Simax catalog with records published by the label Simax Classics. ;Albums *1983:

Kjell Samkopf Kjell Samkopf (born 6 April 1952, in Bærum, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (drums) and composer, married 1993 to the dancer Mona Walderhaug (born 21 December 1956). Biography Samkopf is a central figure on the Norwegian contemporary music s ...

, ''Music For Solo Percussion And Electronics'' (PN 2009) *1986: Stein-Erik Olsen, ''Guitar'' (PS 1008) *1980:

Edvard Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg ( , ; 15 June 18434 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the foremost Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use of ...

, ''Poems By Vilhelm Krag, Op. 60 / Haugtussa, Op. 67'' (PS 1011) *1985:

Kalenda Maya Kalenda (or Calenda) may refer to: * Kalenda (martial art), or Calinda, a martial art and associated dance form of the Caribbean * Kalenda (festival), an ancient pagan festival originated by Adam, according to Jewish rabbinic literature * Calends, ...

, ''Songs And Dances From 1200 To 1550 Spain, Italy, France And Germany'' (PS 1017) *1987: Truls Otterbech Mørk,

Arne Nordheim Arne Nordheim (20 June 1931 – 5 June 2010) was a Norwegian composer. Nordheim received numerous awards for his compositions, and from 1982 lived in the Norwegian government's honorary residence, Grotten, next to the Royal Palace in Oslo. H ...

George Crumb George Henry Crumb Jr. (24 October 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an American composer of avant-garde contemporary classical music. Early in his life he rejected the widespread modernist usage of serialism, developing a highly personal musical ...

, Ingvar Lidholm,

Zoltán Kodály Zoltán Kodály (; hu, Kodály Zoltán, ; 16 December 1882 – 6 March 1967) was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is well known internationally as the creator of the Kodály method of music ed ...

, Untitled (PSC 1023) *1987: Arild Sandvold & Kåre Nordstoga, ''Organ Music'' (PSC 1028) *1988: Various artists, ''The Crown Princess Sonja International Music Competition - Vol 1: Music By Grieg And Norwegian Contemporary Composers'' (PSC 1042) *1989: Dorothy Dorow & Aage Kvalbein, ''Contemporary Music For Soprano And Cello'' (PSC 1052) *1993:

Marin Marais Marin Marais (; 31 May 1656, in Paris – 15 August 1728, in Paris) was a French composer and viol player. He studied composition with Jean-Baptiste Lully, often conducting his operas, and with master of the bass viol Monsieur de Sainte-Colom ...

Laurence Dreyfus Laurence Dreyfus, FBA (born 1952) is an American musicologist and player of the viola da gamba who was University Lecturer and Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. Early life Dreyfus was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, and lived in Che ...

, Ketil Haugsand, ''Les Folies D'Espagne & Tombeau For Lully And For Ste. Colombe And Other Works From Pièces De Violes (1701)'' (PSC 1053) *1991:

Harald Sæverud Harald Sigurd Johan Sæverud (17 April 1897 – 27 March 1992) was a Norwegian composer. He is most known for his music to Henrik Ibsen's ''Peer Gynt'', '' Rondo Amoroso'', and the ''Ballad of Revolt'' ( no, Kjempeviseslåtten). Sæveru ...

& Jan Henrik Kayser, ''23 Selected Piano Pieces'' (PSC 1070) *1994: Gro Sandvik & Stein-Erik Olsen, ''Diptych'' (PSC 1083) *1991: Stein-Erik Olsen, ''Songs & Dances'' (PSC 1084) *1993:

, Sønderjylland Symphony Orchestra, Karsten Andersen, Trond Sæverud, ''Complete Works For Violin'' (PSC 1087) *1993:

Malcolm Arnold Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold (21 October 1921 – 23 September 2006) was an England, English composer. His works feature music in many genres, including a cycle of nine symphonies, numerous concertos, concert works, chamber music, choral music a ...

Jacques Ibert Jacques François Antoine Marie Ibert (15 August 1890 – 5 February 1962) was a French composer of classical music. Having studied music from an early age, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire and won its top prize, the Prix de Rome at his firs ...

, August Klughardt,

Anton Reicha Anton (Antonín, Antoine) Joseph Reicha (Rejcha) (26 February 1770 – 28 May 1836) was a Czech-born, Bavarian-educated, later naturalized French composer and music theorist. A contemporary and lifelong friend of Beethoven, he is now best reme ...

, Bergen Wind Quintet, ''Three Shanties Op. 4 / Trois Pièces Brèves / Wind Quintet Op. 79 / Wind Quintet Op. 88 No. 2 / Wind Quintet No. 2'' (PSC 1094) *1993:

Øystein Baadsvik Øystein Baadsvik (born 14 August 1966) is a Norwegian tuba soloist and chamber musician. Born in Trondheim, Norway, he began playing the tuba at the age of fifteen at his school in Trondheim, Norway, and won first prize at eighteen in a Norwe ...

, ''Tuba'' (PSC 1101) *1998: Halvor Haug, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra,

English Chamber Orchestra The English Chamber Orchestra (ECO) is a British chamber orchestra based in London. The full orchestra regularly plays concerts at Cadogan Hall, and their ensemble performs at Wigmore Hall. The orchestra regularly tours in the UK and internation ...

Ole Kristian Ruud Ole Kristian Ruud (born 2 October 1958) is a Norwegian conductor. Ruud was born in Lillestrøm. He studied clarinet with Richard Kjelstrup at the Norwegian Academy of Music. He studied conducting at the Sibelius Academy and made his debut in O ...

, ''Symphony No. 3 The Inscrutable Life ・Insignia・Silence・Song Of The Pines'' (PSC 1113) *1995:

Knut Nystedt Knut Nystedt (3 September 1915 – 8 December 2014) was a Norwegian orchestral and choral composer. Early life Nystedt was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway, and grew up in a Christian home where hymns and classical music were an important ...

, Oslo String Quartet, ''String Quartets'' (PSC 1114) *1995:

Alfred Schnittke Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (russian: Альфре́д Га́рриевич Шни́тке, link=no, Alfred Garriyevich Shnitke; 24 November 1934 – 3 August 1998) was a Russian composer of Jewish-German descent. Among the most performed and rec ...

Karol Szymanowski Karol Maciej Szymanowski (; 6 October 188229 March 1937) was a Polish composer and pianist. He was a member of the modernist Young Poland movement that flourished in the late 19th and early 20th century. Szymanowski's early works show the in ...

, Ketil Hvoslef,

Krzysztof Penderecki Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki (; 23 November 1933 – 29 March 2020) was a Polish composer and conductor. His best known works include '' Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima'', Symphony No. 3, his '' St Luke Passion'', '' Polish Requiem'', ...

Einar Henning Smebye Einar Henning Smebye (born 29 November 1950, in Oslo) is a Norwegian pianist and music teacher. Smebye studied under Nicolai Dirdal and Hildegunn Reuter in Oslo, where he debuted with César Franck's Symphony variations, accompanied by Endre Kle ...

, Lars Erik ter Jung, ''Quasi una Sonata'' (PSC 1115) *1995:

Geirr Tveitt Geirr Tveitt (born Nils Tveit; 19 October 1908 – 1 February 1981) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. Tveitt was a central figure of the national movement in Norwegian cultural life during the 1930s. Life Early years Tveitt was born in ...

Geir Botnen Geir Botnen (born 27 February 1959 in Kvam) is a Norway, Norwegian pianist. He focuses mainly on the works of Geirr Tveitt, but his repertoire also includes works by other composers. Biography During his 5 years studies at the Bergen Music Con ...

, ''Piano Works'' (PSC 1121) *1995:

Carl Nielsen Carl August Nielsen (; 9 June 1865 – 3 October 1931) was a Danish composer, conductor and violinist, widely recognized as his country's most prominent composer. Brought up by poor yet musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he ...

, Vertavo String Quartet, ''Piano Works'' (PSC 1131) *1996:

Reidun Horvei Reidun is an Old Norse name for girls and women, mostly given in Norway. The name Reidun consists of the elements ''Hreiðr'', meaning ''house'' and ''unnr'', sometimes translated as ''to wave''. Another translation for ''unnr'' would be ''elska ...

, ''Fifty Folk Tunes From Hardanger'' (PSC 1132) *1997: J.S. Bach,

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

, Phantasm, ''Art Of Fugue'' (PSC 1135) *1997:

, Hansa Quartet, ''String Quartets'' (PSC 1141) *2001:

Bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

Britten Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other ...

/ Øystein Birkeland, Vebjørn Anvik, ''Bridge & Britten'' (PSC 1160) *2000: Various artists, ''21 Marches For The 21st Century'' (PSC 1163) *2002: Ludvig Irgens-Jensen, Ragnhild Heiland Sørensen,

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is a Norwegian orchestra based in Bergen. Its principal concert venue is the Grieg Hall. History Established in 1765 under the name ''Det Musicalske Selskab'' (The Musical Society), it later changed its name to ...

, Eivind Aadland, ''Japanischer Frühling'' (PSC 1164) *2002: Grieg Trio,

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...

• Kaipainen, ''Beethoven + Kaipainen'' (PSC 1165) *2003: Fartein Valen, Siri Torjesen, Håkon Austbø,

, Christian Eggen, ''Complete Songs'' (PSC 1168) *2006:

, ''Draumkvedet - The Dream Ballad'' (PSC 1169) *2004: Paul Dukas, Tor Espen Aspaas, ''Complete Works For Piano Solo'' (PSC 1177) *2004: Vertavo String Quartet, ''Les Vendredis) (PSC 1178) *2002: J.S. Bach, Ketil Haugsand, ''Goldberg Variations BWV 988'' (PSC 1192) *2001: Bartók / Vertavo String Quartet, ''String Quartets 1-6'' (PSC 1197) *1999:

Johan Halvorsen Johan Halvorsen (15 March 1864 – 4 December 1935) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. Life Born in Drammen, he was an accomplished violinist from a very early age and became a prominent figure in Norwegian musical life. He re ...

Latvian National Symphony Orchestra The Latvian National Symphony Orchestra (LNSO; lv, Latvijas Nacionālais simfoniskais orķestris) is a Latvian orchestra based in Riga. Its primary performance venue is the Great Guild Hall in Riga. In addition to regular symphonic concert ...

, Terje Mikkelsen, ''Stage Music 2'' (PSC 1199) *2000: Saxofon Concentus, ''Second Tale'' (PSC 1200) *2001: Trond Sæverud - Einar Røttingen, ''Hika'' (PSC 1216) *2002:

Johan Henrik Freithoff Johan Henrik Freithoff (1713 – 24 June 1767) was a Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to ...

, Ketil Haugsand, ''The Chamber Works Of Johan Henrik Freithoff'' (PSC 1220) *2011:

Fragaria Vesca ''Fragaria vesca'', commonly called the wild strawberry, woodland strawberry, Alpine strawberry, Carpathian strawberry or European strawberry, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the rose family that grows naturally throughout much of the Nort ...

, ''From A Travel Diary'' (PSC 1222) *2004: Nordic Baroque Quartet, ''Northern Delights'' (PSC 1224) *2003: Bjarne Brustad, Sølve Sigerland, Lars Anders Tomter, ''Music For Violin'' (PSC 1229) *2009: Ann-Helen Moen,

Gunilla Süssmann Gunilla Süssmann (born 22 June 1977 in Bergen, is a Norwegian classical pianist. Career Having played the piano since the age of six, Süssmann graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music in 2002, and got her soloist diploma from the Musi ...

, ''Catharinus Elling: Haugtussa and German Lieder'' (PSC 1236) *2003:

Dan Styffe Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa **Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoi ...

, ''Revisited'' (PSC 1252) *2004: Eirik Raude, ''I Ching'' (PSC 1255) *2003: Gustav Mahler,

Mariss Jansons Mariss Ivars Georgs Jansons (14 January 1943 – 1 December 2019) was a Latvian conductor best known for his interpretations of Mahler, Strauss and Russian composers such as Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich. During his lifetime he was ...

, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, ''Symphonies No. 1 & 9'' (PSC 1270) *2008:

, ''Bass Trip'' (PSC 1288) *2007:

Tine Thing Helseth Tine Thing Helseth ( ; ; born 18 August 1987) is a Norwegian trumpet soloist specializing in classical repertoire. Career Helseth was born in Oslo. She started to play trumpet at the age of 7 in a school band and studied at the Barratt Due ...

, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra,

Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions to musical form have le ...

Albinoni Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (8 June 1671 – 17 January 1751) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era. His output includes operas, concertos, sonatas for one to six instruments, sinfonias, and solo cantatas. While famous in his day as an opera comp ...

Neruda Neruda may refer to: People * Neruda (surname), a list of people with the surname ** Jan Neruda (1834—1891), Czech journalist, writer, and poet ** Johann Baptist Georg Neruda (—), classical Czech composer ** Pablo Neruda (1904—1973), Chilean ...

Hummel Hummel may refer to: People * Hummel (surname), origin and list of people with the surname Hummel Companies * Hummel International, a Denmark-based sporting goods and apparel company * Hummel figurines * Hummel Aviation, American aircraft man ...

, ''Trumpet Concertos'' (PSC 1292) *2011: Sølve Sigerland, Ruders,

Salonen Salonen is a Finnish surname of Virtanen type. Notable people with the surname include: *Anton Salonen, child with Russian-Finnish dual citizenship involved in a child custody dispute, see Anton Salonen incident *Brian Salonen (born 1961), former ...

, Hallgrimsson, ''Written In Sand'' (PSC 1301) *2010: Catharinus Elling, The Engegård Quartet, Nils Anders Mortensen, ''Quartets'' (PSC 1304) *2010: Hjalmar Borgström,

Jonas Båtstrand Jonas may refer to: Geography * Jonas, Netherlands, Netherlands * Jonas, Pennsylvania, United States * Jonas Ridge, North Carolina, United States People with the name * Jonas (name), people with the given name or surname Jonas * Jonas, one of ...

, Nils Anders Mortensen, The Symphony Orchestra Of Norrlandsoperan,

Terje Boye Hansen Terje may refer to: *Terje (name) Terje is a masculine given name of Scandinavian origin, a varian of Torgeir. In Estonia, it is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name A–H * Terje Aa (born 1961), Norwegian bri ...

, ''Jesus In Gethsemane / Die Nacht Der Toten / Concerto For Violin And Orchestra'' (PSC 1311) *2010:

Arve Tellefsen Arve Tellefsen () (born 14 December 1936) is a Norwegian violinist who has worked with conductors such as Mariss Jansons, Arvid Jansons, Herbert Blomstedt, Gary Bertini, Evgeny Svetlanov, Bryden Thomson, Neeme Järvi, Esa-Pekka Salonen, ...

Ole Bull Ole Bornemann Bull (; 5 February 181017 August 1880) was a Norwegian virtuoso violinist and composer. According to Robert Schumann, he was on a level with Niccolò Paganini for the speed and clarity of his playing. Biography Background Bull wa ...

, ''Arve Tellefsen Plays Ole Bull'' (PSC 1312) *2011:

, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Marius Hesby,

Jukka-Pekka Saraste Jukka-Pekka Saraste (born 22 April 1956) is a Finnish conductor and violinist. Biography Saraste was born in Heinola He was trained as a violinist. He later studied conducting at the Sibelius Academy with Jorma Panula in the same class as Esa-P ...

, Rolf Gupta, ''Epitaffio (Monolith / Epitaffio / Canzona / Fonos / Adieu)'' (PSC1318) *1994:

, ''Geirr Tveitt Plays Geirr Tveitt'' (PSC 1805) *1994: Ørnulf Gulbransen, ''

Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen (April 25, 1903 – November 8, 1984) was a Norwegian violinist and composer. His composition style is lyrical with a strong grounding in Norwegian folk tunes. Life Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen was born in Stavanger, Norwa ...

Johann Kvandal Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name ''Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" ...

: Norwegian Music For Flute'' (PSC 1806) *1993:

, ''The Vocal Music In Historic Interpretations'' (PSC 1810), Compilation *1992: Fartein Valen, Dorothy Dorow, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra,

Miltiades Caridis Miltiades Caridis ( el, Μιλτιάδης Καρύδης; 9 May 1923 – 1 March 1998) was a German-Greek conductor. Biography Caridis was born in the Free City of Danzig (Gdańsk). His mother was a Danziger of German ethnicity, his father wa ...

, ''Symphonic Poems & Orchestral Songs'' (PSC 3115) *1993:

Edvard Fliflet Bræin Edvard Fliflet Bræin (23 August 1924 – 30 April 1976) was a Norwegian composer and conductor. He is best remembered for the composition ''Ut mot havet'' and the opera ''Anne Pedersdotter''. Personal life Bræin was born in Kristiansund a ...

, ''Orchestral Works'' (PSC 3117) *1995: Fartein Valen, ''Violin Concerto Op. 37 • Piano Concerto Op. 44 • Epithalamion Op. 19 • An Die Hoffnung Op. 18 No. 2 • Piano Trio Op. 5 • Serenade For Wind Instrument Op. 13'' (PSC 3116), Compilation *2000: Fartein Valen, ''The Eternal'' (RCD 2013), Compilation ;Single *2000:

Elg Elg or ELG may refer to: People * Jarno Elg (born 1975), Finnish convict * Taina Elg (born 1930), Finnish-American actress and dancer * Øivind Elgenes (born 1958), Norwegian singer Transportation * El Golea Airport, in Algeria * Elgin railw ...

/ Grete Helle Rasmussen / Helge Havsgård Sunde, ''Remembrance'' (PSCDS 1001)

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