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Nielsen: The Symphonies / Vänskä

3 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-11-05

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 7; Symphony no 2 in B minor, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments"; Helios Overture, FS 32/Op. 17; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva"; Symphony no 4, Op. ...
Performers: Corbett, Heather; Ghiro, Yann
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo

Carl Nielsen has sometimes been described as the most underrated composer of the 20th century, but most critics would certainly agree that his six symphonies,...continue...

Christmas Songs

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-11-06

Works: Moraeus / Bäckman: Koppången; Carl Nielsen: Hymns and Sacred Songs, FS 83; Gustaf Nordqvist: Jul, jul stralande jul; Selim Palmgren: Hosiannah!, carol for chorus; Ingvar Lidholm: Madonnas v...
Performers: Winland, Ida Falk
Conductors:
Ensemble: Linné Brass Quintet

Formed in 1853, the choir Orphei DrAngar (OD) has constantly striven to discover and develop new directions for the male-voice choir, while not neglecting its...continue...
Recording information: Uppsala University Hall, Uppsala, Sweden (02/2009)....continue...

Nielsen: Chamber Works for Violin and Strings / Demertzis

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-08-01

Works: Carl Nielsen: Fantasy Pieces (2) for Oboe and Piano, FS 8/Op. 2
Performers: Asteriadou, Maria; Demertzis, Gergios

The liner notes to this release have the title 'Chamber music as a formative process', alluding to the fact that the works included were all...continue...

Nordic Showcase / Lindberg, Tognetti, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-06-01

Works: Carl Nielsen: Little Suite for Strings in A minor, FS 6/Op. 1; Johan Svendsen: Romance for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 26; Anders Wesström: Armide; Jón Leifs: Variations on a Theme...
Performers: Tognetti, Richard
Conductors: Lindberg, Christian
Ensemble: Nordic Chamber Orchestra

With the exception of the Armida Overture by Swedish composer Anders Wesstrom (1720-1781), all the works were composed between the end of the 19th and...continue...

Nielsen, Aho: Clarinet Concertos / Fröst, Vänskä, Lahti SO

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-03-07

Works: Carl Nielsen: Concerto for Clarinet, FS 129/Op. 57; Kalevi Aho: Concerto for Clarinet
Performers: Frost, Martin
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"Martin Fröst and Osmo Vanska again prove a most persuasive partnership in this latest collaboration. There is something utterly idiomatic about Fröst's approach to the...continue...

Winter Songs - Dean, Tuur, Vasks, Pärt, Nielsen / Norman

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2003-11-07

Works: Arvo Pärt: Quintettino; Carl Nielsen: Quintet for Winds, Op. 43
Conductors:
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet

Nielsen: Violin Sonatas, etc / G. Demertzis, M. Asteriadou

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2003-10-12

Works: Carl Nielsen: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A major, FS 20/Op 9; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2, FS 64/Op. 35; Prelude and Theme with Variations, FS 104/Op. 48; Prelude e presto, FS 128/Op 52
Performers: Asteriadou, Maria; Demertzis, Gergios

Nielsen: Symphonies no 2 and 5 / Osmo Vanska, BBC Scottish

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2003-06-01

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 2 in B minor, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments"; Symphony no 5, Op. 50
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

"'Anger' is the first of Nielsen's symphonic 'Four Temperaments'; but listening to this remarkable disc you might conclude that it was a recurring presence throughout...continue...

Nielsen: Symphonies no 3 & 4 / Vanska, BBC Scottish SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-11-01

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva"; Symphony no 4, Op. 29 "Inextinguishable"
Performers: Komsi, Anu [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

These two symphonies established the composer's reputation both in Denmark and internationally. Just like the previous volume (BIS 1079-Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6), Vanska provides...continue...

Nielsen: Symphonies no 1 and 6 / Vanska, BBC Scottish SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-02-08

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 7; Symphony no 6, FS 116 "Sinfonia semplice"
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

"With his invigorating, revelatory Sibelius cycle behind him, Osmo Vanska turns now to that other great Nordic composer, Carl Nielsen, and tackles his series of...continue...

Christmas in Sweden

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-08-16

Works: Gunnar Wennerberg: Gates raise your arches; George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Georg Joseph Vogler: Hosanna zu Davids Sohn; Traditional: Bereden väg för herran; Good Evening; Song of...
Performers: Canning, Andrew; Fagius, Hans; Faringer, Solveig; Forsberg, Bengt; Hogman, Christina; Johansson, Per [doublebass]; Mattei, Peter; Pontinen, Roland; Skogland, Mikael; Tannerus, Michaele
Conductors: Sund, Robert; Stenlund, Dan-Olof; Anstey, David; Göransson, Anders; Bohlin, Eva;
Ensemble: Cantores Cathedrales; Joculatores Upsalienses; Malmö Chamber Choir ; Orphei Drängar ; Uppsala Musikklasser

Nordic Light - Grieg, et al / Ericsson, Royal Strings

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-02-03

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 53; Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46; Erna Tauro: Hästvisa; Ture Rangström: Di...
Performers: Arnberg, Matts; Flodin, Olof
Conductors: Ericsson, Magnus
Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Strings

BIS has gathered together here a selection of romantic, late nineteenth-century Nordic musical heritage performed by the strings of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic. In this...continue...

Christmas Music - Julmusik / Fagius, Stenlund, Malmo Choir

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-05-14

Works: Georg Joseph Vogler: Hosanna zu Davids Sohn; George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Ruben Liljefors: När det lider mot jul; Otto Emanuel Olsson: Advents och julsånger, Op. 33; Franz Xav...
Performers: Fagius, Hans
Conductors: Stenlund, Dan-Olof
Ensemble: Malmö Chamber Choir

The Scandinavian Horn / Öien, Braaten, Lanzky-Otto

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-12-06

Works: Knud Jeppesen: Little Trio, for flute, horn & piano in D major (La Primavera); Carl Nielsen: Canto serioso, for horn (or cello) & piano, FS 132; Johan Kvandal: Introduction & Allegro for Horn & Piano...
Performers: Braaten, Geir Henning; Lanzky-Otto, Ib; Lanzky-Otto, Wilhelm; Oien, Ingegard; Oien, Per

Your Favorite Classics

3 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-07-19

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Hugo Alfvén: Swedish Rhapsodie(s); Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano n...

Nielsen: Theatre Music / Tamás Vetö

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-06-17

Works: Carl Nielsen: Master Oluf rides, FS 37; Tove, FS 43; Amor og Digteren, FS 150/Op. 54; Willemoes, FS 44; Cosmus, FS 98; En aften paa Giske, FS 9
Conductors: Vetö, Tamás
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

Music for French Horn / Ib Lanzky-Otto, Albert Linder

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-03-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, Op. 17; Franz Schubert: Auf dem Strom, D 943/Op. 119; Johann Andreas Amon: Quartet for Horn and Strings Op 20/1; Robert Schumann: Adagio an...
Performers: Bergfelt, Ingemar; Holmstrand, Goran; Lanzky-Otto, Ib; Lanzky-Otto, Wilhelm; Linder, Albert; Schele, Maria; Stenstrom, Henry

Nielsen: Complete Wind Chamber Music / Bergen Wind Quintet

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-09-26

Works: Carl Nielsen: Fantasistykke (Fantasy Piece), for clarinet & piano in G minor, FS 3h; Fantasistykker (Fantasy Pieces) (2), for oboe & piano, FS 8 (Op. 2); Canto serioso, for horn (or cello) & piano, F...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Brynildsen, Lars Kristian; Hannevold, Per; Hannevold, Steinar; Olsen, Vidar; Sandvik, Gro; Tomter, Lars Anders

Neilsen: Symphony no 5, etc / Chung, Gothenburg SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-09-23

Works: Carl Nielsen: Concerto for Violin Op. 33 (FS 61); Symphony no 5, Op. 50
Performers: Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Neilsen: Symphony no 3, etc / Chung, Gothenburg SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-09-22

Works: Carl Nielsen: Maskarade, FS 39; Concerto for Clarinet, FS 129/Op. 57; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva"
Performers: Skram, Knut
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Favourite Music for Wind Quintet / Frösunda Wind Quintet

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-09-22

Works: Carl Nielsen: Quintet for Winds, Op. 43; Ferenc Farkas: Régi magyar táncok; Jacques Ibert: Pièces brèves (3) for Wind Quintet; Malcolm Arnold: Shanties (3), for wind quintet, ...

Nordic Romance - Songs for Male-Voice Choir / Bohlin, Lund

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-09-22

Works: Edvard Grieg: Sangerhilsen (Greeting to the Singers), for chorus, EG 170; Min dejligste tanke (My Finest Thought), for male chorus, EG 169a; Jean Sibelius: Partsongs (9), for male chorus, Op. 18; Rak...
Performers: Sjogren, Lars
Conductors: Bohlin, Folke
Ensemble: Lund University Male Choir

Nielsen: Symphony no 2, etc / Chung, Gothenburg SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-09-22

Works: Carl Nielsen: Aladdin, Op. 34; Symphony no 2 in B minor, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments"
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Nielsen: Symphony no 1, etc / Chung, Gothenburg SO

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

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 7; Concerto for Flute, FS 119; An imaginary trip to the Faeroe Islands, FS 123
Performers: Gallois, Patrick
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Musica Vitae plays Nordic Music Vol 2 / Rajski, Wiesler

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

Works: John Fernström: Intimate Miniatures for string orchestra, Op 2; Aulis Sallinen: Quartet for Strings no 3 ("Some Aspects of Peltoniemi Hintrik's Funeral March"), Op. 19; Erland von Koch: Concerti...
Performers: Wiesler, Manuela
Conductors: Rajski, Wojciech
Ensemble: Musica Vitae

SolFlöjt 4 / Gunilla Von Bahr

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

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Menuett; Felix Mendelssohn: Song Without Words; On Wings of Song; Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in F major ("Serenade"), Op. 3/5, H. 3/17 (spurious, possibly by Hoffstette...
Performers: Bahr, Gunilla von; Langebo, Karin
Conductors: Wedin, Jan-Olav
Ensemble: Musica Vitae

Nielsen: Complete Piano Music / Elizabeth Westenholz

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

Works: Carl Nielsen: Pieces (5) for Piano, FS 10/Op. 3; Symphonic Suite for Piano, FS 19/Op. 8; Humoresque-Bagatelles (6), FS 22/Op. 11; Festival Prelude for Piano, FS 24 "Ved Aarhundredskiftet"; Chaconne f...
Performers: Westenholz, Elisabeth

Nielsen: Violin Concerto, Flute Concerto, Clarinet Concerto

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1993-04-01

Works: Carl Nielsen: Concerto for Violin Op. 33 (FS 61); Concerto for Flute, FS 119; Concerto for Clarinet, FS 129/Op. 57
Performers: Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Nielsen: The Six Symphonies / Chung, Järvi, Gothenburg SO

4 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1993-03-01

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 7; Symphony no 2 in B minor, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments"; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva"; Symphony no 5, Op. 50; Symphony no 4, Op. 29 "Inex...
Performers: Gallois, Patrick; Kang, Dong-Suk; Raanoja, Pia; Schill, Olle; Skram, Knut
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Nielsen: Symphonies no 4 & 6 / Järvi, Gothenburg SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1993-02-01

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 4, Op. 29 "Inextinguishable"; Symphony no 6, FS 116 "Sinfonia semplice"
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Christmas Music / Sund, Orphei Drängar

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1991-11-01

Works: Georg Joseph Vogler: Hosanna zu Davids Sohn; Ruben Liljefors: När det lider mot jul; Gustaf Nordqvist: Jul, jul stralande jul; Traditional: Bereden väg för herran; Hodie Christus natus...
Performers: Forsberg, Bengt; Hogman, Christina; Mattei, Peter
Conductors: Sund, Robert
Ensemble: Orphei Drängar

Nielsen: The Four String Quartets, Quintet / Kontra Quartet

2 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1991-05-01

Works: Carl Nielsen: Quartet for Strings no 2 in F minor, FS 11/Op. 5; Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor, FS 4/Op. 13; Quartet for Strings no 3 in E flat major, FS 23/Op. 14; Quartet for Strings in F majo...
Performers: Fabricius, Peter; Johansson, Jan; Kontra, Anton; Naegele, Philipp; Samsing, Boris; Zeuthen, Morten
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kontra String Quartet

SolFlöjt / Gunilla Von Bahr

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

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 315 (285e); Rondo for Flute and Strings in D major, K Anh. 184 (373); Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; ...
Performers: Bergstrom, Lars-Olof; Langebo, Karin; Nordenfelt, Eva; Von Bahr, Gunilla; Westling, Sten
Conductors: Wedin, Jan Olav
Ensemble: Stockholm Chamber Ensemble

Nielsen: Complete Organ Works, Motets / Elisabeth Westenholz

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

Works: Carl Nielsen: Commotio for Organ, FS 155/Op. 58; Little Preludes (29) for Organ, FS 136/Op. 51; Preludes (2) for Organ, FS 137; Motets (3), FS 139/Op. 55
Performers: Westenholz, Elisabeth
Conductors: Enevold, Per
Ensemble: Camerata Chamber Choir