Gunvor Sihm is excellent at presenting the theme with degrees of differentiation
Andrew Mellor, Gramophone
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Christina Bjørkøe plays it all with her usual caring and warm piano expertise
Thomas Michelsen, Politiken
En aquesta brillant interpretació, l’Esbjerg Ensemble i la mezzosoprano Tuva Semmingsen mostren novament les seves habilitats expressives
Josep Bosch, Sonograma
WHAT a fun idea! Saint-Saen's 'Carnival' is not obscured, but complemented by an elegant little pianistic excursion
Gregers Dirckinck-Holmfeld, Gregers DH
Animal Universe confirms Bjørkøe's virtuosity. Her approach to the cycle with animals as the characters throughout is absolutely eminent - both compositionally and in execution
Ivan Rod
The recording is excellent and in particular the orchestra plays magnificently
Göran Forsling, Music Web International
An exciting album with two artists who are excellent representatives for Langgaard's special musical style
Peter Dürrfeld, Kristeligt Dagblad
La complexitat ve molt determinada per la variació estilística i per la seva gran capacitat per recrear ambients evocadors i suggestius
Carme Miró, Sonograma
Sofie Elkjær Jensen och Sine Bundgaard glänser inte minst vokalt
Carl Håkan Larsén, OPUS
Resultatet är överväldigande - en eggande mix av expressivitet och spelglädje
Carl Håkan Larsén, OPUS
TOP CHOICES of 2020
Big Beautiful Noise
Remarquablement chanté et joué. Tout est fluide, vivant, inspiré, œuvre à découvrir absolument!
Par David Le Marrec, Opera Critiques
Christian Westergaard meistert die kompositorischen Finessen Heises hervorragend
Marion Eckels, Opera Lounge
It has been a pleasure to listen to this retrospective and savour the many-sidedness of Bo Holten’s compositional genius
Göran Forsling, Music Web International
March 2021
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Electronica and infinity rows in new music video by James Black
07 April 2021James Black has just issued the music video SHEL, which is a part of the digital album Music Is Not Always Participatory, which was released on Dacapo earlier this year.
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Listen to Jesper Sivebæk's classical guitar music playlist
06 April 2021Guitarist Jesper Sivebæk is in the centre of the new album Octagonal Room with music by Lars Heegard. Now you can listen to classical guitar music on a new playlist curated by Jesper Sivebæk on the occasion of the new release.
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Two women from Antiquity at the centre of Steingrimur Rohloff’s operatic works with librettos by Peter Laugesen
25 March 2021New album presents music by Steingrimur Rohloff and libretto by Peter Laugesen, recorded by Norwegian mezzo-soprano Tuva Semmingsen and Esbjerg Ensemble.
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The guitar as a solo instrument, for accompanying and as an equal partner among chamber musicians
16 March 2021For more than forty years, the prize-winning composer Lars Hegaard has been an important voice in Danish musical life. With the composer’s own instrument, the guitar, as the central focus, Jesper Sivebæk presents six of his most important chamber works on a new album.
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Bára Gísladóttir releases music video
08 March 2021In autumn 2020 Bára Gísladóttir's acclaimed album HĪBER was released. From the album a music video for the track her palms faced down forever after, directed by Margrét Bjarnadóttir, is now released.
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Get to know Rued Langgaard with a Langgaard expert playlist
05 March 2021The Langgaard specialist Berit Johansen Tange has compiled a playlist of Rued Langgaard favourites on the completion of the series of Langgaard's collected works for violin and piano.
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Pianist Christian Westergaard curates playlist
02 March 2021On the occasion of the mammoth release Peter Heise: The Song Edition, we have asked initiator and pianist Christian Westergaard to curate a playlist with music that holds a special place in his heart.
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New TV series on DR1 presents Phillip Faber and the Danish National Girls' Choir
26 February 2021Through four Tuesday evenings on Danish National TV DR1 you can follow DR Pigekoret (Danish National Girls' Choir) and chief conductor Phillip Faber.
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New album finishes the series of Langgaard's complete works for violin and piano
24 February 2021On Friday 26 February, the third and last album in the series of Rued Langgaard's complete works for violin and piano is released, recorded by the award winning violinist Gunvor Sihm and the Langgaard expert Berit Johansen Tange.
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Bent Sørensen's 'Concertos' wins the P2 Music Award in the category 'Album of the Year, New classical'
15 February 2021Bent Sørensen has just received the P2 Music Award for the album Concertos, presenting three instrumental concertos performed by three distinguished Nordic soloists. Many congratulations from Dacapo!