Gade, Niels

Musikken til Bournonvilles Balletter, Vol. 2: Napoli

2 CD / Danacord / 2011-12-13

Works: Eduard Helsted: Napoli Suite Dansante; Niels Gade: Napoli, ballet (Act 2); Hans Christian Lumbye: Napoli; Galop militaire, ballet (pas de deux); La Ventana, ballet in 2 acts
Performers: Madsen, Signe; Schmidt, Lars Ole
Conductors: Lassen, Peter Ernst

This series on Danacord documents the work of the famous Danish choreographer August Bournonville....continue...
Recording information: Symfonien AalBorg, Denmark....continue...

The Nordic Experience: works by Grieg, Sinding, Gade, Sibelius and Melartin

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46; Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Christian Sinding: Rustle of Spring (Frühlingsrauchen), for piano, Op. 32/3; Niel...
Performers: Aadland, Harald; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Rautavaara, Einojuhani; Sonstebo, Jon Wien; Sponberg, Atle; Tateno, Izumi
Conductors: Rasilainen, Ari; Oramo, Sakari; Mann, Paul; Sato, Shuntaro; Pekkanen, Pertti; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka

Two and a half hours of cool and timeless classics from the North....continue...

The Christmas Story / Paul Hillier, Theater of Voices

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-09-13

Works: Gregorian Chant: Rorate caeli desuper, introit in mode 4 for the 4th Sunday in Advent; Puer natus est nobis, introit; Videntes stellam Magi, Magnificat antiphon; Herodes iratus, antiphon (Mode 1); Ch...
Conductors: Hillier, Paul

Inspired by the much-loved service of Nine Lessons and Carols given every Christmas Eve in England, this recording presents the Nativity story told through plainchant,...continue...
Recording information: Garnisons Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark (01/2011)....continue...

Reiterleben & Other Romantic Songs For Male Choir

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2010-10-26

Works: Niels Gade: Reiterleben, for men's chorus, Op. 16; Five Songs for men's chorus, Op. 38; Felix Mendelssohn: Der Jäger Abschied ("Wer hat dich, du schöner Wald"), song for male chorus & brass...
Performers: Arnholtz, Jette; Hansen, Henning; Jacobsen, Per; Lind, Leif; Oland, Anne; Riis, Niels Jorgen
Conductors: Fuglebak, Jorgen

Romantic Novelties / Martyn Brabbins. Hideko Udagawa, violin

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-06-08

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Fantasia on Two Russian Themes, for violin & orchestra in B minor, Op. 33; Niels Gade: Capriccio for violin and orchestra in A minor; Eugène Ysaÿe: Mazurka for viol...
Performers: Udagawa, Hideko
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn

Hideko Udagawa has performed extensively throughout the world and captivates international audiences with her artistry and enthusiasm. Critics have acclaimed her performances, commending her passionat...continue...
Recording information: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London (11/21/2007-11/23/2007)....continue...

Scandinavian Classics Vol. 2

2 CD / Danacord / 2010-05-11

Works: Friedrich Kuhlau: The Elf's Hill, Op. 100; Niels Gade: Echoes of Ossian Overture, Op. 1; Novellette for string orchestra no 1 in F major, Op.53; Napoli, ballet; J. P. E. Hartmann: Liden Kirsten (Litt...
Performers: Alsfeldt, Palle
Conductors: Tuxen, Erik; Grondahl, Launy
Ensemble: ; Danish State Radio Ensemble

Recorded between 1942 and 1952, the Danish conductors Launy Grondahl and Erik Tuxen saw to it that Denmark's native music was established on disc in...continue...

Niels W. Gade: Eight Symphonies [Box]

5 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-02-14

Works: Niels Gade: Symphony no 1 in C minor "On Sjoland's Fair Plains" Op. 5; Symphony no 8 in B Minor, Op.47; Symphony no 2 in E major, Op.10; Symphony no 7 in F, Op.45; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op.15; Sy...
Performers: Kontra, Anton; Pontinen, Roland
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Paavo, Järvi; Rasmussen, Frans
Ensemble: ; Canzone-Koret; Da Camera; Kor 72

During the mid-19th century, the Danish composer Niels W. Gade was one of Europe's most well-known composers, conducting his own works all over the continent....continue...

Romantic Violin Concertos / Christina Åstrand, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2009-08-25

Works: Niels Gade: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 56; Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller: Concerto for Violin in C major, Op. 69; Rued Langgaard: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, BVN 82
Performers: Åstrand, Christina; Hautala, Ville
Conductors: Storgårds, John

While Danish Romantic violin concertos aren't exactly ten a penny, these three important examples of the genre firmly establish that the great Romantic violin concerto...continue...