Classical Vocals

Following on the success of their 2011 release Nordic Sounds, Peter Dijkstra and the Swedish Radio Choir return with a second volume of music in the series, this time focusing on the use of traditional Swedish folk songs in contemporary choral music. The...

Conceived as homage from the Norwegian Soloists' Choir to the man who founded it in 1950 and remained it's leader for 40 years, Knut Nystedt who passed away in December 2014, at the age of 99. Alongside the two Bach motets here featuring the choir along...

Composed between 2010 and 2014, as commissions from orchestras such as the Berliner Philharmoniker, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony, the works recorded here testify to the widespread international interest in the music of the Swedish...

Although two of the works on this disc were composed for weddings, they are completely different in character. Weichet nur, betrubte Schatten is a charming and gracious garland of recitatives and arias for soprano solo in which Spring, Flora, Apollo and...

After it's 'undeniably beautiful' (The Financial Times) Linn debut and it's 'excellently performed' (Fanfare) follow up, Cappella Nova releases a third volume of choral works by the leading contemporary composer, James MacMillan. Of the eight works...

2013 marks the centenary of the birth of composer Benjamin Britten, and this fascinating collection from Channel Classics features a selection of works that demonstrate perfectly his brilliant manner of writing for string orchestra, unique treatment of...

(SACD-HYBRID) This second SACD by Georg Gulyas features his tribute on guitar to the important works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Includes "The Chaconne" and "The Suite in E Minor" and the "Suite in C Minor". The Chaconne was composed in C"then north of...

(SACD-HYBRID) the music of Astor Piazzolla epitomized our situation in the modern world with his fusion of folkloric beauty and contemporary tension. In recent years, Piazzolla has taken the new tango back to the concert halls, composing and performing...

(SACD-HYBRID) Recorded February 2001 at the Pump house Art Gallery, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario and at the Friedman Concert Hall, Kleinburg, Ontario this release features the important work of J.S. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi and Zoltan Kodaly. Nowhere is...