Holten, Bo

Venus' Wheel - Choral music by Bo Holten (b.1948) / Flemish Radio Choir

1 CD / Dacapo / 2013-01-29

Works: Bo Holten: Römische Elegien; Psalm 23; Cantigas d'Amigo, for women's chorus; Handel with Care (Variations on Darwin), for 2 voices & chorus; Rota Veneris (Wheel of Venus), songs (3) for chorus; ...
Performers: De Voght, Emilie; Derder, Joris; Mol, Sarah Van; Reuter, Johan; Tooten, Luc; Venken, Hilde [Vocals]
Conductors: Holten, Bo
Ensemble: ; Flemish Radio Choir

The medieval concept of Venus' Wheel is the symbolic framework for this collection of choral works by renowned Danish composer and composer Bo Holten (b....continue...
Recording information: Jezuïetenkerk, Heverlee, Belgium (2011-05-30_2011-05-31&2011-)....continue...

Ourania - Choral works by Richard Strauss; Donald Skirvin; Bo Holten; Eric Banks; Heinrich Poos / The Esoterics

1 CD / Terpsichore Records / 2012-08-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Abend ("Senke strahlender Gott!"), song for chorus, Op. 34/1 (TrV 182/1); Hymne ("Jakob! Dein verlorner Sohn"), song for chorus, Op. 34/2 (TrV 182/2); Donald Skirvin: Song of Apo...
Conductors: Banks, Eric
Ensemble: ; The Esoterics

Named for the Greek muse of astronomy, OURANIA examines the heavens, offering several perspectives on how we have come to understand the sun, moon, and...continue...
Recording information: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (12/14/2007-12/16/2007)....continue...

Dreams & Landscapes - Danish 21st Century Choir Music / Copenhagen Girls' Choir, Maj-Britt Kramer, piano

1 CD / Proprius / 2012-08-28

Works: Bo Holten: Cantigas d'Amigo, for women's chorus; Jens Erik Raasted: On Children, for women's chorus; The Woman with the Eggs, for women's chorus; Majbritt Kramer: The Sea is a Stage, for women's chor...
Performers: Haastrup, Benita; Kramer, Majbritt; Mazur, Marilyn
Conductors: Holten, Bo; Jensen, Claus Vestergaard
Ensemble: ; Copenhagen Girls' Choir

The Copenhagen Girls' Choir rates among the best of its kind in Denmark. The Choir was founded in 1973, and it has a broad repertoire...continue...

What Is Life? / works by Whitacre, Holten, Gjeilo and Soderqvist / Voces Nordicae

1 CD / Footprints / 2012-02-28

Works: Eric Whitacre: Leonardo dreams of his flying machine; Bo Holten: Regn og rusk og rosenbusk (Rain and Rush and Rosebush), for 12 solo voices or 4 soloists & 8 part ch; Ola Gjeilo: Ubi caritas, for cho...
Conductors: Larsen, Lone
Ensemble: Voces Nordicae

The bulk of the material on this, the third Voces Nordicae CD, is choral music specifically dedicated to the ensemble. Open minded towards new timbres,...continue...
Recording information: Hjorthagskyrkan, Stockholm (11/20/2009-11/22/2009)....continue...

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell / Chorus sine nomine

1 CD / Gramola / 2011-07-12

Works: Bo Holten: Schall und Rauch und Rosenstrauch, for chorus; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Johannes Brahms: Songs (3) for chorus, Op. 42; Gustav Mahler: Die zwei blauen Augen, song for low voice & piano (or...
Performers: Achammer, Barbara; Dlouhy, Theresa; Ehrlinger, Florian; Fischer, Christiane; Kriegl, Katrin; Puls, Malte
Conductors: Hiemetsberger, Johannes
Ensemble: Chorus Sine Nomine

Opposites attract - and even more, they enrich one another. Against this background, a cappella works by Brahms, Mahler, Bruckner, Schoenberg, Samuel Barber, Bo Holten,...continue...
Recording information: Hochschulkirche St. Ursula, Vienna....continue...

Fredensborg Fantasier - Works By Wagner, Byrd, Adson, Locke, Handel, Mozart, Tch

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-04-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; William Byrd: The Earl of Salisbury; Michael Praetorius: Passameze, for ensemble (Terpsichore, 283); Ballet (Terpsichore, 273 incerti); Bransle Gentil; Philov; Volte du Tam...
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Ensemble: Danish Royal Brass

Hymn to the Sun

1 CD / Dacapo / 2011-01-25

Works: Vagn Holmboe: Solhymne (Hymn to the Sun), for chorus, Op. 77; Peter Bruun: Forårssang (Spring Song), for chorus; Vandring i skoven (A Walk in the Forest), for chorus; Per Norgård: Two Hans ...
Performers: Emborg, Poul; Karlstrom, Johan; Kidon, Klaudia; Lykke, Emil; Riis, Adam
Conductors: Hansen, Soren K.

Hymn to the Sun is the debut CD of the Danish National Vocal Ensemble, based in the new Concert Hall of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation....continue...
Recording information: Koncerthuset, Studio 2 (2009-07-03_2009-07-05&2010-)....continue...

Holten: The Visit of the Royal Physician / Reuter, Jansson, Holten [DVD]

1 DVD Video / DaCapo / 2010-05-25

Works: Bo Holten: The Visit of the Royal Physician
Performers: Byriel, Sten; Hansen, Mogens Gert; Henning-Jensen, Gert; Jansson, Elisabeth; Lawaetz, Hans; Mai-Mai, Djina; Morgny, Bengt-Ola; Oskarson, Peter; Reuter, Johan; Sjoberg, Gitta-Maria; Waage, Lars
Conductors: Holten, Bo
Ensemble: Royal Danish Opera Choir; Royal Danish Opera Orchestra

Bo Holten's (b. 1948) new opera 'The Visit of the Royal Physician' was a great success with both audience and reviewers at the premiere in...continue...
Run Time: 191 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, Germann, Danish...continue...

Davies: One star, at last; Tavener, etc / Cleobury, Quinney

1 CD / Signum UK / 2005-11-04

Works: Bo Holten: Nowell sing we now; Steve Martland: Carols (3), for chorus; Carl Rütti: I Wonder as I Wander, for choir & organ; Judith Weir: Illuminare, Jerusalem; Judith Bingham: The Shepherd's Gif...
Performers: Adams-Barbaro, Jennifer; Bron, Eleanor; Feaviour, Margaret; Foulkes, Carolyn; Haslam, Micaela; Johnston, Robert; MacKenzie, Neil; Porter, Kim; Priestley-Smith, Pamela; Quinney, Robert
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: BBC Singers

This Christmas CD includes eight new carols several premiere recordings, and a selection of music serious and light-hearted, contemplative and joyful by some of 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...

Holten: The Marriage of Heaven & Hell / Holten, BBC Singers

1 CD / Dacapo / 2004-02-01

Works: Bo Holten: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, for 12 soloists or 12 part choir, a cappella (after poems of Willia; Den forste sne (First Snow), for 8 part choir; Alt har sin tid (A Time for Everything)...
Performers: Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Haslam, Micaela; MacKenzie, Neil
Conductors: Holten, Bo
Ensemble: BBC Singers

Bo Holten's choral songs with English texts by William Blake show how excitingly a composer of today can write on the firm ground of tradition....continue...

Fredensborg Fantasier / Royal Danish Brass

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 2001-07-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; William Byrd: Pavan and Galliards (2) in A minor no 2, MB 15 "The Earl of Salisbury"; Michael Praetorius: Terpsichore; John Adson: Courtly Masquing Ayres (31); Matthew Lock...
Performers: Bye, Per Morten; Vind, Niels; Wiik, Jonas
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Ensemble: Danish Royal Brass

Nordic Sacred Music - Holten, et al /Sankt Annae Youth Choir

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 2001-02-03

Works: Knut Nystedt: O Crux, Op 79; Bo Holten: Latin Motets (3); Michael Bojesen: Pater Noster; Niels La Cour: Motetti (3) Latini; Johan August Söderman: Katolsk Messa
Performers: Berg, Arne; Hansen, Anne Funck
Conductors:
Ensemble: St. Annae Youth Choir

"The first time I encountered this ensemble, I rolled my eyes at the thought of having to spend time reviewing a Scandinavian kiddie choir. Prejudiced...continue...