Swedish Radio Choir
Based at the Berwaldhallen in Stockholm, the Swedish Radio Choir has promoted Swedish music but also performs an international repertory. One of the more durable radio-associated performing groups in Europe, the choir benefited from the long tenures of its first directors and forged a distinctive sound.
The Swedish Radio Choir (Swedish: Radiokören) was founded in 1925 as part of the national radio network Sveriges Radio, and it remains a part of that entity. The choir's 32 singers are professionals. The first conductor of the Swedish Radio Choir was Gustaf Malm, but after a short time, he was replaced by Axel Nylander, who was succeeded in 1939 by Einar Ralf. In 1952, Eric Ericson became the choir's director, remaining in his post until 1982. He shaped the Swedish Radio Choir as it is known today, with a large repertory of foreign works in addition to Swedish music and a distinctive sound. Ericson programmed contemporary music by the likes of Paul Hindemith, Frank Martin, Igor Stravinsky, and Aaron Copland, and the choir's international reputation grew. Ericson was also a composer, and an early recording by the choir Swedish Contemporary Vocal Music, Vol. 1: Eric Ericson, appeared in 1987 on the Phono Suecia label. On that release, the group was joined by the Stockholm Chamber Choir.
Later conductors of the Swedish Radio Choir have included Anders Öhrwall (1982-1985), Gustaf Sjökvist (1986-1994), and Tõnu Kaljuste (1995-2001). Kaljuste, from Estonia, was the choir's first foreign conductor. He made several recordings with the group and has remained active as conductor laureate. His successors were Stefan Parkman (2002-2005), Peter Dijkstra (2007-2018), and, as of 2020, Kaspars Putniņš. Since 1979, the choir has been based at the Berwaldshalle in Stockholm. Many of its conductors have programmed contemporary Swedish composers such as Karin Rehnqvist, Sven-David Sandström, and Jacob Mühlrad. The choir has welcomed various guest conductors, including Daniel Harding, who led the group in a Berlin Philharmonic performance of Mozart's Mass in C minor, K. 427. The Swedish Radio Choir has recorded for various labels, focusing on those with the technical skills to capture its vocal shades. These have included ECM, Channel Classics, and BIS, where it released a recording of Schumann's Missa Sacra, Op. 147, in 2023.
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Brahms : Ein deutsches Requiem
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Christiane Karg, Matthias Goerne, Swedish Radio Choir
Classical - Lançado por harmonia mundi em 06/09/2019
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Brahms: Mass & Motets
Peter Dijkstra, Swedish Radio Choir
Classical - Lançado por Channel Classics em 01/01/2014
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Schubert: Lieder
Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg, Swedish Radio Choir, Gunnar Anderson
Classical - Lançado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) em 01/01/1997
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Braunfels: Te Deum, Op. 32
Gitta-Maria Sjoberg, Lars-Erik Jonsson, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Swedish Radio Choir, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
Classical - Lançado por Orfeo em 29/10/2007
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Time
Jacob Mühlrad, Swedish Radio Choir
Classical - Lançado por Universal Music AB em 26/03/2021
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Arvo Pärt: Orient & Occident
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste
Classical - Lançado por ECM New Series em 23/09/2002
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Treasures
Eric Ericson, Swedish Radio Choir
Choral Music (Choirs) - Lançado por Caprice em 29/10/2008
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Poulenc: Figure humaine, Mass in G, Un soir de neige & 7 Chansons
Swedish Radio Choir, Peter Dijkstra
Classical - Lançado por Channel Classics em 19/09/2011
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Schumann: Missa sacra, Op. 147
Swedish Radio Choir, Kaspars Putnins, Johan Hammarstrom
Choral Music (Choirs) - Lançado por BIS em 01/09/2023
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Kaddish (Excerpt)
Jacob Mühlrad, Swedish Radio Choir
Classical - Lançado por Universal Music AB em 27/01/2021
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Schnittke: Psalms Of Repentance
Tõnu Kaljuste, Swedish Radio Choir
Classical - Lançado por ECM New Series em 01/01/1999
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Nordic Sounds 2
Swedish Radio Choir, Peter Dijkstra
Classical - Lançado por Channel Classics em 10/09/2012
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Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
Robin Ticciati, Swedish Radio Choir, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Lançado por Linn Records em 23/09/2016
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Nordic Sounds: Music of Sven-David Sandström
Swedish Radio Choir, Peter Dijkstra
Classical - Lançado por Channel Classics em 01/01/2010
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Pettersson: Symphony No. 12 "De döda på torget" (Live)
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Swedish Radio Choir, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
Classical - Lançado por CPO em 01/01/2004
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Time (Excerpt)
Jacob Mühlrad, Swedish Radio Choir
Classical - Lançado por Universal Music AB em 26/02/2021
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NORGARD: Gilgamesh / Voyage into the Golden Screen (Per Norgard)
Classical - Lançado por Dacapo em 30/04/1992
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The Swedish Choir, Vol. 2
Choral Music (Choirs) - Lançado por Caprice em 19/03/2021
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Pettersson: Symphony No. 12 "The Dead in the Square"
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Christian Lindberg
Classical - Lançado por BIS em 08/01/2021
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In Dulci Jubilo (RAC Remix)
ShapeShifter Carols, Swedish Radio Choir
Christmas Music - Lançado por Universal Music Classics em 02/10/2020
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Away In A Manger (Saib Remix)
ShapeShifter Carols, Swedish Radio Choir
Christmas Music - Lançado por Universal Music Classics em 16/10/2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo