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Beethoven: The complete piano variations [6 SACD Hybrid]

Martin Fröst, clarinet<br/>Janine Jansen & Boris Brovtsyn, violins;<br/>Maxim Rysanov, viola; Torleif Thedéen, cello;<br/>Roland Pöntinen, piano<br/><br/>Johannes Brahms's Clarinet Quintet is core repertoire, not just for clarinettists but also in the entire chamber music genre. As such, it has been on Martin Fröst's 'to-be-recorded list' for a long time, and when he gathered a dream-team of string players for a concert in Stockholm in February 2013, it was the perfect opportunity for BIS to organize a recording session. Brahms's Quintet was written in 1891 by a composer who only a year previously had renounced composing, but whose creative urge had been reawakened by his encounter with the leading clarinettist of the time, Richard Mühlfeld. Some 120 years later, Fröst - one of today's most highly regarded musicians and the recipient of the 2014 Sonning Prize - steps into Mühlfeld's shoes, in the company of Janine Jansen, Boris Brovtsyn, Maxim Rysanov and Torleif Thedéen. As a complement to this substantial work - with a duration of almost 35 minutes - Martin Fröst has transcribed six much-loved songs by Brahms, performing them with his chamber music partner of long standing, the eminent pianist Roland Pöntinen. The songs, composed between 1866-1886, range from high lyricism (Die Mainacht) to bitter-sweet nostalgia (Wie Melodien...), via the humourous Vergebliches Ständchen. To these new recordings has been added a substantial 'bonus' - Martin Fröst's performance with Pöntinen and Thedéen of the Trio for clarinet, cello and piano, which Brahms composed for Mühlfeld in the same year as the quintet. Originally released in 2005, the recording of the Trio received a warm welcome, including an Editor's Choice in Gramophone, as well as a 'Disc of the Month' on website ClassicsToday.com.

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Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite [SACD Hybrid]

Laurin Dan: Sonates Et Suites [SACD Hybrid]

<br/>BIS släpper sin största box någonsin! J. S. Bachs samlade vokalverk på 78 SACD med Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki samt solister i samtliga oratorier, passioner, mässor, motetter och sånger. Förutom välljudande musik innehåller boxen hela fyra skivhäften med alla texterna (på engelska/tyska) samt initierade essäer om musiken av välrenommerade Bach-experter.<br/><br/>Complete Sacred Cantatas<br/>Complete Secular Cantatas<br/>St John Passion<br/>St Matthew Passion<br/>Christmas Oratorio<br/>Easter Oratorio<br/>Ascension Oratorio<br/>Mass in B minor<br/>4 Lutheran Masses: in F major, A major, G minor & G major<br/>Magnificat<br/>Motets <br/>5 Sanctus settings: in G major, E major, D major, C major and from J.C. Kerll's Missa superba <br/>(arr. J.S. Bach)<br/>Songs from 2. Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach<br/>Songs from Musicalisches Gesang-Buch Georg Christian Schemelli<br/>Three Wedding Chorales<br/>Movements from the oratorio 'Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt'<br/>Francesco Durante: Kyrie in C minor with J.S. Bach: Christe in G minor<br/>Georg Philipp Telemann, arr. J. S. Bach: from the cantata 'Der Herr ist König': Prahlet, Ihr <br/>Völker & Die Töchter Zion<br/>Georg Philipp Telemann / J. S. Bach: from the motet 'Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt': Jauchzet <br/>dem Herrn, alle Welt; Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren<br/><br/>Bach Collegium Japan directed by Masaaki Suzuki<br/>Vocal soloists include Hana Blaziková, Carolyn Sampson, Robin Blaze, Yoshikazu Mera, Makoto <br/>Sakurada, Gerd Türk, Peter Kooij and Roderick Williams.<br/><br/> Toppbetyg i BBC Music Magazine! "Surely, one of the greatest recording projects of our time if you don't already have them, priceles. <br/><br/>Over 90 hours of sublime music in some of the finest performances and recordings you could wish for" (Andrew McGregor BBC Music Magazine)