Spirales: Snapshots of Contemporary Classical Music

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Album Summary

Performers

• Niels Vind (Trumpet)
• Inge Beck (Organ)
• Nikolaj Viltoft (Trumpet)
• Ole Andersen (Trumpet)
• Soren Monrad (Timpani)
• Helge Gramstrup (Organ)
• Dorthe Zielke (Trumpet)
• Mads Bendsen (Vibraphone)
• Adam Simonsen (Clarinet)
• Henry Lindner (Clarinet)
• Joakim Thomsen (Oboe)
• Emilie Eskjaer (Cello)
• Nikolaj von Scholten (Flute)
• Tanja Pauck (Voice)
• Lasse Mauritzen (French Horn)
• Lise Melbye (Voice)
• Jorgen Nielsen (Bassoon)
• Kathrina Martinsen (Voice)
• Keld Jorgensen (Trombone)
• Dorte Halken (Voice)
• Lars Haugaard
• Susanne Hartmann (Voice)
• Mogens Andresen (Euphonium)
• Mette Hammerum (Voice)
• Tobias Bjors
• Daisy Johannesen (Voice)
• Marie Rorbech (Piano)
• Nicolai Slaatto (Percussion)
• Jonas Wiik (Trumpet)
• Matthias Friis-Hansen (Percussion)
• Ola Nilsson (French Horn)
• Eva Rudkjobing (Voice)
• Kasper Thaarup (Trombone)
• Ole Worm (Piano)
• Tobias Bjors (Trombone)
• Per Jacobsen (Percussion)
• Piet Castello (French Horn)
• Mads Buchert (Percussion)
• Philip Andersen (French Horn)
• Jeppe Struwe (Percussion)
• Pall Solstein (French Horn)
• Jan Falkencrone (Voice)
• Michael Brydenfeldt (Trumpet)
• Christian Wenzel (Voice)
• Kasper Knudsen (Trumpet)
• Henrik Malmgreen (Percussion)
• Marcus Wall (Percussion)
• Niels-Jorn Jessen (Trumpet)
• Anna Nygard (French Horn)
• Martin Schuster (Trumpet)
• Niels-Ole Johansen (Trombone)
• Jakob Heiding (Horn)
• Erik Kaltoft (Piano)
• Finn Schumacker (Tuba)

Conductors

• Andresen, Mogens
• Windekilde, Flemming

Ensembles

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• Duo Takemitsu (Duo)
• Jalina Trio
• Musica Mirabilis

Composers

• Vagn Holmboe (1909 - 1996)
• Francesco Calì (Classical Composer)
• Thomas Koppel (1944 - 2006)
• Kelly Crandell
• Lasse Toft Eriksen
• Frode Bitsch
• Wayne Siegel (1953 - )
• Ivar Frounberg
• Toru Takemitsu (1930 - 1996)
• Norio Fukushi (1945 - )
• Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)
• Michael Nyvang (1963 - )
• Eric Whitacre (1970 - )
• Niels Viggo Bentzon (1919 - 2000)
• Morten Poulsen
• Ole Schmidt (1928 - 2010)
• Carl-Aage Eliasson
• Bo Gronbech
• Jesper Hendze
• Bent Lorentzen (1935 - )
• Noriko Hisada (1963 - )
• Karol Szymanowski (1882 - 1937)
• Anders Nordentoft
• Anders Koppel (1947 - )
• Lasse Enersen
• Peter Moller (1947 - 1999)
• Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (Composer) (1963 - )
• Jesper Madsen (1957 - )
• Thomas Viggo Pedersen
• Svend Erik Tarp (1908 - 1994)
• Lasse Laursen
• Jens Horving
• Tokuhide Nimi (1947 - )
• Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963)
• Per Norgård (1932 - )
• Rudolph Simonsen
• Catharina Palmér (1963 - )

Notes & Reviews:

This 10 CD compilation features a tremendous selection of contemporary music, selected with the intent of helping music lovers lose any misgivings or reservations about "new" music. The majority of the pieces are chamber music for wind instruments, written in a wide variety of line-ups - but fans of compositions for piano trios and string quartets as well as those interested in choral works will also be more than satisfied.

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Works Details

Holmboe, Vagn : Fanfare, for 3 trumpets & timpani, Op. 121

• Performers: Niels Vind (Trumpet); Nikolaj Viltoft (Trumpet); Soren Monrad (Timpani); Dorthe Zielke (Trumpet)
• Running Time: 6 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1974

Holmboe, Vagn : Notturno, Op. 19

• Performers: Adam Simonsen (Clarinet); Joakim Thomsen (Oboe); Nikolaj von Scholten (Flute); Lasse Mauritzen (French Horn); Jorgen Nielsen (Bassoon)
• Running Time: 13 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1940

Holmboe, Vagn : Notater for tre basuner og tuba, Op.140

• Performers: Keld Jorgensen (Trombone); Lars Haugaard; Mogens Andresen (Euphonium); Tobias Bjors
• Running Time: 9 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Holmboe, Vagn : Quartetto Medico, for flute, oboe, clarinet & piano, Op. 70

• Performers: Adam Simonsen (Clarinet); Nikolaj von Scholten (Flute); Joakim Thomsen (Oboe); Marie Rorbech (Piano)
• Running Time: 9 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 1956

Holmboe, Vagn : Concerto for Brass, Op. 157

• Performers: Niels Vind (Trumpet); Jonas Wiik (Trumpet); Ola Nilsson (French Horn); Soren Monrad (Timpani); Keld Jorgensen (Trombone); Kasper Thaarup (Trombone); Lars Haugaard; Tobias Bjors (Trombone); Piet Castello (French Horn); Philip Andersen (French Horn); Pall Solstein (French Horn); Michael Brydenfeldt (Trumpet); Kasper Knudsen (Trumpet); Henrik Malmgreen (Percussion); Marcus Wall (Percussion)
• Conductor: Mogens Andresen
• Running Time: 10 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1983

Holmboe, Vagn : Egilskvad, for voice, 2 trumpets, french horn, trombone, bass tuba, Op. 185

• Performers: Keld Jorgensen (Trombone); Niels Vind (Trumpet); Niels-Jorn Jessen (Trumpet); Anna Nygard (French Horn)
• Running Time: 10 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1991

Bentzon, Niels Viggo : Trio for trumpet, horn & trombone, Op. 82

• Performers: Martin Schuster (Trumpet); Niels-Ole Johansen (Trombone); Jakob Heiding (Horn)
• Running Time: 13 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1952

Bentzon, Niels Viggo : Sonata for horn & piano, Op. 47

• Performers: Erik Kaltoft (Piano); Jakob Heiding (Horn)
• Running Time: 14 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1947

Bentzon, Niels Viggo : Sonata for trumpet & piano

• Performers: Erik Kaltoft (Piano); Martin Schuster (Trumpet)
• Running Time: 11 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1951

Bentzon, Niels Viggo : Sonata for trombone & piano

• Performers: Niels-Ole Johansen (Trombone); Erik Kaltoft (Piano)
• Running Time: 10 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1971

Bentzon, Niels Viggo : Fett und Filz, for tuba & piano

• Performers: Erik Kaltoft (Piano); Finn Schumacker (Tuba)
• Running Time: 6 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1977

Moller, Peter : Haslev Festfanfare, for trumpet & organ

• Performers: Inge Beck (Organ); Kasper Knudsen (Trumpet)
• Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Moller, Peter : Se nu stiger solen, chorale for organ

• Performers: Inge Beck (Organ); Kasper Knudsen (Trumpet)
• Running Time: 2 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1986

Moller, Peter : Allegro maestoso, fanfare for 2 trumpets & organ

• Performers: Ole Andersen (Trumpet); Inge Beck (Organ); Kasper Knudsen (Trumpet)
• Running Time: 2 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1976

Koppel, Thomas : Morgengry, for organ

• Performers: Inge Beck (Organ); Kasper Knudsen (Trumpet)
• Running Time: 10 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1992

Schmidt, Ole : Suite for trumpet & organ

• Performers: Inge Beck (Organ); Kasper Knudsen (Trumpet)
• Running Time: 14 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 2001

Madsen, Jesper : Chorales (4), for organ

• Performers: Kasper Knudsen (Trumpet); Inge Beck (Organ)
• Running Time: 9 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Eriksen, Lasse Toft : Schlafe mein Liebster, for trumpet & organ

• Performers: Inge Beck (Organ); Kasper Knudsen (Trumpet)
• Running Time: 9 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1999

Eliasson, Carl-Aage : Intrada, for trumpet & organ

• Performers: Inge Beck (Organ); Kasper Knudsen (Trumpet)
• Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Eliasson, Carl-Aage : Sov sodt barnlille, chorale for organ

• Performers: Inge Beck (Organ); Kasper Knudsen (Trumpet)
• Running Time: 4 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Eliasson, Carl-Aage : Herre, jeg har handlet ilde, chorale for organ

• Performers: Inge Beck (Organ); Kasper Knudsen (Trumpet)
• Running Time: 2 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Pedersen, Thomas Viggo : Nu taker alle Gud, for trumpet & organ

• Performers: Inge Beck (Organ); Kasper Knudsen (Trumpet)
• Running Time: 3 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1963

Bitsch, Frode : Fantasia on "De levendes Land", for organ

• Performer: Helge Gramstrup (Organ)
• Running Time: 8 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1994

Gronbech, Bo : Liturgical Dances (3), for organ

• Performer: Helge Gramstrup (Organ)
• Running Time: 26 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1981

Tarp, Svend Erik : Pieces (4), for organ, Op. 87

• Performer: Helge Gramstrup (Organ)
• Running Time: 10 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1983

Madsen, Jesper : Praetorius Variations, for organ

• Performer: Helge Gramstrup (Organ)
• Running Time: 21 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1983-1989

Siegel, Wayne : Jackdaw, for trombone & computer

• Performer: Niels-Ole Johansen (Trombone)
• Running Time: 10 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1995-1997

Hendze, Jesper : Smoke by Day, Glow by Night, for trombone

• Performer: Niels-Ole Johansen (Trombone)
• Running Time: 14 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2001

Laursen, Lasse : Apart, for trombone

• Performer: Niels-Ole Johansen (Trombone)
• Running Time: 7 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2001

Frounberg, Ivar : Hydra, for trombone

• Performer: Niels-Ole Johansen (Trombone)
• Running Time: 14 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1996

Lorentzen, Bent : Spirales, for trombone

• Performer: Niels-Ole Johansen (Trombone)
• Running Time: 6 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2001

Horving, Jens : Arga for trombone no 1

• Performer: Niels-Ole Johansen (Trombone)
• Running Time: 2 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2001

Horving, Jens : Arga for trombone no 2

• Performers: Niels-Ole Johansen (Trombone); Mads Bendsen (Vibraphone)
• Running Time: 5 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2001

Takemitsu, Toru : Toward the Sea

• Ensemble: Duo Takemitsu (Duo)
• Running Time: 10 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1981

Takemitsu, Toru : Itinerant, for flute

• Ensemble: Duo Takemitsu (Duo)
• Running Time: 4 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1989

Takemitsu, Toru : All in Twilight, pieces (4) for guitar

• Ensemble: Duo Takemitsu (Duo)
• Running Time: 9 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1987

Hisada, Noriko : Phase 3, for flute & guitar

• Ensemble: Duo Takemitsu (Duo)
• Running Time: 8 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Nimi, Tokuhide : Melos 2, for flute & guitar

• Ensemble: Duo Takemitsu (Duo)
• Running Time: 10 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Fukushi, Norio : Dawn Brightens The Day Of Mortals Robed In Purple, for flute & guitar

• Ensemble: Duo Takemitsu (Duo)
• Running Time: 11 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1992

Szymanowski, Karol : Myths (3), Op. 30

• Ensemble: Musica Mirabilis
• Running Time: 22 min. sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915

Hindemith, Paul : Sonata for violin & piano in E major

• Ensemble: Musica Mirabilis
• Running Time: 11 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1935

Poulenc, Francis : Sonata for violin & piano, FP 119

• Ensemble: Musica Mirabilis
• Running Time: 20 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1942-1943

Holmboe, Vagn : Piano Trio, Op. 64

• Ensemble: Jalina Trio
• Running Time: 17 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1954

Nordentoft, Anders : Doruntine, for piano trio

• Ensemble: Jalina Trio
• Running Time: 8 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1994

Per Norgård (1932 - ) : Spell, for clarinet, cello & piano

• Ensemble: Jalina Trio
• Running Time: 16 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1973

Nyvang, Michael : ... Erosion - forvitring, for piano trio

• Ensemble: Jalina Trio
• Running Time: 6 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1995

Koppel, Anders : Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 ("Rivolta")

• Ensemble: Jalina Trio
• Running Time: 15 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1992-1994

Simonsen, Rudolph Hermann : Quintet for clarinet & string quartet

• Performer: Henry Lindner (Clarinet)
• Running Time: 25 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 1929

Simonsen, Rudolph Hermann : Quartet for Strings no 1 in C major

• Running Time: 18 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1923

Simonsen, Rudolph Hermann : Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor ("Tagore")

• Running Time: 17 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1925

Whitacre, Eric : Water Night (version for chorus)

• Conductor: Flemming Windekilde
• Running Time: 4 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1996

Enersen, Lasse : Agua Nocturna, for chorus & solo cello

• Performer: Emilie Eskjaer (Cello)
• Conductor: Flemming Windekilde
• Running Time: 6 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2003

Francesco Calì (Classical Composer) : Regn på ruden, for chorus

• Performers: Tanja Pauck (Voice); Lise Melbye (Voice); Kathrina Martinsen (Voice); Dorte Halken (Voice)
• Conductor: Flemming Windekilde
• Running Time: 5 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2003

Poulsen, Morten : Havsbön, for chorus

• Conductor: Flemming Windekilde
• Running Time: 3 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2003

Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (Composer) (1963 - ) : Den Hulken Somand, for double chorus

• Conductor: Flemming Windekilde
• Running Time: 2 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2003

Crandell, Kelly : Blessing the boats, for double chorus, double bass & vibraphone

• Performers: Susanne Hartmann (Voice); Mette Hammerum (Voice); Dorte Halken (Voice); Daisy Johannesen (Voice)
• Conductor: Flemming Windekilde
• Running Time: 6 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2003

Catharina Palmér (1963 - ) : Kissrain, Watersleep, for chorus & percussion

• Performers: Nicolai Slaatto (Percussion); Matthias Friis-Hansen (Percussion)
• Conductor: Flemming Windekilde
• Running Time: 8 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2003

Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (Composer) (1963 - ) : Where Corals Lie, for chorus

• Performers: Tanja Pauck (Voice); Eva Rudkjobing (Voice)
• Conductor: Flemming Windekilde
• Running Time: 5 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2003

Whitacre, Eric : Cloudburst

• Performers: Ole Worm (Piano); Susanne Hartmann (Voice); Per Jacobsen (Percussion); Nicolai Slaatto (Percussion); Mads Buchert (Percussion); Jeppe Struwe (Percussion); Jan Falkencrone (Voice); Christian Wenzel (Voice)
• Conductor: Flemming Windekilde
• Running Time: 8 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1992