Rune Glerup, Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Sunleif Rasmussen
Early & Late
Nordic folk music and contemporary avant-garde meet in a unique combination of violin, recorder and accordion
W.A. Mozart
Symphonies Vol. 12
Dramatic readings of the famous G minor Symphony no. 40 and the “Jupiter” Symphony no. 41 conclude a unique series
W.A. Mozart
Symphonies Vol. 11
The “Linz” Symphony no. 36 and the bright Symphony no. 39 are high points of Mozart’s immortal production
Sunleif Rasmussen
Motion/Emotion - Chamber Music
Melodierne fra færøske sange bliver til musikalsk dna i voldsomme, klanglige naturbeskrivelser af stor sanselighed
Peter Heise
Sange for mandsstemmer
Charming choral songs and quartets from the Danish Golden age. Long live woman, art and the fatherland!
W.A. Mozart
Symphonies Vol. 1
Symphony no. 1 and four other early symphonies by the child prodigy. Follow his amazing life right from the beginning
Christoph Graupner, Johann Adolf Scheibe, Johann Gottlieb Graun, Johann Christian Schickhardt
Royal Recorder Concertos
Virtuoso music for recorder and orchestra as it sounded at the music-loving Danish court in the 1700s
W.A. Mozart
Symphonies Vol. 10
Two of Mozart’s mature masterpieces: Symphonies 35 and 38, better known as the Haffner and Prague symphonies
Morten Olsen
Be My Quiet Friend
Morten Olsen, composer, bassist and guitarist in many genres, combining jazz fusion and performance with scored music
Poul Schierbeck
Fête galante
A true operatic feast: Schierbeck’s Fete galante from 1931 is lyrical and warm, glitteringly orchestrated and has Denmark’s best singers in the main roles
W.A. Mozart
Symphonies Vol. 2
Mozart’s Symphonies 6-8 as well as two unnumbered works from the same period. Adam Fischer gives new format to the early symphonies
Andy Pape
An Amerikaner in Danmark
A self-ironic tribute to Gershwin from the Californian Andy Pape, who after 40 years in Denmark stands with a foot in each of two continents
Vagn Holmboe
Concertos
“One of the best viola concertos ever penned” (Gramophone) and an equally masterly violin concerto from Holmboe’s last years
Vagn Holmboe
Chamber Music (II)
Five works for different chamber ensembles, where the meeting of the instruments creates strong, natural forms
Carl Nielsen
Symphonies 2 and 3
An explosive beginning to the New York Philharmonic’s sensational new series of all Carl Nielsen’s symphonies and solo concertos!
Per Nørgård
Libra
Enchanting vocal music with a vision of a world in ecstatic balance. A vocal tour de force in spectacular sound quality.
Per Nørgård
Sceneries for percussion and ensemble
Four magical, virtuosic percussion works inspired by the forms of nature and eastern mysticism.
Vagn Holmboe
Chamber Symphonies
A master composer in concentrated format. Holmboe’s razor-sharp chamber symphonies encapsulate the essence of his art.
Bent Lorentzen
Erotic Hymns
Intense music for baritone and organ, where the religious and the erotic meet to texts from three centuries.
Ib Nørholm
Tavole per Orfeo
Exquisite, poetic songs for soprano and guitar, written in the 1960s by a classic master of Danish music.
Jack Body, Anne Boyd, Liu Sola, Lou Harrison, Ross Edwards
A Bridge of Dreams
Unusua music from the Pacific Rim featuring composers and poets from China, Japan, California, New Zealand and Australia recorded by Ars Nova Copenhagen and Paul Hillier
Vagn Holmboe
Chamber Music (I)
World premiere recording of rarely performed chamber works by Vagn Holmboe
Anders Koppel
String Quartets and Mezzo Saxophone Quintet
Jazz icon Benjamin Koppel had a special mezzo-soprano saxophone developed to perform and record this new quintet by his father
Peter Bruun
Letters to the Ocean
Prize-winning composer Peter Bruun reveals his passionate relationship with the sea in this collection of inspired chamber works
Svend Erik Tarp
Piano Works
Expressive piano music with a wealth of lyrical passages, infectious rhythms and captivating melodies
Rued Langgaard
Piano Works Vol. 2
This solo piano album presents Langgaard's wondrous world through a handful of significant world premiere recordings
Heinrich Schütz
Matthäus-Passion
Paul Hillier and his Ars Nova Copenhagen conclude their series of early Baroque master Heinrich Schütz’ vocal treasury
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
The Natural World of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
Paul Hillier, a devoted admirer of Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, leads ARS NOVA through this extraordinary vocal performance
Niels Otto Raasted
Solo Violin Sonatas
World premiere recording of Raasted’s Neo-Baroque solo violin sonatas in outstanding DXD sonics
Rued Langgaard
Music of the Spheres
Rued Langgaard’s most visionary works form the impressive conclusion to Dacapo’s acclaimed Dausgaard-Langgaard cycle
Heinrich Schütz
Die Sieben Worte; Johannes-Passion
Another set of stunning Baroque works in the third volume of ARS NOVA's and Paul Hillier's now hailed Schütz series
Per Nørgård
Der göttliche Tivoli
A marvellous portrayal of Swizz artist Adolf Wölfli and a key-work in Nordic music drama