Niels W. Gade

Elverskud (The Elf King's Daughter)

Sten Byriel, bass
Anne Margrethe Dahl, soprano
Kirsten Dolberg, alto saxophone
Susanne Elmark, soprano
Gert Henning-Jensen, tenor
Guido Paevatalu, baritone
Michael Schønwandt, conductor
Tivoli Concert Choir
Tivoli Symphony Orchestra
Elisabeth Westenholz, piano

Niels Wilhelm Gade, composer

About:
Niels W. Gade is one of the main figures in Danish Romaticism. His Elverskud is one of the best-known Danish works with dramatic action based on old Danish ballads. Along with Frülings-Phantasie, which was one of the most popular works in Gade's lifetime, Elverskud represents Danish Romatic Music at its finest.

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Elverskud (The Elf King's Daughter) op. 30 (1851-54)

1

Prologue: Andantino

3:07

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2

Part I, I Allegro moderato ma vivace

4:25

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3

Part I, II Andante sostenuto (Oluf's Ballade)

4:14

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4

Part I, III Allegro risoluto - Allegro molto

3:38

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5

Part II, IV Andante con moto

4:11

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6

Part II, V Andatino

2:18

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7

Part II, VI Andante sostenuto

5:53

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8

Part III, VII Andante con moto - Morning Song: "I Østen stiger solen op" (The Sun Now Mounts the Eastern Sky)

3:26

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9

Part III, VIII Andantino - Allegro non troppo

5:18

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10

Part III, IX Molto moderato

5:20

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11

Epilogue: Andante sostenuto

1:30

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Frühlings-Phantasie op. 23 (1852)

12

I Allegro moderato e sostenuto

7:21

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13

II Allegro molto e con fuoco

6:43

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14

III Allegro vivace

5:06

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Total playing time 63 minutes

Total download size 143.5MB Download album $13.00

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Recorded in Tivoli Concert Hall on 29 April to 4 May 1996

Recording producer: Ivar Munk
Sound engineer: Eyvind Rafn, DigiSound

Cover picture: Vilhelm Kyhn: "Sommerlandskab, Horneland ved Fåborg" (1863)

Label: Dacapo

Format: CD

Catalogue Number: 8.224051

Barcode: 0730099975162

Release Date: August 1996

Period: Romantic

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Reviews

"Referenzqualität" (Fono Forum)

"An important addition to the steadily growing Gade discography" (American Record Guide)

"Deserves a strong recommendation" (Fanfare)

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