Victoria Borisova-Ollas is a Russian-born composer making her home in Sweden. If you (like me) aren’t familiar with her work, start with this recording. It’s stunning. Borisova-Ollas writes deeply spiritual music, drawing on classical music traditions of the past as well as the present. And she’s an imaginative orchestrator. Her use of percussion is original […]
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
-
-
Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist: Suites for Orchestra – Fine Film Scores
Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist had a varied career: bandleader, conductor, classical composer — and film composer. A musical jack of all trades and master of all. The two works in this release are suites from two of Lundquist’s films. And the performances are conducted by the composer. As a film composer, Lundquist blended popular and classical […]