LAWO Classics vil med denne utgivelsen feire Brynjar Hoffs 70 år lange musikerliv. Hoff er en legende i norsk musikkliv. Han var en av de mest sette klassiske artistene på TV gjennom en årrekke og en av landets mest aktive musikere på konsertscener rundt om. Han var en av de få utvalgte norske musikere som både var solist og gjorde innspillinger med English Chamber Orchestra og London Philharmonic Orchestra. With this release, LAWO Classics wishes to celebrate Brynjar Hoff’s 70 years as a musician. Hoff is a legend in Norwegian musical life. For years he was one of the country’s most active classical artists as a television and concert performer in Norway and abroad. He was also one of the few Norwegian musicians to both perform as soloist and record with the English Chamber Orchestra and London Philharmonic Orchestra. 

 

 

RE‑CREATION, an innovative new album bringing together Armenian musical heritage, contemporary composition, and exploratory sound worlds. Pianist Mariam Kharatyan, blul and duduk performer Vigen Balasanyan, and vocalist/electronic artist Alessandra Bossa join forces in a project that reimagines tradition through modern artistic expression. 

Acclaimed composer Martin Romberg presents ArtsandSigns, a striking new piano album performed by Alexandra Silocea. This release explores the deep connection between music, symbolism, and visual art, offering an immersive and ethereal listening experience. 

 

 

A vibrant new sound is buzzing into the Nordic folk landscape with the release of La Humla Suse, an imaginative collaboration between Trio no Treble and accordionist–composer Ronny Kjøsen. The album captures the warmth, drive, and joyful unpredictability of the bumblebee that inspired its title—music that hums, dances, and takes flight. 

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. 

The foundation of Harpreet’s compositions is decades of schooling and training within the Indian raga tradition, with its scales and frameworks, from which she ventures in various directions. The music is North Indian Classical but draws on various folk music styles, contemporary classical music, Bollywood and much else besides and between. The result is an album characterised by its mix of sounds, unpredictable structures and seamless transitions within and between each track. Together, these three songs provide a very special soundscape where some listeners will experience the discovery of new territory, while others will feel something close to a homecoming. 

 

 

Nordic Unrest is a striking new solo piano album by the Norwegian pianist Oda Voltersvik. This deeply expressive recording explores the dramatic landscapes and folkloristic characters of the Nordic region. The composers Edvard Grieg and Atli Heimir Sveinsson are separated by a century but united in their ability to combine unrest with musical poetry. 

 

 

On Norway’s Liberation Day, May 8, 2025 – 80 years after the end of World War II – LAWO Classics releases Krigsseilerrekviem, a powerful and moving new work by composer Bjørn Morten Christophersen. 

 

 

Carl Nielsen: Symphonies No. 2 & No. 4, with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra conducted by the distinguished Latvian maestro Andris Poga highlights the orchestra’s dedication to presenting Nordic symphonic masterpieces to audiences worldwide, celebrating Nielsen’s distinctive voice as one of Denmark’s greatest composers. 

 

 

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. 

Musical Icons is a bold and contemplative journey into the spiritual and expressive potential of the classical guitar. Performed by Norwegian guitarist Ole Martin Huser-Olsen, this album brings together three contemporary Nordic composers whose works explore sacred themes through striking musical language and intimate textures. 

John Dowland: The First Booke of Songes presents soprano Berit Norbakken and lutenist Solmund Nystabakk in an intimate and finely crafted interpretation of one of the most influential publications in early music. the album offers a fresh and deeply expressive reading of Dowland’s 1597 collection, a cornerstone of the English lute‑song tradition. 

The release of Mozart Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1, the first in a new multi-volume recording series featuring acclaimed Norwegian pianist Christian Ihle Hadland. With this project, Hadland embarks on an in-depth exploration of the complete solo piano works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, presenting a fresh, insightful view on one of the most iconic figures in classical music. 

 

 

Norwegian organist Anders Eidsten Dahl presents a deeply moving tribute to one of Norway’s greatest composers with the album Te Deum – Organ Works by Egil Hovland. Egil Hovland (1924–2013) holds a special place in Norwegian music history as a composer who seamlessly blended tradition with innovation. His organ music reflects a rare combination of lyrical beauty, spiritual depth, and a fearless approach to musical expression. In this new recording, Anders Eidsten Dahl brings Hovland’s works to life with clarity, sensitivity, and powerful artistry. 

"Echoes", a new album featuring Norwegian trumpet soloist Tine Thing Helseth, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, and conductor Petr Popelka. The recording presents trumpet concertos by Alexander Arutiunian, Krzysztof Penderecki, and Mieczysław Weinberg, along with Arutiunian’s Theme and Variations. 

 

 

A powerful new orchestral recording featuring the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko, performing Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 and Nikolai Myaskovsky’s Sinfonietta in A major, Op. 68, No. 2. This album offers a compelling journey through two distinct yet complementary works from the Soviet era. Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 7, his final completed symphony, is a deeply lyrical and introspective piece composed in 1952. Often interpreted as a farewell to life and creativity, the work is rich in melodic beauty and emotional nuance, balancing nostalgia with quiet defiance. In contrast, Myaskovsky’s Sinfonietta, written in 1945, radiates neoclassical charm and clarity, showcasing his gift for elegant orchestration and structural finesse. 

 

 

Edvard Fliflet Bræin: Chamber Works is a richly curated recording that brings to light the rarely heard chamber music of one of Norway’s most versatile 20th-century composers. Best known for his orchestral works and opera Anne Pedersdotter, Edvard Fliflet Bræin (1924–1976) reveals a different, more intimate musical voice in this collection of chamber pieces, interpreted by a remarkable ensemble of Norwegian performers. 

 

 

Mozart: Viennese Quartets marks the final volume in the Engegård Quartet’s ambitious and deeply personal journey through Mozart’s complete string quartets. The six works featured here—K.168 to K.173—were composed in Vienna in 1773, a period of artistic growth and experimentation for the young composer. These quartets reveal Mozart’s increasing command of form and texture, blending elegance with emotional complexity and a bold sense of invention. 

 

 

Norwegian harpist Sunniva Rødland releases When She Awakens, a bold and immersive solo album that reimagines the harp as a vessel for myth, abstraction, and modern storytelling. Featuring works by some of the most visionary composers of the 20th and 21st centuries, the album invites listeners into a dreamlike soundscape where ritual and resonance intertwine. 

 

 

Cantus – Works by Egil Hovland, a compelling new album that pays tribute to one of Norway’s most visionary composers. The recording features acclaimed organist Lars Notto Birkeland, renowned percussionist Eirik Raude and Forsvarets stabsmusikkorps (The Norwegian Armed Forces Band), conducted by Peter Szilvay. 

Bizzarrie is the latest recording from Norway’s acclaimed baroque ensemble Oslo Circles. Known for their inventive programming and expressive freedom, Oslo Circles now invites listeners into a world of musical eccentricity, theatrical flair, and virtuosic brilliance. 

 

 

Britten’s seminal Suites for Solo Cello are a 20th century analogue to J.S. Bach’s landmark Suites for Solo Cello. All three of these pieces were written for, and dedicated to, the Russian titan of the cello, Mstislav Rostropovich. Coincidentally, Amalie Stalheim has recently been loaned a G.B. Guadagnini cello that was once owned by Mstislav Rostropovich. While she plays an F. Ruggieri cello from 1687 on this recording, Amalie makes her performance debut on the historic Guadagnini 1783 instrument in November 2025. 

 

 

Evening Hymn brings together soprano Berit Norbakken, violinist and artistic leader Henning Kraggerud, and the Arctic Philharmonic in a contemplative and emotionally rich journey through the Baroque repertoire. the recording presents a carefully curated selection of arias and sacred works that explore themes of twilight, longing, and spiritual introspection. 

 

 

Oslo Kammerakademi returns with a compelling new recording, Symphonies for Harmoniemusik – Mozart · Haydn · Beethoven, offering a fresh perspective on three iconic symphonic works through the lens of historical wind ensemble arrangements. This album explores the rich tradition of Harmoniemusik, where orchestral masterpieces were transcribed for wind octet, contrabass, and timpani, making them accessible to smaller ensembles and intimate settings. 

 

 

Karsten Brustad’s latest release, Ylg, hof, Udjat!, is a striking collection of three concertos for soloists and orchestra that fuse mythic imagination with contemporary sonic exploration. The album features the Norwegian Radio Orchestra conducted by Ingar Bergby, with soloists Anne Karine Hauge, Vivian Ellefsen, Linn Cecilie Aasvik, Rune Halvorsen, and Geir Davidsen. 

 

 

“BACH – The Schnitger Organ of St. Ludgeri in Norden”, a monumental new release from one of Norway’s most celebrated organists, Kåre Nordstoga. This album features a carefully curated selection of organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed on the world-renowned Schnitger organ at St. Ludgeri Church in Norden, Germany—one of the most important preserved Baroque organs in Europe.