ Alto / CD - released 25/Nov/2013 ] "rich, open orchestral sound…is just as impressive in the fill-ups" (c) Gramophone |
ALEXANDER BORODIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Borodin: Symphony No.2 / Polovtsian Dances / Prince Igor Overture / Steppes Central Asia Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Ole Schmidt (conductor) [ Regis Records / CD - released 17/Aug/2005 ] "Too long neglected on disc.. Ole Schmidt and the Royal Philharmonic offers an outstanding version of the second symphony - beautifully played and recorded and with excellent and ideal fillers. One of the very finest at any price.." Penguin Guide... |
GEIRR TVEITT
Wedding Suite & Troll Tunes Stavanger Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ole Kristian Ruud [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jul/2003 ] Geirr Tveitt was only sixteen when he began to notate folk melodies as they were sung by elderly people in the neighbourhood in Hardanger. |
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra / Ole Kristian Ruud
Baldur's Dreams [ BIS / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2003 ] |