Chamber Music & Recitals

The occasion for the composition of Mozart's Missa longa is still a matter of speculation, but the Mass remains an exceptional work with it's elaborate choral writing, extended orchestration and dramatic changes. The symphonic qualities of the Coronation...

The oboe is said to be one of the most complex instruments there is, not only for players but for those who compose music for it, too. As a performer and professor, Celine Moinet has studied almost every single piece for the oboe in recent years. Thus...

The number 840 appears above the score of Satie's Vexations. It indicates the amount of repeats of this piece with a length of only one minute and a half. Now it suddenly takes not less than 16 hours to perform it. This is a good example of the...

The NOVA Guitar Duo's unique instrumentation combines the regular guitar and the eight-string "Brahms" guitar, substantially increasing the ensemble's available range. Described as "lyrical and powerful" by Classical Guitar, the German-Brazilian duo was...

The Norwegian pianist, Ingrid Andsnes played Beethoven's vaunted Diabelli Variations as the soundtrack in the play '33 Variations' that premiered in Oslo in 2014. Now in her CD solo debut, Andsnes revisits these powerful and demanding Variations with the...

The Norwegian pianist LIV Glaser turns 80 on September 23rd 2015. Simax Classics has prepared a 'best of' release with LIV on the fortepiano - including a big section of new recordings of gorgeous waltzes by Schubert, Schumann and Ravel. "Mozart has a...

The Norwegian Naval Forces' Band (SFMK) has become acquainted with Ketil Hvoslef, both as a person and as a composer, over a period of several years. This musical cooperation and these personal encounters have been invaluable for SFMK. Hvoslef's...

The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra-¬s new album Nordic Spring offers a poetic journey through the finest works composed by Nordic composers. Grieges Holberg Suite takes the lead followed by the works of Nielsen, Svendsen, Sibelius, Bran and Atterberg. A...

The northeast of the former Zaire is the home of an exceptional human mosaic with very different traditions that existed before the disaster of the wars in the late twentieth century. This release presents the music of the Nyali: rich repertoires...

The Nordic Chamber Orchestra, led by multiple award-winning conductors JoAnn Falletta and Patrik Ringborg, perform orchestral works by multiple award-winning Swedish composer, Andrea Tarrodi. Andrea Tarrodi needs no further presentation in Sweden and the...

The next-to-last album in our complete recording of Johann Kuhnau's cantatas once again presents outstanding examples of German Lutheran church music. "They reinforce the positive impression created by the previous volumes. The singers very much know...

The newest release from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Louis Langr?e illustrates music transcending borders and composers drawing inspiration from the world around. The third CSO album with Langr?e features the iconic American...