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Allan Pettersson: Symphony No. 12, 'The Dead in the Square'
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Christian Lindberg
The choirs are excellent, having lived with this music now for a few years. The men’s voices emerging from the orchestral soundscape in the first poem sound quite magical...It is indeed a powerful... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings, Souvenir de Florence, Andante Cantabile
United Strings of Europe, Julian Azkoul
So many inspired melodies, ravishingly harmonised, on a single disc...The inwardness of the ‘Elegie’ and the crescendos from pp to ff are superbly done..Azkoul’s penchant for rare transcriptions... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2023, Orchestral Choice
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Kalevi Aho: Guitar Concerto; Quintet for Horn and String Quartet
Ismo Eskelinen; Ilkka Puputti; Lapland Chamber Orchestra; John Storgårds
Eskelinen seems entirely at one with the work, his touch nimble and clean; clearly a fine player. The Lapland Chamber Orchestra accompany sensitively… It is splendidly played, and BIS’s sound... — More…
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Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54, Prometheus, Op. 60 & Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
Yevgeny Sudbin (piano)
Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Youth Choir, Singapore Symphony Chorus, Lan Shui
The Russian mystic’s most layered, outlandish scores need state-of-the-art sound. Trust BIS to provide it from producer Robert Suff and sound engineer Fabian Frank, working in Singapore’s Esplanade... — More…
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Crusell: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 3
Martin Fröst (clarinet)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Okko Kamu
The Swedish clarinettist Martin Fröst plays… with flawless technique, considerable panache and moments of magical quiet tone. The Gothenburg under Kamu provides first-rate support, with the... — More…
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Sakari Oramo's cycle of Nielsen symphonies roars to its conclusion with an account of the Second, The Four Temperaments, irresistibly driven by a fifth - Oramo himself. The choleric hero positively... — More…
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
Helena Juntunen (soprano), Katarina Karnéus (mezzo-soprano), Daniel Norman (tenor) & Neal Davies (bass-baritone)
Minnesota Chorale & Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
Vänskä offers a radical re-think of Beethoven's Choral Symphony, a youthful, brave statement, free of iconic influences. Considered in purely musical terms, his version would better fit the... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2006, Editor's Choice
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…one of the most enjoyable discs I've listened to in a long time… Litton, for my money, gets it right every time. He… makes clear distinctions between fast and slow: in the Italian Symphony,... — More…
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Building a Library, June 2019, Also Recommended
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The clarity of Yevgeny Sudbin's playing, and the range of keyboard colours he commands are qualities that serve him as well in Beethoven as they did in his fine Scriabin recital for BIS a few... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2011, Editor's Choice
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If IKEA were to make a cello, this would be it…Sow how does it sound? In Steven Isserlis’s hands, remarkably fine – though he only uses it for a handful of evocative miniatures…On Isserlis’s... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, Chamber Choice
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