LAWO CLASSICS

Prokofiev / Batnes / Gimse Sergey Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas CD1. Prokofiev - Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94 - Moderato 2. Presto 3. Andante 4. Allegro Con Brio 5. M?lodies, Op. 35 - Andante 6...

Prokofiev's imaginative orchestration has made the ballet Romeo and Juliet world-famous, primarily through the orchestral suites as opposed to the ballet as a whole. Unmistakably a child of the...

Klangen fra de dype skoger (Sounds from the deep forests) is the sound of a human being who does not separate their identity from their music. It is a sound rooted in a simple upbringing with good...

It was Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov's older brother, Voin, who first put ideas of travel, ships and the sea into the would-be composer's head. The young Nikolay had never set foot aboard a boat but Voin's...

Norwegian saxophone is the first classical album from versatile artist Ola Asdahl Rokkones, containing three world premiere recordings. Recorded in the legendary LENDOK Studios in Saint Petersburg,...

Organist Halgeir Schiager's first release on the LAWO Classics label is a tribute to German composer and organist Johann Gottlob Schneider (1789-1864). Today Schneider is virtually forgotten, but in...

Schumann / Engegard Robert Schumann: Violin Sonatas Op 105 & 121 CD1. Sonate Opus 105 I. Mit Leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck 2. Allegretto 3. Lebhaft 4. Sonate Opus 121 - I. Ziemlich Langsam ? Lebhaft 5...

The combination of clarinet, viola and piano has not been used much by composers throughout the ages, and the most representative works are on this recording. Featured on this fourth release of Oslo...

This new release is the last installment in Petrenko's fortunate survey of Scriabin's symphonic output. Gramophone writes: "Kirill Gerstein is just the sort of 'thinking pianist' to take it on...

Among the diverse figures of musical modernism in early twentieth century Europe, Alexander Scriabin was by far one of the most eccentric and most mystical. With innovative sounds and utopian ideas,...

Scriabin / Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Petrenko Symphonies 3 & 4 Super-Audio CD1. Scriabin: Symphony No. 3, Op. 43 2. Symphony No. 4, Op. 54

As my career has progressed, I have had the chance to make numerous recordings featuring a variety of repertoires, and I have always felt the desire to record the songs of Sibelius. A wonderful...