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Vagn Holmboe: Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Viola; Concerto for Orchestra / Erik Heide; Lars Anders Tomter

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Slobodeniouk, Dima
Ensemble: Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra

Dacapo is pleased to present this new Holmboe world premiere recording with another first-class Scandinavian orchestra and two first class Nordic string soloists, Lars Anders...continue...

Knudage Riisager (1897-1974): Violin Works / Johannes Soe Hansen, violin; Anne Soe Iwan, violin; Christina Bjorkoe, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2013-02-26

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
A champion of the rich musical heritage of Denmark, the Dacapo label frequently surprises music lovers with...continue...

Mozart: Symphonies, Vol. 9 - nos. 31, 33 and 34 / Adam Fischer, Danish National Chamber Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2012-11-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 31 in D major, K 297 (300a) "Paris"; Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K 313 (285c); German Dances (3), K 605
Conductors: Fischer, Adam
Ensemble: ; Danish National Chamber Orchestra

This is the fifth release in the acclaimed series of the complete symphonies by W.A. Mozart, recorded by the Danish National Chamber Orchestra and their...continue...
Recording information: DR Koncerthuset, Studio 2, Copenhagen (2010-10-04_2010-10-05&2011-)....continue...

Per Norgard: Libra; Reves en pleine lumiere; Kredslob / Danish National Vocal Ensemble

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2012-09-25

Works: Per Norgård: Libra, for tenor, 2 choruses & guitar; Rêves en Pleine Lumiere, for chorus; Cycle, for chorus
Performers: Östersjö, Stefan; Aberg, Daniel; Lykke, Emil; Navarro-Alonso, Astrid Kastensson; Nordtorp, Malene; Nybye, Tom; Sorensen, Gert
Conductors: Malmberg, Fredrik; Malmberg, Fredrick
Ensemble: ; Danish National Vocal Ensemble

Issued to celebrate the 80th birthday of Danish composer Per Norgard this CD features three of the composer's most captivating vocal works in new recordings...continue...
Recording information: Koncerthuset Studio, Denmark (03/14/2012-03/17/2012)....continue...

Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 2 "The Four Temperaments" & 3 "Sinfonia Espansiva" / Alan Gilbert, New York PO (live)

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2012-09-25

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva"; Symphony no 2 in B minor, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments"
Conductors: Gilbert, Alan
Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic

I'm sure that Nielsen's time is coming, and I'm looking forward to sharing this wonderful music with the audience. - Alan Gilbert 2011 Mr. Gilbert...continue...
Recording information: Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City....continue...

Carl Nielsen: The Masterworks, Vol. 2 - Chamber and Instrumental Music / Danish String Quartet; Trio Ondine, DiamantEnsemblet [6 CDs]

6 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2012-05-29

Works: Carl Nielsen: Quartet for Strings in G minor, FS 4 (Op. 13); Quartet for Strings in F major ("Piacevolezza"), FS 36 (Op. 44; prev. Op. 19); String Quintet in G major, FS 5; Quartet for Strings in F m...
Performers: Artved, Max; Bundgaard, Katrine; Elbo, Soren; Elvekjaer, Jens; Frederiksen, Tim; Gjesme, Jon; Hansen, Henning; Jorgensen, Ulla Miilmann; Koppel, Herman D.; Lautrup, Tue; Oigaard, Katrine; Schick, Ann...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio Ondine

This is the first complete collection of Carl Nielsen's masterly chamber works available on CD. With his spontaneous and imaginative works music, the Danish national...continue...
Recording information: Danish Radio Concert Hall (11/2006/03/2007); Danish Radio, Studio 3, Copenhagen, Denmark (11/2006/03/2007); Queen's Hall, The Black Diamond, The Royal Library (11/2006/03/2007);...continue...

Accordion Concertos by Schmidt, Koppel, Lohse, Norgard / Bjarke Mogensen, accordion

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2012-04-24

Works: Ole Schmidt: Symphonic Fantasy & Allegro, for accordion & orchestra, Op. 20; Anders Koppel: Concerto Piccolo, for accordion & orchestra; Martin Lohse: In Liquid, for accordion & orchestra; Per Norg&#...
Performers: Mogensen, Bjarke
Conductors: Gupta, Rolf
Ensemble: ; Danish National Chamber Orchestra

Danish Bjarke Mogensen is the new star of the accordion in a country where there are already proud accordion traditions. He is simply one of...continue...
Recording information: Koncerthuset, Studio 2, Denmark (04/12/2011-04/15/2011)....continue...

Rued Langgaard: String Quartets, Vol. 1 / Nightingale String Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2012-04-24

Works: Rued Langgaard: Quartet for Strings No 2; Quartet for Strings no 3; Quartet for Strings No 6 in one movement on a Swedish folk tune; Variations "Mig hjerteligt nu længes" (O sacred head! Now Wou...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Nightingale String Quartet

The string quartets of Danish music's eccentric outsider Rued Langgaard are passionate works of the composer's youth, representing both his nostalgically romantic side and his...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Co (2010-12-10_2010-12-12&2011-)....continue...

Johannes Ockeghem: Requiem; Bert Sorensen: Fragments of Requiem

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2012-04-24

Works: Bent Sorensen: Fragments of Requiem, for chorus; Johannes Ockeghem: Missa pro defunctis
Conductors: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: ; Ars Nova Copenhagen

The 500 years that separate Renaissance master Johannes Ockeghem (c. 1410-97) and Danish composer Bent Sørensen (b. 1958) seem to disappear in this extraordinary Requiem...continue...

C.F.E. Horneman: Orchestral Works / Gustavsson, Danish NSO

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2012-02-28

Works: Christian Frederik Emil Horneman: Gurre Suite, for orchestra (from the incidental music); Kampen med Muserne, suite for orchestra; Ouverture Héroïque, for orchestra; Kalanus, suite for orch...
Conductors: Gustavsson, Johannes
Ensemble: ; Danish National Symphony Orchestra

The composer C.F.E. Horneman (1840-1906) was acclaimed by his famous fellow-countryman Carl Nielsen as "the bright flame and lambent fire of Danish music". This new...continue...
Recording information: Koncerthuset, Studie 1....continue...

A Bridge of Dreams / works for a cappella chorus by Lou Harrison, Anne Boyd, Liu Sola, et al.

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2011-11-15

Works: Lou Harrison: Mass for St. Cecilia's Day (Gregorian Mass), for male chorus, harp & drone; Ross Edwards: Sacred Kingfisher Psalms, for chorus; Jack Body: Lullabies (5) for chorus; Kevin Crossley Holla...
Performers: Lawrence-King, Andrew; Petersen, Asger Lynge
Conductors: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: ; Ars Nova Copenhagen

Everything Paul Hillier touches turns into choral gold. (New York Times)

This scintillating vocal music from the Pacific Rim features composers and poets from China,...continue...
Recording information: St. Paul's Church, Copenhagen, Denmark....continue...

Mozart: Symphonies, Vol. 3 / K.73; 81; 97; 95; Nos. 10 & 11 / Fischer

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2011-08-30

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 9 in C major, K 73; Symphony no 44 in D major, K 81 (73l); Symphony no 47 in D major, K 97 (73m); Symphony no 45 in D major, K 95 (73n); Symphony no 11 in D major...
Conductors: Fischer, Adam
Ensemble: Danish National Chamber Orchestra

This is the sixth release in the Dacapo's acclaimed series of the complete symphonies by W.A. Mozart. The CD booklets in this series offer the...continue...
Recording information: DR Koncerthuset, Studio 2, Copenhagen (2010)....continue...

Anders Koppel: String Quartets; Mezzo-Saxophone Quintet

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2011-05-31

Works: Anders Koppel: Quartet for Strings no 1; Quartet for Strings no 2; Quintet for mezzo saxophone & string quartet

The Danish composer Anders Koppel (b. 1947) has one foot firmly planted in the European classical music tradition, and the other in world music, rock...continue...
Recording information: Royal Danish Academy of Music (2010-05-11_2010-05-12&2010-)....continue...

Ruen Langgaard: Works for Piano, Vol. 2

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2011-04-26

Works: Rued Langgaard: Smaa Sommerminder (Rememberances of Summer), for piano, BVN 254; Afgrundsmusik, for piano, BVN 169; Albumsblad (Album Leaf), for piano, BVN 3; Paa en Kirkegaard ved Nat (In a Churchya...
Performers: Tange, Berit Johansen

Rued Langgaard (1893-1952) was a dreamer by nature. This solo piano album presents his wondrous world through a handful of significant world premiere recordings, representing...continue...
Recording information: Royal Danish Academy of Music (08/16/2010-08/19/2010)....continue...

Scandinavian Cantatas / Paul Hillier

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2010-11-16

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in E minor, BuxWV 142; Pange lingua gloriosi, for SSAB voices, 2 violins, 2 violettas, violone & continuo, BuxWV 91; Herren vår Gud, for SATB voic...
Performers: Bryndorf, Bine; Torp, Else
Conductors: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: ; Theatre of Voices

Audiophile Audition -Steven Ritter
Not known for his vocal music, and never required to write any, this composer has a real flair for the essence...continue...
Recording information: Sct. Mariæ Kirke, Helsingor (02/11/2010-02/14/2010)....continue...

Mozart: Symphonies, Vol. 8 / Adam Fischer

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2010-10-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 29 in A major, K 201 (186a); Symphony no 30 in D major, K 202 (186b); Symphony no 28 in C major, K 200 (189k)
Conductors: Fischer, Adam

Recording information: DR Koncerthuset, Studio 2, Copenhagen (10/2009/04/2010)....continue...

Niels Otto Raasted: Solo Violin Sonatas

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2010-10-26

Works: Niels Otto Raasted: Sonata for violin solo, Op. 30/1; Sonata for violin solo, Op. 30/2; Sonata for violin solo, Op. 18/1; Sonata for violin solo, Op. 18/2; Sonata for violin solo, Op. 18/3
Performers: Hansen, Johannes Soe

Niels Otto Raasted (1888-1966) was one of the leading Danish church musicians of his time. He studied organ and composition in Leipzig with Karl Straube...continue...
Recording information: Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen (02/23/2010-02/25/2010)....continue...

Mozart: Idomeneo / Adam Fischer

4 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2010-10-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo
Performers: Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Fischer, Adam

Recording information: Danish Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen (2005)....continue...

Rued Langgaard: Music of the Spheres / Dausgaard

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2010-08-31

Works: Rued Langgaard: Sfærernes Musik (The Music of the Spheres), for soprano, chorus, orchestra & distant orchestra, BVN; Endens Tid (The End of time), for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BVN 243; Fra ...
Performers: Bruun, Heta Regitze [Soprano]; Dam-Jensen, Inger; Emborg, Poul; Karlstrom, Johan; Kidon, Klaudia; Lodahl, Peter; Lykke, Emil; Nielsen, Torsten; Nordtorp, Malene; Reuter, Johan
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas

Rued Langgaard (1893-1952) was an odd, lonely figure in Danish music. The three works on this SACD are among his most effective and visionary orchestral...continue...
Recording information: Koncerthuset....continue...

Knudage Riisager: Orchestral Works

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2010-04-27

Works: Knudåge Riisager: Slaraffenland (Fool's Paradise), Suite no 1 for orchestra, Op. 33/1; Slaraffenland (Fool's Paradise), Suite no 2 for orchestra, Op. 33/2; Tolv med posten (Twelve by the Mail), ...
Performers: Hardenberger, Håkan [Trumpet]
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas

Knudage Riisager (1897-1974) studied in Paris in the 1920s and became a pioneer of the Neo-Classicist style in Danish music. Lively and inventive, the music...continue...
Recording information: Concert House, Helsingborg (06/02/1997-06/06/1997)....continue...

Per Norgard: Divine Circus

2 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2010-02-23

Works: Per Norgård: The Divine Circus (Der göttliche Tivoli), opera
Performers: Dessislava, Genova; Heiniger, Ferdinand [Percussion]; Kuhn, Matthias [Cello]; Rufli, Franz [Percussion]; Schar, Oliver [Percussion]; Scheidegger, Daniel; Schild, Adrian [Percussion]; Sorensen, Hans-K...
Conductors: Keilhack, Dorian

'Der gottliche Tivoli' (The Divine Circus) is Per Norgard's marvellous portrayal of the Swizz schizophrenic artist Adolf Wolfli (1864-1930). It stands as a key-work in...continue...
Recording information: Stadttheater Bern (09/19/2008)....continue...

W.A. Mozart: Mitridate Re Di Ponto

3 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2010-01-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K 87 (74a)
Performers: Kjellden, Thomas; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Fischer, Adam

"There are a few details here that are not in the other recordings. The orchestration has been freshened up in keeping with the traditions of...continue...
Recording information: Danish Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen (2002/2003)....continue...

Asger Hamerik: Symphonies [SACD]

4 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2009-11-17

Works: Asger Hamerik: Symphony no 1 in F major ("Symphonie poétique"), Op. 29; Symphony no 2 in C minor ("Symphonie tragique"), Op. 32; Symphony no 3 in E major ("Symphonie lyrique"), Op. 33; Symphony ...
Performers: Stene, Randi
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas

Asger Hamerik is still one of the far too often overlooked great Danish composers. Dacapo has already introduced Hamerik to an audience through recordings of...continue...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphonies Vol. 4 [SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / DaCapo / 2009-11-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 12 in G major, K 110 (75b); Symphony no 46 in C major, K. 96 (K. 111b); Symphony no 13 in F major, K. 112; Symphony no 14 in A major, K. 114
Conductors: Fischer, Adam

This is the fourth SACD in the acclaimed new series of the complete symphonies by W.A. Mozart, recorded by the Danish National Chamber Orchestra and...continue...
Recording information: DR Koncerthuset, Studio 2, Copenhagen (2009)....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...

Rued Langgaard: Rose Garden Songs / Tamás Vetö

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

The music of the romantic outsider Rued Langgaard encompasses the whole range from Romantic to Modernist styles, and is by turn monumental, expressive, and visionary....continue...

Mozart: Symphonies, Vol. 7 / Adam Fischer

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

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 27 in G major, K 199 (161b); Symphony no 22 in C major, K. 162; Symphony no 23 in D major, K. 181 (K. 162b); Symphony no 24 in B flat major, K 182 (173dA); Sympho...
Conductors: Fischer, Adam
Ensemble: Danish National Chamber Orchestra

Langgaard: Messis, etc / Flemming Dreisig, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2009-06-30

Works: Rued Langgaard: In ténebras exteriores, BVN 334; Messis (Hostens tid), drama for organ, BVN 228
Performers: Dreisig, Flemming

In the 1930s the Late Romantic outsider Rued Langgaard (1893-1952) concentrated on a single composition: 'Messis', a visionary organ drama of the end of the...continue...

Langgaard: The Symphonies / Dausgaard, Danish National SO, et al

7 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2009-03-31

Works: Rued Langgaard: Symphony no 1, BVN 32 "Pastorals of the Rocks"; Symphony no 2, BVN 53 "Vaarbrud"; Symphony no 3, BVN 96 "Ungdomsbrus"; Symphony no 4, BVN 124 "Fall"; Symphony no 5, BVN 191; Symphony ...
Performers: Dam-Jensen, Inger; Pedersen, Lars; Reuter, Johan; Salo, Per
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: Danish National Chorus; Danish National Symphony Orchestra

"God only knows what all of it means, but one thing is certain: it's all tremendously entertaining and never dull... Thomas Dausgaard and his team...continue...

Langgaard: Symphonies no 15 & 16, etc / Dausgaard, Danish NSO, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2009-01-27

Works: Rued Langgaard: Drapa, BVN 20; Sphinx, tone poem for orchestra, BVN 37; Hvidbjerg-Drapa, BVN 343; The Danish National Radio Fanfares, BVN 351; Res absùrda!?, for chorus & orchestra, BVN 354; S...
Performers: Reuter, Johan; Sorensen, Gert
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Choir

Rued Langgaard (1893-1952) was an odd, lonely figure in Danish music. His 16 symphonies make up a thought-provoking, original contribution to the history of the...continue...

Kronos plays Holmgreen

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2008-10-28

Works: Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen: Concerto grosso for String Quartet & Symphonic Ensemble; Moving Still, for voice & string quartet; Last Ground, for string quartet & ocean
Performers: Hillier, Paul
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: Kronos Quartet

Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (b. 1932) is one of the leading Scandinavian composers, an outstanding and insistent voice from the generation born in the inter-war years. This...continue...

Gade: Jalousie, Suite d'amour, Tangos & Waltzes / Aeschbacher, Odense SO

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2008-09-30

Works: Jacob Gade: Jalousie (Jealousy), tango for orchestra; Leda and the Swan, Legende d'amour, for orchestra; Suite d'amour for orchestra; Rhapsodietta for orchestra; Romanesca, Tango for orchestra; Weddi...
Conductors: Aeschbacher, Matthias
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

Jacob Gade (1879-1963) - Danish composer and violinist - is world famous as the composer of 'Jalousie, Tango Tsigane'. But besides this celebrated concert piece,...continue...

Knudåge Riisager: Benzin Op 17, Til Apollon, Lysets Gud, etc / Owain Arwel Hughes, Danish NSO

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2008-05-27

Works: Knudåge Riisager: Benzin, ballet in 1 act, Op. 17; Til Apollon, Lysets Gud; Til Apollon, lysets gud (To Apollo, God of Light), for orchestra
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

"'Benzin' is a joke,” said the Danish composer Knudage Riisager (1897-1974) of the work he created for the Royal Danish Ballet in 1928 along with...continue...

Nielsen: String Quartets Vol 2 / The Young Danish String Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2008-05-27

Works: Carl Nielsen: Quartet for Strings in F minor, FS 11 (Op. 5); Quartet for Strings in E flat major, FS 23 (Op. 14)

"This admirable coupling by the Young Danish String Quartet of Carl Nielsen's string quartets in F minor and E flat major bolsters the notion that...continue...

Rued Langgaard: Symphony no 1 BVN 32 / Thomas Dausgaard, Danish National Symphony Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2008-05-27

Works: Rued Langgaard: Symphony no 1, BVN 32 "Pastorals of the Rocks"
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

"the engineering is even better than on the Chandos recording, leaving a truly vivid impression of Langgaard's extremely lavish timbral palette. Like his single opera...continue...

Buxtehude Complete Works for Organ, Vol 6 / Bine Bryndorf

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2008-01-29

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in F major, BuxWV 145; Nimm von uns, Herr du treuer Gott, BuxWV 207; Fugue for Organ in B flat major, BuxWV 176; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in G major...
Performers: Bryndorf, Bine

With this release, Bine Bryndorf's exclusively authentic series of Dietrich Buxtehude's collected organ works comes to a natural conclusion in Lubeck, where the composer was...continue...

Mozart: Symphonies, Vol 6 / Adam Fischer, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2007-11-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 19 in E flat major, K 132; Symphony no 20 in D major, K. 133; Symphony no 21 in A major, K 134; Symphony no 26 in E flat major, K 184 (161a)
Conductors: Fischer, Adam
Ensemble: Danish Radio Sinfonietta

"Even the slow movements (they are all Andantes) are forward moving, never allowing the listener's attention to wander but also never seeming rushed or hurried....continue...

Klenau: Die Weise von Liebe und Tod / Mann, Skovhus, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2007-08-28

Works: Paul von Klenau: Die Weise von liebe und Tod des Kornetts Christoph Rilke, for voice, choir & orchestra
Performers: Skarkoba, Hana; Skovhus, Bo [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Mann, Paul

Although the great German poet Rainer Maria von Rilke was against musical settings of his poetry, he himself permitted Danish-born composer Paul von Klenau to...continue...

Langgaard: Symphonies no 2 & 3 / Thomas Dausgaard, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2007-06-26

Works: Rued Langgaard: Symphony no 2, BVN 53 "Vaarbrud"; Symphony no 3, BVN 96 "Ungdomsbrus"
Performers: Salo, Per
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

The very young Langgaard was not afraid to allude directly to models like Beethoven, Wagner, and Richard Strauss, but his own irrational distinctiveness is not...continue...

Buxtehude: Complete Works for Organ Vol 5 / Bine Bryndorf

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2007-05-29

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in D major, BuxWV 139; Chorale prelude for organ in G minor, BuxWV 181, "Danket dem Herrn"; Ich dank' dir, lieber Herre, BuxWV 194; Magnificat noni ton...
Performers: Bryndorf, Bine

The music of the Danish-born organ master Dietrich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707) greatly influenced his rather younger contemporary J.S. Bach with its clarity of line, its elegance...continue...
Recording information: St. Jacobi Church, Hamburg, Germany (05/2006)....continue...

Movements - Amargós, Börtz, Stucky / Michala Petri, et al

1 Super Audio CD / DaCapo / 2007-05-29

Works: Joan Albert Amargós: Northern Concerto, for recorder & orchestra; Daniel Börtz: Pipes and Bells, for recorder & orchestra; Steven Stucky: Etudes, concerto for recorder & orchestra
Performers: Petri, Michala
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

World famous recorder virtuoso Michala Petri ventures into new musical territory on this release featuring three very different contemporary recorder concertos. Each concerto explores the...continue...

Nielsen: String Quartets Vol 1 / Tim Frederiksen, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2007-04-24

Works: Carl Nielsen: Quartet for Strings in G minor, FS 4 (Op. 13); Quartet for Strings in F major ("Piacevolezza"), FS 36 (Op. 44; prev. Op. 19); String Quintet in G major, FS 5
Performers: Frederiksen, Tim

"But the new Quartet, all in their early twenties, bring a freshness and energy plus a level of sheer accomplishment that I don't ever remember...continue...

Mozart: Symphonies Vol 5 / Fischer, Danish Radio Sinfonietta

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2007-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 15 in G major, K 124; Symphony no 16 in C major, K 128; Symphony no 17 in G major, K 129; Symphony no 18 in F major, K 130
Conductors: Fischer, Adam
Ensemble: Danish Radio Sinfonietta

"It's Fischer's light-hearted phrasing that makes his Mozart sound distinctive. Symphony No. 15 begins in an atmosphere of buoyant energy and good spirits, which the...continue...

Nielsen: Orchestral Music / Dausgaard, Danish National SO

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2007-02-27

Works: Carl Nielsen: Maskarade, FS 39; Herr Oluf han rider (Master Oluf Rides), incidental music, FS 37; Snefrid, melodrama, FS 17; Saul og David (Saul and David), opera, FS 25; An imaginary trip to the Fae...
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas

"Talk about a slam-dunk! This is without doubt the finest collection of Nielsen's short orchestral works currently available. It is perfectly played, brilliantly conducted, and...continue...

Langgaard: Symphonies no 12, 13 & 14 / Dausgaard, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2007-01-30

Works: Rued Langgaard: Symphony no 12, BVN 318 "Hélsingeborg"; Symphony no 13, BVN 319 "Undertro"; Symphony no 14 ("The Morning")
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas; Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Danish National Chorus

"Rued Langgaard was a loon, but a compelling loon. His Fourteenth Symphony has fanciful titles like "Radio-Caruso and forced energy" and "Dads' rush to the...continue...

Romantic Trombone Concertos / Danish National SO, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2007-01-30

Works: Vagn Holmboe: Chamber Concerto no 12, for trombone & orchestra, Op.5 2 (M. 169); Soren Hyldgaard: Concerto Borealis, for trombone & orchestra; Axel Borup-Jorgensen: Romance for trombone & piano, Op. ...
Performers: Sorensen, Jesper Juul
Conductors: Christensen, Henrik Vagn; Dausgaard, Thomas

The trombone gained a strong position in 20th-century Danish musical life, thanks to skilled trombonists, especially in the Royal Danish Orchestra, and a sympathetic attitude...continue...

Langgaard: Antikrist / Dausgaard, Byriel, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2006-08-29

Works: Rued Langgaard: Antikrist, opera
Performers: Byriel, Sten; Dahl, Anne Margrethe; Elming, Poul; Gjerris, Helene; Hal, Johnny van; Ketilsson, Jon; Lundgren, John; Nylund, Camilla; Resmark, Susanne; Suurballe, Morten
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: Danish National Orchestra

A magnificent doomsday vision and full length nightmare - No pains are spared as the composer's revelation unfolds with its intriguing allegorical characters and its...continue...

Buxtehude: Complete Works for Organ Vol 4 / Bine Bryndorf

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2006-05-16

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in F major, BuxWV 157; Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BuxWV 188; Nun lob mein Seel' den Herren, BuxWV 212; Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G major, BuxW...
Performers: Bryndorf, Bine

The Danish-born organ master Dietrich Buxtehude's (c.1637-1707) music greatly influenced the younger J.S. Bach with its clarity of line, its nobility and its often daring...continue...

Ole Schmidt: Concertos / Schmidt, Danish National SO

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2006-03-21

Works: Ole Schmidt: Suite for flute, string orchestra, harp & percusssion, Op. 21; Concerto for Flute and Strings; Concerto for Horn; Concerto for tuba & orchestra, Op. 42
Performers: Bjorn-Larsen, Jens; Jorgensen, Ulla Miilmann; Palmquist, David M.A.P.
Conductors: Schmidt, Ole

Ole Schmidt (b. 1928) is internationally known as a conductor, but since his debut in 1955 he has also made a significant name for himself...continue...

Hartmann: Concertos / Lintu, Åstrand, Salo, Todorov, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2005-07-19

Works: Emil Hartmann: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 19; Concerto for Cello, Op. 26; Concerto for Piano in F minor, Op. 49
Performers: Astrand, Christina; Salo, Per; Todorov, Stanimir
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

Danish composer Emil Hartmann experienced great success when touring Europe to conduct performances of his own works. But in his native Denmark, he was largely...continue...