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Larsson, Nystroem, Sibelius & other Nordic composers: Orchestral & Vocal Works (Arve Tellefsen, Stig Westerberg, Esa-Pekka Salonen et al)
Lars-Erik Larsson:01 - 16 Förklädd gud 'God in Disguise'. Cantata, op.24 * [30'00]17 - 19 Pastoralsvit 'Pastoral Suite', op.19 [13'24]20 - 22 Violin Concerto, op.42 ^ [26'50]Hillevi Martinpelto- soprano, Håkan Hagegård- baritone, Erland Josephson- narrator, Swedish Radio Choir *; Arve Tellefsen- violin ^; Swedish Radio Symphny Orchestra conducted by Esa-Pekka SalonenSony SK64140 [recorded June and August 1993; CD issued 1993][CD-rip; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: Berwald Hall, Stockholm, SwedenRecording engineer: Rune Sundvall; Producer: Jan Lennart HöglundGösta Nystroem (1890 - 1966):01 Prelude to 'The Tempest' ^ (1934) [12'31]02 - 06 Songs by the Sea * (1942-43) [17'54]07 - 10 Symphony No. 3 'Sinfonia del mare' (1947-48) * [40'38]Charlotte Hellekant- mezzo; Swedish Radio Women's Choir ^; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Evgeny SvetlanovPhono Suecia PSCD709 [recorded December 1997 and January 2000^*; issued 2000][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: Berwald Hall, Stockholm, SwedenRecording engineer: Rune Sundvall^* and Hans-Erik […]
2022-03-16 10:52:37
Two strongly contrasting yet major figures from 20th century Hungary, György Ligeti and Zoltán Kodály
[…] Hungarian folk music. Folk music is a stronger presence in Ligeti's Songs from Mátraszentimrei from 1955, four folk-songs from the Matra mountains arranged for children's chorus (here sung by the women of the choir). Strong melodies, vivid rhythms and a willingness to place the folk melody against quite a bare background. These are vivid and delightful pieces. In complete contrast, Ligeti's Drei Phantasien nach Friedrich Hölderlin from 1982 are one of his largest choral works. Written for the Swedish Radio Choir these are complex 16-voiced polyphonic works, though they eschew the micro-tones of Lux Aeterna. The words are almost unimportant, it is the textures that count though Ligeti does also use fragments of motif, near melody. The first is intense, complex and densely wrought, with shifting atmospheres and colours and fragments of high drama. The second is quite, intense and bleak with luminous moments contrasting with opaque harmonies. The final movement is all […]
2021-11-22 11:35:11
Chief conductor of the JeuneChoeur de Paris, Korovitch was also made choirmaster of the Swedish Radio Choir in January 2019. A choral conducting teacher at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Regional de Paris, he conducted for festivals such as Festival de Radio-France, Salzburg's Mozartwoche, New York's Festival Mostly Mozart, and the Baltic Sea Festival. At Orchestre […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2021-04-24 18:29:40
Swedish composer Jacob Mühlrad‘s new choral album Time – streaming at Spotify – weaves ancient Jewish melodies and rapturous original themes into a hauntingly intricate web of sound. Fredrik Malmberg and Ragnar Bohlin conduct the Swedish Radio Choir with an aptly meticulous touch throughout this serious, brooding, often gloomy and potently relevant music. Mühlrad seems […]
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