BIS
-
Spring Will Come
Choral rarities from the Grand Duchy of Finland
David Hackston (tenor), Jukka Jokitalo (tenor), Juha-Pekka Mitjonen (bass), Jussi Linnanmäki (bass), Meri Metsomäki (soprano), Iris Roost (alto), Viivi Tulkki (alto), Jussi Salonen (tenor), Júlia Heéger (soprano), Helsinki Chamber Choir, Nils Schweckendiek
These are also mostly miniatures, only one of them over the three minute mark and most under two, as sweet-sour and unexpected as a cloudberry eaten in the field. Obscure the provenances (some... —
Purchase product
CD
$18.00 -
Dvořák & Suk: Works for Violin & Orchestra
Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin), Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Alan Buribayev
Her reading of the Dvořák is agile and characterful, although perhaps lacks the soaring sweetness that the Concertos’ central movement calls for…both Hemsing and ensemble shine much more convincingly... —
-
-
Nån av varje sort
Tora Fernström, Adolf Fredriks Musikklasser, Ninnis Vardagsrum, Maria Goundorina, Anna Cederberg-Orreteg, Marcus Josephson
Purchase product
CD
$18.00 -
Dausgaard, taking fairly swift tempos, and conducting with a strong rhythmic sense, has this enigmatic work bounding along and at least made me understand why Bruckner called it ‘the cheekiest’.... —
-
Special offer. Bernstein: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
Anna Larsson (mezzo-soprano), Roland Pöntinen (piano), Arctic Philharmonic, Christian Lindberg
Bernstein’s first two symphonies are high-octane displays of orchestral virtuosity, played here with clarity and strength. I only wish both were played with more vibrancy and freedom: they feel... —
Purchase product
CD
Original price ($18.00) Reduced price $14.40 -
This collection of arrangements for bassoon of keyboard, cello and flute suites is bold, occasionally challenging, but almost always engaging...Bassoon aficionados will need no encouragement;... —
-
Aho: Solo
Samuli Peltonen, Hiyoli Togawa (viola), Piet Van Bockstal, Simon Reitmaier, Bram van Sambeek (bassoon), Marie Luise Neunecker (horn), Sharon Bezaly (flute)
Some of these solo pieces started life as competition works, and it’s easy to see why. They are extremely technically demanding, which may not make for a wholly pleasant listening experience,... —
-
Joonas Kokkonen - The Four Symphonies & Requiem
Soile Isokoski (soprano), Walton Grönroos (baritone), Ilkka Sivonen (piano)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir, Ulf Söderblom, Osmo Vänskä
Purchase product
2 CDs
$32.50 -
Dausgaard secures superbly incisive playing from the Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Dausgaard favours swift tempos, especially in the outer movements...[His] penchant for disjunctive phrasing, and... —
