Bull, Ole Borneman

Nordic Violin Favourites - works by Stenhammar, Atterberg, Sibelius, Bull, Halvorsen, Sinding, Olsen / Henning Kraggerud, violin

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-05-29

Works: Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen: Old Village Songs from Lom, for violin & string orchestra, Op. 2; Kurt Atterberg: Suite for violin, viola & string orchestra, Op. 19; Wilhelm Stenhammar: Sentimental Romance...
Performers: Kraggerud, Henning
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Dalasinfoniettan

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
... It's possible to loosely characterize the album, stylistically, as a whole; these are all romantic or...continue...
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Guitar of the North: A Musical Portrait of 19th -century Norway / Olav Chris Henriksen, guitar

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-04-08

Works: Leonhard Von Call: Sonata for guitar no 2, Op. 22/2; Joseph Küffner: Variations (6) on "Wenn ich in der Früh aufsteh", for guitar; Francesco Molino: Rondo for guitar in A major, Op. 28/3; C...
Performers: Henriksen, Olav Chris

American Record Guide, January/February 2013
Henriksen is a tasteful player and seems well-suited for this music. He can't make much more out it than simple, tuneful...continue...
Recording information: Future Productions, Roslindale, Massachusetts (12/16/2009-12/19/2009)....continue...

Bull, Wieniawski & Bruch Violin Concertos / Charlie Siem, violin

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 14; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Ole Borneman Bull: Cantabile doloroso e Rondo giocoso, for violin & orche...
Performers: Siem, Charlie
Conductors: Gourlay, Andrew
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Charlie Siem's second album for Warner Classics combines Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor - one of the best loved works in the...continue...
Recording information: Studio 1, Abbey Road Studios (03/15/2011-03/17/2011)....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...

The Golden Age of the Cornet / Ole Edvard Antonsen, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Herbert L. Clarke: Caprice Brillante "The Débutante"; Polka brillante "Bride of the waves"; Carl Hohne: Slavonic Fantasy for cornet & piano; Edvard Grieg: Melodies (12), Op. 33; Percy Code: Ze...
Performers: Antonsen, Ole Edvard
Conductors: Bergby, Ingar
Ensemble: Royal Norwegian Navy Band

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Icon: Kirsten Flagstad

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: George Frederick Handel: Serse; Messiah; Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion; Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht! BWV 505; O finstre Nacht, wann wirst du doch vergeben, sacred song for voi...
Performers: Alnaes, Eyvind; Flagstad, Kirsten; Jones, Geraint; McArthur, Edwin; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parikian, Manoug; Suthaus, Ludwig; Svanholm, Set [Tenor Vocals]; Thebom, Blanche
Conductors: Braithwaite, Warwick; Susskind, Walter; Dobroven, Issay; Böhm, Karl; Sebastian, Georges; Weigert, Herman; Furtwängler, Wilhelm

This 5 CD set, devoted to the famous Norwegian soprano Kirsten Flagstad, is a further release in the EMI Classics ICON series. Kirsten Flagstad enjoyed...continue...

Swedish Brass Quartet

1 CD / Caprice Records / 2008-12-23

Works: Swedish Traditional: Bridal March from Gotland, traditional melody; Isidor Dannström: Erotiskt svärmeri; Axel Frthiof Bergendahl: Göta Coldinu, festival march; Albert Löfgren: Sve...
Performers: Larsson, Hans; Torgé, Christer

Henri Marteau - Pupils & Colleagues

4 CD / Caprice Records / 2008-12-23

Works: Göran Olsson-Föllinger: Polka for violin & piano in A minor; Nejlikan for violin & piano; Jämtsägen for violin & piano; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B mi...
Performers: Allan Pettersson; Anderson, Olof; Andreason, Lottie; Barkel, Charles; Bjork, Gosta; Bjorling, Jussi; Broman, Nathaniel; Broman, Sten; Brostrom, Tage; Erland von Koch; Fritz Ahlberg; Frumerie, Gunnar ...
Conductors: Westerberg, Stig; Frykberg, Sten; Rybrant, Stig; Busch, Fritz; Bendix, Kurt; Grevillius, Nils

The Golden Age of the Cornet / Ole Edvard Antonsen, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-03-01

Works: Herbert L. Clarke: Caprice Brillante "The Débutante"; Polka brillante "Bride of the waves"; Carl Höhne: Slavic Fantasy; Edvard Grieg: Melodies (12), Op. 33; Percy Code: Zelda; Theodor Hoch:...
Performers: Antonsen, Ole Edvard
Conductors: Bergby, Ingar
Ensemble: Royal Norwegian Navy Band

'The trumpet is an instrument of sin while the cornet belongs to the angels.' This quotation is generally attributed to Herbert Lincoln Clarke, possibly the...continue...

Grainger: Over the Hills - and Far Away; Ives, etc

1 Super Audio CD / 2 L Records / 2007-02-27

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Suite algérienne, for orchestra in C major, Op. 60; Orient et Occident, for band (or orchestra), Op. 25; Percy Grainger: Children's March (Over the Hills and Far Away),...
Conductors: Sagstad, Bjorn

Works for Cello and Organ - Aberg, et al / Olofsson, Strid

1 CD / Nosag / 2005-05-12

Works: Thomas Åberg: Svensk brollopsmusik; Fantasi in A minor; Heimer Sjöblom: Liten svit i spelmanston, Op. 36; Ole Borneman Bull: Säterjäntans söndag; Erland von Koch: Folklig mar...
Performers: Olofsson, Ake; Strid, Karin

Romantic Scandinavia / Hedwall, Orebro Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / Swedish Society Discofil / 2005-04-16

Works: Armas Järnefelt: Berceuse; Edvard Grieg: Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Carl Nielsen: Little Suite for Strings in A minor, FS 6/Op. 1; Nils Björkander: Sketches (4) from the Arch...
Conductors: Hedwall, Lennart
Ensemble: Orebro Chamber Orchestra

Aaron Rosand in Norway

2 CD / Video Artists International / 2005-01-25

Works: Christian Sinding: Suite for violin & orchestra (or piano) in A minor, Op. 10 ("Suite in the Old Style"); Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise, for violin & piano (or orchestra) in E major, Op. 83; Ha...
Performers: Levin, Robert [Norwegian Pianist]; Rosand, Aaron [Violin]
Conductors: Brulund, Sverre; Andersen, Karsten

One of the premiere American violinists of his time, Aaron Rosand is profiled in this collection of live performances recorded between 1975-1980....continue...

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...

Norwegian Violin Favourites / Kraggerud, Engeset, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-02-01

Works: Ole Borneman Bull: Visit to a Summer Farm (conclusion, including The Herd Girl's Sunday) Halfdan; La Mélancolie; Concerto for Violin in E minor; Christian Sinding: Suite for violin & orchestra (...
Performers: Kraggerud, Henning
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra

Norwegian violin music dates back to the country's traditional folk instrument, the Hardanger fiddle. The oldest surviving fiddle dates from the early 1650s, its construction...continue...

Bull: Violin Solo Works / Tellefsen, Andersen, Bergen SO

1 CD / NKF / 1995-12-12

Works: Ole Borneman Bull: Fantasy and Variations on a Theme of Bellini for violin & orchestra; Concerto for Violin in E minor; Adagio Religioso, for violin & piano ("En Moders Bon", "A Mother's Prayer"); Po...
Performers: Tellefsen, Arve
Conductors: Andersen, Karsten
Ensemble: Bergen Symphony Orchestra