BIS

As might be expected, given Sixten Ehrling's excellent account of the Singulière and the E flat Symphonies with the LSO for Decca way back in the late 1960s and his no less impressive 1970 Swedish... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Both of these are Weimar compositions, dating from c1713 and 1715 respectively, and both were later sung at Leipzig. Where No 21 is concerned, the performance history is complex since Bach,... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

The first issue in the Sibelius cycle by Osmo Vänskä and the Lahti orchestra (Symphonies Nos 1 and 4) made a strong impression. Indeed it holds its own against the most exalted competition.... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

The Hardanger fiddle of western Norway probably originated in the mid-17th century, possibly – as Reidar Storaas suggests in his notes – as a hybrid of earlier folk fiddles and the viola d'amore.... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…