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I Wonder as I Wander cover
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BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / MAHLER / BRITTEN
I Wonder as I Wander
James Newby (baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano)
[ BIS / SACD - released 4/Dec/2020 ]
Baritone James Newby explores the theme of wandering in his début recital album.
Ives: Piano Sonata No. 1 cover
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CHARLES IVES / BERNHARD GANDER
Ives: Piano Sonata No. 1
Joonas Ahonen (piano)
[ BIS SACD / SACD - released 2/Jul/2021 ]
Of the two large piano sonatas composed by Charles Ives, No. 2 ('the Concord Sonata') is by far the best known, overshadowing its sibling. The First Piano Sonata is comparably ambitious, however, and with a playing time of more than 40 minutes,...
A Piazzolla Trilogy cover
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ASTOR PIAZZOLA
A Piazzolla Trilogy
Karen Gomyo (violin), Stephanie Jones (guitar), Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
[ BIS SACD / SACD - released 6/Aug/2021 ]
Karen Gomyo's violin takes centre stage in this homage to Astor Piazzolla.
Piano Trios Op.1 No.3 & B flat major 'Archduke' cover
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BEETHOVEN
Piano Trios Op.1 No.3 & B flat major 'Archduke'
Kempf Trio
[ BIS / SACD - released 1/Jul/2004 ]
"...make room for pianist Freddy Kempf and his cohorts, whose individual and collective agility dazzles the ear and serves the composer well...Certainly this release bodes well for a complete Beethoven cycle from the Kempf trio, and represents its...
The Sound of Sibelius (Incls 'The Swan of Tuonela' & 'Karelia Suite') cover
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SIBELIUS
The Sound of Sibelius (Incls 'The Swan of Tuonela' & 'Karelia Suite')
Lahti Symphony Orchestra / Osmo Vanska
[ BIS / SACD - released 1/Dec/2009 ]
SIBELIUS IN SURROUND SOUND! The present recordings of The Swan of Tuonela, Lemminkäinen's Return and Finlandia are previously unreleased.
Opera at Eszterhaza cover
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JOSEF HAYDN
Opera at Eszterhaza
Miah Persson (soprano), Kirstin Chávez (mezzo-soprano), Bernard Richter (tenor), Christoph Genz (tenor) / Haydn Sinfonietta Wien / Manfred Huss
[ BIS / SACD - released 1/Dec/2009 ]
"The likeable Swiss tenor Bernard Richter sings… imaginatively… Baritone Iván Paley is lively in the buffo fun of 'Dice benissimo'… but the finest singing comes from Miah Persson…" BBC Music Magazine, March 2010 ****
Requiems cover
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FAURE / DURUFLE
Requiems
Miah Persson (soprano) Malena Ernman (mezzo-soprano) Olle Persson (baritone) / Swedish Radio Choir / Fredrik malmberg (conductor)
[ BIS / SACD - released 1/Nov/2005 ]
Musical settings of the Mass for the Dead have a tendency to dwell on the dramatic high points of the day of judgement and the trumpets of doom (Dies irae and Tuba mirum) – partly for the reason that they really are dramatic high points.
Mahler: Symphonies Nos 1 -10 (SACD Box Set) cover
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphonies Nos 1 -10 (SACD Box Set)
Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
[ BIS SACD / 11 SACD - released 7/Jul/2024 ]
Each of Gustav Mahler's ten symphonies is a sprawling epic, full of emotional turmoil. According to the composer, the symphony 'must be like the world. It must embrace everything'.
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 1 & 6 'Pastoral' cover
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LUGWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 1 & 6 'Pastoral'
Minnesota Orchestra / Osmo Vanska
[ BIS / SACD - released 1/Dec/2007 ]
"The outstanding SACD sonics let nothing stand between the listener and a visceral encounter with Beethoven's genius. These performances represent the difference between interpretations whose curiosity value rapidly wanes with each encounter,...
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 7 cover
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 7
Minnesota Orchestra / Osmo Vanska
[ BIS SACD / SACD - released 1/Aug/2008 ]
Gramophone Award Finalist 2009: Orchestral - "A triumphant final instalment in Vanskas acclaimed Minnesota Beethoven cycle. The BIS recording has exceptional clarity...a dynamic range that catches every graduation of the orchestra's scrupulously...
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 544, (excerpts) cover
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J.S. BACH
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 544, (excerpts)
Nancy Argenta (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Gerd Tark (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, conductor
[ BIS / SACD - released 1/Jan/2005 ]
"The overall performance, combined with different presentation options, make it a serious contender for first choice." - MusicWeb March 2005
Symphonies Nos 9 & 12 cover
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphonies Nos 9 & 12
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth
[ BIS / SACD - released 1/Jul/2007 ]
"The latest instalment in Mark Wigglesworth's ongoing survey of Shostakovich's symphonies offers many of teh virtues that were apparent in some of his earlier releases. Apart from outstanding demonstration sound...there is the impressive orchestral...
Symphony No.8 cover
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No.8
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth
[ BIS / SACD - released 1/Sep/2005 ]
"an interesting and highly individual performance worth hearing." (MusicWeb March 2006)
The Golden Age of the Cornet cover
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Golden Age of the Cornet
Ole Edvard Antonsen (cornet) / The Royal Norwegian Navy Band (Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps) / Ingar Bergby
[ BIS / SACD - released 1/Jan/2007 ]
The Royal Norwegian Navy Band is one of five professional military bands in Norway. With its 32 full-time musicians this highly popular ensemble performs both in Norway and abroad.
Cantatas (Vol 29) Nos 2, 3, 38 & 135 cover
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J.S. BACH
Cantatas (Vol 29) Nos 2, 3, 38 & 135
Pascal Bertin (counter tenor) Dorothee Mields (soprano) Gerd Turk (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki
[ BIS / SACD - released 1/Nov/2005 ]
"This release further enhances the reputation of the series as one of the glories of the CD era" (MusicWeb Feb 2006)
Concertos for Two and Three Pianos cover
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W.A. MOZART
Concertos for Two and Three Pianos
Ronald Brautigam and Alexei Lubimov (fortepianos) / Haydn Sinfonietta Wien / Manfred Huss (direction and fortepiano)
[ BIS / SACD - released 1/Sep/2007 ]
"In short, this CD is a delight from begin to end. It will make you want to see and hear the two pieces performed live because only then can one fully enjoy the virtuosic playfulness and beauty of the musical interchange between the two pianos in the...
Piano Works Vol. 1 (Includes the Pathatique Sonata) cover
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BEETHOVEN
Piano Works Vol. 1 (Includes the Pathatique Sonata)
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)
[ BIS / SACD - released 1/Sep/2004 ]
"The playing is riveting. Brautigam draws out the "Pathetique" sonata's first-movement introduction with plenty of rhetorical emphasis yet keeps the dotted rhythms in sharp focus...Whether in SACD surround-sound or conventional two-channel stereo...
Aho: Solo cover
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Solo Flute - From A to Z Volume 3 (Brett Dean to Claude Debussy) cover
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Solo Flute - From A to Z Volume 3 (Brett Dean to Claude Debussy)
Sharon Bezaly (flute)
[ BIS / SACD - released 1/Oct/2004 ]
In what American Record Guide has called 'one of the most interesting series going', Sharon Bezaly and her golden flute have reached the third instalment.
Flute Concertos cover
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W.A. MOZART
Flute Concertos
Sharon Bezaly (flute) / Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Juha Kangas
[ BIS SACD / SACD - released 1/Feb/2008 ]
"I was immediately struck by the dynamic shading the conductor was extracting from the orchestra, each phrase sharply chiselled. A remarkable and fascinating achievement." (MusicWeb Oct 2005)