Lebensfries by Icelandic composer Hafliði Hallgrímsson is set for release, performed by the acclaimed Norwegian ensemble Ssens Trio. Written as a string trio for violin, viola and cello, Lebensfries stands as one of Hallgrímsson’s most intimate and reflective chamber works, and is dedicated to Ssens Trio, for whom the piece was commissioned. 

 

 

With Personal Best, Norwegian composer Eivind Buene presents a new work written for Trio Accanto that blurs the boundaries between composition, performance, and reflection. The title suggests competition and measurement, but Personal Best turns the idea inward. Rather than striving for virtuosity in the conventional sense, the work investigates what it means to perform at one’s limits—artistically, physically, and mentally. The instrumental writing moves between sharply etched gestures and moments of suspended clarity, creating a constantly shifting terrain in which sound, text, and presence interact. The result is a work that feels at once rigorously constructed and strikingly immediate. 

Lux Manifesta is a release featuring orchestral works by Herman Vogt, performed by the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Aivis Greters. The album takes its title from Vogt’s large-scale orchestral work Lux Manifesta, which is the central work on the recording. 

Alwynne Pritchard’s new work, Institutions of the Flesh, is a bold and immersive music-theatre work that explores the human body as a site of memory, ritual, and resistance. Created in collaboration with the Trondheim-based Alpaca Ensemble, the piece blends voice, cello, piano, and electronics in a raw and poetic meditation on love, labour, and devotion. Drawing on texts by William Blake, Heiner Müller and the composer. The work unfolds as a sonic and physical journey through the structures—both intimate and institutional—that shape our lives. 

The album Earth Walker brings oboist Marion Walker together with the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Eivind Gullberg Jensen in a striking new recording that highlights some of the most distinctive voices in Nordic contemporary music. the album presents a powerful and atmospheric program centered around Jan Erik Mikalsen’s monumental work Bois, alongside music by Lars‑Erik Larsson and Nils Henrik Asheim. 

The new recording Mass for Christmas Day presents the early‑music ensemble Currentes in a vivid and deeply informed interpretation of the medieval and early‑Renaissance repertoire traditionally associated with the Christmas liturgy. The album offers a richly woven musical journey through the structure of the Christmas Day Mass, performed with the ensemble’s characteristic blend of historical insight and contemporary expressive immediacy. 

Aurora Records presenterer Between Trees av Kristine Tjøgersen, en av landets mest fremadstormende og etterspurte komponister. Utgivelsen er tilgjengelig som vinyl, CD og på strømmetjenester, og er Tjøgersens debutalbum på Aurora Records. 

Aurora Records har gleden av å presentere Øyvind Torvunds første album med orkestermusikk, ”A Walk into the Future”. Albumet er en reise gjennom fire verk, fremført av Oslo-filharmonien med dirigent Olari Elts. 

Aurora Records har gleden av å presentere debutalbumet til den norske komponisten Kristin Bolstad, "Morgon / Kveld". Albumet er satt til utgivelse 22. september og vil være tilgjengelig som vinyl og på alle digitale plattformer. Aurora Records is pleased to present the debut album of the Norwegian composer Kristin Bolstad, “Morgon / Kveld” (Morning / Evening). The album is set for release on September 22nd and will be available as vinyl and on all digital platforms. 

Aurora Records presenterer Temporal Gardening med komponist og musiker Stephan Meidell og tidligmusikkensemblet Bergen Barokk. Det nye albumet vil bli tilgjengelig som vinyl og på digitale plattformer 15.september 2023, og er deres første album på Aurora Records. Aurora Records proudly presents Temporal Gardening, featuring composer and performer Stephan Meidell and the baroque ensemble Bergen Barokk. The new album will be available on vinyl and digital platforms on 15th of September 2023. 

Aurora Records presenterer Critical Band med LEMUR! Ensemblet består av Bjørnar Habbestad (fløyter), Hild Sofie Tafjord (horn), Lene Grenager (cello) og Michael Francis Duch (bass). Utgivelsen ble sluppet digitalt og på CD 5. mai 2023, og er ensemblets første album på Aurora. 

asamisimasa nyeste album inneholder to verker av komponist Trond Reinholdtsen. Utgivelsen er en feiring av deres 20 år lange samarbeid. Utgivelsesdato: 30.september 2022. SPÄTSTIL er tilgjengelig digitalt og på vinyl via Aurora Records. asamisimasa's latest album features two pieces by composer Trond Reinholdtsen. The release is a celebration of their 20 year long cooperation. Release date: September 30th, 2022. SPÄTSTIL is available digitally and on vinyl via Aurora Records. 

Renowned Norwegian pianist Rune Alver is set to captivate classical music lovers once again with the highly anticipated reissue of his celebrated album “Mountain Dance”, originally released in 2004. This evocative recording, which showcases visionary piano works by the young Edvard Grieg, will be reintroduced with remastered audio that deepens the listener’s connection to Norway’s rich musical heritage. 

A powerful voice in American classical music returns to center stage with the release of Concerto in One Movement by Florence Price, performed by internationally acclaimed pianist Marianna Shirinyan and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, conducted by trailblazing American maestro Jeri Lynne Johnson. This vibrant new recording captures the sweeping lyricism, rhythmic vitality, and emotional depth of Florence Price’s 1934 piano concerto — a work that reflects the composer’s unique blend of classical forms with African American spirituals and folk idioms. 

This release of The Bragernes Canticles: Magnificat & Nunc dimittis, a powerful and radiant new recording of sacred music by internationally acclaimed Norwegian composer Kim André Arnesen. Performed by the Bragernes kirkes ungdomskor under the direction of Beate Strømme Fevang, this release captures the expressive depth and lyrical beauty of Arnesen’s music in an inspired and heartfelt interpretation. 

Fjordklang features 19 selected works from the “Vestfold Cycle” — a growing series of 43 compositions written by composers with ties to the region. The cycle began with five pieces premiered at their very first concert and has since grown into a unique expression of Vestfold’s creative energy. The album also features music by two key figures in the local music scene: Olav Berg (Horten) and Roger Arve Vigulf (Sandefjord), both of whom have written original sextets for the ensemble. 

Mezzo-soprano Christina Herresthal makes her recording debut with the EP Sånger från Aftonland,, featuring the ensemble Hehku under the direction of conductor Aliisa Neige Barrière. The centerpiece of the release is Danish composer Per Nørgård’s hauntingly lyrical song cycle, composed in 1956 when he was just 24 years old—the same age Herresthal was when she recorded the work in 2022 as a heartfelt tribute for Nørgård’s 90th birthday. 

 

 

With Watch – Music for Strings, Piano and Electronics, Norwegian composer Jostein Stalheim invites listeners into an expansive and multidimensional sonic world where acoustic and electronic elements converge. Featuring a stellar cast of performers—including cellist Amalie Stalheim, violinist Eva Camilla Eikaas Stalheim, double bassist Callum Hay Jennings, pianist Sergej Osadchuk, the Vertavo String Quartet, and the Bergen String Quartet—this new album presents a bold and immersive musical journey.