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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 22 / Christian Ihle Hadland, piano

1 CD / Simax / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482
Performers: Hadland, Christian Ihle
Conductors: Engegard, Arvid
Ensemble: ; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Ihle Hadland possesses an intoxicating ability to let us hear the genius of Mozart embodied in sound, rhythmical accentuation and phrasing. Mozart release follows Christian...continue...
Recording information: Oslo Konserthus (05/18/2011-05/20/2011)....continue...

Secret Memories - works for double bass & orchestra by Auerbach, Hauta, Kurtag, Scelsi, Salles / Dan Styffe, double bass

1 CD / Simax / 2012-09-25

Works: Lera Auerbach: Memory of a Tango, for double bass; Teppo Hauta-Aho: Poetic Caprice, for double bass; György Kurtág: Vigasztalás-üzenet Christian Sutternek, for solo cello; Olav An...
Performers: Herresthal, Peter; Styffe, Dan
Conductors: Saraste, Jukka-Pekka
Ensemble: ; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Dan Styffe is ranked among the foremost of the double bass players today. His ability to communicate musical refinement through the double bass is renowned....continue...

Perspectives: Pärt, Lutoslawski, Kurtag, Webern, Hogberg / Tromso CO; Dan Styfee, double bass

1 CD / Simax / 2012-07-31

Works: Anton Webern: Movements (5), version for string orchestra, Op. 5; Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bell; György Kurtág: Aus der Ferne no 3, for s...
Conductors: Holthe, Kolbjorn
Ensemble: ; Tromso Chamber Orchestra

The works on this recording embrace ninety-nine years of European music history and are balanced by paradoxical opposites; the program is dominated by moods of...continue...
Recording information: Målselv kirke, Bardufoss, Norway (01/17/2012-01/19/2012); Målselv kirke, Bardufoss, Norway (10/17/2011-10/19/2011)....continue...

Finn Mortensen: Symphony; Pezzo Orchestrale; Evolution

1 CD / Simax / 2012-01-31

Works: Finn Mortensen: Symphony no 1, Op. 5; Pezzo orchestrale, for orchestra, Op. 12; Evolution, for orchestra, Op. 23; Per Orchestra, for orchestra, Op. 30
Conductors: Mikkelsen, Terje
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Mortensen (1922-83) is one of those composers whose ideas and aesthetics seems to come into vogue long after their own time. Inspired by Bruckner, his...continue...
Recording information: Studio 1, BR Munich (03/21/2011-03/25/2011)....continue...

Arne Nordhiem: Epitaffio; Monolith; Canzona; Fonos; Adieu / Marius Hesby, trombone

1 CD / Simax / 2011-10-25

Works: Arne Nordheim: Monolith, for orchestra; Epitaffio, for orchestra & electronic elements; Canzona per orchestra; Fonos, 3 memorables for trombone & orchestra; Adieu, for string orchestra
Performers: Hesby, Marius
Conductors: Gupta, Rolf; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka
Ensemble: ; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

In 2011 Arne Nordheim would have been 80 years. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates the leading composer of Scandinavia with a fantastic recording of his earliest...continue...
Recording information: Oslo Konserthus (03/10/2010-03/12/2010); Oslo Konserthus (05/10/2010-05/12/2010)....continue...

Tribute To The Northern Winds

1 CD / Simax / 2011-06-28

Works: Egil Hovland: Fanfare and Choral, for wind band, Op. 54B; Festival Overture, for wind band, Op. 39; Aulis Sallinen: The Palace Rhapsody (Palatsirapsodia), for winds, percussion, harp & piano, Op. 72;...
Performers: Helseth, Tine Thing
Conductors: Ruud, Ole Kristian

The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces is among the foremost military orchestras, with international acclaim for its high musical level. A Tribute to...continue...
Recording information: Ridehuset, Akershus Festning, Oslo....continue...

Written In Sand / Paintings for Solo Violin

1 CD / Simax / 2011-02-22

Works: Poul Ruders: Variations for violin; Haflidi Hallgrímsson: Offerto, for violin; Poemi for violin & orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen: Lachen Verlernt
Performers: Sigerland, Solve
Conductors: Skalstad, Per Kristian

Sølve Sigerland has been soloist with orchestras like the Oslo Philharmonic, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra to great critical acclaim. As a founding...continue...

Edvard Grieg: Chasing The Butterfly

2 CD / Simax / 2011-01-25

Works: Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces (6), Book 8, Op. 65; Sonata for Piano in E minor, Op. 7; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 5, Op. 54; Humoresque for piano in G sharp minor ("Tempo d...
Performers: Grieg, Edvard; Slåttebrekk, Sigurd
Conductors: Jurowski, Michail

Sigurd Slåttebrekk and Tony Harrison were drawn to the artistic quality of Grieg's 1903 recordings of his own work. Their interpretations are based as much...continue...

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 6

1 CD / Simax / 2011-01-25

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"
Conductors: Saraste, Jukka-Pekka

Gustav Mahler made many comments to the effect that his Sixth Symphony should be understood as a highly personal, even autobiographical work. It was composed...continue...
Recording information: Oslo Konserthus (03/10/2010-03/12/2010)....continue...

Arve Tellefsen plays Ole Bull

1 CD / Simax / 2010-10-26

Works: Ole Borneman Bull: Nocturne for violin & orchestra; A visit to the mountain pasture; Et Saeterbesog (A Mountain Vision), for violin & piano; Adagio Religioso, for violin & piano ("En Moders Bon", "A ...
Performers: Årdal, Anne Britt Sævig; Aadland, Harald; Bullock, Catherine; Gimse, Håvard; Siegel, Eileen; Solum, Bjorn; Styffe, Dan; Taksdal, Nora; Tellefsen, Arve
Conductors: Aadland, Eivind

"I am very impressed by Tellefsen's playing, and I am very impressed by the orchestrations...The two Grieg pieces on this recording are simply gorgeous, and...continue...

Knut Nystedt: Knistnikvede

1 CD / Simax / 2008-08-22

Works: Knut Nystedt: Kristnikvede (Canticles of Praise), Op.144; A Song as in the Night for soprano & baritone solo, chorus & string orchestra, Op.149
Conductors: Mangersnes, Magnar

Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel; Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird

1 CD / Simax / 2008-08-22

Works: Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss

Kirsten Flagstad Vol 3 - Live Performances 1948-1957

3 CD / Simax / 2006-10-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; The Flying Dutchman; Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung; Wesendonck Lieder; Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Befreit, Op. 39 no 4;...
Performers: Flagstad, Kirsten; Svanholm, Set [Tenor Vocals]; Ursuleac, Viorica
Conductors: Kleiber, Erich; Merola, Gaetano; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Wallenstein, Alfred; Walter, Bruno; Jones, Geraint; Sebastian, Georges; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Hye-Knudsen, Johan; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Mermaid Orchestra; Metropol...

Valen: The Complete Symphonies

2 CD / Simax / 2006-04-25

Works: Fartein Valen: Symphonies, Nos 1-4, complete
Conductors: Ceccato, Aldo

Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto; Lyric Pieces

1 CD / Simax / 1995-11-10

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Lyric Pieces (8), Book 1, Op. 12; Album Leaf, lyric piece for piano, Op. 12/7; Melody, lyric piece for piano, Op. 38/3; Elegy, lyric piece for pia...
Performers: Knardahl, Eva
Conductors: Mikkelsen, Terje