Edward Elgar: Symphony No. 2; Sospiri; Elegy / Royal Stockholm PO, Oramo1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-04-14 Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Sospiri; Elegy for Strings, Op. 58Conductors: Oramo, Sakari Ensemble: ; Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra The collaboration between BIS and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (RSPO) began some 30 years ago, and has resulted in a number of discs conducted...continue... Recording information: Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden....continue... ![]() Wagner: Wesedonck-Lieder; Siegfried-Idyll; Overtures / Nina Stemme, soprano. Thomas Dausgaard1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-04-14 Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Wesendonck Lieder; Siegfried Idyll; Träume (Dreams) for violin & small orchestra in A flat major (from Wesendonck Lieder no 5), WWV 91b; Die Meistersinger vo...Performers: Andreasson, Katarina; Stemme, Nina [Soprano Vocal] Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas Ensemble: ; Swedish Chamber Orchestra In their exploration of the symphonic repertoire of the Romantic era, Thomas Dausgaard and his Swedish Chamber Orchestra have previously recorded Bruckner, Tchaikovsky and most...continue... Recording information: Örebro Concert Hall, Sweden (2012-05-??_2012-06-??&2012-)....continue... ![]() Mozart: Oboe Concerto; Oboe Quartet; Sonata for Oboe / Alexei Ogrintchouk, oboe; Leonid Ogrintchouk, piano1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-04-14 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (368b); Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d); Divertimento for String Quartet in D major, K 136 (125a)Performers: Blaumane, Kristina [Cello]; Brovtsyn, Boris [Violin]; Ogrintchouk, Alexei; Rysanov, Maxim Conductors: ; Ogrintchouk, Alexeï Ensemble: ; Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra It was during an extended visit to Mannheim in 1777 that Mozart became friendly with the oboist Friedrich Ramm, a member of the famous Mannheim...continue... ![]() Mozart: Piano Concertos nos 19 & 23 / Ronald Brautigam, fortepiano1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-03-28 Conductors: Willens, Michael AlexanderEnsemble: Kolner Akademie In just two years, between 1784 and 1786, Mozart composed no less than twelve piano concertos - a staggering number. Often described as one of...continue... ![]() Prokofiev: Symphony no 6; Lieutenant Kijé suite, Op. 60; Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33b / Andrei Bondarenko, baritone1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-03-28 Conductors: Litton, AndrewEnsemble: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Premiered in January 1945, Sergei Prokofiev's optimistic and heroic Fifth Symphony had seemed to herald the victorious end of World War Two. In stark contrast...continue... ![]() Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Études symphoniques, Op. 13; Blumenstück, Op. 191 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-03-21 Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Blumenstück for Piano in D flat major, Op. 19; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13Performers: Kempf, Freddy With a flourishing international concert career and an acclaimed discography, Freddy Kempf has become firmly established among the top pianists of today - a process...continue... Recording information: Potton Hall, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England (09/2012)....continue... ![]() Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 53 - BWV 9, 97 & 177 / Hana Blazikova, soprano, Robin Blaze, counter-tenor, Gerd Turk, tenor, Peter kooij, bass1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-03-07 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 97, "In allen meinen Taten" BWV 97; Cantata no 177, "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 177; Cantata no 9, "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her," BWV 9 (BC A107)Performers: Blaze, Robin; Blazikov, Hana; Kooij, Peter; Murakami, Yukiko; San'nomiya, Masamitsu; Turk, Gerd; Wakamatsu, Natsumi Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan The three cantatas on this recording come from the first half of the 1730's, by which time J.S. Bach was no longer writing a new...continue... Recording information: Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan (02/2012)....continue... ![]() G.P. Telemann: Ourertures pittoresques / Arte dei Suonatori Ens.1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-02-07 Conductors: Gester, MartinEnsemble: Arte dei Suonatori Ensemble Throughout a long and extremely productive career, Georg Philipp Telemann harbored a great affection for the overture-suite, consisting of a French overture followed by a...continue... ![]() Ernst Bloch: Schelomo; Frank Bridge: Oration; Stephen Hough: The Loneliest Wilderness / Steven Isserlis, cello1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-02-07 Conductors: Takács-Nagy, Gábor; Wolff, HughEnsemble: Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Tapiola Sinfonietta Recognized as one of the great communicators on the concert stage today, Steven Isserlis has written the liner notes to this disc, his third release...continue... ![]() Kalevi Aho: Oboe Concerto; Solio IX for oboe; Oboe Sonata / Piet Van Bockstal, oboe; Yutaka Oya, piano1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-02-04 Conductors: Brabbins, MartynEnsemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra For those who have followed the career of Kalevi Aho (for instance through the more than 20 discs of his music released on BIS), it...continue... ![]() Refractions - works by Fartein Valen; Messiaen; Webern, Berg for chorus / Berit Norbakken Solset, soprano; Det Norske Solistkor1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-02-04 Conductors: Pedersen, GreteEnsemble: Det Norske Solistkor; Oslo Sinfonietta The cause of mirages as well as rainbows, refraction is an optical phenomenon which under certain circumstances allows us to see objects that are actually...continue... ![]() Barber: Concerto for cello; Sonata for cello; Adagio for Strings / Poltera, cello. Litton1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-01-10 Conductors: Litton, AndrewEnsemble: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra On previous discs, Christian Poltéra has combined concertos with chamber works by composers such as Frank Martin and Arthur Honegger. The recipe proved highly successful,...continue... ![]() Johannes Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3; Handel Variations / Jonathan Plowright, piano1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-01-05 Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Piano no 3 in F minor, Op. 5; Variations and Fugue for Piano in B flat major on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24Performers: Plowright, Jonathan It was in October 1853 that the 20-year-old Johannes Brahms completed his Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, while staying with Robert and Clara...continue... Recording information: Potton Hall, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England (08/2011)....continue... ![]() The Magic Bird / Emilia Amper, nyckelharpa (keyed fiddle) and vocals, Trondheim Soloists1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-01-01 Conductors:Ensemble: Trondheim Soloists Emilia Amper, one of Sweden's most exciting young folk musicians, is also one of the finest nyckelharpa players in the world today. (In fact, she...continue... ![]() Renaissance Airs & Dances arranged for Brass Quintet - works by Susato, Dowland, De La Torre, Gesualdo, Monteverdi / Stockholm Chamber Brass1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-01-01 Conductors:Ensemble: Stockholm Chamber Brass The brass quintet as we know it is a modern constellation, but ensembles of wind instruments, involving shawms and sackbuts, were a staple before the...continue... ![]() Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Hungarian Dances; Liebeslieder Waltzes / Dausgaard1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-01-01 Conductors: Dausgaard, ThomasEnsemble: Swedish Chamber Orchestra A weighty symphony, swaying Viennese waltzes and fiery Hungarian dances make up the colorful program when Thomas Dausgaard and his Swedish Chamber Orchestra engage with...continue... ![]() Christmas Dreams on 13 Strings / Anders Miolin, 13 string guitar1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-12-05 Of all the world's religious festivals, Christmas is probably the most universal and all-inclusive. When the angels appeared to the shepherds outside of Bethlehem, they...continue... ![]() Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 52 - Cantatas BWV140; BWV112; BWV29 / Hana Blaíková, soprano; Robin Blaze, counter-tenor; Gerd Türk, tenor; Peter Kooij, bass1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-12-05 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Cantata no 112, "Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt" BWV 112; Cantata no 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danke...Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan On the 52nd disc in his monumental undertaking of recording all the sacred cantatas by J.S. Bach, Masaaki Suzuki includes one of the best-loved cantatas...continue... ![]() Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead; The Rock; Symphonic Dances / Andrew Litton1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-12-05 Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead, Op. 29; The Rock, Op. 7; Symphonic Dances, Op. 45Conductors: Litton, Andrew Ensemble: ; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra The program on this disc include Rachmaninov's last work, the Symphonic Dances (1941) as well as The Rock, his first published orchestral work, but opens...continue... Recording information: Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway (06/2009/03/2008)....continue... ![]() Noriko Ogawa Plays Mozart: Sonatas C major K.330, A major K.331, F major K.332 / Noriko Ogawa, piano1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-12-05 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 10 in C major, K 330 (300h); Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Piano Sonata, K. 332Performers: Ogawa, Noriko A remarkably versatile musician, Noriko Ogawa's highly acclaimed recordings range from the recent box set of Debussy's complete piano music ('an exceptionally fine advocate', BBC...continue... Recording information: Potton Hall, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England (08/2011-09/2011)....continue... ![]() Pavane - arrangements of music by Ravel, Fauré, Debussy, Dubugnon / Maxim Rysanov, viola; Ashley Wass, piano1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-11-02 Works: Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Romance for cello & piano, Op. 69; Pavane,...Performers: Rysanov, Maxim; Wass, Ashley Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard Violist Maxim Rysanov's program on this BIS Super Audio CD is made up of some very familiar...continue... Recording information: Potton Hall, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England (12/2011)....continue... ![]() Liszt: Funérailles; Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit; Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre / Yevgeny Sudbin, piano1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-11-02 Works: Franz Liszt: Funerailles; Études d'exécution transcendante, S. 139; Années de pèlerinage; Deuxième année, S. 161; Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit; Camille Saint-Sa...Performers: Sudbin, Yevgeny Following a series of highly acclaimed recordings dedicated to individual composers, Yevgeny Sudbin has combined works by Liszt, Ravel and Saint-Saëns into a recital with...continue... Recording information: St. Georges, Bristol, England....continue... ![]() Mendelssohn:Songs without Words, Books I-V / Ronald Brautigam, piano (after an instrument by Pleyel 1830)1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-11-02 Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Songs without words, vol 1, Op. 19b; Songs without words, vol 2, Op. 30; Songs without words, vol 4, Op. 53; Song Without Words for piano in E flat major (incomplete); Andante for ...Performers: Brautigam, Ronald If claims could be made for a certain composer to have invented a genre single-handedly, Felix Mendelssohn would be a strong candidate with his 'Songs...continue... Recording information: Österåker Church, Sweden (08/2011)....continue... ![]() Dvorak: Sympnony No. 9 'From the New World'; Czech Suite; My Home / Malaysian PO, Claus Peter Flor1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-11-02 Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Czech Suite, for orchestra in D major, B. 93 (Op. 39); My Home (Domov muj), concert overture (arr. from Josef Kajet...Conductors: Flor, Claus P. Ensemble: Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra The most gripping Dvorák to come along in many years' is how website Classics Today described the recently released disc with the composer's Seventh Symphony,...continue... Recording information: Dewan Filharmonic Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia....continue... ![]() Dvorak: Silent Woods; Polonaise in A; transcriptions of songs & violin pieces for cello & piano / Christian Poltera, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-10-14 Works: Antonin Dvorák: Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100/B 183; Rondo for cello & piano in G minor, B. 171 (Op. 94); Silent Woods (Klid), for cello & piano (arr. from From the Bohemian ...Performers: Poltéra, Christian; Stott, Kathryn Antonín Dvo!ák's path to his famous cello concerto was long and far from direct. Certainly he had used the instrument to great effect in his...continue... ![]() "Cororatura" - arias by Reinhold Gliere; A.Thomas; L. Delibes; A. Alyabyev; Mozart; J.Zorn; Sibelius / Anu Komsi, coloratura soprano; Oramo, Lahti SO1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-10-14 Works: Reinhold Glière: Concerto for coloratura soprano and orchestra, Op. 82; Ambroise Thomas: Hamlet; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Alexander Alyabyev: The Nightingale; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Z...Conductors: Oramo, Sakari Ensemble: ; Lahti Symphony Orchestra Coloratura - the coloring of a note, a phrase, an entire aria with trills, ornaments, death-defying leaps and dynamic shadings of infinite variety. For more...continue... ![]() Richard Strauss: An Alpine Symphony; Die Frau ohne Schatten symphonic fantasy / Shipway, Sao Paolo SO1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-10-14 Works: Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64; Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65Conductors: Shipway, Frank Ensemble: ; San Paolo Symphony Orchestra Called a 'symphony' by its composer, Richard Strauss' Alpine Symphony is nevertheless a symphonic poem, and as such it is the last in a series...continue... ![]() W.A.Mozart: Piano Concertos nos 17 & 26 / Ronald Brautigam, fortepiano; Kolner Akademie1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-09-08 Conductors: Willens, Michael AlexanderEnsemble: Kolner Akademie ![]() Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 "Pathétique"; Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture / Thomas Dausgaard1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-08-25 Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; Romeo & JulietConductors: Dausgaard, Thomas Ensemble: Swedish Chamber Orchestra These two works from either end of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's career are linked by their tragic endings - the Sixth Symphony with its concluding Adagio lamentoso...continue... ![]() Kalevi Aho: Alles Vergangliche; Symphony for Organ; Three Interludes for Organ / Jan Lehtola, organ1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-08-25 Largely known and admired for his large orchestral scores - including fifteen symphonies to date - the Finnish composer Kalevi Aho has actually written in...continue... ![]() Bach Cantatas, Vol. 51 - BWV120A; 157; 192 / Hana Blaíková, Damien Guillon, Christoph Genz, Peter Kooij. Masaaki Suzuki1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-08-25 Conductors: Suzuki, MasaakiEnsemble: Bach Collegium Japan The four cantatas gathered here were all composed for specific events such as funerals and weddings. Like all the sacred cantatas, they contain biblical references...continue... ![]() Allan Pettersson (1911-1980): Symphony no 6 / Norrköping Symphony Orchestra / Christian Lindberg1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-08-25 Conductors: Lindberg, ChristianEnsemble: Norrköping Symphony Orchestra Among the symphonies by Allan Pettersson, the Seventh is often accorded a special importance, partly because of the immediate success it enjoyed at its first...continue... ![]() Music for solo violin by J.S. Bach, Ysaye, Auerbach / Vadim Gluzman, violin1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-08-01 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Lera Auerbach: par.ti.ta, for violin; Eugène Ysae: Sonata for violi...Performers: Gluzman, Vadim Works:
![]() Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; I Got Rhythm; Piano Concerto in F; Second Rhapsody / Freddy Kempf, Andrew Litton1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-08-01 Conductors: Litton, AndrewEnsemble: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra The arresting clarinet glissando at the start of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue is probably the most famous opening in American music. It also serves...continue... ![]() Curse Upon Iron - Works for Male Choir by Veljo Tormis / Orphei Drängar Male Choir1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-07-22 Works: Veljo Tormis: Incantatio maris aestuosi (Incantation for a Stormy Sea), for chorus; Kord me tuleme tagasi; Kolm mul oli kaunist sona (I Had Three Beautiful Words), for male chorus & flute; Vastlalaul...Performers: Alin, Andreas; Alin, Folke; Einarsson, Magnus; Gunnar Sundberg; Rombo, Elin; Sjogren, Magnus; Stolare, Henrik Conductors: Alin, Cecilia Rydinger Ensemble: Orphei Drängar Male Choir A modern shaman is how Veljo Tormis (b.1930) has been described. In his large production, chiefly composed for a cappella choir, he utilizes ancient chants...continue... ![]() Dvorak: Symphony no 8; The Golden Spinning Wheel; Scherzo Capriccioso / Malaysian PO - Claus Peter Flor1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-07-22 Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109; Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66/B 131Conductors: Flor, Claus Peter Ensemble: Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra With his Seventh Symphony, Dvorák had proved that he could compose a 'respectable' symphony (as he himself termed it), and had done so to both...continue... ![]() Most Grand to Die - Songs by George Butterworth and Ralph Vaughan Williams / James Rutherford, baritone; Eugene Asti, piano1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-07-14 Works: George Butterworth: Bredon Hill and Other Songs, songs (5) for voice & piano; Songs (6) from "A Shropshire Lad", for voice & piano (or orchestra); Ivor Gurney: In Flanders for voice & piano; Severn M...Performers: Asti, Eugene; Rutherford, James The First World War marked an entire generation of composers, both in England and on the continent. Of the three composers represented here, George Butterworth...continue... ![]() J.S. Bach - Secular Cantatas Vol. 2: Cantata, BWV 208 "Hunt"; Cantata, BWV 134a / Junker, Lunn, Sakurada, Williams, Guillon1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-07-14 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sinfonia for 2 trumpets, 3 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in F major (early version of BWV 1046); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Die...Performers: Junker, Sophie [Soprano (Vocal)]; Sakurada, Makoto Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Compared with J.S. Bach's production of church music his secular vocal works occupy a modest place in his output: today we know of the existence...continue... ![]() Édouard Lalo: Concerto Russe; Piano Concerto1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-06-15 Works: Edouard Lalo: Concerto russe, for violin & orchestra, Op. 29; Romance-sérénade, for violin & orchestra; Fantaisie-ballet, for violin & orchestra (from ballet "Naumona"); Guitare, Op. 28; Co...Performers: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques [Conductor/Violin]; Volondat, Pierre-Alain Conductors: Bakels, Kees 'A disc without flaws, a true marvel' is how Jean-Jacques Kantorow's previous recording of music by Édouard Lalo was described in the Spanish magazine Scherzo....continue... ![]() Beethoven: Complete Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 12 - Venni Amore - Variations / Ronald Brautigam, fortepiano
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