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.

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

'In 20 years' time, people will buy Definitely Maybe and listen to it for what it was. That's what<br/>is important.' sa Noel Gallagher i Augusti 1994. Ingen visste då hur rätt han skulle ha.<br/><br/>Oasis första album blev den milstolpe som Oasis låtskrivargeni förutspådde. Med hitlåtar som: Rock´n Roll Star, Supersonic, Shakermaker, Live Forever jämfördes Oasis med The Beatles och det inte bara för deras sound. När 'Definitely Maybe' släpptes så sålde den hela 86 000 exemplar första veckan, den högsta siffran för ett debut skiva I England. Totalt har den sålt fem miljoner över hela världen och Oasis har sålt över 70 miljoner skivor totalt under karriär.

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

Fredriksson Marie: Äntligen/Bästa 1984-2000 [CD]

One of the most artistically influential and commercially successful albums in the history of music, Led Zeppelin IV. Released in November 1971, the album-which is officially untitled-defined the sound of rock music for a generation with ubiquitous anthems such as "Stairway To Heaven," "Rock And Roll," "Black Dog," and "When The Levee Breaks." The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, has been certified 23x platinum by the RIAA.

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