The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
The Norwegian Soloists Choir has maintained a longstanding presence in Norway's musical life, often championing Norwegian music. Part of the choir's attraction is its stability and distinctiveness: as of the late 2010s it had had only two conductors over its seven decades of existence. Based in Oslo, the Norwegian Soloists Choir was founded in 1950 under Norwegian Soloists Society auspices by conductor and organist Knut Nystedt, who was born in 1915 and had led a variety of choirs, including a trade union group, in the 1930s and 1940s. He remained conductor until 1990, when he was succeeded by Grete Pedersen. The choir at full strength contains 26 members, but it has also performed choral chamber music in smaller groupings. All its members have formal musical training and have professional backgrounds; they are hired by the choir on a freelance basis. Especially under Nystedt, the choir has been known for championing Norwegian composers, with a repertory of more than 70 Norwegian works. Under Nystedt the choir toured in Europe (France and Germany), the U.S., East and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan, and, in 1982, China), and twice in Israel (in 1984 and 1988). Pedersen has broadened the choir's scope both musically and in terms of touring, with major tours in the U.S. and Canada, in Japan, and in Spain under historical-performance specialist Fabio Biondi. The choir has made many recordings, mostly for the Simax and Aurora labels at first. In 2007 it was signed to the Swedish label BIS and has issued releases that feature non-Norwegian music as well, including, in 2015, Meins Lebens Licht, which included music of Bach and of Knut Nystedt himself. An album of Bach motets followed in 2017. In 2018 the choir issued The Wind Blows: Music for Choir by Alfred Janson, on BIS.
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Discografia
14 album • Ordinato per Bestseller
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Bach: The Motets
The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Ensemble Allegria, Grete Pedersen
Classica - Pubblicato da BIS il 1 nov 2017
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Nystedt & J.S. Bach: Meins Lebens Licht
The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Ensemble Allegria, Grete Pedersen
Classica - Pubblicato da BIS il 1 set 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
As Dreams
The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Oslo Sinfonietta, Grete Pedersen
Musica corale - Pubblicato da BIS il 2 set 2016
Gramophone Editor's Choice24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Telling What Is Told - Shakespeare Songs
Classica - Pubblicato da Simax Classics il 11 set 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Alfred Janson: The Wind Blows
The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Grete Pedersen
Musica corale - Pubblicato da BIS il 7 set 2018
Gramophone Editor's Choice24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Grieg: Choral Music
Musica corale - Pubblicato da BIS il 1 ago 2007
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
White Night: Impressions of Norwegian Folk Music
Grete Pedersen, The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
Musica corale - Pubblicato da BIS il 19 gen 2011
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Rós: Songs of Christmas
The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Grete Pedersen
Classica - Pubblicato da BIS il 1 ott 2013
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Im Herbst - Choral Works by Brahms & Schubert
The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Grete Pedersen
Musica corale - Pubblicato da BIS il 25 ott 2011
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Kruse: Song for Winter
The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, NRK's Studio Choir, Oslo Cathedral Choir
Classica - Pubblicato da Aurora Records AS il 27 ott 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Refractions
Musica vocale (sacra e profana) - Pubblicato da BIS il 1 gen 2013
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Nocturnus
Classica - Pubblicato da Aurora Records AS il 31 mar 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lament (Excerpt)
Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen, Lars Petter Hagen, Jens U. Braun, The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Grete Pedersen
Musica corale - Pubblicato da BIS il 3 apr 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo