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Winner of the P2 Award: Album of the Year 2023 – 'A compelling and meticulously researched musical archaeology, exuding both entertainment value and extraordinary charisma.'

Champagne! The Sound of Lumbye and His Idols (Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen)
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    Niels W. Gade, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, A.P. Berggreen, Carl Nielsen, Phillip Faber

    Stille som sne (Quiet as snow) – a nordic Christmas

    An exceptional collection of atmospheric concert highlights from five years of unforgettable Christmas concerts featuring the Danish National Girls' Choir and Phillip Faber, accompanied by guest artists.

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    Hans Dal

    Works for Solo Guitar

    On this EP, Dal returns to his musical roots with five immensely melodic solo guitar pieces composed for his longtime collaborator, guitarist Søren Bødker Madsen.

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    Joachim Andersen

    Works for Flute and Piano

    Joachim Andersen's career followed an exceptionally varied course. As a composer, he emerges deeply rooted in his era, conveying sensitivity and enchantment on this dazzling double album of Joachim Andersen's works for flute and piano.

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    Else Marie Pade

    EMP 4

    In the fourth part of the EMP series, you'll discover four electronic compositions by Else Marie Pade, originating from the late 1950s and continuing into the following years, each with its own distinctive characteristics. 'Vikingerne' has not been released previously.

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    Rued Langgaard

    Songs

    Langgaard is a composer who continues to surprise. Each encounter with his arch-Romantic oeuvre promises a departure into uncharted territory, a testament to his ever-evolving creative spirit.

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    Ying-Hsueh Chen

    Dark Radiance

    A journey through subtle musical movements that meticulously weave the past into the present in a remarkable manner. ♥♥♥♥♥♥ »Her album should resonate across multiple continents« Politiken

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    Anders Nordentoft

    Balcony Stream

    Three delicate and ingenious sinfonietta pieces, free from rigid dogma, focusing on direct communication through storytelling, lyricism and captivating impulses. Brimming with Nordentoft's extreme structural discipline while capturing life's broader essence on Earth.

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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. ♥♥♥♥♥♥ »This album is a revelation« Politiken. Winner of the P2 Award: Album of the Year 2023.

    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