Danish National Chamber Orchestra

ensemble

The Danish National Chamber Orchestra is the only professional chamber orchestra in Denmark, and a major representative among DR’s national ensembles. Being a chamber orchestra is the distinctive hallmark of The Danish National Chamber Orchestra. It is constantly developing its style and identity. And as a result thereof a transparent sound, rich in nuances, is a constant feature of its music-making. The orchestra’s starting point is naturally the Viennese classicism, primarily represented by Mozart. But the repertoire also covers other periods such as the second Viennese school and music of present time.

Live Dates

16/01/2012 OPUS

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphonies Vol. 3
5/6 Stars

"Spelet är så smittande och positivt att Mozart måste le i sin himmel"
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05/03/2011 Klassik.com

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, re di Creta
"Adam Fischer malt mit feinem Pinsel, sein Interesse gilt - bei aller ‚Wildheit‘ - eher Nuancen als großspurigen, volltönenden Gesten."
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25/02/2011 Fanfare

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, re di Creta
"Adam Fischer understands that Mozart's music should be elegant ... this is a good release."
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01/02/2011 Fono Forum

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphonies Vol. 8
4/5 Stars

"Der Fortsetzung dieses Zyklus darf man erwartungsfroh entgegensehen."
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01/02/2011 Orpheus

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, re di Creta
"Einer sehr homogenen Vokalbesetzung."
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01/01/2011 Kultur Spiegel

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphonies Vol. 8
"Schönen Entdeckungen"
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11/11/2010 MusicWeb

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, re di Creta
"Historically astute, sensitive and absorbing … recorded to the highest of modern standards and beautifully presented."
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04/10/2010 DR P2

DR P2 Prize 2010 – Danish Orchestral Release of the Year Nominee

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29/09/2010 MusicWeb International

C.E.F. Weyse: The Key Masterpieces
"This set gives every appearance of being a well informed and inspiringly chosen Weyse introduction"
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29/09/2010 Diapason

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mitridate re di Ponto
4 Stars

"Henriette Bonde-Hansen est une Aspasia lumineuse, au phrase immaculé, Lisa Larsson la plus délicieuse des Ismene, Maria Fontosh un Sifare vibrant, Sine Bundgaard un Arbate de jolie couleur, et la mezzo Kristina Hammarström un Farnace juvenile."
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01/06/2010 Gramophone

W.A. Mozart: Mitridate
"I shall be surprised to hear a more satisfying Mozart opera recording any time soon".
RECORDING OF THE MONTH - June 2010
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30/04/2010 Sequenza 21

Vagn Holmboe: The Key Masterpieces
"The performances on this program are universally fine."
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08/03/2010 Classics Today

W.A. Mozart: Mitridate re di Ponto
“This set is a winner.”
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03/03/2010 Fono Forum

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mitridate re di Ponto
4/5 Stars

"Interpretatorische Wellness"
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01/03/2010 Fono Forum

W.A. Mozart Symfonier Vol. 4
4/5 Stars

Das Dänische Kammerorchester macht das alles zwar anstandslos mit,
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22/02/2010 Audiophile Audition

W.A. Mozart: Symphonies Vol. 4
4 Stars

"Wonderfully ebullient and attention-grabbing"
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01/02/2010 BBC Music Magazine

W.A. Mozart: Symphonies vol. 7
4½ Stars

“First-rate CD … played in a way that makes me want to listen to them again.”
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02/11/2009 Klassik.com

W.A. Mozart: Symfonier Vol. 4
3/4 Stars

"So faszinierend und expressiv das Umfeld auch musikalisch gestaltet ist."
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28/07/2005 Politiken

Circles

"Thaarup's round, well modulated tone creates a vital, playful dialogue ... A fascinating stroll through contemporary Danish music"
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04/07/2004 Classics Today (10/10)

Vagn Holmboe: Sinfonias I-IV
"Without question this is a major addition to the Holmboe discography and further testimony to a composer whose standards of craftsmanship were simply second to none."
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Discography

	Symphonies Vol. 3 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart SACD 6.220538 (2011)
	Symphonies Vol. 8 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart SACD 6.220543 (2010) The Danish National Chamber Orchestra and Adam Fischer have developed a unique – and widely acclaimed – Mozart sound
	Idomeneo, re di Creta Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart SACD 6.220586-89 (2010) Adam Fischer’s sparkling Idomeneo includes the original ballet music in the complete recording of Mozart’s opera seria
	The Key Masterpieces Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse CD 8.226105-06 (2010) The 3rd issue in Dacapo’s Perspectives series fully portrays this ingenious composer of the Danish Golden Age
	Mitridate re di Ponto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart SACD 6.220580-82 (2009)
	Symphonies Vol. 4 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart SACD 6.220539 (2009)
	Symphonies Vol. 7 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart SACD 6.220542 (2009) Symphonies 22-27 in spectacular SACD sound
	The Key Masterpieces Vagn Holmboe CD 8.226101-02 (2009) An outstanding introduction to the clear-sighted master of 20th-century Nordic music
	Lucio Silla Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart CD 8.226069-71 (2008)
	Symphonies Vol. 6 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart SACD 6.220541 (2007) Symphonies 19-21 and 26 by the teenage genius from Salzburg
	Serenades and Romances Nielsen, Weyse, Lange-Müller, Kunzen CD 8.226012 (2007) Smiles and longings of a summer night embodied by the young tenor Mathias Hedegaard
	Symphonies Vol. 5 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart SACD 6.220540 (2007) Symphonies 15-18 by the young Mozart, bursting with Italian inspiration
	Circles CD 8.226517 (2005) Music for trumpet and trombone by Per Nørgård, Peter Bruun and others
	Sinfonias I-IV Vagn Holmboe CD 8.226017-18 (2004) Four intense string works that together form the major work Kairos
	The Sleeping Draught C.E.F. Weyse CD 8.224149-50 (2001) Complete recording of the charming and lively Singspiel that became one of the hits of the 1800s in Danish music
	Piano Concerto Otto Malling CD 8.224114 (1999) One of the best Danish piano concertos – not a million miles from the famous one by Grieg
	Chamber Concertos Vol. 4 Vagn Holmboe CD 8.224087 (1998) The last four of the fantastic series of Holmboe’s short instrumental concertos
	The Hallelujah of Creation F.L.Ae. Kunzen CD 8.224070 (1998) Kunzen’s oratorio and his only symphony are jewels of Danish Vienna Classicism
	Chamber Concertos Vol. 3 Vagn Holmboe CD 8.224086 (1997) Concerto no. 7 for oboe, Concerto no. 9 for violin and viola, and no. 8, which is a “Concerto for orchestra”
	Chamber Concertos Vol. 2 Vagn Holmboe CD 8.224063 (1997) Top Danish soloists meet in a lively interplay of violin, viola and piano trio
	Chamber Concertos Vol. 1 Vagn Holmboe CD 8.224038 (1996) First-recordings of a fantastic series of works: 13 solo concertos written in an outburst that extended just a few years
	Orchestral Works Henning Wellejus CD 8.224040 (1996)
	Mød mig på Cassiopeia Kai Normann Andersen DCCD 9421 (1995)