BIS
Jarrell: Orchestral Works (BIS)
Gripping, inventive, often beautiful music in superb performance and recording [HC]
Mahler: Symphony No 8 (BIS)
Vänskä’s performance of Symphony of a Thousand; a rave review [EJW]
Leiviskä: Orchestral Works Volume 1 (BIS)
An auspicious first volume of orchestral music by an unfamiliar Finnish composer [NB]
Wilms: The Piano Concertos, Vol 2 (BIS)
If you like the fortepiano, you’ll enjoy this [SFV]
Kuusisto: Symphony (BIS)
Two remarkably cogent pieces, each composed by more than one hand [RHa]
Beethoven: String Quartets Opp 74 & 130 (BIS)
A very fine recording of the Harp Quartet, although the outer movements of the Op130 quartet are lacking in power and thus take the disc down a notch [MZ]
Stravinsky, Bartok & Martinů (BIS)
A puzzling release in which clarity trumps nuance and warmth [JW]
Mahler: Symphony No 8 (BIS)
A stunner of a Mahler Eighth, one of the best since Solti’s classic account [RMo]
Anders Paulsson (soprano saxophone): Solitary Poems for Soprano Saxophone (BIS)
Beautiful, approachable contemporary music showcases the craft of a wonderful saxophonist [MB]
R Schumann: Piano Trios, Vol. 2 (BIS)
Superb performances of lesser-known but deeply rewarding Schumann [PBW]
Carolyn Sampson (soprano) but I like to sing… (BIS)
A delight from start to finish – Carolyn Sampson is on effervescent form [JQ]
Wigmore Soloists: Chamber Works (BIS)
Committed and inspiring performances of important chamber works [JF]
Folkjul – A Swedish Folk Christmas (BIS)
(Déjà Review) A refreshing Christmas disc, off the beaten track [GF]
Sumera: Mushroom Cantata (BIS)
(Déjà Review) As irreplaceable as a volume by a favourite author – be sure never to lend it to anyone; you’re unlikely to get it back! [DC]
Schubert: Impromptus (BIS)
A refreshingly intimate account of Schubert’s impromptus in masterly performances by a fortepiano player of unparalleled recording experience [MG]
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 8-11 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) A fresh viewpoint, though not everything convinces [CC]
Through The Night (BIS)
A stimulating medley of the best string music, beautifully executed [RMo]
Beethoven, Berwald: Septets (BIS)
Two lovely chamber scores for strings and winds [SV]
Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos 2 & 7 (BIS)
Beethoven doesn’t seem to be an ideal fit with this very fine ensemble [DJB]
Doráti: Orchestral Works (BIS)
(Déjà Review) Two harmonically astringent potently imaginative works coupled with a bright and light-on-the-toes serenade [RB]
Bach: Trio Sonatas (BIS)
(Déjà Review) New worlds of feeling in music that is certainly familiar [KM]
Janáček & Haas: String quartets (BIS)
At the very top of the list for these masterpieces [WH]
Fagerlund: Terral (BIS)
The latest works by the new Finnish master [SB]
Sounds and Sweet Air – A Shakespeare Songbook ( BIS)
This fine, imaginative album will entertain and enlighten [JQ]
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