Christina Åstrand plays with her heart and all the way to the tip of the arc, and you miss nothing in her interpretations, which go with the music and take the composers at their word. It is exemplary
Thomas Michelsen, Politiken
News
November 2020
Mikil orka og brjálæði
Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen, Morgunblaðið
Most moving is the concluding part of the disc, where soprano Christine Nonbo Andersen interprets
Claussen's poems
Peter Dürrfeld, Kristeligt Dagblad
August Enna shows up here as a firm orchestra and song composer
Peter Dürrfeld, Kristeligt Dagblad
Album of the Week
DR P2 Ugens Album
The most striking thing about the album is its textural breadth. Wild landscapes of bright, metallic overtones are constantly contrasted by the deep, vibrating hum of the bass and by dark, impenetrable distortion
Rasmus Weirup, SEISMOGRAF
Crucible is not a burnt-out word, but just beautifully covering when New York saxophonist Chris Speed meets Aarhus Jazz Orchestra and Norwegian Helge Norbakken's globally pulsating percussion
Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek, SEISMOGRAF
It is not wild avant-garde music, on the contrary, both symphonies seem composed with due respect for his great predecessors in the genre
Peter Dürrfeld, Kristeligt Dagblad
The composer has succeeded in translating the poet's humor and deeper intentions into music
Lars Geerdes, Flensborg Avis
Alle Musiker gestalten die Form dieses Werks klug und einfühlsam
Jan Brachmann, SWR2 Treffpunkt Klassik
Excellent played by the MidVest musicians
Gregers Dirckinck-Holmfeld, Gregers DH
A wonderful acquaintance for fans and curious souls
Marit Skovbakke Juhl, Lyt til Nyt
Jákub Lützen’s provides a very committed performance of the sonata
Karl F. Miller, Fanfare Magazine
October 2020
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Live
Free release concert in Aarhus with Jakob Buchanan and Aarhus Jazz Orchestra
28 October 2020On 6 November, the album On Rosenhill will be released, which is a tribute being paid by the composer and trumpetist Jakob Buchanan to his childhood neighbourhood Rosenhøj. On 10 November, you can hear an excerpt from the work at a free release concert in Musikhuset Aarhus.
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New release
New video with Henrik Engelbrecht introducing August Enna and 'Kleopatra'
27 October 2020Author and opera expert Henrik Engelbrecht tells the sory of August Enna and the opera Kleopatra, in a new video (in Danish). The world premiere recording of Kleopatra, made by the Danish National Opera and Odense Symhpony Orchestra was released by Dacapo this October.
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New release
Listen to the world premiere recording of Bo Holten's concert opera 'The Emperor’s New Clothes'
21 October 2020Newly recorded retrospective includes three of Bo Holten's most cherished concert works: a concert opera based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Emperor’s New Clothes, a song cycle to evocative poetry by Sophus Claussen and an oboe concerto inspired by the instrument’s unique lyrical capabilities. The album will be released on 23 October.
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New release
Opera about the murderous plot against Kleopatra is revived on a new release
12 October 2020For the first time in Denmark in 122 years, the Danish National Opera put August Enna’s successful opera Kleopatra on its programme in 2019. The opera will be released on 16 October in the first recording ever.
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Campaign
Last chance to get 60% discount on Dacapo's back catalogue
09 October 2020Are you are a collector, connoisseur or just generally interested in Danish music? Dacapo's great campaign offering 60% discount on the back catalogue will end by 31 October – and it could be your last chance to get hold of the releases on a CD.
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People
Conductor and pianist Frans Rasmussen has died
02 October 2020The Danish conductor and pianist Frans Rasmussen has passed away – 76 years old.
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People
Watch music video from new album with Anders Koppel and Henrik Dam Thomsen
30 September 2020Earlier this month the album Still Life was released, as a result of the duo collaboration between composer and Hammond organist Anders Koppel and cellist Henrik Dam Thomsen. During the coronavirus crisis, one of the pieces on the album took on a new meaning, which made Henrik Dam Thomsen grab his camera.
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New release
Do you know Else Marie Pade?
21 September 2020In collaboration with Edition·S and Dacapo, The Lake Radio has produced a new podcast miniseries, that retells the story of Danish composer Else Marie Pade. The podcast series is out now.
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New release
Anders Koppel and Henrik Dam Thomsen release new duo album
10 September 2020The album Still Life features 15 pieces of music in which Anders Koppel’s iconic Hammond organ meets Henrik Dam Thomsen’s cello from 1680.
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People
New podcast series about Klaus Ib Jørgensen’s song cycle 'Moon-pain'
09 September 2020Today the first part of Poetisk Podcast’s new series in four episodes about Klaus Ib Jørgensen’s work Moon-pain, that has been released by Dacapo, becomes available.