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Nikita Koshkin (b. 1956): Megaron Concerto; Guitar Quintet / Elena Papandreou, guitar; New Hellenic Quartet; Singapore SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-08-16

Works: Nikita Koshkin: Megaron Concerto, for guitar & orchestra; Quintet for guitar & string quartet; L'istesso tempo, for cello & guitar; Polka Papandreou, for guitar & orchestra
Performers: Angelos Liakakis; Papandreou, Elena
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

For some fifteen years, the Russian composer Nikita Koshkin and the Greek guitarist Elena Papandreou have enjoyed a rewarding collaboration, with solo pieces such as...continue...

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini / Sudbin, Shui

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-02-19

Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

When Sergei Rachmaninov composed his Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in 1934, it was after an almost complete seven-year silence - so complete that...continue...

Across The Sea: Chinese-American Flute Concertos / Sharon Bezaly, flute

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-11-03

Works: Zhou Long: Five Elements, for dizi, clarinet in A, pipa, erhu, cello & percussion; The Deep, Deep Sea, for alto flute, piccolo, timpani, harp & strings; Bright Sheng: Flute Moon for piccolo/flute, ha...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Fox, Jonathan; Mashurova, Gulnara
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

The three composers represented on this disc are all resident in the USA, but have their roots across the Pacific Ocean, in China. Philosophical, musical...continue...
Recording information: Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore; Esplanade Concert Hal....continue...

Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2, Vocalise / Lan Shui, Singapore Symphony Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-03-01

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Songs (14), Op. 34
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

The catastrophic premiere of his First Symphony in 1897 had been a terrible blow to Rachmaninov, and led to a three-year period of almost complete...continue...

Tcherepnin: Complete Symphonies & Piano Concertos / Ogawa, Shui, Singapore SO

4 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-11-01

Works: Alexander Tcherepnin: Symphony no 1, Op. 42; Symphony no 2, Op. 77; Symphony no 3, Op. 83 "Chinese"; Symphony no 4, Op. 91; Concerto for Piano no 1, Op. 12; Concerto for Piano no 2, Op. 26; Concerto ...
Performers: Ogawa, Noriko
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

This boxed set includes the first complete recorded cycle of Alexander Tcherepnin's symphonies and piano concertos, along with four shorter orchestral scores. The striking stylistic...continue...

20th Century Tuba Concertos - Arutiunian, Lundquist, Williams, Vaughan Williams / Baadsvik, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-10-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Tuba in F minor; John Williams: Concerto for Tuba; Alexander Arutiunian: Concerto for Tuba; Torbjörn Lundquist: Landscape
Performers: Baadsvik, Oystein
Conductors: Manson, Anne
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Not many instruments have a birthday – the tuba, however, does: the 12th September 1835. It is true that more or less similar instruments were...continue...

Tcherepnin: Piano Concertos / Ogawa, Shi, Singapore SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-05-01

Works: Alexander Tcherepnin: Concerto for Piano no 1, Op. 12; Concerto for Piano no 3, Op. 48; Symphonic March, Op. 80; Festmusik, Op. 45a
Performers: Ogawa, Noriko
Conductors: Shi, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

This fourth disc dedicated to the music of Alexander Tcherepnin (1899–1977) brings the cycle of his six piano concertos to a close – a cycle...continue...

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde / Lan Shui, Ning Liang, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-11-09

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Performers: Mok, Warren; Ning, Liang
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

The poems that inspired Mahler to Das Lied von der Erde in 1908 had been printed a year earlier in Hans Bethge's Die chinesische Flöte...continue...

Seascapes - Debussy, Bridge, Glazunov, etc / Bezaly

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-05-01

Works: Claude Debussy: La mer
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Zhou Long's The Deep, Deep Sea has as its title a quotation from Tang dynasty poet Li Bai, and was written for flautist Sharon Bezaly...continue...

Zhou: Rhymes / Lan Shui, Singapore SO, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-09-01

Works: Zhou Long: Poems from Tang; The Rhyme of Taigu; Da Qu; The Future of Fire
Performers: Fox, Jonathan
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Shanghai String Quartet; Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Dances of Our Time - Kilar, etc / Lan Shui, Singapore SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-04-03

Works: Arturo Márquez: Danzón no 2; Wojciech Kilar: Krzesany
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Tcherepnin: Piano Concertos no 2, 4, etc /Shui, Ogawa, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2003-09-30

Works: Alexander Tcherepnin: Concerto for Piano no 2, Op. 26; Concerto for Piano no 4, Op. 78; Symphonic Prayer, Op. 93; Magna mater, Op. 41
Performers: Ogawa, Noriko
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Chen Yi: Momentum / Shui, Lin, Hou, Marshall, Singapore SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2003-09-30

Works: Chen Yi: Momentum; Chinese Folk Dance Suite for Violin and Orchestra; Fantasy for Organ and Wind Ensemble "Dunhuang"; Romance and Dance for 2 Violins and Strings; Tu
Performers: Cho-Liang, Lin; Hou, Yi-Jia Susanne; Marshall, Kimberly
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

"Like her compatriot Bright Sheng, Chen Yi survived the Chinese Cultural Revolution and came to America to study at Columbia University in the late 80s....continue...

Oriental Landscapes - Yi, Musgrave, Long, Hovhaness /Glennie

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

Works: Chen Yi: Concerto for Percussion; Thea Musgrave: Journey through a Japanese Landscape; Zhou Long: Out of Tang Court; Alan Hovhaness: Fantasy on Japanese woodprints, Op. 211
Performers: Glennie, Evelyn
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

"Glennie's repertoire is already packed with pieces where the percussion parts are highly demanding. What always comes across, in recordings as well as in concert,...continue...

Yardumian: Symphony no 2, Violin Concerto, etc / Shui, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-10-09

Works: Richard Yardumian: Concerto for Violin; Symphony, No 2; Armenian Suite for orchestra
Performers: Maultsby, Nancy
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Mandrake in the Corner / Lindberg, Shui, Singapore SO

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

Works: Christian Lindberg: Mandrake in the Corner, for trombone & orchestra; Axel Borup-Jorgensen: Suite for trombone & orchestra, Op. 22; Egil Hovland: Concerto for Trombone Op. 76; Jan Sandström: Can...
Performers: Lindberg, Christian
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

"...not only does Lindberg make marvellous sounds with his 'bone, but sometimes people write him marvellous music for it as well...[Cantos de la Mancha is]...continue...

Christian Lindberg and Friends play Christian Lindberg

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

Works: Christian Lindberg: A Fafner Fanfare for 4 Frogs and 4 Trombones; Mandrake in the Corner; Doctor Decker the Dentist; Catmania; Kinky Creatures; Salute to a Sausage Society; Under the Pillow; Kokakoka...
Performers: Bjorkman, Hakan; Bylund, Jonas; Eriksson, Sven Erik; Gustavsson, Jessica; Hayens, David; Lennard-Suff, Jane; Lindberg, Christian
Conductors: ; Shui, Lan; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra; Tapiola Sinfonietta; Trombone Unit 2000; Trombone Unit 2000 members

Pied Piper of the Opera / Martin Frost, Lan Shui, et al

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

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra; Ivar Christian Hallström: The Bride of the Mountain King; Franz Danzi: Potpourri for Clarinet and Orchestra no 2...
Performers: Frost, Martin
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Bright Sheng: Flute Moon, China Dreams, Postcards / Shui, et

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2000-07-25

Works: Bright Sheng: Flute Moon for piccolo/flute, harp, piano, percussion & string orchestra; China Dreams, for orchestra; Postcards for orchestra
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

"Bright Sheng is a Chinese composer...[who has resided in the USA] since 1982...Sheng is...concerned with a synthesis between Chinese and Western music. There's some of...continue...

Järvlepp: Garbage Concerto; Kalnins: Rock Symphony

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2000-05-01

Works: Jan Järvlepp: Garbage Concerto, a concerto for recycled garbage & orchestra; Imants Kalnins: Symphony no 4 ("Rock" Symphony)
Performers: Short, Jackie
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Kroumata Percussion Ensemble; Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Tcherepnin: Symphonies no 3 & 4, etc / Shui, Ogawa, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-11-21

Works: Alexander Tcherepnin: Symphony no 3, Op. 83 ("Chinese"); Concerto for piano & orchestra no 6, Op.99; Symphony no 4, Op. 91
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Tcherepnin: Symphonies no 1 & 2, etc / Shui, Ogawa, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-10-07

Works: Alexander Tcherepnin: Symphony no 1, Op. 42; Concerto for Piano no 5, Op. 96; Symphony no 2, Op. 77
Performers: Ogawa, Noriko
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

These wonderful symphonies by Alexander Tcherepnin are by some apparent oversight appearing on CD for the first time. This colorful music seems to span the...continue...