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Liljefors, Ruben: Symphony, Piano Concerto

Liljefors, Ruben: Symphony, Piano Concerto
CDS 1017-2 Ruben Liljefors (1871-1936): Symphony in E flat major, Op. 14; Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 5. Irène Mannheimer, piano; Gävleborg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mats Liljefors.

Lindberg, Oskar: Requiem and other choral pieces

Lindberg, Oskar: Requiem and other choral pieces
CDS 1013-2 Oskar Lindberg (1887-1955): Requiem, Op. 21; Choral Pieces a capella; Florez and Blanzeflor, Op. 12. Hans Kyhle and Stig Westerberg, conductors.

The choral specialist Oskar Lindberg...

Lindberg, Oskar: Orchestral Works

Lindberg, Oskar: Orchestral Works
CDS 1067-2 Oskar Lindberg (1887-1955): Orchestral works. Three Dalecarlian Paintings, op 1; Festive Polonaise, op 13; From Home, symphonic poem, Leksand Suite, op 41; Gesunda, symphonic poem, op 54....

Lindberg, Oskar: Symphony in F major and other pieces

Lindberg, Oskar: Symphony in F major and other pieces
CDS 1015-2 Oskar Lindberg (1887-1955): Symphony in F major, Op. 16; Fiddler Per, He Fiddled, Op. 32; Three Impressions of Travel, Op. 20. Örebro Symphony Orchestra conducted by Stig Westerberg.

Lindblad, Adolf Fredrik: Symphony No. 2 (& Per August Ölander: Symphony in E flat major)

Lindblad, Adolf Fredrik(1801-1878): Symphony No. 2 (& Per August Ölander: Symphony in E flat major)
CDS 1005-2 Adolf Fredrik Lindblad (1801-1878): Symphony No. 2 in D major; Per August Ölander (1824-1886), Symphony in E flat major. Gävle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mats Liljefors (Lindblad) & Västerås Symphony...

Lundquist, Torbjörn Iwan: Nils Holgerssons underbara resa, Gösta Berlings saga

Lundquist, suites
CDS 1117-2 CDS 1117-2 Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist (1920-2000): Adventures of Nils Holgersson, Gösta Berlings saga, three dance movements, Meditation, Legend, Berceuse, The Cavalier's Polska

Maurice, Pierre: Orchestral works

Maurice, Pierre: Orchestral works
CDS 1053-2 Pierre Maurice (1868-1936): La nuit tous les chats sont gris (All Cats Look the Same in the Dark): overture to the comic opera Op. 35 (1924); Pêcheur d'Islande (Icelandic fisherman)

Mielck, Ernst: Symphony in F minor; Concert Piece for Piano and Orchestra

Mielck, Ernst: Symphony in F minor; Concert Piece for Piano and Orchestra
CDS 1035-2 Erns Mielck (1877-1899): Symphony in F minor, Op. 4; Concert Piece for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 9. Liisa Pohjola, piano; Turku Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Hannu Lintu.

A tragedy, when the Finnish Romantic Ernst Mielck died at the young age of 22, dreams unfullfilled. He was an extremely gifted pupil of Max Bruch.

Munktell, Helena: Orchestral works

Munktell, Helena: Orchestral works
CDS 1066-2 Helena Munktell (1852-1919): Bränningar (Breaking Waves) Symphonic Poem (c. early 1890s); Suite for Large Orchestra (c. early 1890s); Valborgsmessoeld Poem Op.24 (1922); Suite dalécarlienne

Norman, Ludvig (& Ture Rangström, Adolf Wiklund): Pieces for Piano and Orchestra

Norman, Ludvig (& Ture Rangström, Adolf Wiklund): Pieces for Piano and Orchestra
CDS 1095-2 Ludvig Norman's (1831-1885): Concert piece for piano and Orchestra Op 54; Ture Rangström (1884-1947): Ballade for Piano and Orchestra; Adolf Wiklund (1879-1950): Concert piece for piano and Orchestra Op.1. Maria Verbaite, piano

Ludvig Norman's musical talent was obvious already in his younger teenage. He studied music theory with the composer Adolf Fredrik Lindblad...

Norman, Ludvig: Symphonies No. 1 & 3

Norman, Ludvig: Symphonies No. 1 & 3
CDS 1038-2 Ludvig Norman (1831-1885): Symphony No. 1 in F major, Op. 22; Symphony No. 3 in D minor, Op. 58. National Symphony Orchestra of South Africa conducted by Mika Eichenholz.

Schumann is not far away in these unusual, most competent and exquisite performances. Third symphony particularely noteworthy for flow and charm.

Norman, Ludvig (& Jacopo Foroni, Franz Berwald, Andreas Randel, August Söderman, Joseph Martin Kraus): Swedish Overtures

Norman, Ludvig (& Jacopo Foroni, Franz Berwald, Andreas Randel, August Söderman, Joseph Martin Kraus): Swedish Overtures
CDS 1009-2 Ouverturer Å Kongl. Theatern. Jacopo Foroni (1825-1858) Overture No.3 in A major (c.1850); Franz Berwald (1796-1868) "The Dressmaker" (1845) & "I enter a Monastery" (1842); Ludwig Norman...

Noskowski, Zygmunt: Symphony No. 1, Morskie Oko, Zolzikiewicz Overture

Noskowski, Zygmunt: Symphony No. 1, Morskie Oko, Zolzikiewicz Overture
CDS 1083-2 Zygmunt Noskowski (1846-1909), Symphony No. 1 in A major (1875); Morskie Oko (1875); Pan Zolzikiewicz overture (1888). National Polish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Slawek Wroblewski

Noskowski, Zygmunt: Symphony No. 2, Odglosy pamiatkowe, Variations on an original theme

Noskowski, Zygmunt: Symphony No. 2
CDS 1093-2 Zygmunt Noskowski (1846-1909), Symphony No. 2; Odglosy pamiatkowe, Variations on an original theme. Polska Orkiestra Radiowa conduced by Lukasz Borowicz

Noskowski, Zygmunt: Symphony No. 3, From the life of the nation, Livia Quintilla, Elegiac Polonaise

Noskowski, Zygmunt: Symphony No. 3
CDS 1101-2 Zygmunt Noskowski (1846-1909), Symphony No. 3; From the life of the nation, Livia Quintilla, Elegiac Polonaise. Polska Orkiestra Radiowa conduced by Lukasz Borowicz

Offenbach, Jacques (& Miroslaw Koennemann, Konradin Kreutzer, Jean-Baptiste Arban, Johann Strauss II, Charles Gounod): Gruß aus Baden-Baden!

Offenbach, Jacques (& Miroslaw Koennemann, Konradin Kreutzer, Jean-Baptiste Arban, Johann Strauss II, Charles Gounod): Gruß aus Baden-Baden!
CDS 1062-2 Miloslaw Koennemann (1826-1890): Der Fremersberg (1853); Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880): La Princesse de Trébizonde - overture (1869); Konradin Kreutzer (1780-1849): Das Nachtlager von...

Ölander, Per August: Symphony in E flat major (& Adolf Fredrik Lindblad: Symphony No. 2)

Ölander, Per August: Symphony in E flat major (& Adolf Fredrik Lindblad: Symphony No. 2)
CDS 1005-2 Adolf Fredrik Lindblad (1801-1878): Symphony No. 2 in D major; Per August Ölander (1824-1886), Symphony in E flat major. Gävle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mats Liljefors (Lindblad) & Västerås Symphony...

Ölander, Per August: Blenda, Opera in 4 acts

Ölander, Per August: Blenda
CDO 1118/19-2 Per August Ölander (1824-1886), Blenda, Opera in 4 acts. Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Michael Bartosch / Karin Ingebäck / Mattias Ermedahl / Lars-Erik Jonsson

Olsen, Ole: Asgaardsreien, Symphony in G

Olsen, Ole: Symphony in G,  Op. 5
CDS 1086-2 Ole Olsen (1850-1927): Asgaardsreien op.10, Symphony in G op.5, Suite for string orchestra, Op.60. Latvian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Terje Mikkelsen

At the age of 29, in 1879 Ole Olsen went on his first international tour...

Olsson, Otto: Symphony in G minor, Op. 11

Olsson, Otto: Symphony in G minor, Op. 11
CDS 1020-2 Otto Olsson (1879-1964): Symphony in G minor, Op. 11. Gävleborg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mats Liljefors

Here is something very special. A grand, 57-minute, monumental romantic...

Olsson, Otto: Intro and Scherzo for piano and orchestra; solo piano music

Olsson, Otto: Intro and Scherzo for piano and orchestra; solo piano music
CDS 1024-2 Otto Olsson (1879-1964): Introduction and Scherzo for piano and orchestra; solo piano music. Irène Mannheimer, piano; Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gunnar Staern

Peterson-Berger, Wilhelm: Symphonies No. 1 & 5

Peterson-Berger, Wilhelm: Symphonies No. 1 & 5
CDS 1006-2 Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942): Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, "Baneret" & Symphony No. 5 in B minor, "Solitudo". Kungliga Hovkapellet conducted by Leif Segerstam.

The third movement of the 5th symphony with its beautiful woodwind solos gives you the vision of Sweden at dusk during autumn. The leaves are falling and the dark is getting closer.

Peterson-Berger, Wilhelm: The Doomsday Prophets

Peterson-Berger, Wilhelm: The Doomsday Prophets
CDS 1069-2 Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942), Domedagsprofeterna (The Doomsday Prophets) - Excerpts. Mikael Samuelsson, Solveig Faringer, Thomas Sunnegårdh a.o., Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra...

Peterson-Berger, Wilhelm: Arnljot

Peterson-Berger, Wilhelm: Arnljot
CDO 1082-2 Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942), Arnljot - Excerpts. Erland Hagegård, Karin Langebo, Edith Thallaug, Björn Asker, Kåge Jehrlander; Male Chorus from the Stockholm Philharmonic Choir,...

Manuel M. Ponce

Manuel Ponce
CDS 1102-2 Manuel M. Ponce (1882-1948), Ferial, Piano Concerto No.1 - No.2, Ferial, Piano Concerto No.1 Romantico. Orquesta Sinfonica de San Luis Potosi - Zaeth Ritter, Rodolfo Ritter - Piano

Raff, Joachim: Works for Violin and Orchestra

Raff, Joachim: Works for Violin and Orchestra
CDS 1075-2 Joachim Raff (1822-1882): Violin Concerto No. 1; Suite for Violin and Orchestra; La Fée d'Amour. Tobias Ringborg, violin; Symphony Orchestra of Norrlands Opera conducted by Andrea Quinn.

Raff, Joachim: Suite for Piano and Orchestra

Raff, Joachim: Works for Violin and Orchestra
CDS 1085-2 Joachim Raff (1822-1882): Suite for Piano and Orchestra, Op.200; Die Eifersüchtigen - Overture; König Alfred - Overture; Dornröschen - Vorspiel / Die Dornhecke; Samson - Vorspiel 3. akt. Tra Nguyen, piano and The Symphony Orchestra of Norrlands Opera conducted by Roland Kluttig.

Raff, Joachim: Works for Choir, Piano & Orchestra

Raff, Joachim: Works for Choir, Piano & Orchestra
CDS 1089-2 Joachim Raff (1822-1882): Die Tageszeiten, Konzertante in vier satzen Op.209; Morgenlied Op.187a; Einer Entschlafenen Op.186; Die Sterne WoO 53. Tra Nguyen, piano and The Symphony Orchestra of Norrlands Opera conducted by Andrea Quinn.

Raff, Joachim: De Profundis

Raff, Joachim: Works for Choir, Piano & Orchestra
CDS 1098-2 Joachim Raff (1822-1882): Te Deum; De Profundis 130.Psalm; Pater Noster; Ave Maria; Vier Marianischen Antiphonen. Karlstad Kammarkör, Stockholm Singers and Göteborg Operaorkester conducted by Henrik Schaefer and Bo Aurehl.

Raff, Joachim: World's end

Raff, Joachim: Works for Choir, Piano & Orchestra
CDS 1099-2 Joachim Raff (1822-1882): Overture to Promethus Unbound WoO. 14A, Incident music to the drama Bernhard von Weimar WoO. 17, Orchestral Intermezzi from the Oratorio World's end - Judgement - New World Op.212. Göteborg Operaorkester conducted by Henrik Schaefer.

Randel, Andreas (& Jacopo Foroni, Franz Berwald, Ludvig Norman, August Söderman, Joseph Martin Kraus): Swedish Overtures

Randel, Andreas (& Jacopo Foroni, Franz Berwald, Ludvig Norman, August Söderman, Joseph Martin Kraus): Swedish Overtures
CDS 1009-2 Ouverturer Å Kongl. Theatern. Jacopo Foroni (1825-1858) Overture No.3 in A major (c.1850); Franz Berwald (1796-1868) "The Dressmaker" (1845) & "I enter a Monastery" (1842); Ludwig Norman...

Rangström, Ture: Dithyramb (& Tor Aulin: Mäster Olof Suite)

Rangström, Ture: Dithyramb (& Tor Aulin: Mäster Olof Suite)
CDS 1011-2 Strindberg in Music. Tor Aulin (1866-1914): Mäster Olof Suite. Ture Rangström (1884-1947): Dithyramb. Örebro Symphony orchestra conducted by Göran W. Nilson.

Dark drama infuses Dityramb....

Rangström, Ture (& Ludvig Norman, Wiklund, Adolf): Pieces for Piano and Orchestra

Rangström, Ture (& Ludvig Norman, Wiklund, Adolf): Pieces for Piano and Orchestra
CDS 1095-2 Ture Rangström's (1884-1947): Ballade for Piano and Orchestra; Ludvig Norman's (1831-1885): Concert piece for piano and Orchestra Op 54: Adolf Wiklund (1879-1950): Concert piece for piano and Orchestra Op.1. Maria Verbaite, piano

Ture Rangström's music can be characterized as dramatic and suggestive with wide contrasts. He is absolutely one of the most original Swedish composers of all time. The Ballad for piano and orchestra was composed in 10 days in the origial key of F minor...

Rangström, Ture: Symphonies No. 1 & 3

Rangström, Ture: Symphonies No. 1 & 3
CDS 1014-2 Ture Rangström (1884-1947): Symphony No. 1 in C sharp minor, "August Strindberg in Memoriam"; Symphony No. 3 in D sharp minor, "Song under the Stars". Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra...

Rubenson, Albert: Symphony in C minor and other works

Rubenson, Albert: Symphony in C minor and other works
CDS 1029-2 Albert Rubenson (1826-1901): Drapa; Symphony in C minor; Symphonic Intermezzo; Trois Pièces Symphoniques. Umeå Symphony Orchestra conducted by Roy Goodman.

Rubenson: what a character!...

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