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
Morten Olsen
Be My Quiet Friend
Morten Olsen, composer, bassist and guitarist in many genres, combining jazz fusion and performance with scored music
W.A. Mozart
Symphonies Vol. 10
Two of Mozart’s mature masterpieces: Symphonies 35 and 38, better known as the Haffner and Prague symphonies
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
Magnus Lindberg
EXPO - Piano Concerto No. 2 - Al largo
The New York Philharmonic with chief conductor Alan Gilbert in three new works by Magnus Lindberg, one of the Nordic composers with the most infectious delight in music
Herman D. Koppel, Anders Koppel, Benjamin Koppel
Carion plays Koppel - Wind Quintets
Vital and playful chamber music from three generations of a unique Danish musician family: Herman, Anders and Benjamin Koppel
Knudåge Riisager
The Symphonic Edition Vol. 2
Riisager’s orchestral music from the 1920s and 1930s is a virtuosic jumble of moods. Festive, cheeky and enthusiastic about the future
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
Per Nørgård, Hans Abrahamsen, Bent Sørensen
Phantasmagoria - Danish Piano Trios
Three masterworks by Per Nørgård, Hans Abrahamsen and Bent Sørensen. Profound, sensual music with Nordic cool
C.F.E. Horneman, Asger Hamerik
String Quartets
Vital youthful works by the two cousins Horneman and Hamerik, who gave Danish Romanticism new colours and a new mood
Søren Nils Eichberg
Before Heaven, Before Earth - Symphonies 1 and 2
Søren Nils Eichberg grabs the audience with his dynamic and effective mastery of the grand orchestra
Bent Sørensen
La Notte
Bent Sørensen’s captivating piano concerto La Notte from 1998 is a marvel of beauty: the night as dream and reality
Vagn Holmboe
Concertos
“One of the best viola concertos ever penned” (Gramophone) and an equally masterly violin concerto from Holmboe’s last years
Ejnar Kanding, Frank Bretschneider
Auxiliary Blue
An experimental encounter between the electronics cult figure Frank Bret¬schneider from Berlin and the classically schooled Ejnar Kanding from Denmark
Niels Rosing-Schow
Peinture du temps - Works for sinfonietta
Sound magic from the world of spectral music in five exquisite chamber works by the Francophile composer Niels Rosing-Schow
Mogens Christensen
Pipes and Reeds
Dreaming, slow music for Japanese shakuhachi flute, organ and electronics. Three works that take you on a spiritual journey
Birgitte Alsted
Agnete's Laughter
Prizewinning electro-acoustic sound collages based on the folk tale of Agnete and the Merman
Bo Holten
Venus' Wheel - Works for Choir
New works by Bo Holten, one of the ablest choral composers and directors of our time, here fronting the Flemish Radio Choir
Knudåge Riisager
Violin Works
The violin was Riisager’s own instrument, and in the violin works we hear his inimitable, roguish personality as directly as we could wish
Per Nørgård
Songs from Evening Land - Helene Gjerris sings Per Nørgård
Intense, innovative songs and vocal works from half a century, recorded in close collaboration with the composer
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!
W.A. Mozart
Symphonies Vol. 9
Mozart’s famous Paris Symphony (no. 31) in two versions, as well as Symphonies 33-34
Erik Norby
The Rainbow Snake - Orchestral Songs and Symphonic Works
Orchestral magic in one of the most impressive orchestra pieces of the 1970s with sophisticated, almost Late Romantic sounds.
Vagn Holmboe
Solo and Chamber Works for Guitar
Transparent, poetic music by Holmboe, who was captivated at a late age by the unique possibilities of the guitar.
Poul Rovsing Olsen
Piano Concerto and Orchestral Works
Brilliant music from the 1950s by a composer with an unusually international outlook. A real discovery!
Per Nørgård
Sceneries for percussion and ensemble
Four magical, virtuosic percussion works inspired by the forms of nature and eastern mysticism.
Per Nørgård
Libra
Enchanting vocal music with a vision of a world in ecstatic balance. A vocal tour de force in spectacular sound quality.
Bent Lorentzen
Erotic Hymns
Intense music for baritone and organ, where the religious and the erotic meet to texts from three centuries.
Electronic Music Produced at DIEM 1987-2012
A cavalcade of electronic works created over 25 years by a wide selection of Danish composers at the Danish Institute for Electronic Music.