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NORTHERN STARS MUSIC from the NORDIC and BALTIC REGIONS NAXOS • MARCO POLO • ONDINE • PROPRIUS • SWEDISH SOCIETY • DACAPO Northern Stars

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NORTHERN STARS MUSIC from the NORDIC and BALTIC REGIONS NAXOS • MARCO POLO • ONDINE • PROPRIUS • SWEDISH SOCIETY • DACAPO Northern Stars NORTHERN STARS MUSIC FROM THE NORDIC AND BALTIC REGIONS NAXOS • MARCO POLO • ONDINE • PROPRIUS • SWEDISH SOCIETY • DACAPO Northern Stars Often inspired by folk tradition, nature, landscape and a potent spirit of independence, the music of Scandinavia, Finland and the Baltic states is distinctive and varied, with each country’s music influenced by its neighbours, yet shaped and coloured by its individual heritage. Traveling composers such as Sweden’s Joseph Kraus introduced 18th and early 19th century classical trends from Germany and Italy, but with national identity gaining increasing importance as Romantic ideals took hold, influential and distinctive creative lines were soon established. The muscular strength of Carl Nielsen’s symphonies grew out of the Danish nationalist vigor shown by Friedrich Kuhlau and Niels Gade, extending to names such as Per Nørgård today. Gade was a teacher of Edvard Grieg, who owes his position as Norway’s leading composer, at least in part, to the country’s traditional folk music and the poignant lyricism of the Hardanger fiddle. The music of Finland is dominated by the rugged symphonies of Jean Sibelius, and his Finlandia ensured his status as an enduring national symbol. Sibelius successfully combined the lessons of Viennese romanticism with a strong Nordic character, and this pragmatic approach has generated numerous contemporary giants such as Aus Sallinen, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Kalevi Aho and Kaija Saariaho. Turbulent history in the Baltic States partially explains a conspicuous individualism amongst the region’s composers, few more so than with Arvo Pärt, whose work distils the strong Estonian vocal tradition into music of striking intensity and crystalline beauty. A powerful sense of identity and eloquent expressiveness will always be a strong feature of the Nordic and Baltic areas, and exploring the music of these northern lands is fascinating and rewarding. Here, for the first time, is the combination of Naxos vast Nordic and Baltic repertoire together with the major independent labels of the Nordic region, which combined catalogue gives an encyclopaedic introduction to its music. From the fresh air and open landscapes of Franz Berwald to the quirky intellect of someone like Rued Langgaard, everywhere you look you will find rich treasures to satisfy and surprise. 2 3 NORTHERN STARS CATALOGUE Naxos 8.559408 ACHRON, Joseph (1886-1943) Violin Concerto No. 1 Op. 60 • The Golem (Suite) Two Tableaux from the Theatre Music to Belshazzar Elmar Oliveira, Violin / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Joseph Silverstein / Czech PO / Barcelona SO National Orchestra of Catalonia / Gerard Schwarz 6 36943 94082 2 8.553962 ALFVÉN, Hugo (1872-1960) Symphony No. 1, Op. 7 • Festival Overture Op. 52 Suite from The Mountain King Op. 37 • Swedish Rhapsody No. 2, Op. 24 (Uppsala Rhapsody) Royal Scottish NO / Niklas Willén 7 30099 49622 3 8.555072 ALFVÉN, Hugo (1872-1960) Symphony No. 2, Op. 11 • The Prodigal Son NSO of Ireland / Niklas Willén Contents 7 47313 50722 1 8.553729 ALFVÉN, Hugo (1872-1960) Symphony No. 3, Op. 23 • Swedish Rhapsody No. 3, Op. 47 (Dalecarlian Rhapsody) Legend of the Skerries Op. 20 Royal Scottish NO / Niklas Willén 7 30099 47292 0 8.557284 ALFVÉN, Hugo (1872-1960) Symphony No. 4 “From The Outermost Skerries” Op. 39 • Festival Overture Op. 52 Iceland SO / Niklas Willén 7 47313 22842 3 8.557612 ALFVÉN, Hugo (1872-1960) Symphony No. 5 • Revelation Cantata Norrköping SO / Niklas Willén 7 47313 26122 2 3 Naxos 8.557828 ALFVÉN, Hugo (1872-1960) Synnøve of Solbakken Suite A Country Tale Suite • Elégie Op. 38 Norrköping SO / Niklas Willén 7 47313 28282 1 8.553715 ATTERBERG, Kurt (1887-1974) Suite No. 3 for Violin, Viola and String Orchestra Op. 19, No. 1 Sara Trobäck, Violin / Johanna Persson, Viola Swedish CO / Petter Sundkvist 7 30099 47152 7 8.554287 AULIN, Tor (1866-1914) Violin Concerto No. 3 (+BERWALD / STENHAMMAR) Tobias Ringborg, Violin / Swedish CO / Niklas Willén 6 36943 42872 6 8.570758 BAJORAS, Felikas (b. 1934) Symphony-Diptych • Violin Concerto • Exodus I Mataityte, Violin / Lithuanian State Symphony / Rinkevicius 7 47313 07587 4 8.557604 BALAKAUSKAS, Osvaldas (b. 1937) Requiem in memoriam Stasys Lozoraitis Judita Leitaite, Mezzo-Soprano / Vilnius Municipal Choir Christopher CO of Vilnius / Donatas Katkus 7 47313 26042 3 8.557605 BALAKAUSKAS, Osvaldas (b. 1937) Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 Lithuanian NSO / Juozas Domarkas 7 47313 26052 2 4 5 NORTHERN STARS CATALOGUE Naxos 8.557834 BERGH, Sverre (1915-1980) Norwegian Dance No. 2 “Gamel-Holin” (+EGGE / HURUM / TVEITT) Håvard Gimse, Piano 7 47313 28342 2 8.554950 BØRRESEN, Hakon (1876-1954) Orkesterværker Vol. 1 Hakon Børresen 6 36943 49502 5 8.554951 BØRRESEN, Hakon (1876-1954) Orkesterværker Vol. 2 Hakon Børresen 6 36943 49512 4 8.554963 BØRRESEN, Hakon (1876-1954) Orkesterværker Vol. 3 Hakon Børresen 6 36943 49632 9 8.557248 BUXTEHUDE, Dietrich (1637-1707) Chamber Music Vol. 1 John Holloway, Jaap ter Linden & Lars Ulrik Mortensen 7 47313 22482 1 8.557249 BUXTEHUDE, Dietrich (1637-1707) Chamber Music Vol. 2 John Holloway, Jaap ter Linden & Lars Ulrik Mortensen 7 47313 22492 0 5 Naxos 8.557250 BUXTEHUDE, Dietrich (1637-1707) Chamber Music Vol. 3 Lars Ulrik Mortensen 7 47313 22502 6 8.570579 BUXTEHUDE, Dietrich (1637-1707) Harpsichord Music Vol. 1 Lars Ulrik Mortensen 7 47313 05797 9 8.570580 BUXTEHUDE, Dietrich (1637-1707) Harpsichord Music Vol. 2 Lars Ulrik Mortensen 7 47313 05807 5 8.570581 BUXTEHUDE, Dietrich (1637-1707) Harpsichord Music Vol. 3 Lars Ulrik Mortensen 7 47313 05817 4 8.572659 ČIURLIONIS, Mikalojus Konstantinas (1875-1911) Piano Works, Vol. 1 Mûza Rubackyté, Piano 7 47313 26597 8 8.572660 ČIURLIONIS, Mikalojus Konstantinas (1875-1911) Piano Works, Vol. 2 Mûza Rubackyté, Piano 7 47313 26607 4 6 7 NORTHERN STARS CATALOGUE Naxos 8.554144 CRUSELL, Bernhard Henrik (1775-1838) Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 3 Per Billman, Clarinet / Uppsala CO / Gérard Korsten 6 36943 41442 2 8.572277 DANNSTRÖM, Isidor (1812-1897) Schwedische Polska-Lieder, Op. 50 (arr. J. Andersen) (+ CIARDI / ANDERSEN) Kyle Dzapo, Flute / A. Matthew Mazzoni, Piano 7 47313 22777 8 8.553758 ENGLUND, Einar (1916-1999) Orchestral Works Niklas Sivelöv, Piano / Turku PO / Jorma Panula 7 30099 47582 2 8.554958 GADE, Niels Wilhelm (1817-1890) The Elf King’s Daughter Tivoli Symphony Orchestra & Michael Schonwandt 6 36943 49582 7 8.554954 GADE, Niels Wilhelm (1817-1890) Symfonier nr. 1 & 2 Copenhagen Collegium Musicum & Michael Schonwandt 7 30099 89542 2 8.554956 GADE, Niels Wilhelm (1817-1890) Symfonier nr. 4 & 6 Copenhagen Collegium Musicum & Michael Schonwandt 6 36943 49562 9 7 Naxos 8.504012 GADE, Niels Wilhelm (1817-1890) Symphonies Nos. 1-8 Collegium Musicum Copenhagen & Michael Schønwandt 8.570524 GADE, Niels Wilhelm (1817-1890) Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3 Hasse Borup, Violin / Heather Conner, Piano 7 47313 05247 9 8.572403 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) 2 Elegiac Melodies • 2 Melodies, Op. 53 Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg’s Time), Op. 40 2 Lyric Pieces, Op. 68 • 2 Nordic Melodies, Op. 63 Lyric Suite, Op. 54 Malmö SO / Bjarte Engeset 7 47313 24037 1 8.550878 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Cello Sonata Op. 36 • Intermezzo • Piano Sonata Øystein Birkeland, Cello / Håvard Gimse, Piano 7 30099 58782 2 8.571206 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg’s Time), Op. 40 (version for orchestra) Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 Lyric Suite, Op. 54 Bella Davidovich, Piano / Seattle SO / Gerard Schwarz 7 47313 12067 3 8.554051 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Lyric Pieces (Selections) Einar Steen-Nokleberg, Piano 6 36943 40512 3 8 9 NORTHERN STARS CATALOGUE Naxos 8.550090 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Lyric Suite • Norwegian Dances, Nos. 1 to 4 Symphonic Dance Op. 64, No. 3 CSSR State Philharmonic / Richard Edlinger 7 30099 50902 2 8.557890 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Music for String Orchestra Oslo Camerata / Stephan Barratt-Due 7 47313 28902 8 8.557854 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Orchestrated Piano Pieces Royal Scottish NO / Bjarte Engeset 7 47313 28542 6 8.570871-72 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Peer Gynt (Complete Incidental Music) Bergliot • Before a Southern Convent [2 CDs] Soloists / Malmö Chamber Choir and SO / Bjarte Engeset 7 47313 08717 4 8.554050 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 • Holberg Suite 3 Orchestral Pieces from Sigurd Jorsalfar Wedding Day at Troldhaugen BBC Scottish SO & Jerzy Maksymiuk Bournemouth Sinfonietta & Richard Studt 6 36943 40502 4 8.570236 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 • Orchestral Songs Inger Dam-Jensen, Soprano / Palle Knudsen, Baritone Malmö SO / Bjarte Engeset 7 47313 02367 7 9 Naxos 8.557279 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 16 In Autumn Op. 11 • Symphonic Dances Op. 64 Håvard Gimse, Piano / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Bjarte Engeset 7 47313 22792 1 8.550881 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Piano Music Vol. 1 Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Piano 7 30099 58812 6 8.550882 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Piano Music Vol. 2 Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Piano 7 30099 58822 5 8.550883 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Piano Music Vol. 3 Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Piano 7 30099 58832 4 8.550884 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Piano Music Vol. 4 Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Piano 7 30099 58842 3 8.553391 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Piano Music Vol. 5 Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Piano 7 30099 43912 1 10 11 NORTHERN STARS CATALOGUE Naxos 8.553392 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Piano Music Vol. 6 Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Piano 7 30099 43922 0 8.553393 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Piano Music Vol. 7 Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Piano 7 30099 43932 9 8.553394 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Piano Music Vol. 8 Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Piano 7 30099 43942 8 8.553395 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Piano Music Vol. 9 Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Piano 7 30099 43952 7 8.553396 GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Piano Music Vol.
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