Sinfonietta Riga, Claus Efland & Egils Sefers
Release Date: 31 March 2014
Label: Challenge Classics
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 608917263022
Genres: Classical Orchestral
Description
'Nordic Atmospheres' is the second release on Challenge Classics from Sinfonietta Riga and its conductor Claus Efland, and presents a selection of evocative music for strings by composers from the Scandinavian and Baltic regions, among them Sibelius, Grieg, Nielsen, and Peteris Vasks.
Claus Efland records exclusively for Challenge Classics. As with his first CD on the label, 'Concertante', which was released in January 2014, 'Nordic Atmospheres' features him conducting the Latvian orchestra, Sinfonietta Riga. As well as offering the core repertoire of a conductor in the shape of symphonic works and operas, Efland regards himself as an ambassador for music from his native Denmark and the rest of the Scandinavian and Baltic regions. 'Nordic Atmospheres' includes popular pieces by Sibelius, Grieg, Nielsen, and Lars-Erik Larsson alongside music by the contemporary Latvian composers Peteris Vasks and Romualds Kalsons, whose Clarinet Concerto - performed by Egils Å efers - is receiving its first recording.
Sinfonietta Riga is a professional chamber orchestra based in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It was established in 2006 as a state orchestra and is currently based at Spikeri Concert Hall. Although it is a relatively new orchestra, Sinfonietta Riga has already gained a reputation for its professionalism and sophisticated concert programmes, continuously expanding its creative horizons.
Personnel: Sinfonietta Riga, Claus Efland (conductor), Egils Å efers (clarinet)
Tracklisting
Aseo Friesacher
Theo Plath, Armand Djikoloum, Olivier Stankiewicz, Sakoto Doi, Jordi Carrasco Hjelm
Philippe Thuriot
Pietro Battistoni, Rosso Verona Baroque Ensemble
Narratio Quartet
Piano Duo Scholtes & Janssens
Matteo Cicchitti, Musica Elegentia
Cappella Pratensis, Stratton Bull, Sollazzo Ensemble
Roeland Hendrikx, Jan Michiels, Brussels Philharmonic, Il Novecento, Robert Groslot
Adam Kostecki, Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Hannover Chamber Orchestra, Carsten Petermann
Eric Guo, Oh! Orchestra, Vaclav Luks
Hyuk Lee, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrzej Boreyko
Anna Gourari, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana & Markus Poschner
Vladimir Delman; Milan RAI Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers; Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della Rai; New York Philharmonic Orchestra; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra
