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  • Anders Eliasson symphonies present a unique voice

    May 3rd, 2022 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Anders Eliasson, BIS, CD Review, Christian Lindberg, Classical music, contemporary classical music, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Gustavsson, Orchestral music, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, SACD, Sakari Oramo

    Anders Eliasson isn’t as well-known outside of Scandinavia as he should be. This release should help remedy that. Eliasson had an epiphany when he attended the Royal Swedish Academy of music in the 1960s. As he wrote, “It was a time of unbearable self-denial. Metrical rhythms, melodies, even particular intervals were all taboo in contemporary […]

  • Kaveli Aho Double and Triple Concertos – Definitive Performances

    Mar 22nd, 2022 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, BIS, Classical music, Concerto, contemporary classical music, Kaveli Aho, Olari Elts, Orchestral music, SACD, Storioni Trio

    Finnish composer Kaveli Aho is a symphonist. His ideas seem best-suited to large-scale works. Among those large-scale works are 36 concertos, including the two on this recording. And within the subset of concertos, these two are also large-scale. One is a double concerto, the other a triple concerto. Aho composed his double concerto for cor […]

  • Singular music from Kalevi Aho

    Dec 21st, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: BIS, CD Review, Chamber music, Classical music, contemporary classical music, Kalevi Aho, SACD

    The subtitle for this release is “Seven instrumental solos by the Finnish symphonist.” And that’s significant. Kalevi Aho seems to naturally think in orchestral terms. To date, he’s composed 17 symphonies and almost 40 concertos for a wide variety of instruments. That concerto experience comes into play with his series of solos. Aho’s collaborated with […]

  • Jonathan Leshnoff Symphony 3 beautiful and inspiring

    Jun 21st, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Jonathan Leshnoff, Joyce Yang, Kanasas City Symphony, Michael Stern, Noteworthy Release, Reference Recordings, SACD, Stephen Powell

    The horrors of the First World War were not lost on the artists who survived it. Works written immediately after to commemorate the event were generally quiet, contemplative pieces. The music focussed on the senseless loss of life and eschewed any hints of military glory. Jonathan Leshnoff continues that tradition with his Third Symphony. Written for […]

  • Allen Pettersson – Symphony No. 12 delivers emotionally

    Apr 15th, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Allen Pettersson, BIS, Christian Lindberg, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, SACD, Swedish Radio Choir

    This is not music for the faint of heart. Allan Pettersson’s 12th Symphony delivers almost a solid hour of unrelenting outrage and compassion for the downtrodden of society. And even if you don’t understand the words the chorus is singing, the singers’ delivery gives you their emotional impact. Petterson set nine of Pablo Neruda’s poems […]

  • Hymns of Kassiani – history’s first woman composer

    Mar 18th, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Alexander Lingas, Cappella Records, Cappella Romana, CD Review, choral music, Classical music, early music, Kassia, Noteworthy Release, SACD

    Pop quiz: who’s the earliest female composer you can think of? Chances are, it’s Hildegarde von Bingen. Although her star has risen from obscurity, she’s not the earliest, or perhaps, the most important. That honor belongs to Kassiani, or Kassia (c.810-c.865). Kassia’s career had some significant differences with Hildegard von Bingen, who was born two […]

  • Manfred Honeck and Pittsburgh Symphony’s sterling Bruckner 9

    Oct 27th, 2020 | By Tim Snider
    Tags: Anton Bruckner, CD Review, Classical music, Manfred Honeck, Orchestral music, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Reference Recordings, SACD

    It is rare when the quality of the performance, the clarity of the recording, and the insightfulness of the liner notes all come together in one outstanding release. Manfred Honeck’s recording of a live performance of Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony in February 2018 with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Pittsburgh’s Heinz Hall, released on the Reference […]

  • Sarah Connolly shines in Arthur Bliss cantatas

    Oct 22nd, 2020 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, CD Review, Chandos, choral music, Classical music, contemporary classical music, James Platt, SACD, Sarah Connolly

    This outstanding release presents three relatively late works by Arthur Bliss. At the time, they were considered a little old-fashioned. Heard now, though, I think they show the originality of Bliss’ vision — and his skill at orchestral writing. Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly shines in “The Enchantress” and “Mary of Magdala.” Her voice can sound warm, […]

  • The ethereal beauty of Peteris Vasks Viola Concerto

    Apr 1st, 2020 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: BIS, CD Review, Classical music, Concerto, contemporary classical music, Maxim Rysnaov, Peteris Vasks, SACD, Sinfonietta Riga

    Peteris Vasks is one of my favorite contemporary composers. He has a distinctive voice, and his works always deliver emotionally (to me, anyway). The two compositions on this release are no exception — though they are exceptional. The Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra was written in 2014 and premiered by its dedicatee, Maxim Rysanov. […]

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