Jon Øivind is a linguist on a forest walkabout, a collector of strange words and strange places, a romantic ironist who is deeply sincere in all his ambiguity. You can hear the forest and the gorges... more

Using a deep time perspective composer Henning Sommerro chooses themes from myths and from European history. Three works for soloist and orchestra and three visions encounter resistance before they... more

The Biblical story of David and Bathsheba has a lot of present-day relevance. In this story individual emotions interact with political actions and their consequences. From the opening bars... more

Hjalmar Borgstrom has been well on the way to being rediscovered since the beginning of the new millennium. Several of his most important works were performed in his native Norway until the Second... more

Sofia Gubaidulina' distinguished career and her 80th anniversary are celebrated with this world premiere recording of Fachwerk. Recorded here by it's acclaimed dedicatee Geir Draugsvoll and in the... more