Release date: 27 August SIMAX
NORWEGIAN RADIO ORCH./EGGEN Alfred Jansson: National Anthem CD PPC9060
The Norwegian composer Alfred Janson is 70 this year, and this new CD marks this anniversary with a collection of three of his most important and representative works, Nasjonalsang, Valse Triste and Tarantella. Featured performers include the composer himself, The Norwegian Radio Orchestra with the conductor Christian Eggen, Jan Garbarek, Arild Andersen and Jon Christensen.
TOMTER/NORWEGIAN CHAMBER ORCH. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto/Quintet CD PSC1290
This World Premier Recording presents arrangements of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto and Clarinet Quintet
first published in 1802 and 1803 in which the viola takes the lead role. It features the internationally acclaimed soloist Lars Anders Tomter and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra under the conductor
Arvid Engegård.
EINAR STEEN-NOKLEBERG Nordheim/Beethoven Piano Sonata CD PSC1269
On this new CD the contemporary Norwegian composer Arne Nordheim pays tribute to Beethoven’s last piano sonata, op111, in his works “Listen”, and “Listen – Inside/Outside”. All three works are performed as a program with the Beethoven piece representing the core of the sequence.
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GRIEG TRIO Beethoven: "Archduke" Trio / Thoresen CD PSC1167
On this, the last release in the Beethoven+ series, in which the internationally renowned Grieg Trio have been recording all of Beethoven’s piano trios alongside pieces which have been newly written for the ensemble, the featured compositions are one of the key works in the repertoire, the “Archduke” Trio, and a new piece by the highly-regarded Norwegian composer Lasse Thoresen entitled “The Descent of Luminous Waters”.
SWEDISH CHAMBER ORC. / DAUSGAARD Beethoven: Complete Orch. Works Vol. 9 CD PSC1282
This critically acclaimed cycle of Beethoven’s complete orchestral works continues with Volume 9, in which the Swedish Chamber Orchestra under the conductor Thomas Dausgaard couple one of his most energetic and joyful pieces, the Eighth Symphony, with several rarer compositions, including the highly entertaining “Battle Symphony” also known as “Wellington’s Victory”.
VAR. COMPOSERS: Telling What is Told - Shakespeare in Song
Pedersen / Norwegian Soloists Choir CD PSC1298
This new album of “Shakespeare in Song,” performed by the internationally acclaimed Norwegian Soloists’ Choir features a selection of pieces written by the cream of contemporary Scandinavian composers
VARIOUS ARTISTS Great Norwegian Performers 1945-2000 CD PSC1830
This new series from Simax is a treasure trove of rarities taken from broadcasting and private archives, and features the artistry of the greatest Norwegian performers of the past 60 years including among others the singer Marit Isene, the violinist Ernst Glaser and the pianist Robert Riefling.
OSLO PHILHARMONIC ORCH/JUROWSKI
Symphonic Poems by Svendsen and Selmer CD PSC1233
The internationally acclaimed Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra under its conductor Michail Jurowski presents
World Premiere Recordings of music by two important late 19th Norwegian composers, Johan Svendsen and Johan Selmer.
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCH/DREIER
In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg etc) CD PPC9056
On this new CD, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the conductor Per Dreier presents a splendid selection of highlights from the Norwegian romantic orchestral tradition, including pieces by Svendsen, Halvorsen and Olé Bull, as well as Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No.1 which features the piece “The Hall of the Mountain King”.
J.S.BACH: The Art of Fugue CD PSC1243
Terje Wing, the Gloger organ in Kongsberg church
Bach’s great unfinished masterpiece “The Art of Fugue” is here performed by the internationally renowned organist Terje Wing on the newly restored Gloger organ from 1765 in Kongsberg church in Norway. This particular instrument is considered to be a true gem among the original organs from the baroque era.
BEETHOVEN: Piano Trios in G & 'Ghost' / MAXWELL DAVIES: A Voyage to Fair Isle
The GRIEG TRIO CD PSC1166
Beethoven + Volume 2 is the new title in a groundbreaking series from the renowned Grieg Trio, in which they are combining a complete cycle of the Beethoven Piano Trios with new works written specially for them by the leading composers of our time. The two Beethoven works featured include the celebrated “Ghost” trio, whilst the new work premiered here is “A Voyage to Fair Isle” by the current “Master of the Queen’s Music” Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonatas Einar Steen-Nokleberg 2CD PSC1218
Beethoven’s 32 sonatas for piano have a unique position in western musical tradition and this double album presents six of the greatest and most revered works in this collection. The first three nicknamed “Pathetique, Moonlight and Appassionata” continue to be amongst the most popular piano works in the repertoire.
DEBUSSY: Complete Piano Music Vol 2 Hakon Austbo 2CD PSC1251
This exceptional new double CD set of some of the most beautiful and “impressionistic” piano music of Debussy includes the ever popular “Girl with the Flaxen Hair” and “La Cathedrale Engloute” (The Sunken Cathedral).
P. OKKENHAUG Songs/Chamber music I Know A Little Girl / Eir Inderhaug - soprano CD PSC1235
The music of Paul Okkenhaug, as presented here in a delightful collection of songs and piano pieces, attempts to reach directly to the ear and emotions, and thus his musical style is both immediate and readily appreciated. The simplicity of arrangement means that, as the composer intended, his music can be performed by keen amateurs, as well as professional musicians.
GURI EGGE Norwegian Songs From The Last Century CD PPC9055
The tradition of the art song has always flourished in Norway and this new disc brings together an impressive collection of some of the most outstanding examples of this form to appear in northern Europe over the latter period of the 20th century. The outstanding soprano Guri Egge brings her interpretive skill to bear in songs by the likes of Rolf Wallin and Finn Mortensen.
THOMAS TELLEFSEN Piano Concertos/ Einer Steen-Nokleberg (pno) CD PSC1232
More than 20 years before Grieg wrote his celebrated Piano Concerto, the Norwegian composer Thomas Tellefsen wrote his two concertos from his base in Paris, where he was a colleague of Chopin. These delightful pieces, whilst probably being the first works of their type to incorporate Norwegian folk music, are very much of the grand romantic tradition.
BRAHMS Complete Chamber Music For Clarinet 2CD PSC1259
Hans Christian Braein - Clarinet
This 2CD set from Norway’s foremost clarinettist Hans Christian Braein, brings together all the chamber music that Brahms wrote which features the clarinet as soloist. The works represented are the Quintet, the Trio, and the two sonatas.
BEETHOVEN The Complete Orchestral Music of Beethoven CD PSC1280
Vol.7 / Swedish Chamber Orchestra Orebro
Following his critically acclaimed earlier contributions to this enterprising series of the complete orchestral music of Beethoven, the internationally renowned pianist Boris Berezovsky once again joins forces with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra to give us superb scaled-down versions of the Fourth Concerto, and the composer’s own arrangement of his violin concerto in which the piano takes the part of soloist.
BEETHOVEN The Complete Orchestral Music of Beethoven CD PSC1281
Vol.8 / Swedish Chamber Orchestra Orebro
In this latest release of the highly praised cycle of Beethoven’s orchestral works, the Swedish Chamber Orchestra brings its lighter, brighter, more transparent textures to bear on the great “Eroica” Symphony (No.3). It also includes the rarely recorded “12 Contredanses”, the “Incidental Music to Leonore” and the two “Romances for Violin and Orchestra”.
SVEINUNG BJELLAND - Piano Sonatas by Scarlatti and Mendelssohn CD PSC1294
In this excellent new recording of keyboard works from Scarlatti and Mendelssohn, Norwegian pianist Sveinung Bjelland, making his debut as a soloist for Simax, points to the many similarities in the “Galant” style of the sonatas of these two composers, despite them being born in different centuries.
NORWEGIAN HEARTLAND Romantic Orchestral Heritage 2SACD PSC1260
This double hybrid SACD set titled “Norwegian Heartland” presents the music of five of Norway’s greatest composers in the national romantic tradition, Svendsen, Grieg, Halvorsen, Saeverud and Tveitt . It is performed by the world famous Oslo Philharmonic under their conductor Michail Jurowski.
OLE BULL A Norwegian Pioneer / Arve Tellefsen CD PSC1261
The outstanding violin virtuoso Arve Tellefsen has had a passion for the music of Ole Bull for over 30 years, and has put together this inspiring disc of some of Bull’s best music. Bull’s eloquent and melancholy sound is beautifully captured in this stunning hybrid SACD recording of a romantic composer who has only recently been recognised as a key figure in the tradition.
CLASSICAL NORWAY - MUSIC FROM THE NORTH 5 x CD’s PSC1262X
This special priced boxed set combines the double disc “Norwegian Heartland”
and the recording devoted to the music of Ole Bull with a substantial bonus in the shape of a double CD,
only available as part of the box, entitled “Profiles in Norwegian Music 1905-2005”.
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YNGVE SLETTHOLM: Possible Selections
Eggen / Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra CD ACD5030
On this new CD, the world-renowned Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra presents world premiere recordings of two solo concertos and one orchestral piece by the contemporary Norwegian composer Yngve Slettholm.
MAGNE HEGDAL Herbarium II - 57 Pianoflowers/Herbert Henck CD ACD 5041
Following a tradition largely initiated by John Cage, the beautiful and mysterious music of composer Magne Hegdal has been championed by the pianist Herbert Henck. Henck is acknowledged to be a master of contemporary piano music interpretation, and here he brings his special insight to Hegdal’s large scale solo piano work “Herbarium ll”.
TIGHTROPE WALKER Recital - Sigyn Fossnes (vln) / Einar Henning CD ACD 5036 Smebye (piano) / Einar Fjaervoll (eraser)
All the music on the album “Tightrope Walker” was either written for or premiered by the violinist Sigyn Fossnes. Fossnes, who is considered to be on the frontier of the Norwegian contemporary scene, is here making her debut as a solo artist.
KISSAN PRODUCTIONS
CATRIN FINCH Live - Byw CD KISSANCD007
The world’s leading harpist, who came to international fame as the Royal Harpist to HRH the Prince of Wales, returns with a vibrant and original new album of live performances recorded in churches, chapels and cathedrals throughout her native Wales. Popular pieces include Bach’s Toccata and Fugue, Salzedo’s Fantasy on Lara’s Granada, the ‘Bugs! Mosquito Massacre’ and Kentucky Fried Chicken Rag.
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