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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...

Holten: Wisdom and Folly, etc / Holten, Sorensen, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-07-26

Works: Bo Holten: Tallis Variations, for mixed choir and 9 solo strings; Visdom og Galskab (Wisdom and Folly), Three movements to texts from the Old Testament, for soprano a; Psalm 104 'Hvor er dine væ...
Performers: Emborg, Poul; Hansen, Bo Anker; Hansen, Eva Bruun; Hansen, Michael W [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Hjort, Hanna; Jensen, Palle; Kidon, Klaudia; Lillesoe, Susse; Lund, Marianne; Nielsen, Torston; Pedersen, L...
Conductors: Holten, Bo
Ensemble: ; Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

"The performances have terrific clarity that is only partially attributable to the recording. Holton leads his own vocal ensemble. That experience in choral conducting is...continue...

Abrahamsen: Orchestral Works

1 CD / Dacapo / 2005-02-22

Works: Hans Abrahamsen: Stratifications, for orchestra; Nacht und Trompeten, for orchestra; Concerto for piano & orchestra; Befiehl du deine Wege, chorale for 15 instruments (after J.S. Bach's BWV 272); Thr...
Performers: Abildskov, Anne Marie Fjord
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas; Volkov, Ilan
Ensemble: BIT 20 Ensemble (Norway); Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Hans Abrahamsen had his worldwide breakthrough as a young composer when he was honored with a commission from the Berlin Philharmonic - after which he...continue...

Gubaidulina: The Canticle of the Sun, etc / Geringas, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-11-25

Works: Sofia Gubaidulina: Canticle of the Sun (Sonnengesang), for cello, 2 percussionists & chorus; Hommage à Marina Tsvetayeva, suite for chorus
Performers: Geringas, David; Norregaard, Alice; Nybye, Tom; Sorensen, Gert
Conductors: Parkman, Stefan
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Choir; Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Both works are a strenuous test for any choir and the Danish National Choir acquits itself admirably, the voice creating a warm, radiant, shimmering tone...continue...

Norgard: Symphony no 6, Terrains Vagues / Dausgaard, Danish

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-07-23

Works: Per Norgård: Symphony no 6 ("At the End of the Day"); Terrains Vagues, for orchestra
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

"This is music that can be dazzlingly sophisticated without losing an essential childlike directness... Performances are full of life and sharp clarity, and the recordings...continue...

Ligeti: Violin Concerto; Norgård: Helle Nacht / Åstrand

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-08-22

Works: György Ligeti: Concerto for Violin; Per Norgård: Helle Nacht, concerto for violin & orchestra; The Secret Melody, sonata for solo viola (from "Libro Per Nobuko")
Performers: Astrand, Christina
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

"...Christina Astrand is a superbly assured soloist...The Danish performance is more extrovert, with the soloist and the exuberant swooping harmonics on violin well to the...continue...

Bach to the Future / Safri Duo, Dausgaard, Danish NRSO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-05-19

Works: Per Norgård: Bach to the Future, concerto for 2 percussionists & orchestra; Steve Reich: Nagoya Marimbas, for 2 marimbas; Music for Pieces of Wood, for 5 pairs of tuned claves; Wayne Siegel: 42n...
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Gudmundsen-Holmgreen: For Cello & Orchestra, etc /Schonwandt

1 CD / Dacapo / 1997-07-03

Works: Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen: For Cello and Orchestra; Frère Jacques; Concerto grosso for String Quartet & Symphonic Ensemble
Performers: Zeuthen, Morten
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Norgard: Symphony no 4 & 5 / Segerstam, Danish National RSO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1997-05-20

Works: Per Norgård: Symphony no 4; Symphony no 5
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Norgård: Symphonia austera, Symphony no 2 / Leif Segerstam

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-05-21

Works: Per Norgård: Symphony no 1 ("Sinfonia austera"), Op. 13; Symphony no 2
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

"...The [First Symphony] might best be described as late Sibelius (slow-moving harmonies, ominous pedal points, and certain woodwind pairings) with an added dash of the...continue...

Haukur Tomasson - Portrait / Pálsson, Caput Ensemble, et al

1 CD / Icelandic Music / 1995-02-01

Works: Haukur Tómasson: Spírall, for ensemble; Eco del passato, for flute & harpsichord; Octette, for ensemble; Quartet 2, for clarinet, violin, cello & piano; Offspring, for orchestra; Strati, fo...
Performers: Haraldsdottir, Ashildur; Magnusdottir, Anna M.
Conductors: ; Segerstam, Leif; Pálsson, Páll
Ensemble: ; Caput Ensemble; Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Segerstam: Symphony no 17, etc / Segerstam, Danish NRSO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-12-01

Works: Leif Segerstam: Symphony no 17, "Thoughts before 1992/Orchestral Diary Sheet No 49"; Streamings in the Soul (Thoughts 1992/Orchestral Diary Sheet no 47)
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Segerstam: Symphony No 16, Nocturne / Leif Segerstam

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-02-01

Works: Leif Segerstam: Symphony no 16 "Thoughts at the Border"; Nocturnal Thoughts
Performers: Keuschnig, Rainer
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra

Segerstam: Thoughts 1989, Thoughts 1990, Monumental Thoughts

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1993-01-01

Works: Leif Segerstam: Thoughts 1989 (Orchestral Diary Sheet No 18); Thoughts 1990, for string quartet & orchestra; Monumental Thoughts ("Martti Talvela in Memoriam")
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra