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BBC Music Magazine

BBC Music Magazine: Attractive makeweights

By Elin Kvandal | 13. November 2017

A delightfully airy, idiomatic Holberg Suite from this conductorless string group from Oslo, with attractive makeweights by the less familiar Kvandal, Grüner-Hegge and Nystedt. Superbly clear recording.

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Posted in Reviews, Reviews in English and tagged as BBC Music Magazine, Edvard Grieg, Ensemble Allegria, Knut Nystedt, Sonata for Strings op. 79.

BBC Music Magazine: Attraktive motvekter

By Elin Kvandal | 13. November 2017

En vidunderlig luftig, idiomatisk Holberg-suite fra denne dirigentløse strykergruppen fra Oslo, med attraktive motvekter fra de mindre velkjente Kvandal, Grüner-Hegge og Nystedt. Uovertruffent klar innspilling.

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Posted in Reviews, Reviews in Norwegian and tagged as BBC Music Magazine, Edvard Grieg, Ensemble Allegria, Knut Nystedt, Sonata for Strings op. 79.
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  1. Visions Norvegiennes pour orchestre op. 67 (1985) 1:34
  2. Symphony nr. 1 op. 18 (1959) - Movement I - 32` 1:21
  3. Antagonia op. 28 (1979) - Movement III - 23` 1:16
  4. Concerto for Chamber Orchestra op. 55 (1980) - 15` 1:27
  5. Symphonic Epos for Orchestra op. 21 (1962) - 18` 5:27
  6. Divertimento for String Orchestra op. 3 (1941) - 18` Johan Kvandal 1:39
  7. Sinfonia Concertante op. 29 (1968) - 18` 1:29
  8. Symphonic Epos for Orchestra op. 21 (1962) - 18` 5:27
  9. Antagonia, Op. 38 Concerto for Two String Orchestras and Percussion (1973) - Movement I - 23` 1:13
  10. Norwegian Overture for Orchestra op. 7 (1951) -7` 2:17
  11. Skipper Worse Suite op. 28.b (1968) - Movement II - 17` 1:02
  12. Triptychon for Orchestra op. 53 (1979) - 13` 0:15
  13. Sinfonia Concertante op. 29 (1968) - 18` 1:29
  14. Sinfonia Concertante op. 29 (1968) - 18` 1:29
  15. Symphony nr. 1 op. 18 (1959) - Movement III - 32` 1:19
  16. Variations and Fugue for Orchestra op. 14 (1954) - 15` 2:31
  17. Skipper Worse Suite op. 28.b (1968) - Movement I - 17` 0:51
  18. Symphony nr. 1 op. 18 (1959) - Movement I - 32` 1:21
  19. Antagonia op. 28 (1979) - Movement II - 23` 2:07
  20. Skipper Worse Suite op. 28.b (1968) - Movement I - 17` 0:51
  21. Symphony nr. 1 op. 18 (1959) - Movement III - 32` 1:19
  22. Visions Norvegiennes pour orchestre op. 67 (1985) 1:34
  23. Sinfonia Concertante op. 29 (1968) - 18` 1:29
  24. Symphony nr. 1 op. 18 (1959) - Movement I - 32` 1:21
  25. Symphony nr. 1 op. 18 (1959) - Movement I - 32` 1:21
  26. Sonata for Strings op. 79 (1994) - 12`45 2:00
  27. Sonata for Strings op. 79 (1994) - 12`45 2:00