Birgitte Alsted, Simon Christensen, Fuzzy, Eva Noer Kondrup, Ib Nørholm, Morten Olsen, Kasper Rofelt, Martin Stauning, Line Tjørnhøj, Nicolai Worsaae
EDUCATE·S – Pieces for Violin
This recording was made to accompaniment the Educate·S educational sheet music series of newly written composition music for children and young people, published by the Danish music publisher Edition·S.
Sunleif Rasmussen
Andalag – Solo and Ensemble Works
World premiere recordings that highlight Rasmussen’s deft harbouring of momentum and energy, his gift for transformative textures, and his closeness to the unique musical traditions and landscapes of the Islands themselves
Louise Alenius
ILT (Oxygen)
Like organs screaming for oxygen. With ILT (Oxygen) for choir, Louise Alenius gives a taste of her upcoming opera
Jakob Davidsen
THE WORLD IS BABEL AND IVORY
Discovering a fascinating world with Jacob Davidsen and company - away from the safe, conventional paths into a striking genre-hopping adventure.
Jens Cornelius, Ludolf Nielsen
Danske Komponister – Ludolf Nielsen
Bogen om en af Danmarks kendte komponister i begyndelsen af 1900-tallet – et stort talent, der fornyede den romantiske musiktradition i Danmark.
Danske Komponister – Hilda Sehested og Nancy Dalberg
Nok havde de en begunstiget social baggrund til fælles, men at de også begge oplevede personlige tragedier, der påvirkede deres muligheder for at komponere.
Henrik Marstal, Else Marie Pade
Danske Komponister – Else Marie Pade
Bogen om Else Marie Pade, den elektroniske pionér i 1950’erne, der siden blev næsten totalt glemt, men i 2001 fik en uventet genopdagelse, der gjorde hende anerkendt i ind- og udland.
Steen Chr. Steensen, August Enna
Danske Komponister – August Enna
Berømt for operaer som Heksen, Kleopatra og Aucassin og Nicolete, men efter hans død gik August Enna mere eller mindre i glemmebogen.
Friedrich Kuhlau, Christian Frederik Barth, Niels W. Gade
Concertos from 19th Century Denmark
Here, principal players from the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra perform fine concertante works from two composers who are experiencing a renaissance and one who still languishes in obscurity.
Allan Gravgaard Madsen, Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
Nachtmusik · For Violin and Orchestra
Concertante works from one of Denmark’s most iconic composers and one of its freshest new voices.
Rued Langgaard
The String Quartets
Heralded the arrival of a major new ensemble and won the maverick Danish composer thousands of new fans
Emil Hartmann
Chamber Music
The perfect showcase for the romantic flair of Emil Hartmann
Jesper Koch
Dreamscapes
In a constant and fruitful dialogue with the past – three concertos with a dreamlike quality
Birgitte Alsted, Simon Christensen, Fuzzy, Eva Noer Kondrup, Ib Nørholm, Morten Olsen, Kasper Rofelt, Martin Stauning, Line Tjørnhøj, Nicolai Worsaae
Educate·S – Pieces for Piano
Introducing pupils to music that embraces the musical horizons and tonal worlds offered by contemporary composers
Nancy Dalberg
De tre strygekvartetter
The acclaimed Nordic String Quartet here presents the first complete recording of Dalberg's quartets – as a conversation with great statements and good arguments.
Karl Aage Rasmussen
The Four Seasons After Vivaldi
A conversation between past and present, between classical composition and new discoveries, between composers over time spans.
Niels Viggo Bentzon
The Tempered Piano
Per Salo here turns to Bentzon’s huge-scale piano cycle The Tempered Piano. Everywhere Bentzon broke new ground – ground far from the golden mean.
Søren Nils Eichberg
Scherben – Works for Piano and Ensemble
From the rhapsodic to the cryptic and from the joyous to the cautionary, they present a picture of one of Europe’s brightest young composers in the full flow of inspiration
Per Nørgård
Whirl's World
Per Nørgård seems to act as a live satellite dish for the world’s signals: one suddenly hears the trees sing like aeolian harps and the waves strike the shore like strains of music – here in four chamber works by Nørgård played by Ensemble MidtVest
Fini Henriques
Works for Violin and Piano
Henriques at his best: short pieces with a sharp characterisation – works with charm, warm-heartedness and gravity
Fini Henriques
Piano Pieces
Fini Henriques had a special gift for beautiful, well-shaped melodies – with a generous output of single pieces, usually strung together in collections such as those presented here by Christina Bjørkøe
Friedrich Kuhlau, Otto Malling
Piano Quartet No. 3 · Piano Quartet in C minor
Two string quartets by composers cosmopolitan and conservative - Kuhlau with large, dramatic wingspan and Malling with clear, tempting sensuality
Friedrich Kuhlau
Violin Sonatas Vol. 2
Duo Åstrand/Salo follow-up their first installment of sonatas by Friedrich Kuhlau with a selection of some of the composer’s most convincing works for violin and piano
Nanna, Gunnar Nyborg-Jensen, Henning Hansen, Benny E. Andersen, Sebastian, Jan Rørdam, Poul Schierbeck, Thorbjørn Egner, Carl Nielsen, Knud Vad Thomsen, Mogens Jermiin Nissen, Vagn Skovlund
The Children’s Treasury of Song
15 of the most beloved Danish children's songs sung by the children's choirs of DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
Siobhan Lamb
The Red Shoes
"She danced and couldn’t stop dancing, danced into the dark night." The Red Shoes – Hans Christian Andersen's cruel fairy tale here given a modern musical reworking by Danish resident Siobhan Lamb and the Suoni Ensemble
Niels W. Gade
Erlkönigs Tochter & Fünf Gesänge
Erlkönigs Tochter, one of Gade’s greatest successes, is here put together with his breakthrough as an a cappella composer, Fünf Gesänge
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
Samlede strygekvartetter vol. 1
Nordic String Quartet here presents Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen's first six quartets – never fusty, often entertaining, always adamant
Poul Ruders, Niels Rosing-Schow, Anders Koppel, Bent Sørensen, Karsten Fundal, Søren Nils Eichberg
Værker for solobratsch
Six leading Danish composers' exploration of the viola – the results are as touching and warm as they are fearsome and defiant
Knudåge Riisager
Violin Concerto – Etudes
"Like the fizz in a mineral water". Knudåge Riisager's world-famous Etudes put together with his innovative Violin Concerto
Anders Monrad, SUPERFLEX, Nikolaj Heltoft
The Mærsk Opera (LP)
An opera about the relationship between the privileged individual, his business and the surrounding community. Cool double vinyl, designed by artist group SUPERFLEX.
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen
Ophelia Dances
Smooth, exquisite tones with a completely modern expression. Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen's fine sound effects spread over three works.
Poul Rovsing Olsen
The Planets — music for voice and instruments
Musical gems that embrace Rovsing Olsen's ambition to bring the music closer to the listener and his meeting with Oriental music