10/06/2010
Mr. Bent Grønholdt is one of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR)'s big names in classical music. For over 30 years he has helped to develop classical music on the radio in among other roles the deputy director of P2Music, music production director and now editor for P2 live classical broadcasts.
We have asked Bent Grønholdt which three Dacapo recordings he is most fond of.
Carl Nielsen: String Quartets Vol. 1 & 2
SACD 6.220521; 6.220522
"Each generation of Danish musicians should come with a present-day take on Carl Nielsen, and one of the most convincing performances by the younger artists of today is the Danish String Quartet's recording of the string quartets, which in their version sparkles so much with life and not least under¬standing of the spirit of Nielsen; four music-makers who have grown out of the fiddling tradition of which Carl Nielsen too was a part"
Bo Holten: The Visit of the Royal Physician
DVD 2.110408
"Contemporary opera can have a hard time attracting full houses. But Bo Holten did it with The Visit of the Royal Surgeon, an opera full of music and dramatic feeling that is innovative, but which also clearly adheres to the tradition out of which it has grown. The music is highly singable and challenges the singers on their own home ground. Fortunately, the opera was documented on DVD in a happy collaboration of the artists of the Royal Theatre, DR, Dacapo, WH and Cubus."
Buxtehude: Organ Works Vol. 1-6
CD 8.226002, -08, -23; SACD 6.220514, -20, 30
"Six CDs with organ music by Buxtehude... Perhaps a bit too much of a good thing if you listen from start to finish, but the CDs offer convincing documentation of music with Danish roots that forms a cornerstone of European music. The music, played dazzlingly by Bine Bryndorf, is given an extra dimension by being recorded on Buxtehude's own organs.