The conductor and the Berlin Phil revel in the clamour and weep of the Dane's high-Romantic score, its Wagnerian and Straussian grandeur igniting spectacularly in this live recording
DC, The Sunday Times (UK)
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January 2023
Pade's tonal world is complicated, yet exciting
Lars Geerdes, Flensborg Avis
Steingrímur Rohloff's work comes together harmoniously to appear lyrical and innovative for the four brass instruments
Ole Blegvad, POV International
On the orchestral front, the year could not have got off to a much more agilely loose and sonically vigilant start
Sune Anderberg, SEISMOGRAF
It is an exceedingly beautiful recording, conducted with power by the Finnish Sakari Oramo
Peter Dürrfeld, SEISMOGRAF
Specialist Classical Chart Top 30 - Week 2
Official Charts
The Berlin Philharmonic premiered this work back in 1913; under Oramo, they bring immense understanding and instinct to it today
Andrew Mellor, Gramophone - EDITOR'S CHOICE
Årets album: "VÍDDIR er en unik, utrolig oplevelse og uden tvivl det bedste album i 2022"
Simon Cummings, 5:4
Oramo and the Berliner Philhamonikers caress the sound waves with a golden patina, which reaches a triumphant glow in the fanfare of the finale
Antti Häyrynen, Rondo Classic
The Lapland Chamber Orchestra plays this music under the direction of John Storgårds with full persuasiveness and, as a result, with extremely musical engagement
Aart van der Wal, Opus Klassiek
December 2022
Top 10 Danish albums of the year 2022
Peter Albrechtsen, SEISMOGRAF
Top 10 Danish albums of the year 2022
Peter Albrechtsen, SEISMOGRAF
Top 10 Danish albums of the year 2022
Peter Albrechtsen, SEISMOGRAF
An excellent recording to discover the music of a composer, Else Marie Pade, who was a pioneer in the compositional techniques of the European avantgarde
Carme Miró, Sonograma Magazine
Classical Album of the Year 2022
Morgunblaðið
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New release
Steingrímur Rohloff's Concerto Grosso is tailored for distinguished solists
15 December 2022Steingrímur Rohloff's music is full of beauty, colourful harmonies and finesse. On 6 January 2023, a digital album with his Concerto Grosso will be released, in a recording with brass solists from the Berliner Philharmoniker.
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People
Two Dacapo releases nominated for ICMA Awards 2023
16 November 2022Hans Abrahamsen's Schnee and Bent Sørensen's The Island in the City have just been nominated for theInternational Classical Music Awards (ICMA) 2023, both in the category Contemporary Music.
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People
Dacapo Edition·S appoints new CEO
02 November 2022The board of Dacapo Edition·S has chosen Eva Havshøj Ohrt as the new CEO, starting 1 January 2023.
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New release
New album presents for the first time the orchestral composer Else Marie Pade
01 November 2022On 18 November, the first recording of Else Marie Pade's orchestral works will be released, challenging the established image we have of her. On the same day, the new digital EMP series is launched.
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People
Poul Rovsing Olsen 100 years
01 November 2022On 4 November 2022, the composer music, ethnomusicologist, critic and teacher Poul Rovsing Olsen would have been 100 years.
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People
Line Tjørnhøj and Bára Gísladóttir are releasing Nordic Council Music Prize nominated works on Dacapo Records
26 October 2022On 1 November the winner of the Nordic Council Music Prize 2022 is announced. Among the nominees are the composers Line Tjørnhøj and Bára Gísladóttir, whose works will both be released on Dacapo Records in the near future.
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New release
The new Rued Langgaard recording by Berliner Philharmoniker is releasing soon
17 October 2022The legendary Berliner Philharmoniker and Finnish star conductor Sakari Oramo have recorded Rued Langgaard's Symphony No. 1, Cliffside Pastorals. The album is to be released on 4 November.
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People
Fuzzy 1939-2022
17 October 2022Fuzzy – Jens Vilhelm Pedersen (1939-2022) har gennem et langt liv beriget hele Danmark med sin finurlige og nysgerrige tilgang til musikkens verden med kompositioner inden for filmmusik, korværker, elektroniske nybrud, kammermusik og opera.
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New release
Bára Gísladóttir is releasing the award nominated work VÍDDIR
06 October 2022On 28 October, a digital album is released with Bára Gísladóttir's work VÍDDIR in a live recording from Dark Musik Days in Reykjavik. VÍDDIR is nomintaed for the Nordic Council Music Prize.
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New release
Contemporary Icelandic music recorded by accordion virtuoso
03 October 2022On 21 October, the first Dacapo Records release with a purely Icelandic repertoire will be released, that is the album Fikta recorded by accordionist Jónas Ásgeir Ásgeirsson.