Aurora

Herbert Henck (piano)

Kåre Nordstoga (organ)

The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Terje Tønnesen

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Grex Vocalis, The Academic Choral Society, The Cecilia Choir, Sjællands Symphony Orchestra, The Norwegian Youth Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä, Tamàs Vetö, Karsten Andersen

BIT 20 Ensemble, Ingar Bergby

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Olari Elts

Poing

John Persen

Lars Notto Birkeland (organ), Erik Raude (percussion) Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Kai Grinde Myrann

SiTron, Bjørn Marius Hegge

Nils Petter Molvær (trumpet) Nordic Voices

Rolf Borch (clarinet)

Njål Sparbo (bass-baritone), Kristin Kjølberg (soprano), Birte Myhrstad (vocalist), Pål Rullestad (tenor), Ole Hermod Henriksen (bass-baritone), Gli Scapoli (bass-baritone), Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Filharmoniens Kammerkor, Terje Mikkelsen, Reza Aghamir

Siri Torjesen (soprano), Ketil Hugaas (bass baritone) & Nils Harald Sødal (tenor) BIT20 Ensemble, Ingar Bergby

Jens Harald Bratlie

Bergen Cathedral Choir

Einar Røttingen

Marianne Hirsti (soprano), Marianne E. Andersen (alto), Robin Blaze (countertenor), Joseph Cornwell (tenor), Ian Lyon (tenor), Daniel Norman (tenor), Ian Partridge (tenor), Colin Campbell (baritone), Adrian Peacock (bass), Njål Sparbo (bass) Oslo Cathedral Choir, Terje Kvam

Jon Faukstad (accordion), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Eggen (conductor), The Norwegian String Quartet, Grex Vocalis, Palle Mikkelborg & Arild Andersen Jazz Ensemble, Elin Rosseland (soprano)

Sigyn Fossnes (violin), Einar Henning Smebye (piano) & Einar Fjærvoll (eraser)

Lpo/Rpo

Geir Henning Braaten, Marianne Hirsti (soprano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Symphony Orchestra, Per Dreier

Ametri String Quartet

Hilde Torgersen (mezzo-soprano), Sisu, Bit 20 Ensemble, Cikada Ensemble, Oslo Sinfonietta, Ingar Bergby, Christian Eggen

Einar Røttingen (piano), Gro Sandvik (flute) & Turid Kniejski (harp) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ingar Bergby, Eivind Aadland & Ole Kristian Ruud

Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet) Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya

Marius Flatby, Ingvild Habbestad, Joachim Kwetzinsky, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Jamie Philips

Håkon Austbø (piano)

Rolf Borch (bass clarinet), Marius Hesby (trombone), Tanja Orning (cello) & Tora Augestad (vocal) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Juanjo Mena

Andrew Cunningham (piccolo), Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Dmitriev (conductor), Michael Lind (tuba), Jiri Starek (horn), Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Ragnhild Gjerde (conductor)

Ellen Ugelvik & Ingerine Dahl

Dagfinn Koch, Terje Winther

Norwegian Radio Orchestra & Various Artists Kai Grinde Myrann

Ellen Ugelvik (piano) Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Bjarte Engeset

Natasha Barrett (electronics)

Eir Inderhaug (recitation, soprano), Isa Katharina Gericke (soprano), Anna Elisabeth Einarsson (mezzo-soprano), Nils Harald Sodal (recitation, tenor), Espen Fegran (baritone) & Ketil Hugaas (bass) Oslo Sinfonietta, Christian Eggen

Vegard Landaas (alto saxophone) & Tom Ottar Andreassen (flute), Rather than being constructed from a limited amount of material like the other two works on the recording, this concerto for saxophone and orchestra is characterized by active melodic lines. A weave of melodic garlands forms an undulating soundscape reminiscent of the changing nature of the ocean, from storm to dead calm., The word “aggregate” also explains how the energy is built up, by storing and layering energy-filled musical events. In this work these are first and foremost compact figures consisting of only a few notes. An “aggregate” is the specific reservoir of notes from which a composer constructs a passage of music, before the notes have been distributed throughout the ensemble. In this particular piece we can observe how the musical gestures emanate from the aggregates and are drawn back again to these musical points of gravitation., Traditionally a concerto is based on contrasts between a virtuosic soloist and a supporting ensemble, however in Slettholm’s work the solo instrument is used very sparingly as searching phrases are constructed over single notes Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Eggen

Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Rolf Gupta

Åge Kvalbein (cello), Liv Opdal Eggestad (cello), Stig Nilsson (violin) Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Marcello Viotti

Kim Haugen, Minken Fossheim, Oslo Sinfonietta, Per Sigmund Thorp

Berit Opheim (mezzo-soprano), Lars Lien, Affinis Ensemble, Peter Herresthal, Bit 20 Ensemble, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, The Norwegian State Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra, Ingar Bergby, Mark Adderley, Diego Masson, Simon Streatfeild

Peter Herresthal, Gonzalo Moreno, Henninge Båtnes

Trondheim Unge Strykere, Bertil Palmar Johansen

Annika Nordstrøm, Margaret Stachiewicz, Kåre Aambø, Ingebjørg Kosmo (soprano, mezzo-soprano), Oslo String Quartet, Trio Nidaros

Stephan Barratt-Due, Tore Dingstad, Katrine Buvarp, Soon-Mi Chung, Bjørn Solum, Terje Nymark

Isaac Schuldman, St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Kantorov

Åsne Valland Nordli (contralto), Ter Jung Sextet

Rolf-Erik Nystrøm (saxophone), Håkon Thelin (double bass), Kouame Sereba (dodo/ vocal/chekere), Alfred Janson (melodica), Jørn Simenstad (lur and ram's horn), Hans Kristian Kjos Sørensen (percussion) & Marius Hesby (trombone) Christian Eggen (conductor/keyboards)

Bergen Symphony Orchestra, Kjell Ingebretsen

Oslo Trio Ensemble

Kristin Norderval, Magnus Rindhal, Natasha Barrett

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons

Oslo Sinfonietta, Christian Eggen (conductor), Cikada Ensemble, Geir Henning Braaten (piano)

Stavanger New Music Ensemble

Kjell Bækkelund (piano), Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa (hardingfele), Bergen Philharmonic, Karsten Andersen (conductor)

Sivertsen/Solas/Am

Cikada Ensemble Christian Eggen

Stig Nilsson, Cikada Ensemble, Newband, Christian Eggen, Dean Drummond

Frantisek Veselka (violin), Milena Dratvová (piano)