Sagas and Sea Voyages
Donald Macleod delves into Andr茅e's final decades, when she composes her only opera - on a Wagnerian scale.
Donald Macleod delves into Andr茅e's final decades, when she composes her only opera - on a Wagnerian scale. With guests Anastasia Belina and Jonas Lundblad, Donald also explores the overall impact Andr茅e had upon music in Sweden, and the impact she also had on the rights of women.
Fritiof Suite (excerpt)
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
Hermann B盲umer, conductor
Summer memories from Bjursl盲tt (Allegro)
Strings of the Gothenburg Opera
Fritiofs Saga (excerpt)
Sabina Bisholt, soprano
Gothenburg Opera Orchestra
Patrik Ringborg, conductor
Symphonic Poem
Jonas Lundblad, organ
Swedish Mass No 1 (Lord have mercy)
Gothenburg Cathedral Choir
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Ann-Marie Rydberg, conductor
Fritiof Suite (excerpt)
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra
Hermann B盲umer, conductor
Swedish Mass No 1 (My firm hope in the Lord stands)
Gothenburg Cathedral Choir
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Ann-Marie Rydberg, conductor
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