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Ernesto Lecuona: The Piano Music; Selected Songs / Carole Farley, soprano, John Constable, piano, Polish National RSO, Michael Bartos [6 CDs]

6 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-03-07

Works: Ernesto Lecuona: Rapsodia Negra for piano and orchestra; Andalucía, suite for piano (Suite Española); Ante el Escorial; Zambra gitana, for piano; Aragonesa, for piano; Granada, for piano; Z...
Performers: Constable, John [Keyboards]; Engel, Bruce [Trumpet]; Farley, Carole; Fleishaker, Vivian [Oboe]; Geissinger, Katie; Henreckson-Farnum, Elizabeth; Hoff, Denise; Jolles, Renee; Kocher, Gerald [Trumpet];...
Conductors: Bartos, Michael
Ensemble: ; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Released in 1995 - the centenary of Ernesto Lecuona's birth - the first installment of Thomas Tirino's pioneering survey of the composer's piano music caused...continue...

Around the World

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-09-02

Works: Daniel Schnyder: The Island, for bass trombone & piano; Shourouk, overture for orchestra; Suite for bass trombone & orchestra; Variations "Donne"; Around the World, for saxophone, trombone & piano; s...
Performers: Breinschmid, Georg; Buig, Anna; Doctor, Marcio; Hager, Raphael; Hofmann, Ulrike; Kasai, Yuki; Khalife, Bachar; Laine, Esko; Polonek, Krzysztof; Sawano, Tomoko; Schnyder, Daniel; Schulz, Stefan [Bass ...
Conductors: Sanderling, Michael; Helmrath, Michael

Born in Switzerland and resident in New York, Daniel Schnyder's music displays a bewildering variety of influences - from Cuban dance music and African and...continue...

Harmonious Breath / Chinese saxophone concertos

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-05-04

Works: Yiu-Kwong Chung: Saxophone Concerto no 1, for alto saxophone & Chinese orchestra; Saxophone Concerto no 2, for soprano saxophone & Chinese orchestra; Chinese Traditional: River Of Sorrow; Sunshine on...
Performers: Delangle, Claude
Conductors: Shao, En
Ensemble: Taipei Chinese Orchestra

On his several discs for BIS, the French saxophonist Claude Delangle has given ample proof of his musical curiosity. Besides core repertoire, he has recorded...continue...
Recording information: Zhongshang Hall, Taipei City, Taiwan (11/2009)....continue...

Eino Tamberg: Johanna Tentata Ballet Suite; Symphonic Dances / Jarvi

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-06-17

Works: Eino Tamberg: Joanna Tentata, ballet suite, Op. 37a; Symphonic Dances, for orchestra, Op. 6; Concerto grosso, for orchestra, Op. 5
Performers: Bornkamp, Arno; Colbers, Hans; Cooke, Dorian; Eijsackers, Hans; Loo, Martine van der; Loot, Gertjan
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

For more than fifty years, Eino Tamberg has remained an influential figure in the musical life of his native Estonia. His breakthrough on the international...continue...
Recording information: Dr Anton Philipszaal, The Hague, Netherlands (09/2007)....continue...

Japanese Love Songs / Kobayashi, Delangle, Geoffroy

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-07-01

Works: Masakazu Natsuda: Poems (2); Toshio Hosokawa: Love Songs (3); Ryo Noda: Improvisation no 1 for Saxophone
Performers: Delangle, Claude; Geoffroy, Jean; Kobayashi, Marie

To quote the liner notes, this unusual disc is a kind of love song "from and for Japan, the eternal, and eternally fascinating - a...continue...

American Spectrum - Daugherty, Williams, Rorem, Rouse / Branford Marsalis, Grant Llewellyn, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-02-09

Works: Michael Daugherty: Sunset Strip; John Williams: Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra; Ned Rorem: Lions "A Dream"; Christopher Rouse: Friandises
Performers: Marsalis, Branford
Conductors: Llewellyn, Grant
Ensemble: Branford Marsalis Quartet; North Carolina Symphony Orchestra

Composed between 1963 and 2005 these four works form a spectrum that demonstrates a tendency among composers of American concert music to draw from a...continue...

Kalevi Aho: Symphony no 12 / Storgårds, Piira, Alamikkotervo, Lehtonen, Lahti SO, etc

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-06-06

Works: Kalevi Aho: Symphony no 12 "Luosto"
Performers: Alamikkotervo, Aki; Lehtonen, Hannu; Piira, Taina
Conductors: ; Storgårds, John
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra; London Chamber Orchestra

Continuing a commitment which began in 1989, BIS has released a number of discs dedicated to the Finnish composer Kalevi Aho. These include programs with...continue...

Historic Saxophone - Demersseman, Génin, et al / Delangle

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-02-01

Works: Jeróme Savari: Fantasie sur le "Freischutz" de C.M. von Weber; Jean-Baptiste Singelée: Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and Piano, Op. 57; Fantasia Pastorale for Soprano Saxophone and Piano; Jo...
Performers: Delangle, Claude; Delangle, Odile

Tubin: The Symphonies / Järvi, Gothenburg SO, Bergen PO

5 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2003-01-01

Works: Eduard Tubin: Symphony no 1 in C minor; Symphony no 5 in B minor; Symphony no 2 ("Legendary"); Symphony no 6; Symphony no 3 in D minor ("Heroic"); Symphony no 8; Symphony no 4 ("Sinfonia Ilirica"); S...
Performers: Forsberg, Bengt; Karlsson, Ola; Lysell, Bernt; Pettersson, Jorgen; Sjogren, Bjorn
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

A la Française - La Corne d'Or / Claude & Odile Delangle

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-07-04

Works: Fernande Decrück: Sonata for saxophone & piano (or orchestra) in C sharp major; Claude Delvincourt: Croquembouches, 6 pieces for alto saxophone & piano; Pierre Sancan: Lamento et Rondo, for saxo...
Performers: Delangle, Claude; Delangle, Odile

Europe / Raschèr Saxophone Quartet

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

Works: Iannis Xenakis: Xas, for saxophone quartet; Krzysztof Penderecki: Quartet for clarinet & string trio; Paul Hindemith: Konzertstück for 2 Alto Saxophones; Per Norgård: Roads to Ixtlan, movem...
Performers: Rascher, Carina; White, Harry Kinross
Conductors:
Ensemble: Raschèr Saxophone Quartet

Beamish: The Imagined Sound of Sun on Stone, etc /Harle, etc

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-01-01

Works: Sally Beamish: The Caledonian Road; The Day Dawn; The Imagined Sound of Sun on Stone; No, I'm Not Afraid
Performers: Beamish, Sally; Harle, John
Conductors: Rudner, Ola
Ensemble: Swedish Chamber Orchestra

"This is the second recording...of Sally Beamish's music, and the four pieces it contains confirm utterly her high standing. Her work is thoughtfully lyrical, intense,...continue...

A Saxophone for a Lady / Claude Delange, Odile Delange

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

Works: Claude Debussy: Rhapsodie for Saxophone and Orchestra; Petite pièce for Clarinet and Piano; André Caplet: Légende; Vincent d'Indy: Choral varié, Op. 55; Florent Schmitt: Lége...
Performers: Delangle, Claude; Delangle, Odile

The Japanese Saxophone / Claude Delangle

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-06-05

Works: Masakazu Natsuda: West or Evening Song in Autumn, for soprano saxophone & percussion; Ishiro Nodaira: Arabesque 3, for alto saxophone & piano; Fuminori Tanada: Mysterious Morning III for soprano saxo...
Performers: Delangle, Claude; Delangle, Odile; Geoffroy, Jean

The Russian Saxophone / Claude Delangle

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-08-24

Works: Edison Denisov: Sonata for saxophone & piano; Sonata for alto saxophone & cello; Alexandr Raskatov: Pas de deux on a text of Antonin Artaud, for soprano voice & saxophone; Sofia Gubaidulina: Duo-Sona...
Performers: Delangle, Claude; Delangle, Odile; Geoffroy, Jean; Vassilieva, Elena

"...One of the most important works in the saxophone repertoire is the Galzunov concerto. Another is the Debussy Rhapsodie. The present disc assembles music drawing...continue...

Denisov: Concerto for Alto Saxophone, etc / Claude Delangle

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

Works: Edison Denisov: Concerto for Viola; Painting; Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Performers: Buckland, David; Delangle, Claude; Delangle, Odile
Conductors: Otaka, Tadaaki
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"Claude Delangle is a stunning player, with gorgeous tone, effortless dexterity, and most importantly with the saxophone-immaculate dynamic control. Otaka and the BBC National Orchestra...continue...

Contemporary Swedish Music

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-11-11

Works: Moses Pergament: Sonatina for Flute & Strings; Hans Holewa: Concertino no 3 for ensemble ("Nonet for 3 trios"); Åke Hermansson: Suoni d'un flauto for alto flute, Op. 6; Flauto d'inverno for bass...
Performers: Asikainen, Seppo; Bahr, Gunilla von; Bergstrand, Martin; Fagius, Hans; Gillblad, Per-Olof; Grippe, Ragnar; Nordwall, Eva; Persson, Mats; Samuelsson, Hans; Savijoki, Pekka; Stevensson, Kjell-Inge; Tch...
Conductors: Westerberg, Stig
Ensemble: Musica Sveciae

The Contemporary American "C"

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-09-14

Works: Aaron Copland: Sonata for Piano; Paul Creston: Sonata for Saxophone and Piano in E flat major, Op. 19; George Crumb: Pieces (5) for Piano; Elliott Carter: Pieces (8) for Timpani; John Cage: Second Co...
Performers: Knardahl, Eva; Lindgren, Ingrid; Mortensen, Gert; Savijoki, Pekka; Siirala, Jussi

Tubin: Chamber & Choral Music / Neeme Järvi, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-10-01

Works: Eduard Tubin: Sonata for violin & piano No 2 in Phrygian mode; Ballad on A Theme by Mart Saar for piano; Sonata for alto saxophone (or viola) & piano; The Retreating Soldiers' Song; Ave Maria
Performers: Pontinen, Roland; Savijoki, Pekka; Sparf, Nils-Erik [Violin/Viola]
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Lund's Student Choral Society

Milhaud, Boutry, Francaix, Ibert - The French Saxophone

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

Works: Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche (3), suite for saxophone & orchestra (or piano), Op. 165c; Roger Boutry: Divertimento; Jean Françaix: Danses Exotiques (5) for alto saxophone & piano; Jacques Ibert...
Performers: Rahkonen, Margit; Savijoki, Pekka; Siirala, Jussi

The Solitary Saxophone / Claude Delangle

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-07-01

Works: Karlheinz Stockhausen: In Freundschaft; Luciano Berio: Sequenza VII for Oboe solo; Sequenza IXb for Alto Saxophone solo; Giacinto Scelsi: Maknongan; Ixor; Pezzi (3) for Soprano Saxophone; Betsy Jolas...
Performers: Delangle, Claude

Glazunov, Larsson, Panula: Works for Sax & Orch / Panula

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

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Alto Saxophone in E flat major, Op. 109; Lars-Erik Larsson: Concerto for Saxophone and String Orchestra, Op. 14; Jorma Panula: Adagio and Allegro for Saxophone and St...
Performers: Savijoki, Pekka
Conductors: Panula, Jorma
Ensemble: New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra

Hindemith: Chamber Music

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1993-05-01

Works: Paul Hindemith: Plöner Musiktag; Sonata for Trumpet and Piano; Sonata for Trombone and Piano in F major; Sonata for Bass Tuba and Piano; Sonata for Alto Horn and Piano in E flat major; Sonata fo...
Performers: Harlos, Steven; Knardahl, Eva; Lind, Michael; Lindberg, Christian; Pontinen, Roland; Savijoki, Pekka; Siirala, Jussi; Sonstevold, Knut; Tarr, Edward H.; Westenholz, Elisabeth
Conductors:
Ensemble: Malmö Brass Ensemble ; Musica Dolce Recorder Consort members