New release for January, 2012
CDS 1095-2 Music for Piano and OrchestraMaria Verbaite, piano.
The recording of the three Swedish pieces for piano and orchestra performed by Maria Verbaite and the NorrlandsOperan Symphony Orchestra directed by the experienced B. Tommy Andersson has brought life to rare played orchestral pieces. Maria Verbaite has in a short time grown to be a well-known Swedish artist with awards from
competitions in Lithuania, Paris, New York and Germany. She is a three times winner in the Steinway competition in Stockholm....
New release for December, 2011
CDA 1674-2 Silver Tunes - Music for flute and organElivi Varga, flute - Olle Långström, organ.
I wanted to have a variety of works on this recording, including works by women, and to explore some lesser-known repertoire. Most of the works are by American, Swedish and French composers, and they range from Hildegard´s O eterne Deus from the 12th century to Lowell Liebermann´s Air from 2009.
Besides the Gluck, Claude Debussy´s Syrinx is the only real standard flute repertiore work on this recording. It´s a work that´s very close to me, so even though it´s probably over-played these days, I really wanted to include it here. ....
Besides the Gluck, Claude Debussy´s Syrinx is the only real standard flute repertiore work on this recording. It´s a work that´s very close to me, so even though it´s probably over-played these days, I really wanted to include it here. ....
New release for October, 2011
CDA 1094-2 Italian Masterpieces for clarinet or basset horn and orchestra - Stephan Siegenthaler, clarinet and basset horn
The Italian masterpieces on this CD range from Vivaldi (1678-1741) to Busoni (1866-1924). The music flavour and the use of the clarinet changes over the centuries but the sound of the instrument is always bright and strong. Stephan Siegenthaler brings us a selection of masterpieces from the Italian masters like Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini in cooperation with the capella Istropolitana and Kaspar Zehnder.
New release for October, 2011
CDA 1674-2 Siegenthaler, Stephan: Romantic Quintets for Clarinet and String Quartet.
From 1989 to 1995 Stephan Siegenthaler held the position as solo clarinettist in the Biel symphony orchestra. After a successfully career in the medical industry he returned in 2008 to the professional music arena while appointed rector of the musical department in the Lucerne University....
New release for August, 2011
CDA 1675-2 Joseph Marx: Der Ton. Matilda Persson, mezzosoprano; Bengt-Åke Lundin, piano.
During the years 1908–12 Marx composed around 120 songs, some of which were published in the collections Italienische Lieder I–II (1912) and Lieder und Gesänge I–III (1910–12). Nowadays these songs are regarded as the finest works that he produced....
New release for April, 2011
CDA 1671-2 Leopold Godowsky: Phonoramas - Java Suite. Carl Petersson, piano.
For the genesis of Java Suite we have to go back to 1920. Godowsky was 50, at the height of his fame as a pianiast and a composer, and about to enter the most hectic decade of his life...
New release for April, 2011
CDA 1672-2 Lars Sellergren Vol. 5
Lars Sellergren, piano: Beethoven, Piano Sonatas No.1 F minor (op. 2-1), No.2 A major (op. 2-2), No.3 C major (op. 2-3), No.15 D major 'Pastoral' (op. 28), No.21 C major 'Waldstein' (op. 53), No.31 A flat major (op. 110).
From 1950 to 1967 he gave regular concerts including a very large number of radio and TV broadcasts. After a period in organisational work he returned to the concert platform in 1975 and continued to perform until 1999....
New release for April, 2011
CDS 1093-2 Zygmunt Noskowski: Symphony No. 2 Elegijna, Odglosy pamiatkowe, Variations on an original theme. Polska Orkiestra Radiowa conduced by Lukasz Borowicz.
In the spring of 1875 Noskowski returned to Warsaw and Constance where he became director of music of the city and the conductor of the Bodan choral society...
New release for December, 2010
CDO 1091/92-2 Jacopo Foroni (1825 - 1858) Cristina Regina di Svezia - The Göteborg Opera Orchestra and Chorus - Tobias Ringborg / Liine Carlsson, soprano / Ann-Kristin Jones, mezzo / Kosma Ranuer, baritone / Iwar Bergkwist, tenor / Daniel Johansson, tenor / Fredrik Zetterström, bariton
The opera is about Queen Cristina's abdication and tells the story in five scenes
(Love, Marriage, Conspiracy, The Lost dream, Abdication).
In true 19th century fashion the cause of the abdication was not her conversion to catholicism but her love of Magnus Gabriele and the future King Carl Gustav
(Love, Marriage, Conspiracy, The Lost dream, Abdication).
In true 19th century fashion the cause of the abdication was not her conversion to catholicism but her love of Magnus Gabriele and the future King Carl Gustav
New release for November, 2010
CDA 1670-2 Franz Schubert - Die Winterreise, D 911 - Carl Johan Loa Falkman, baryton / Bengt-Åke Lundin, piano
Huvudpersonen i Winterreise är en vandrare, men hans kärleksupplevelse ligger redan bakom honom. Hans väg går mot en allt större ensamhet och innebär en alltmer stegrad dödsfixering.
New release for October, 2010
CDS 1090-2 Paul Graener - Philharmonisches Orchester Altenburg-Gera - Erik Solén / Andreas Knoop, flute / Cornelia Grohmann, flute
All four works on this CD comes from Graener later period, which started around 1930 with the suite 'Die Flüte von Sancouci'. This suite was to prove to be Graener most popular orchestral piece.
New release for September, 2010
CDA 1669-2 Emil Sjögren, Songs - Katarina Pilotti, soprano / Kristina Balstedt Tyrenius, piano
Detta utval omfattar tidiga sånger av Sjögren, de flesta utgivna under åren 1876 - 1884. Det var i grannländerna som Sjögren kunde finna en blomstrande lyrik i båda ord och ton, där ofta friska naturstämningar förenades med tecknande av mänskliga situationer. Hans pianostämmor blev därtill alltmer talande och varierade och bidrar på sitt sätt till tolkningen av texterna
New release for July, 2010
CDS 1089-2 Joachim Raff (1822-1882): Works for Choir, Piano & Orchestra, Tra Nguyen, piano and The Symphony Orchestra of Norrlands Opera conducted by Andrea Quinn.
Our recognition and numbering of his symphonies will need to be re-evaluated when an additional work is taken into account, the four-movement choral symphony Die Tagenzeit where he blithely referred to as a consertante...