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The sound of Danish popular music as it resonated in 1840s Copenhagen – a sound that no one has experienced for over 150 years

Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen, H.C. Lumbye, Joseph Lanner, Johann Strauss I
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    H.C. Lumbye, Joseph Lanner, Johann Strauss I

    Champagne! The Sound of Lumbye and His Idols

    The sound of Danish popular music as it resonated in 1840s Copenhagen – a sound that no one has experienced for over 150 years.

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    August Enna

    Violin Concerto · Symphony No. 2

    Two of Enna's most charming orchestral works: the Violin Concerto, which combines Enna's background as a violinist with his connection to opera and Nordic national Romanticism, and Symphony No. 2, which, although conservative for its time, offers a constant melodic flow.

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    Daníel Bjarnason

    From Earth to Ether

    This album, conducted by Bjarnason himself, presents new renditions of three pieces, featuring mesmerising transformations, ephemeral trembling sounds, and poignant reflections on the transient nature of companionship and love.

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    Else Marie Pade

    EMP 3

    A day and night in Copenhagen – Else Marie Pade's truly extraordinary homage to everyday life.

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    Peter Heise

    The String Quartets Vol. 1

    In the first instalment of their two-part series, Nordic String Quartet revives Heise's elegantly fluid string quartets with a spacious and lyrical approach, infusing a sensibility attuned to his distinctive poetic touch.

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    Mette Nielsen

    Frozen Moments

    An introspective collection of compositions by Mette Nielsen that challenges the listener to ponder the nature of time and sound.

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    Line Tjørnhøj

    enTmenschT

    In enTmenschT, Danish composer Line Tjørnhøj weaves together the interwoven words of four ill-fated lovers amidst the devastation of the two world wars. An exceptional exploration of the human voice as a window to the soul.

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    Paul von Klenau

    Koncerter · Symfoni nr. 8

    World premiere recordings of Klenau’s Violin Concerto, Piano Concerto and Symphony No. 8, showcasing his mastery of both tonal and atonal sonorities, his distinctive introspective style, and his exceptional talent for venturing into uncharted musical realms.

    The opera is truly a treat for music lovers
    Lars Geerdes, Flensborg Avis
    Kudos to these excellent musicians and to Dacapo for such a marvellous survey of this very fine music.
    Dean Frey, Music for Several Instruments
    Each piece has its own feeling and character. This is a wonderful album, highly recommended
    Lynn René Bayley, The Art Music Lounge
    The four young musicians have succeeded in recording Dalberg's music with a warm and exquisite sound, which at the same time exudes temperament and necessity. And it is truly entertaining.
    Henrik Friis, Politiken
    A both musical and literary vitamin bomb, an important piece of Danish cultural history
    Peter Dürrfeld, Kristeligt Dagblad
    Elegant, effortless, and supple
    Jed Distler, Classics Today
    “The eight Theatre of Voices singers deliver unfailingly sensitive performances under Hillier’s deft direction, and the recorded sound is excellent.”
    Terry Blain, BBC Music Magazine
    This is the ideal introduction to Bentzon
    , International Piano Magazine
    The music is presented with accuracy and great vigour, and the production is simply brilliant.
    Ivan Rod, Ivan Rod
    The Nightingales bring light and shade to this marvelous music
    Guy Rickards, Gramophone
    “Gade's cantata ‘Comala’ is honey for the ears”
    Gregers Dirckinck-Holmfeld, GregersDH.dk
    “A generous composer portrait”
    Peter Dürrfeld, Kristeligt Dagblad
    “Begeistert vom ersten bis zum letzten Ton”
    Burkhard Schäfer, Piano News
    “The artistic quality is certainly amazing”
    Per Rask Madsen, Magasinet Klassisk