Musicam semper amavi ("I have always loved music") - Martin Luther In Reformationssvit, I wanted to create a musical journey through the history of Christianity with a series of hymns, composed or modernised by Martin Luther, as well as some Swedish hymns, both well-known and little known, which I have arranged in different styles. Most of the hymns can be found in the Swedish hymnbook from 1697, some of which are still included in the present day hymnbook. I have used the old translations, amongst others those by Olaus Petri. The journey begins in Jerusalem in the first century. People are playing music in the streets and market places and singing can be heard from the temple. We also hear Jesus' last words on the cross. Then, via the Coptic church, we arrive at the Gregorian chant with it's modes: Mixolydian, Lydian, Dorian, etc. Martin Luther makes his entry with his high and clear voice. Many of the Swedish hymns have three beats to a bar, which was unusual at the time, and was perhaps considered a little too dance like. I have chosen some of my favourites here. Luther thought that the prayer "Our Father" was rushed through and babbled in the whole world without consideration for it's depth of meaning and holy ritual. Here, it is represented in Swedish folk style, with Luther's text in contrary motion. As with many other melodies, Luther modernised the Gregorian chant "Veni Creator Spiritus". Here, I have woven the two existing versions together. Sometimes I have included citations of Luther or Jesus as a counterpart to the hymns. "Glad dig du kristi brud" is a well-known hymn, but here it is heard with the old text "Frojda dig du Kristi brud", giving a different rhythm to the melody. Everything is tied together by Luther's five "solas" Sola Scriptura: "Scripture alone" Sola fide: "faith alone" Sola gratia: "grace alone" Solus Christus: "Christ alone" Soli Deo gloria: "the glory of God alone" Many of the translations are from Olaus Petri who most likely had met Luther and who had a great impact on the reformation in Sweden. All the melodies I have used were originally single line melodies, so all the voicing and harmonisation have been created by me. Jonas Dominique Reformationssvit had it's premiere in 2017 in Soderledskyrkan with S: t Jacobs Chamber choir and REBaroque

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(SACD-HYBRID) Georg Gulyas' second CD on Proprius also consists of works by Spanish and Latin American composers. The first three works are by the Spanish guitarist and composer Francisco T'rrega, for example the famous tremolo etude "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" and "Capricho rabe". Here Georg Guly's plays "C'rdoba" from the suite "Cantos de Espana Op. 232" and the very charming "Tango". Also included are pieces by Joaquin Turina ("Sevillana Op. 29"), Frederico Mompou ("Suite compostelana") and Manuel Ponce ("Sonatina meridional"). This SACD ends with two of the world's favorite tangos - the Argentine composer Angel Villoldo's "El Choclo" and "La Cumparsita" by Matos Rodriguez from Uruguay.

Gary Graden and the St. Jacobs Chamber Choir have performed the St. John Passion in the St. Jacobs Church regularly since 1990, the last 13 years together with Maria Lindal and her REbaroque ensemble. Though the St. John Passion has become something of a staple in Sweden's churches at Easter, there have been very few recordings with Swedish performers. This release documents not only the long collaboration between the St. Jacobs Chamber Choir and REbaroque, but is also the first recording of a tradition that has existed in the St. Jacobs Church for almost seven decades.

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Irish composer/conductor Siobhan Lamb tells stories through her musical compositions. The Suoni Ensemble is group of diverse, talented musicians from several countries from both classical and improvising backgrounds, all chosen for their unique sounds by Ms. Lamb to perform and record Through the Mirror: Tales from childhood. The stories performed are: The Frog and the Ass, The Hare and the Tortoise, The Fox and the Crow, The Mouse, the Bull and the Flea, and The Ant and the Grasshopper.

The Copenhagen Girls' Choir rates among the best of it's kind in Denmark. The Choir was founded in 1973, and it has a broad repertoire with special focus on new music and popular music. Many composers of stature have felt persuaded to write for the choir, among them Knut Nystedt, Ib Nurholm, Leif Kayser, Maj-Britt Kramer, Bo Holten and Michael Bojesen. The choir also performs music by classic composers such as Faure, Poulenc, Brahms, Schubert and Rheinberger. The Copenhagen Girls' Choir is characterized by it's homogenous sound, partly resulting from the fact that the girls are of the same age (grade 6-9), partly a result of the careful voice-training that all the pupils of the Sankt Ann Gymnasium go through. The Copenhagen Girls' Choir has recorded several CDs throughout the years and has toured all over the World, always aiming to spread out the knowledge of Danish and Scandinavian music and timbre.

(SACD-HYBRID) at his recitals Lundkvist has regularly performed representative works by Swedish composers such as Torsten Nilsson, Otto Olsson, Bengt Hambraeus, Siegfried Naumann and Daniel B'rtz. He also performs with orchestras in Sweden not only with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra but also the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductors he has worked with include Antal Dorati, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, and Leonard Slatkin. His recordings have brought him a succession of prestigious awards. On this SACD Erik Lundkvist plays Swedish organ works from the 20th century, such as "Fantasia e Fuga" by Hilding Rosenberg, two pieces by Herald Frykl'f and Otto Olsson's "Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor Op 52". Also included is the exciting piece "Requiem per Organo Op 137" by Gunno S'dersten.

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