The music sounds so beautiful, it almost hurts
Thomas Michelsen, Politiken
News
November 2019
We get from Nordic String Quartet a very intensive and lively chamber music playing
John Christiansen, jcklassisk
This is a genuinely exciting release, and not only for the devotee of Scandinavian music
MusicWeb International
This is the ideal introduction to Bentzon
International Piano Magazine
We get a Brahmsian heaviness, Hindemithian elegance, and sensitivity of sound as in Debussy fused together into a curious Bentzonian poetry
Henrik Friis, Magasinet Klassisk
Per Nørgård approaches all his works with the samme combination of clarity, sincerity and joy of life
Andrew Mellor, Magasinet Klassisk
Performances of both works are superb, with good intonation, precise rhythm, and a basic sympathy for the music. Dacapo's transparent sound is an additional asset
Don O'Connor, American Record Guide
'Spell', for clarinet, cello, and piano, appropriately has minimalism as its language and then expands on its repetitions to a free space, where dissonance and illness disturb the dream
Allen Gimbel, American Record Guide
The beats are being displaced, and you don't really know where it will all end, but that's all right, because it's fun and different and the lazy ears awakes again
Charlotte Nørby, Magasinet Klassisk
October 2019
Nordic String Quartet han gravat aquests meravellosos quartets amb una alta competència i una elaboradíssima senzillesa que reflecteix amb fidelitat l’esperit musical de Nancy Dalberg
Carme Miró, Sonograma
Wer die Werke gut kennt, kann sich dabei sicherlich gut amüsieren
Remy Franck, Pizzicato
Ensemble MidtVest releases Per Nørgård's peculiar universe competent and concerned
Kurt H. Jørgensen, Herning Folkeblad
Christina Bjørkøe expresses a soothing calm and her courage for breaks and restraint is so fine and striking
Mikael Krarup, Fyns Amts Avis
Evocative music
Mikael Krarup, Fyns Amts Avis
Es ist ein großes Glück, wenn ein Komponist mit solchen Ambitionen jemanden findet, der Gedachtes, Geschriebenes, Beabsichtigtes umzusetzen in der Lage ist. Und dieses Glück trägt einen Namen: Lars Ulrik Mortensen. Dessen Glück wiederum nennt sich Concerto Copenhagen!
Rosemarie Schmitt, Kultur-online
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Campaign
25% disount on all releases from Dacapo this week
28 October 2019On the occasion of the Spil Dansk Ugen (Play Danish Week) we offer a 25% discount on all purchases in Dacapo's webshop throughout this week. Use the code spildansk when you checkout in the webshop.
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Live
'The Four Seasons After Vivaldi' to be celebrated at release concert with Concerto Copenhagen
28 October 2019Concerto Copenhagen is celebrating the recording of Danish composer Karl Aage Rasmussen's The Four Seasons After Vivaldi with a release concert in The Black Diamond (The Royal Library) on Friday 1 November.
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People
Prize-giving ceremony in London: Langgaard recording won Gramophone Award
17 October 2019Vienna Philharmonic's recording of Rued Langgaard’s Symphonies 2 and 6 was one of the winners at the prestigious Gramophone Classical Music Awards yesterday, gaining this year’s Orchestral Award.
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People
‘Morning Song from The Elf King's Daughter’ chosen as P2 listeners’ favourite choral work
07 October 2019Listeners to P2 have awarded Niels W. Gade’s Morgensang af Elverskud (Morning Song from The Elf King's Daughter) first place in the category P2's Classical Top 50 – Choir, a list of the 50 best and most-loved choral works, according to Danes.
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People
Danish film with music by Bent Sørensen entered for a Danish Oscar nomination
04 October 2019The film Dronningen (Queen of Hearts), which has just been entered as Denmark’s candidate for an Oscar nomination, uses an extract from Bent Sørensen’s Requiem, recorded by the vocal ensemble Ars Nova Copenhagen.
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People
The Rued Langgaard recording by the Vienna Philharmonic wins Gramophone Award 2019
01 October 2019One of the most prestigious classical music awards, Gramophone Classical Music Awards, goes to Langgaard’s symphonies in the category Orchestral Recording of the Year.
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Live
Ensemble MidtVest's Per Nørgård release celebrated with concert at HEART
16 September 2019The new recording of four chamber works by Per Nørgård is celebrated by a mini tour on 23-27 September.
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Live
New recording of Nancy Dalberg’s three string quartets gives one of Denmark’s first female composers a place in the history of music
11 September 2019As a woman in a male-dominated musical life, the music of the composer Nancy Dalberg remained unknown to most people. On 13 September, the recording of her three string quartets will at last be released, and on 17 September you are invited to an album and book release.
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People
Adam Fischer turns 70
09 September 2019Conductor Adam Fischer turns 70 on 9 September. Dacapo wishes Happy Birthday and offers a 70% discount on releases from his time as Principal Conductor of the Danish National Chamber Orchestra.
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New release
The four seasons for the 21st century!
03 September 2019New album builds bridges between cultures and traditions, when danish composer Karl Aage Rasmussen sheds new light on original compositions by Vivaldi and Respighi. The album is a conversation between past and present, between classical composition and new discoveries, between composers over time spans.