2014

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.

Efter den kritikerrosade debuten med Definitely Maybe etablerade '(What's the Story) Morning<br/>Glory?' Oasis som ett av världens största band under 1990-talet. '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' har sålts i över 23 miljoner exemplar världen över. I Storbritannien gick albumet direkt upp på albumlistans förstaplats och har där kommit att bli det tredje mest sålda genom tiderna (efter Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band och Adeles 21). <br/><br/>Låtarna 'Don't Look Back in Anger' och 'Wonderwall' är kanske gruppens mest kända. Dessa samt 'Some Might Say' och 'Roll with It' släpptes som singlar.

Outlaws: Outlaws/Hurry sundown 1975-77 [2 CD]

'Deep Purple - In Concert '72 (2012 mix)' is a fantastic live album, originally recorded at the Paris Theatre on Lower Regent Street in London for the BBC's "Sounds Of The Seventies" radio programme on the 9th March 1972. Remixed in 2012 and now available on CD, with the bonus track 'Maybe I'm A Leo (Sound Check) version available for the first time on CD.

Deep Purple: Made in Japan 1972 (2014/Rem) [CD]

Hamell On Trial: Happiest man in the world [Vinyl LP]

Now That's What I Call Summer [Digipack / 3 CD]