More By Artist: Ole Ask
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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. |
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... |
GRIEG
Norwegian Dances / Symphonic Dances / Lyric Suite Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Ole Kristian Ruud [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2003 ] Record of the Year Award 2003 The Grieg Society of Great Britain |
GRIEG
Peer Gynt Suites / Old Norwegian Melody with Variations / etc Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ole Kristian Ruud [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "..you can't go wrong with this excellent release. Ole Kristian Ruud knows the music about as well as anyone alive, and it goes without saying that the orchestra does too. There are some wonderful things here, including an effortless, surging... |
EDWARD GRIEG
Grieg: Holberg Suite / Two Elegiac Melodies / Two Lyric Pieces / etc Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Ole Kristian Ruud (conductor) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2005 ] "This is simply the most beautiful record of Grieg's string music in the catalogue, and one of the most beautiful and realistic recordings of strings we have ever heard. Try and hear the disc on SACD equipment with four speakers, and you will be... |
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. |
GRIEG
Sigurd Jorsalfar (incidental music for baritone, male choir and orchestra, Op.22) / etc Hakan Hagegard (baritone) Garild Mauseth (narrator) / Male-voice choir from the Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Bergen Philharmonic / Ole Kristian Ruud [ BIS / SACD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] "..you really need to hear this sensational disc. The Funeral March for Rikard Nordraak offers about eight minutes of orchestral Sturm und Drang as intense as anything by Berlioz or Mahler; and as recorded here it sounds like a tone poem of Jon... |
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
Hot Hawaiian Nights [ The Mountain Apple Company / DVD - released 9/Dec/2002 ] Regular 1.33:1 / 4:3 - Stereo - Colour - 50 Minutes - NTSC An excellent live TV performance - short but very sweeeet! Born in Honolulu in 1959, this son of a Ni'ihau mother returned to Ni'ihau to spend the first five years of his life... |
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
The Man and His Music-Island Music, Island Hearts [ The Mountain Apple Company / DVD - released 9/Dec/2002 ] G: Regular 1.33:1 / 4:3 - Stereo - Colour - 50 Minutes - NTSC A beautiful and intimate look at Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole, his band, his people, and Hawaii. Born in Honolulu in 1959, this son of a Ni'ihau mother returned to Ni'ihau to spend the... |
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
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - The Best of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (CD & DVD) [ Universal Music / CD/DVD - released 14/Jul/2014 ] "Israel ""IZ"" Kamakawiwo'ole has become a worldwide phenomenon thanks to his stirring version of the classic ""Somewhere Over the Rainbow"". |
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... |
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. 1-6 (Complete) London Symphony Orchestra, Ole Schmidt [ ALTO / CD Box Set - released 16/Sep/2013 ] |
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 |
