Engeset, Bjarte

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...
Recording information: Kristinehallen, Falun, Sweden....continue...

Great Violin Concertos - Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Spohr, Paganini, Lalo et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Wolfgan...
Performers: Bisengaliev, Marat; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Keylin, Misha; Kraggerud, Henning; Lamsma, Simone; Nishizaki, Takako; Papavrami, Tedi
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Gallois, Patrick; Jean, Kenneth; Mogrelia, Andrew; Wit, Antoni; Wildner, Johannes; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Leaper, Adrian; Engeset, Bjarte

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Grieg: Music for String Orchestra / Malmo SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-10-25

Works: Edvard Grieg: Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 53; From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Lyric Pieces (2) for orchestra (orchestration of Op. 68/4 & Op. 68/5); Nordic Me...
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Malmo Symphony Orchestra

Grieg's beautiful works for string orchestra often owe their origin to poetic inspiration or to mountain vistas. Some were based on piano originals, including the...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Sweden....continue...

Ludvig Irgens-Jensens: Symphony in D minor; Passacaglia / Bjarte

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-09-27

Works: Ludvig Irgens-Jensen: Sinfonia for orchestra in D minor; Air, for orchestra; Passacaglia for orchestra
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

The two main works on this recording are among the peaks of twentieth-century Norwegian orchestral music. Irgens-Jensen's Passacaglia won second prize in the Nordic section...continue...
Recording information: The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset, UK (05/22/2009-05/23/2009)....continue...

Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet Suite For Brass

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-01-26

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite no 2, Op. 64b; Romeo and Juliet, Suite no 3 for orchestra, Op. 101; Pieces (10) for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte

The idea of arranging movements from Prokofiev's popular ballet 'Romeo and Juliet' for brass band and percussion is not as strange as it may first...continue...
Recording information: Biskopshavn Kirke, Bergen, Norway (06/12/2008-06/15/2008)....continue...

Svendsen: Norwegian Rhapsodies no 1-4, etc / Bjarte Engeset, South Jutland SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-08-25

Works: Johan Svendsen: Romeo and Juliet Overture, Op. 18; Norwegian Rhapsody for orchestra no 1, Op. 17; Norwegian Rhapsody for orchestra no 2, Op. 19; Norwegian Rhapsody for orchestra no 3, Op. 21; Norwegi...
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: South Jutland Symphony Orchestra

Johan Svendsen remains pre-eminent among those 19th-century Norwegians who harnessed Romantic Nationalism to Classical musical forms. Inspired by Liszt's 'Hungarian Rhapsodies' the four 'Norwegian Rha...continue...

Wind Band Classics - Tveitt: Sinfonietta di soffiatori, etc / Engeset, Royal Norwegian Navy Band

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-12-16

Works: Geirr Tveitt: Sinfonia di Soffiatori no 3, for wind band; Prinds Christian Frederiks Honnormarch (Prince Christian Fredrick's March of Honour), for wind band; The Old Mill on the Brook (Det gamle kve...
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Royal Norwegian Navy Band

This album celebrates the centenary of the birth of Geirr Tveitt, an important figure in Norwegian music, many of whose scores perished when his house...continue...

Grieg: Peer Gynt Op. 23, At a southern convent's gate Op. 20, etc / Engeset, Malmö SO, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Foran Sydens kloster (Before a Southern Convent), for soprano, alto, female chorus & orchestra, Op.; Bergliot, melodrama for speaker & orchestra, Op. 42
Performers: Armand, Froydis; Berg, Kirsten Braten; Galdos, Itziar M.; Gericke, Isa Katharina; Hivju, Erik; Jacobsen, Anne Marit; Larsen, Gjermund; Lovlid, Unni; Sand, Hans Jakob; Soberg, Yngve A.; Stiklestad, Kn...
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Grieg's incidental music for Ibsen's play 'Peer Gynt' (1874-5) won immediate success and ranks among his most enduringly popular compositions, its huge range of orchestral...continue...

Cinema Classics 2007 - Classical Music Made Famous in Films

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-12-11

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Requiem Mass; Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux; George Fre...
Performers: Coles, Priti; Filipova, Elena; Glemser, Bernd; Jandó, Jenö; Lotric, Janez; Morozov, Igor
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte; Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni; Mallon, Kevin; Morandi, Pier Giorgio; Wildner, Johannes; Ligeti, András; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Aradia Baroque Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana; Concentus Hungaricus; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; The N...

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites, etc / Engeset, Dam-Jensen, Knudsen, Malmö Symphony

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-10-30

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Melodies (12), Op. 33; Den bergtekne (The Mountain Thrall), for baritone, 2 horns & string orchestra, Op. 32; Songs (6) for voice & orchestra, E...
Performers: Dam-Jensen, Inger; Knudsen, Palle
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Grieg’s incidental music to Henrik Ibsen’s play 'Peer Gynt' is greatly loved by many and is generally considered to be one of the foremost expressions...continue...

Grieg: Symphony in C minor, etc / Bjarte Engeset, Malmö SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-06-26

Works: Edvard Grieg: Symphony in C minor, EG 119; Old Norwegian Romance with Variations for 2 Pianos, Op. 51; Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Few symphonies can have been the subject of so many reservations as the 20-year-old Grieg's 'forbidden' Symphony in C minor of which the composer himself...continue...

Grieg: Norwegian Dances, Ballade, etc / Engeset, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-03-27

Works: Edvard Grieg: Norwegian Peasant Dances (17) for Piano, Op. 72; Norwegian Dances (4) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 35; Stimmungen (Moods) (7) for piano, Op. 73; Brudefolget drager forbi (Bridal Procession), ...
Performers: Engeset, Bjarte
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"This disc is wholly delightful. Perhaps the most exciting "find" is Geirr Tveitt's orchestration of the Ballade, which sounds amazingly like--Geirr Tveitt! It's gorgeous. Tveitt...continue...

The Very Best of Grieg

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Lyric Pieces (8) for piano, Book 1, Op. 12; Sonata no 3 in C minor for violin & piano; Peer Gynt; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43; Quartet for Strings no 1...
Performers: Arnesen, Bodil; Birkeland, Oystein; Eriksen, Erling Ragnar; Gimse, Håvard; Jandó, Jenö; Kjekshus, Helge; Kraggerud, Henning; Nishizaki, Takako; Steen-Nökleberg, Einar
Conductors: Studt, Richard; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; ; Leaper, Adrian; Edlinger, Richard; Engeset, Bjarte; Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Oslo String Quartet; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmo...

The leading Scandinavian composer of his time and the principal advocate for Norwegian music, Grieg came to the forefront of international attention through works such...continue...

KDFC - Islands of Sanity 3 - 100% Natural

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-01

Performers: Barbagallo, James; Biret, Idil; Donohoe, Peter; Greed, David; Jandó, Jenö; Nagy, Péter; Nishizaki, Takako; Tóth, István; Thiollier, François-Joël; Yablons...
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David; Engeset, Bjarte; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Kamu, Okko; ; Leaper, Adrian; Nazareth, Daniel; Rahbari, Alexander; Amos, David; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Lenárd, Ondrej; Bátiz, En...
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Northern Philharmonia; Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Iceland Symp...

Sibelius, Sinding: Violin Concertos, etc / Kraggerud, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-09-21

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Serenades (2) for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 69; Christian Sinding: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A major, Op. 45; Romance in D major, Op. 100
Performers: Kraggerud, Henning
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

"Kraggerud's tone is warm, precisely focused and capable of an expressive variety of colors. Most important of all, he acts not as a nimble young...continue...

Grieg: Piano Concerto, etc / Gimse, Engeset, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-06-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: I host (In Autumn), concert overture for orchestra, Op. 11; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Symphonic Dances (4), Op. 64
Performers: Gimse, Havard
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"With its dramatic flair, succulent tunes and touches of whimsy, Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto is one of the most popular in the repertory, and deservedly...continue...

Norwegian Classical Favorites Vol 2 / Engeset, Iceland SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-05-01

Works: Harald Saeverud: Peer Gynt, Op. 28; Ballad of revolt, for piano, Op. 22/5; Geirr Tveitt: Hundred Hardingtonar (A Hundred Hardanger Tunes), for orchestra, Op 151; Eivind Groven: At Evening, Op. 60; Hj...
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte

This selection of orchestral works marks the transition between the more traditional music and the music of the 'progressive' composers active in the 1920s. Amongst...continue...

Norwegian Classical Favourites - Grieg, Halvorsen, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-02-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Norwegian Dances (4) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 35; Våren (Last Spring), elegiac melody for orchestra (or piano) no 2, Op. 34/2; Christian Sinding: Rustle of Spring (Fr&uum...
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Iceland Symphony Orchestra

This collection of Norwegian classical favourites ranges from pieces by Grieg, Sinding and Svendsen to works by their lesser-known contemporaries, many of which, including Hanssen's...continue...

Tveitt: Piano Concerto no 4, etc / Engeset, Gimse, Süssmann

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-10-01

Works: Geirr Tveitt: Variations on a Folksong from Hardanger, for 2 pianos & orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 4 ("Aurora Borealis"), Op. 130
Performers: Gimse, Håvard; Süssmann, Gunilla
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"Eighty percent of Tveitt's output perished in the fire that destroyed his home, but what survives already seems precious enough achievement. The 'Hardanger Folksong Variations'...continue...

Classical Heat

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-05-01

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Alberto Ginastera: Dances from Estancia, dance suite from the ballet, Op. 8a; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde...
Performers: -Lloyd, David; Alsop, Marin; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bramall, Anthony; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Dalayman, Katarina; Engeset, Bjarte; Geringas, Da...
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David; Bramall, Anthony; Bátiz, Enrique; Mund, Uwe; Wildner, Johannes; Morandi, Pier G.; Jean, Kenneth; Mogrelia, Andrew; Wit, Antoni; Rahbari, Alexander; Alsop, Marin; Gunzenhauser...
Ensemble: ; Vlach Quartet Prague

Classical Heat collects two discs' worth of fire-related and/or energetic classical music. The first disc, cryptically titled "By the Electric Fire," includes Khachaturian's Sabre Dance, Mars, the Bri...continue...

Tveitt: A Hundred Hardanger Tunes Suites 2 & 5 / Engeset

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-03-01

Works: Geirr Tveitt: A Hundred Hardanger Tunes Suite no 2 for orchestra ("Fifteen Mountain Songs" Nos. 16-30), Op. 151/2; A Hundred Hardanger Tunes Suite no 5 for orchestra ("Troll Tunes" Nos. 61-75), Op. 1...
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

One of the most individual and prolific of Norwegian composers, Geirr Tveitt studied in Leipzig, Vienna and Paris with teachers including Honegger, Villa-Lobos and Wellesz,...continue...

Tveitt: A Hundred Hardanger Tunes Suites / Engeset, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-09-01

Works: Geirr Tveitt: Hundred Hardingtonar (A Hundred Hardanger Tunes), for orchestra, Op 151
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"Tveitt's sound-world is highly original, imaginative, and unfailingly inventive. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra plays with evident enthusiasm for Bjarte Engeset, who has collated the...continue...

Klengel: Cello Concertos / Jankovic, Richter, Engeset, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2001-09-01

Works: Julius Klengel: Concerto for Cello no 4 in B minor, Op. 37; Concerto for 2 cellos & orchestra in E minor, Op. 45; Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 4
Performers: Jankovic, Xenia; Richter, Christoph
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Hannover Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Tveitt: Piano Concertos no 1 & 5 / Gimse, Engeset, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-04-01

Works: Geirr Tveitt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F major, Op. 5; Concerto for Piano no 5, Op. 156
Performers: Gimse, Håvard
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

These two concertos for Geirr Tveitt's own instrument, the piano, integrate tender, haunting melodies into a brilliantly colorful and imaginative orchestral and pianistic setting. Tveitt's...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...

Svendsen: Symphonies no 1 and 2 / Engeset, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-07-30

Works: Johan Svendsen: Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 4; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 15
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Sadly overshadowed by the music of his countryman and contemporary, Edvard Grieg, Svendsen's two symphonies are captivating and masterfully orchestrated. Full of poetry and Norwegian...continue...