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Pettersson: Violin Concerto no 2 / Swedish Radio SO, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2007-01-30

Works: Allan Pettersson: Concerto for Violin (no 2)
Performers: van Keulen, Isabelle [Violin]
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

As in all his works, here too Pettersson concerns himself with the conveying of information pure and simple, with the description of a mechanized world...continue...

Pettersson: Complete Symphonies / Albrecht, Arnell, et al

12 CD / CPO / 2007-01-30

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 2; Symphonic Movement; Symphony no 3; Symphony no 4; Symphony no 5; Symphony no 16, for alto saxophone and orchestra; Symphony no 6; Symphony no 7; Symphony no 8; Sympho...
Performers: Kelly, John Edward
Conductors: Francis, Alun; Trojahn, Manfred; Albrecht, Gerd; Sanderling, Thomas; Honeck, Manfred; Arnell, Johan M.; Ruzicka, Peter
Ensemble: ; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra; Hannover Radio Symphony Orchestra; Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra; Swedish Radio S...

"Let me attempt to give some perspective to the symphonies of Pettersson: more often than not, they seem roiling and building toward some climax, exuding...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 / Evgeny Svetlanov, et al

1 CD / Daphne Records / 2005-03-10

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 in C major, Op. 60 "Leningrad"
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle / Fricsay, Nilsson, et al

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-03-08

Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Sonnerstedt, Bernhard
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

A tremendous rarity! Legendary soprano Birgit Nilsson, best known for her Wagner roles and Puccini's Turandot, is the surprising and surpassing star of this modern...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Set Svanholm Vol 2

1 CD / Preiser / 2003-12-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Otello; Richard Wagner: Siegfried; Gunnar de Frumerie: Singoalla, opera; Ture Ran...
Performers: Ewert, Brita; Farrell, Eileen [Soprano Vocals]; Svanholm, Set [Tenor Vocals]; Thebom, Blanche; Warren, Leonard [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Weissmann, Frieder; Grevillius, Nils; Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Atterberg: Symphony no 1 & 4 / Westerberg, Swedish RSO

1 CD / Sterling / 2003-02-07

Works: Kurt Atterberg: Symphony no 1 in B minor, Op. 3; Symphony no 4 in G minor, Op. 14 "Sinfonia Piccola"
Conductors: Westerberg, Stig; Frykberg, Sten
Ensemble: Norrköping Symphony Orchestra ; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Rautavaara: Angels and Visitations

2 CD / Ondine / 2002-08-29

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), for orchestra & taped bird songs, Op. 61; Autumn Gardens (Syksyn puutarhat), for orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 1, Op. 45; C...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Gothoni, Ralf; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Pommer, Max; Franck, Mikko; Nuoranne, Timo; Legerstam, Leif
Ensemble: ; Finnish Radio Chamber Choir; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

This double CD contains fifteen of Finnish star composer Einojuhani Rautavaara's most popular works or excerpts and delivers a wide-ranging anthology of his music from...continue...

Milhaud, Saint-Saens: Cello Concertos / Drobinsky, Liss, etc

1 CD / Doron / 2002-04-07

Works: Darius Milhaud: Concerto for Cello no 1, Op. 136; Concerto for Cello no 2, Op. 255; Suite cisalpine for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 332; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op....
Performers: Drobinsky, Mark
Conductors: Liss, Dmitry; Westerberg, Stig
Ensemble: Ekaterinburg Philharmonic Orchestra; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6; Rautavaara: Apotheosis / Franck

1 CD / Ondine / 1999-04-24

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Apotheosis; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74
Conductors: Franck, Mikko
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

"The sonics are excellent and the Swedish Radio Symphony plays with gratifying responsiveness and flair. This is not an essential Tchaikovsky Sixth, but despite the...continue...

Lutoslawski, Penderecki: Cello Concertos / Thedéen, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-04-02

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Concerto for Cello; Krzysztof Penderecki: Concerto for Cello no 2
Performers: Thedeen, Torleif
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

"No two composers [considered the founders of the 60s 'Polish School'] could be farther apart temperamentally, as these two cello concertos so clearly demonstrate...Both are...continue...

Modern Classics - Rosenberg: Orfeus I Sta'n, Yttersta domen

1 CD / Phono Suecia / 1998-11-10

Works: Hilding Rosenberg: Yttersta Domen, ballet (The Last Judgement); Orpheus in Town, ballet
Conductors: Sundkvist, Petter; Andersson, B. Tommy
Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Rosenberg: Piano Concertos no 1 and 2 / Widlund, Sundkvist

1 CD / Daphne Records / 1998-11-02

Works: Hilding Rosenberg: Concerto for Piano no 1; Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Widlund, Mats
Conductors: Sundkvist, Petter
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Salonen, Börtz, Nordheim, Schmidt: Oboe Concertos /Rosengren

1 CD / Daphne Records / 1998-09-24

Works: Esa-Pekka Salonen: Mimo II; Daniel Börtz: Concerto for Oboe; Arne Nordheim: Boomerang; Ole Schmidt: Concerto for Oboe
Performers: Rosengren, Bengt
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Ruud, Ole Kristian
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Here is one of the first discs devoted entirely to the music of the inventive Swedish composer Rolf Martinsson, who has fused both neo-Romanticism and...continue...

Hans Eklund: Music for Orchestra, Fantasia, String Quartet 3

1 CD / Swedish Society Discofil / 1998-02-23

Works: Hans Eklund: Music for orchestra; Fantasia for cello & orchestra; Quartet for Strings no 3; Small Talk for flute & clarinet
Performers: Tore Westlund
Conductors: Westerberg, Stig; Damgaard, Harry
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Trombone & Bass Tuba / Christer Torgé, Michael Lind

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-02-03

Works: Benedetto Marcello: Sonata for cello & continuo in F major, SF. 748 (Op.1/1); David Uber: Double Portraits for Trombone & Tuba; Antonio Vivaldi: Work(s); Georg Christoph Wagenseil: Concerto for tromb...
Performers: Fagius, Hans; Harlos, Steven; Lind, Michael; Torge, Christer
Conductors: Nilson, Göran W.
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Stravinsky: Rite of Spring, etc / Ehrling, Swedish Radio SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-03-25

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms; Le sacre du printemps
Conductors: Ehrling, Sixten
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Chorus; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Ligeti: Continuum, Double Concerto, etc / Nordwall et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-03-25

Works: György Ligeti: Double Concerto, for flute, oboe & orchestra; San Francisco Polyphony, for orchestra; Quartet for Strings no 1 ("Métamorphoses nocturnes"); Continuum, for harpsichord; Musica...
Performers: Bahr, Gunilla von; Lannerholm, Torleif; Nordwall, Eva
Conductors: Howarth, Elgar
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Blomdahl: The Three Symphonies / Leif Segerstam

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-02-01

Works: Karl-Birger Blomdahl: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2; Symphony, No 3, "Facetter"
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Swedish Romantics Vol 5 - Oskar Lindberg

1 CD / Sterling / 1993-11-01

Works: Oskar Frederik Lindberg: Requiem, Op 21; Pingst (Pentecost); On All Saints Day/ På Allhelgonadagen; The Rose of Prayer; The Rose Prayer; Florez och Blanzelflor, symphonic poem Op 12
Performers: Johansson, Ola; Saeden, Erik; Solen, Christer; Sorenson, Iwa
Conductors: Westerberg, Stig
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Trombone Odyssey - 20th Century Landmarks for Trombone

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1992-03-19

Works: Frank Martin: Ballade for Trombone and Orchestra; Kazimierz Serocki: Concerto for Trombone; Ernest Bloch: Symphony for Trombone and Orchestra; Jan Sandström: Concerto for Trombone "Motorbike Con...
Performers: Lindberg, Christian
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Hans Holewa: Trio, Concertinos 8 and 9, Duettinos, etc

1 CD / Phono Suecia / 1991-09-11

Works: Hans Holewa: Trio for violin, viola & cello; Concerto for piano & orchestra; Concertino No 8 for guitar & instrumental ensemble; Duettino for violin & guitar; Concertino no 9 for soprano, guitar & in...
Performers: Andersson, Magnus; Ase Enhamre; Baumann, Jorg; Bengtson, Stig; Dekov, Emil; Jose Ribera; Spierer, Leon; Ulrich Fritze
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif; Maros, Miklos; Merithz, Claes
Ensemble: Strängnäs Sinfonietta-StiftelsKultur i Sörmland ; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Ligeti: Cello Concerto, Lontano, Double Concerto, etc

1 CD / Wergo / 1988-09-01

Works: György Ligeti: Concerto for Cello; Lontano, for orchestra; Double Concerto, for flute, oboe & orchestra; San Francisco Polyphony, for orchestra
Performers: Bahr, Gunilla von; Lannerholm, Torleif; Palm, Siegfried
Conductors: Gielen, Michael; Bour, Ernest; Howarth, Elgar
Ensemble: Hessian Radio Orchestra Frankfurt; Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Karkoff: 7 Pezzi, 6 Chinese Impressions, / Westerberg, et al

1 CD / Swedish Society Discofil / 1988-03-16

Works: Maurice Karkoff: Pieces (7) for large orchestra, Op. 63; Chinese Impressions (6) for voice & ensemble, Op. 116; Vision, for orchestra, Op. 79; Serious Songs (6), for voice & orchestra, Op. 14; Sympho...
Performers: Dorow, Dorothy; Johansson, Roland; Lannerholm, Torleif; Meyer, Kerstin [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Westerberg, Stig; Bell, Daniel [Violin]; Ehrling, Sixten
Ensemble: Instrumental Ensemble; Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Tubin: Symphonies nos 3 & 8 / Järvi, Swedish Radio SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1986-03-01

Works: Eduard Tubin: Symphony no 3; Symphony no 8
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Tubin: Symphony no 1, etc / Järvi, Swedish Radio SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1900-01-11

Works: Eduard Tubin: Concerto for Balalaika; Music for Strings; Symphony no 1 in C minor
Performers: Sheynkman, Emanuil
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra