SACD, Hillborg (composer)
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…a Riveder Le Stelle (swedish Choral Music)
Lisa Carlioth, Sofia Niklasson, Theo Hillborg, Filip Graden, Mats Carlsson, Anna Graca, Joakim Schuster, Johan Pejler, Tove Nilsson, Fredrik Mattsson, Karl Söderström, Swedish Radio Choir, Kaspars Putniņš
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Some purists may take exception to Dausgaard’s tempos or dynamics here and there, but the Bach performances, for the most part, are crisp, lively and expressive, and the BIS recording vivid,... —
Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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While the Calders’ Beethoven is historically informed only in the loosest possible sense – tempos are fresh, rhythms are buoyant and vibrato is deployed as expression demands – their performances... —
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Traditional Swedish folksongs are interwoven with newer choral works —
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Martin Fröst: Dances to a Black Pipe
Martin Fröst (clarinet)
Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti
almost every piece is a novelty in Martin Fröst's dance-themed programme...This partnership of soloists and orchestra is an inspired one, not least in the smaller-scale pieces...There is a quirky... —
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Fröst & Friends: Encores
Martin Fröst (clarinet) with Roland Pöntinen (piano), Malena Ernman (mezzo-soprano), Torleif Thedéen (cello), Christian Svarfvar (violin), Åsa Thedéen (violin), Göran Fröst (viola), Svante Henryson (cello/double bass), Hermann Stefánsson (clarinet) & Sölve Kingstedt (clarinet)
Obviously a must for clarinettists; but other performers, and listeners too, will enjoy this demonstration of what can be achieved with impeccable technique, a fertile imagination and a light... —
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Anders Hillborg: Sirens
Hannah Holgersson (soprano), Ida Falk Winland & Hannah Holgersson (sopranos)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra & Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Swedish Radio Choir, Sakari Oramo, David Zinman, Esa-Pekka Salonen
Rich, sonorous playing from Oramo's orchestra under all three conductors, and singing full of purity, accuracy and fresh air above it; both soloists are agile, strong and able to tell a story.... —
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Anders Hillborg: Eleven Gates
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo, Alan Gilbert, Esa-Pekka Salonen
The present collection showcases Hillborg's typically multifaceted and wickedly good-natured humour...The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra is on splendid form throughout, led by conductors... —
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