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ALFRED SCHNITTKE / ARVO PART
Concerto for Choir; Voices of nature for ten women's voices & vibraphone / Dopo la vittoria (Piccola cantata); I Am the True Vine / etc Swedish Radio Choir conducted by Tonu Kaljuste with Jonny Rannlund, vibraphone [ BIS / CD - released 12/Aug/2004 ] "The cool, unassuming nature of the Pärt pieces balances extremely effectively the weightiness of the emotions in the Schnittke Concerto, making the disc much more enjoyable and 'digestible' than it might otherwise have been" (MusicWeb Sept 2004) |
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ALLAN PETTERSSON
Pettersson: Symphony No. 12 'The Dead in the Square' Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber, Choir Norrköping Symphony Orchestra / Christian Lindberg [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 8/Jan/2021 ] The Swedish composer's symphony in solidarity with the people of Chile. The Norrköping Symphony Orchestra (SON) was founded in 1912 and comprises 85 players. In recent years the orchestra has won great acclaim both in Sweden and internationally... |
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SANDSTROM / WIKANDER / JERSILD / MANTYJARVI / ALFVEN
Nordic Sounds Swedish Radio Choir, Peter Dijkstra [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] |
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SVEN-DAVID SANDSTROM
Nordic Sounds Swedish Radio Choir, Peter Dijkstra [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] "The title of this superb disc is the only banal thing about it: the music, performances and recording are all phenomenally good...The singing of the Swedish Radio Choir under its Peter Dijkstra will leave you slack-jawed in amazement: control of... |
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ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Psalms Of Repentance Swedish Radio Choir. Taµnu Kaljuste [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] Superlative performances of Schnittke's most personal music: the composer's soul seems to be laid bare in the "Psalms of Repentance". |
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Swedish Radio Choir/Kaljuste
Schnittke/Part: Voices/Nature [ Bis / CD - released 30/Aug/2004 ] |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony no.5 Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Daniel Harding [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 11/Jan/2019 ] "In a market where modern rivals sound pedestrian or perfumed with finesse by comparison, this Fifth raises high hopes for what the graphic cover artwork implies may become a complete cycle." Gramophone |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ / JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique / Rameau: Suite de Hippolyte et Aricie Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] Harding's Berlioz is resilient, pliant, conducted with a temporal freedom that always seems ambitious but ends up feeling electrifyingly right. Turn from Harding to his current peers and it's like going from IMAX cinema to living-room black-and-white |
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JESPER NORDIN
Nordin: Voices From the Past Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding (conductor) Musica Vitae, Malin Broman (electric violin), Jesper Nordin (electronics) [ BIS / CD - released 7/Jul/2023 ] Music in which Swedish folklore, rock and electronics meet. |
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EDUARD TUBIN
Tubin: Symphonies Nos. 1-10 / etc [special price] Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ BIS / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2002 ] Rosette [highest rating] Penguin Stereo Guide - "All one has to do is to sit back and let the sound itself take over." (Gramophone) |
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ERLAND von KOCH
Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 / etc Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Per Hammarstrom [ BIS / CD - released 10/Dec/2015 ] With this disc, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Per Hammarström are making their case for a hoped-for, and long overdue 'discovery' of Erland von Koch's symphonies. |
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VILLA-LOBOS
Symphony No 1 / Symphony No 11 SWR Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart [ CPO / CD - released 20/Jan/2010 ] |
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VILLA-LOBOS
Symphony No 3 / Symphony No 9 SWR Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Carl St. Clair [ CPO / CD - released 5/May/2010 ] Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Carl St Clair |
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CHARLES KOECHLIN
Orchestral Works (La course de printemps & Le buisson ardent ) SWR Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart / Heinz Holliger (cond) [ Hanssler / CD - released 16/Apr/2003 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine April 2003 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in C Minor op. 67 & No. 6 in F Major op.68 SWR Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart; Sir Roger Norrington, Conductor [ Hanssler / CD - released 26/May/2003 ] "Norrington's thoughts and reappraisals always present plenty of fodder to chew on. Expect to be surprised, moved and, possibly, irritated." (Music Web) |
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FRIEDRICH CERHA
Cerha: Spiegel-Momentum-Momente SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Sylvain Cambreling, ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Dennis Russell Davies, Friedrich Cerha [ Kairos (Paladino) / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2020 ] Winner of the 2011 International Classical Music Award (ICMA) for best contemporary recording. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 (Complete) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik [ ORFEO / 3 CD Box Set - released 5/Apr/1987 ] |
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BRAHMS
Symphonie No. 2 (with Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 6 in E minor) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Barbirolli [ ORFEO / CD - released 3/Apr/1992 ] |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Mariss Janson - His Last Concert (LP) Mariss Jansons conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra [ BR-Klassik / LP ] On November 8, 2019, at Carnegie Hall, New York, during a tour with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and only a few weeks before his unexpected death, Mariss Jansons conducted his final concert. On the programme was Johannes Brahms'... |
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EMIL TABAKOV
Tabakov: Complete Symphonies, Volume 5 Symphony Orchestra of Bulgarian National Radio, Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Emil Tabakov [ Toccata / CD - released 5/Jun/2020 ] The music of the Bulgarian composer-conductor Emil Tabakov (b. 1947) explores the darker side of the human spirit in epic scores as austere as they are powerful. |