The Stockholm Syndrome Ensemble is Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano and harpsichord), Malin Broman (violin and viola), Malin William-Olsson (violin), Johannes Rostamo (cello) and Rick Stotijn (double bass). Based, as their name suggests, in Stockholm, the group has a reputation for assembling innovative programmes united around a theme or idea.

Voices of Angels

Voices of Angels , their first release for Sweden’s BIS label, brings together a suitably otherworldly collection of works connected with angels. Its centrepiece is the two-movement work of the same name by Brett Dean (b. 1961), scored (like the Trout Quintet ) for violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano. The opening...