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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...

Beethoven: Complete Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 12 - Venni Amore - Variations / Ronald Brautigam, fortepiano

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-05-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (9) on a march by Dressler, for piano in C minor, WoO 63; Variations (6) on a Swiss song for piano in F major, WoO 64; Variations (24) for Piano on Righini's "Venni a...
Performers: Brautigam, Ronald

In March 1783, the readers of Cramer's Magazin der Musik could read about a certain 'Louis van Betthoven', a 'boy ...of most promising talent', whose...continue...
Recording information: Österåker Church, Sweden (08/2011)....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...

White Nights: Impressions of Norwegian Folk Music

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-02-04

Works: Gjermund Larsen: Polonaise for fiddle; Solbonn (Sun Prayer), for fiddle & chorus; Solistvals (Soloist's Waltz), for fiddle; Norwegian Traditional: Gropen, traditional dance melody from Verdal (after ...
Performers: Aasbo, Jens-Erik; Husan, Jorunn Lovise; Korshamn, Svein; Larsen, Gjermund; Versto, Berit Opheim
Conductors: Pedersen, Grete

More than a century ago, the rhythms and harmonies of Edvard Grieg’s music enchanted a whole world. What Grieg himself readily admitted was that these...continue...
Recording information: Ris Kirke, Oslo, Norway (11/2009)....continue...

Haydn: The Complete Early Divertimenti / Huss, Standage [5 CDs]

5 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-02-04

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Divertimento for 2 violins, 2 violas & bass in G major, H. 2/2; Divertimento for 2 oboes, 2 horns & strings in G major, H. 2/9; Divertimento for 2 oboes, 2 horns, bassoon & string...
Performers: Standage, Simon
Conductors: Huss, Manfred

When it comes to spreading the music of Haydn’s earliest years, Haydn Sinfonietta Wien and Manfred Huss have possibly done more than any other performers,...continue...

Sibelius Edition 10: Piano Music 2

5 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-04-10

Works: Jean Sibelius: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 46; Belshazzar's Feast (Belsazars gästabud), incidental music, Op. 51; Pieces (10) for piano, Op. 58; Pan & Echo (Dance Intermezzo no 3), f...
Performers: Grasbeck, Folke; Lonnqvist, Peter

Jean Sibelius is known as a great symphonist but he was also a highly skilled and prolific miniaturist who produced short, often aphoristic pieces throughout...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...

Haydn: Complete Music for Solo Keyboard / Ronald Brautigam

15 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-09-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 1 in G major, H 16 no 8; Sonata for Keyboard no 2 in C major, H 16 no 7; Sonata for Keyboard no 3 in F major, H 16 no 9; Sonata for Keyboard no 4 in G major...
Performers: Brautigam, Ronald

In a recent review of his recording of Beethoven 'Piano Concertos', Ronald Brautigam was described in The Times (UK) as "the king of that strange...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...

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites, etc / Ruud, Bergen PO

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-10-07

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46; Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Funeral March in Memory of Richard Nordraak, EG 107; Old Norwegian Romance with Variations for 2 Pianos, Op. 51; Lyric Pieces...
Conductors: Ruud, Ole Kristian
Ensemble: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Since the release of the first volume, (Piano Concerto & Symphony, BIS-SACD-1191), in February 2003, this series has been gathering the most extravagant praise, both...continue...

Seriously Sibelius / Vänskä, Ylönen, Kuusisto, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-10-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: In memoriam, Op. 59; Pieces (2) for Violin/Cello and Orchestra, Op. 77; Presto for Strings; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Humoresques (6) for Violin and Orchestra; Pieces (3) for Or...
Performers: Kuusisto, Jaakko; Ylonen, Marko
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

""Seriously Sibelius" it says on the front cover - but don't let that hoodwink you into thinking that this is some kind of mood-led compilation...continue...

The Legend of Jean Sibelius - Finlandia, etc / Vänskä

2 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-01-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Oceanides, Op. 73; Kuolema; Andante festivo for Strings and Timpani; En saga, Op. 9; Pohjola's daughte...
Performers: Kavakos, Leonidas; Laukka, Raimo
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"...These are fundamentally very good interpretations, fully in keeping with the high standards of the Lahti/Vanska series, and for the most part outstandingly well-recorded. So...continue...

Love bade me welcome - Dowland, etc / Taylor, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-11-07

Works: Robert Jones: Though your strangeness frets my heart; My complaining is but feigning; Once did I serve a cruel heart; Sweet Kate; What if I seek for love of thee; Lie down poor heart; And is it night...
Performers: Bowman, James; Kelly, Frances; Kenny, Elizabeth; Levy, Mark; Taylor, Daniel [Countertenor]
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Ensemble: Theatre of Early Music

On this disc, counter-tenor Daniel Taylor and the Theatre of Early Music (also on the much praised BIS-CD-1346: Leons de Tnbres) have devised a program,...continue...

Sibelius: String Quartets 1885-89 / Tempera String Quartet

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-06-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Molto moderato and Scherzo for 2 Violins, Viola and Cello, JS 134; Scherzo for 2 Violins, Viola and Cello in B minor; Quartet for Strings in E flat major, JS 184; Themes (4) for 2 Viol...
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Ensemble: Tempera String Quartet

Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar, etc / Ruud, Hagegård, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-05-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 22; Landkjending, Op. 31; Bergliot, Op. 42; Funeral March in Memory of Richard Nordraak, EG 107; Mountain thrall, Op. 32
Performers: Hagegard, Hakan; Mauseth, Gorild
Conductors: Ruud, Ole Kristian
Ensemble: Bergen Philharmonic Choir Male Voices; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Kor Vest; Seim Songkor

Kajanus: Sinfonietta, Aino, etc / O. Vanska, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-05-01

Works: Robert Kajanus: Finnish Rhapsody no 1 in D minor, Op. 5; The Death of Kullervo, Op. 3; Sinfonietta in B flat major, Op. 16; Aino
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra; YL Male Voice Choir

"Vanska and the Lahti group must truly love this music: they play it so movingly, with gleaming glowing tone and excitement." - Parsons, ARG...continue...

Haydn: Complete Keyboard Music Vol 10 / Brautigam, Petry

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

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Capriccio for Harpsichord in G major, H 17 no 1; Variations (12) for Harpsichord in E flat major, H 17 no 3; Variations (20) for Harpsichord in A major, H 17 no 2; Fantasia for Pi...
Performers: Brautigam, Ronald

Rondo of the Waves - Sibelius: Aallottaret, etc / Vänskä

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2003-05-04

Works: Jean Sibelius: Oceanides, Op. 73; Suite for Orchestra in three movements; Cassazione, Op. 6; Dance Intermezzo for Piano, Op. 45 no 2; Cantata for the Coronation of Nicholas II; Morceau Romantique sur...
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Every note, save for the finished tone poem, will be new to listeners and there are some real delights, a 'bonne bouche' in the form...continue...

Norwegian Rhapsody - Grieg, Halvorsen, etc / Aadland, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-12-05

Works: Johan Halvorsen: Entry March of the Boyars (Bojarernes Indtogsmarsch), for orchestra; Fanitullen, for narrator & ensemble; Johan Svendsen: Norwegian Artists' Carnival, for orchestra, Op. 14; Edvard G...
Performers: Oland, Nils
Conductors: Aadland, Eivind
Ensemble: Stavanger Symphony Orchestra

Homage to Horowitz / Valery Kuleshov

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-10-07

Works: Vladimir Horowitz: Variations on the Wedding March from Mendelssohn's "Midsummer Night's Dream", for piano; Valse in F minor; Moment exotique "Danse excentrique"; Variations on a Theme from Bizet's "...
Performers: Kuleshov, Valery

"...[Valery Kuleshov's] accomplishments here are prodigious - not least the fact that he transcribed all but one of these pieces from Horowitz's own performances, since...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...

Symphonic Organ Music - Sibelius, et al / Hans-Ola Ericsson

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-01-23

Works: Jean Sibelius: In memoriam, Op. 59; Antonín Dvorák: Preludes and Fugues for Organ, B 302; Alexander Glazunov: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in D major, Op. 93; Prelude and Fugue for Organ...
Performers: Ericsson, Hans-Ola

"Interest centres here on 'Surusoitto', which Sibelius composed at short notice in 1931...The Dvorak pieces...are exercises the 18-year-old composer wrote on graduating from...school...The three Glazu...continue...

Playgrounds for Angels - Nordic Music for Brass / Partout

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2000-02-22

Works: Jean Sibelius: Overture for Brass in F minor; Andantino, Menuetto for Clarinet, 2 Cornets, 2 Horns, Baritone and Tuba; Preludium for Brass Ensemble; Tiera; Petite Suite for Brass Septet; Allegro for ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Brass Partout

"...Brass Partou is led by Hermann Baumer...It is clearly one of the world's finest large brass ensembles, comparable with...elite groups...This is a superb recording." -Kilpatrick,...continue...

Japonisme - Gil-Marchex, Tansman, et al / Noriko Ogawa

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

Works: Henri Gil-Marchex: Deux Images du vieux Japon; Alexandre Tansman: La Tour de monde en miniature, for piano; Theodor Szántó: In Japan (Four studies in Japanese harmony based on native songs)...
Performers: Ogawa, Noriko

Skalkottas: Music for Violin and Piano / Demertzis, et al

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

Works: Nikos Skalkottas: Sonata for solo violin; Sonatina for violin & piano no 1; Sonatina for violin & piano no 2; Sonatina for violin & piano no 3; Sonatina for violin & piano no 4; Little Chorale and Fu...
Performers: Asteriadou, Maria; Demertzis, Georgios

"That Skalkottas was an accomplished professional violinist is apparent in every bar of these works. The Solo Sonata, especially in the expert hands of Demertzis,...continue...

Sibelius: Music for Mixed and Female Choir / Jubilate Choir

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-05-29

Works: Jean Sibelius: Up through the air (Kör av vindarna; Upp genom luften), for chorus & piano, JS 213; Why, father, do you kiss my sweetheart here? (Vi kysser du fader), for female chorus & piano, J...
Performers: Djupsjobacka, Gustav; Groop, Monica; Maenpaa, Ari-Pekka; Tiilikainen, Sauli
Conductors: Riska, Astrid

Ligeti: Complete Piano Music Vol 2 / Fredrik Ullén

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-11-05

Works: György Ligeti: Musica ricercata, pieces (11) for piano; Sonatina for piano, 4 hands; Induló (March), for piano, 4 hands; Polifón etüd (Polyphonic Étude), for piano, 4 hands; ...
Performers: Ullen, Fredrik

Mozart: Complete Solo Piano Music Vol 8 / Ronald Brautigam

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-04-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations (10) for Piano in G major on Gluck's "Unser dummer Pöbel meint", K 455; Suite for Piano in C major, K 399 (385i); Funeral march for Piano in C minor, K 453a; ...
Performers: Brautigam, Ronald

Sibelius: Works for Mixed Choir / Riska, Jubilate Choir

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-01-06

Works: Jean Sibelius: Rakastava (The Lover), for male chorus (with or without string orchestra), JS 160; Play, pretty maiden (Soitapas sorea neito), for voice & chorus, JS 176; Ensam i dunkla skogarnas famn...
Performers: Groop, Monica; Nyman, Tom; Tiilikainen, Sauli
Conductors: Riska, Astrid
Ensemble: Jubilate Choir

Court and Dance Music / Lena Jacobson

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-05-30

Works: Marco Facoli: Padoana Terza dita la Finetta (Il secondo libro D'Intavolatura di Balli); Hor ch'io son gionto quivi (Il secondo libro D'Intavolatura di Balli); S'io m'accorgo ben mio (Il secondo libro...
Performers: Jacobson, Lena

Lecuona: Complete Piano Music Vol 2 / Tirino, Bartos

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-03-19

Works: Ernesto Lecuona: Argentine Rhapsody; El Sombrero de Varey; Two Hearts that Pass in the Night; Popular Melodies; Diary of a Child; Farewell to the Trenches; Cuba and America; Black Cat; Cuba at Arms; ...
Performers: Tirino, Thomas
Conductors: Bartos, Michael
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Dowland: The Complete Solo Lute Music / Jakob Lindberg

4 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-05-20

Works: John Dowland: Queene Elizabeth, her Galliard, P 41; Earl of Essex, his Galliard, P 42a; Lady Cliftons Spirit, P 45; Sir John Smith, his Almaine, P 47; Mr John Langton's Pavan, P 14; King of Denmark, ...
Performers: Lindberg, Jakob

Grieg: Complete Piano Music Vol 12 / Love Derwinger

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-10-12

Works: Edvard Grieg: Pieces (3) for piano, EG 105; Agitato, EG 106; At Halfdan Kjerulf's Memorial, EG 167; Margretes Vuggesang (Margrete's Lullaby), Norwegian melody for piano no 8, EG 108/8; Norsk Sjomands...
Performers: Derwinger, Love

Sibelius: Piano Transcriptions Vol 2 / Erick Tawaststjerna

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

Works: Jean Sibelius: Belshazzar's Feast, Op. 51; The Bells of Kallio Church (Kellosävel Kallion kirkossa), partsong for chorus (or piano), Op. 65/2; Scaramouche, incidental music for a tragic pantomim...
Performers: Tawaststjerna, Erik T.

Sibelius: Finlandia, etc / Järvi, Laulun Ystävät Male Choir

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

Works: Jean Sibelius: The Origin of Fire (Tulen synty), for voice, male chorus & orchestra, Op. 32; Sandels, improvisation for male chorus & orchestra, Op. 28; March of the Finnish Jaeger Battalion, for mal...
Performers: Tiilikainen, Sauli
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

From Byrd to Birds / Musica Dolce

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1993-12-07

Works: Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Concerto for 5 tenor recorders in D minor; Samuel Scheidt: Cantus 28; Clement Woodcock: Browning My Dere, for 5 recorders; William Byrd: Browning a 5, for instrumental co...
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Ensemble: Members of the Musica Dolce Recorder Quintet (Memb

Christmas Music / Sund, Orphei Drängar

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1991-11-01

Works: Georg Joseph Vogler: Hosanna zu Davids Sohn; Ruben Liljefors: När det lider mot jul; Gustaf Nordqvist: Jul, jul stralande jul; Traditional: Bereden väg för herran; Hodie Christus natus...
Performers: Forsberg, Bengt; Hogman, Christina; Mattei, Peter
Conductors: Sund, Robert
Ensemble: Orphei Drängar

Sibelius: Scaramouche, etc / Järvi, Gothenburg SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1991-06-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Scaramouche, incidental music for a tragic pantomime for piano & orchestra, Op. 71; Wedding March (Hochzeitzug), for orchestra (from the play The Language of the Birds [Die Sprache der
Performers: Levin, Mats; Vahle, Petera
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Gade: The Complete Organ Music / Ralph Gustafsson

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1991-04-01

Works: Niels Gade: Tre Tonestykker (3 Tone Pieces), for organ, Op. 22; Af Hoiheden Oprunden; Trio for organ no 1 in F major; Trio for organ no 2 in C major; Andante for organ in G; Chorale and 7 Variations ...
Performers: Gustafsson, Ralph

Widor: Symphonies for Organ / Hans Fagius

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1990-12-01

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Symphony for Organ no 3 in E minor, Op. 13 no 3; Symphony for Organ no 6 in G minor, Op. 42 no 2; Symphony for Organ no 1 in C minor, Op. 13 no 1
Performers: Fagius, Hans

Gershwin: Complete Piano Works / Dag Achatz

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1989-10-17

Works: George Gershwin: Impromptu for Piano in 2 keys; Rialto Ripples; Rhapsody in Blue; Preludes (3) for Piano; Merry Andrew; Three-quarter blues; Capitol Revue; La La Lucille; French Doll; George White's ...
Performers: Achatz, Dag

Music for a Rainy Day / Roland Pöntinen

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1900-01-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 27; Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28; Claude Debussy: Suite...
Performers: Pontinen, Roland

Grieg: Complete Piano Music Vol 6 / Eva Knardahl

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1900-01-11

Works: Edvard Grieg: Ballade for Piano in G minor, Op. 24; Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46; Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Sigurd Jorsalfar Suite, Op. 56
Performers: Knardahl, Eva