A Scandinavian Sojourn with Andrew Mellor

Presto Music Classical Podcast

Andrew Mellor has established himself as something of a British cultural attaché to Scandinavia since moving to Copenhagen in 2015. Well known for his contributions to BBC Radio 3's Record Review and the BBC Proms, he takes Paul on a guided tour of Denmark, Faroe, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland, discussing some of the fascinating music that has been inspiring him recently.
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Music discussed:
Nielsen: Symphony No. 3, Op. 27 (FS60) 'Sinfonia espansiva'
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Myung-Whun Chung
BIS - BISCD321
Sørensen, B: La mattina
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano); Norwegian Chamber Orchestra; Per Kristian Skalstad
Dacapo - 8.226095
Confessions
Nico Muhly & Teitur with Holland Baroque
Nonesuch - 7559794430
Þorvaldsdóttir: Dreaming
Recurrence - ISO Project, Vol. 1
Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daníel Bjarnason
Dorian Sono Luminus - DSL92213
Grieg - Choral Music
Det Norske Solistkor (The Norwegian Soloists’ Choir), Grete Pedersen
BIS - BISSACD1661
Gunnar Idenstam: Songs For Jukkasjärvi
Simon Marainen (yoik/vocals), Brita Stina Sjaggo (vocals), Sandra Marteleur (violin), Thorbjörn Jakobsson (saxophones), Jonas Sjöblom (percussion), Gunnar Idenstam (organ & pre-recorded sounds)
BIS - BISSACD1868
Outi Tarkiainen: The Earth, Spring's Daughter & Saivo
Virpi Räisänen (mezzo-soprano), Jukka Perko (soprano saxophone), Lapland Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds
Ondine - ODE13532
The Voice of Sibelius
Tom Nyman (tenor) & Tommi Hakala (baritone) YL Male Voice Choir & Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Hyökki (a cappella works) & Osmo Vänskä (accompanied works)
BIS - BISCD1433
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