Recent CD's

Swedish Philharmonia has a long and proud history as Gävle Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1912. As Gävle Symphony Orchestra they have released numerous of recordings, from wire in the early 1900’s to cd’s and streams. Please enjoy this selection of the most recent recordings.

W.A. Mozart
Piano Concertos Nos. 24 & 17

Gävle Symphony Orchestra
Éric Le Sage, piano
François Leleux, conductor
ODE 1314-2

Released 07/2022

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"You can tell much about an interpretation from the opening bars of K491. There's a polish to the legato strings, the wind answering in kind, and Le Sage's entry is sensitive and beautifully shaped."
- Gramophone Magazine, October 2022

Johannes Brahms
Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25, orchestrated by Arnold Schoenberg
Hubert Parry
Elegy for Brahms

Gävle Symphony Orchestra
Jaime Martín, conductor
ODE 1314-2

Released 02/2019

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”The resulting work is an orchestral showpiece” -Dean Frey, Music for Several Instruments

“In utilising the relatively modest-sized forces of the Gavle Symphony orchestra, conductor Jaime Martìn succeeds in bringing far greater textural clarity to the orchestration than many other...” -BBC Music Magazine

Armas Järnefelt
Song of the Scarlet Flower, full score to the 1919 film

Gävle Symphony Orchestra
Jaakko Kuusisto, conductor
ODE 1328-2D

Released 01/2019

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“This is lushly orchestrated music with dramatic flourishes that occasionally paint quite an emotional picture.” -BBC Music Magazine

Johannes Brahms
Works for Choir and Orchestra

Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
Gävle Symphony Orchestra
Jaime Martín, conductor
ODE 1301-2

Released 11/2017

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“Gävle Symphony Orchestra under Jaime Martín’s direction in combination with Brahms is a jackpot…” -YLE, Finland

“Turn up the volume!” -Arbetarbladet, Sweden

“Jaime Martin, the principal conductor of the Gävle Symphony Orchestra, conducts a Brahms who never stops, who always pushes forward dynamically and clearly traces developments.” -Klassik Heute

Johannes Brahms
Serenades 1 & 2

Gävle Symphony Orchestra
Jaime Martín, conductor
ODE 1291-2

Released 03/2017

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“This is Premiere League playing” -The Arts Desk

“It’s a disc to raise the spirits” -The Gramophone

“...one of the best recordings of music from this era that I have ever heard for a very long time” -Musical Opinion