RECORD NEWS: Six new multi-channel SACD from BIS.

Friday, 14 February 2014 14:09

RECORD NEWS: Six new multi-channel SACD from BIS.

Written by Karl Erik Sylthe

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The Swedish label BIS has six new releases in the horizon. All have SACD multi-channel tracks in addition to stereo.

We start with Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15 which are recorded with Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. The conductor Mark Wigglesworth has already recorded all the symphonies of Dmitri Shostakovich, with the exception of no. 15. But it is not always the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, he has conducted on these recordings by BIS.

Release month for Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15 is set to February 2014. More information at BIS .

Thomas Ades's - violin concerto contains the title work as main work, a violin concerto subtitled "Concentric Paths", that was composed in 2005. It is performed here by the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, with Grammy-nominated Peter Herresthal as soloist. Conductor is Andrew Manze. In addition to the Violin Concerto is a work named Three Studies From Couperin. It is an orchestration for chamber orchestra, based on three harpsichord pieces.

Release month for Thomas Ades's - violin concerto is set in February 2014. More information at BIS .

Dvorak, Smetana, Suk - Sitkovetsky Trio is a SACD with Piano Trios from the three composers. Composition time range from 1855 /1858 for Smetana's Piano Trio In G Minor, Op.15, via Dvorak's Piano Trio No.3 in F minor, Op.65 composed in 1883, to Josef Suk's Elegy for Piano Trio, Op .23 composed in 1902.

Sitkovetsky Trio consists of Alexander Sitkovetsky on violin, Leonard Elschenbroich on cello
and Wu Qian on piano. This is their first recording on BIS.

Release month of Dvorak, Smetana, Suk - Sitkovetsky Trio is set to February 2014. More information at BIS .

Mozart - Piano Concertos Nos. 18 & 22 are recorded by the Kölner Akademie, Die, conducted by Michael Alexander Willens. Soloist Ronald Brautigam, who plays a fortepiano. This team has also earlier released five SACDs with Mozart's piano concertos. There is thus now nos. 18 and 22 that are performed.

Release month of the Mozart - Piano Concertos Nos. 18 & 22 are set to February 2014. More information at BIS.

Rachmaninov - Vespers is a release where Karpars Putnins directs Vespers by Sergei Rachmaninoff, a composer who probarly is best known for his works for large orchestras, with the four piano concertos composed around the turn of the century as highlights. But still, perhaps the greatest part of his works are written for smaller ensembles, or as here - for choir.

Release month for Rachmaninov - Vespers is set to February 2014. More information at BIS.

Maxim Rysanov plays Bach Suites II , selvexplaiend, a sequel to an earlier release with violist Maxim Rysanov where he also plays suites for viola by Bach. These were originally written for cello, but is transcribed for viola. It's been about. four years between these two releases with Bach Rysanov, and according to himself this time reflects that he has been through a development in approach to the suites.

Like the five other releases we write about in this article, also Maxim Rysanov plays Bach Suites II is stated to be published in April 2014. More information at BIS.