Three of Koppel’s most charming concertos are heard here in new recordings from the musicians who inspired them and the Danish Sinfonietta, that commissioned and first performed them.
Nikolaj Hess
Melody
Melody is a concert piece for violin with a story to tell. One senses both luminous narrative delight and a distinctive melancholy in Hess's music. Central to it is the melodic impetus, combined with variation and heartfelt hues.
Rued Langgaard
Songs
Langgaard is a composer who continues to surprise. Each encounter with his arch-Romantic oeuvre promises a departure into uncharted territory, a testament to his ever-evolving creative spirit.
Daníel Bjarnason
From Earth to Ether
This album, conducted by Bjarnason himself, presents new renditions of three pieces, featuring mesmerising transformations, ephemeral trembling sounds, and poignant reflections on the transient nature of companionship and love. »Power, precision and personality« Gramophone Magazine
Peter Heise
The String Quartets Vol. 1
In the first instalment of their two-part series, Nordic String Quartet revives Heise's elegantly fluid string quartets with a spacious and lyrical approach, infusing a sensibility attuned to his distinctive poetic touch.
Mette Nielsen
Frozen Moments
An introspective collection of compositions by Mette Nielsen that challenges the listener to ponder the nature of time and sound.
Hugi Guðmundsson
The Gospel of Mary
Mary Magdalene as an apostle of equal significance to her male counterparts, inviting us to hear a voice that history has silenced.
Niels Viggo Bentzon
Piano Works
Four of Bentzon's early piano works in the hands of a true virtuoso – lush, spirited and among the most challenging and imaginative creations for piano of the last century.
Else Marie Pade
The Orchestral Album
No less than a small sensation: Else Marie Pade in her hitherto unknown role as an orchestral composer.
Jónas Ásgeir Ásgeirsson is on home turf in five Icelandic works for accordion with biting originality and intense dramas.
Matias Vestergård
Idylls, elegies
Vestergård is a rarity on Denmark’s new music scene — this album features 'his younger self trying to deal with the serious classical music heritage that he love'
Nikki Martin
Bittersweet
Nikki Martin's 'Bittersweet' for soprano, accordion and marimba is trembling with sensuality and melancholic yearning
Vagn Holmboe
String Quartets Vol. 2
The highly anticipated sequel to Nightingale String Quartet's praised Vol. 1 – energetic, precise, but also brooding and poetic readings of the Holmboe quartets.
Kasper Rofelt
Dichotomy
From static elements to irresistible unpredictability. Kasper Rofelt finds new ways in his chamber music.
Per Nørgård
Early Piano Works
A unique portrait of Per Nørgård’s earliest musical thinking by Swedish pianist Niklas Sivelöv