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The Danish Symphonist:Carl Nielsen / symphonies, chamber music & piano pieces [10 CDs]

10 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2012-01-31

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 7; Symphony no 2 in B minor, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments"; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva"; Symphony no 4, Op. 29 "Inextinguishable"; Symphony...
Performers: Cold, Ulrik; Hansen, Johannes Soe; Jarlsfelt, Frank; Kruse, John; Mikkelsen, Johannes; Most, Rune; Oland, Anne; Stewart, Malcolm
Conductors: Bostock, Douglas;
Ensemble: ; Scandinavian Chamber Players

Carl Nielsen is one of Denmark's most prominent composers. Nielsen developed his own musical language, which sometimes borders on atonality, from the starting point of...continue...

Scandinavian Serenade: Grieg, Sibelius, Wiren, Nielsen

1 CD / CRD Records / 2011-11-08

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Jean Sibelius: Canzonetta, for orchestra (addition to Kuolema), Op. 62a; Dag Wirén: Serenade for strings, Op. 11; Carl Nielsen: Little Suite for String...
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Ensemble: Scottish Baroque Ensemble

Recording information: St. Mary's Church, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland....continue...

20th Century Classics / Marriner

10 CD / Decca / 2011-05-24

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella, suite for orchestra; Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra; Capriccio, for piano & orchestra; Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings,...
Performers: Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Connah, Trevor; Ellis, Osian; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Holland, James; Laird, Michael; Loveday, Alan; Nicklin, Celia; Ogdon, John; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Pritchard, Eric;...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville

Over a period of 40 years Marriner and The Academy made over 300 recordings but it is the association with DECCA / ARGO that was...continue...

Grieg: Holberg Suite, Two Elegiac Suites/Nielsen: Little Suite For Strings, Etc.

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-03-29

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Carl Nielsen: Little Suite for Strings in A minor, FS 6/Op. 1; At The Bier Of A Young Artist; Bohmisk-dansk folket...
Conductors: Sorensen, Morten Ryelund
Ensemble: Copenhagen Young Strings

Nielsen: Symphonies, Overtures, Concertos, Wind Quintet & Piano Music / Blomstedt, Woldike, Andsnes, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 7; Symphony no 2 in B minor, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments"; Bohmisk-dansk folketone, FS 130; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva"; Symphony no 4, Op...
Performers: Andersen, Hans Christian; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Eriksson, Ib; Gobel, Bodil; Jarlkov, Ib; Johansen, Mogens Schmidt; Landy, Tonny; Lemmser, Frantz; Norup, Bent; Rasmussen, Peter; Schultz, Kirsten; Stevens...
Conductors: Brown, Iona; Davis, Andrew; Blomstedt, Herbert; Wöldike, Mogens;
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London

Carl Nielsen stands alongside fellow Scandinavian composers Edvard Grieg and Jean Sibelius as one of the finest musical geniuses to come from the northern countries....continue...

Nordic Showcase / Lindberg, Tognetti, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-06-01

Works: Carl Nielsen: Little Suite for Strings in A minor, FS 6/Op. 1; Johan Svendsen: Romance for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 26; Anders Wesström: Armide; Jón Leifs: Variations on a Theme...
Performers: Tognetti, Richard
Conductors: Lindberg, Christian
Ensemble: Nordic Chamber Orchestra

With the exception of the Armida Overture by Swedish composer Anders Wesstrom (1720-1781), all the works were composed between the end of the 19th and...continue...

Nielsen: Overtures & Suites / Vetö, Odense SO

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-07-29

Works: Carl Nielsen: Saul and David, FS 25; Mother, Op. 41; An imaginary trip to the Faeroe Islands, FS 123; Little Suite for Strings in A minor, FS 6/Op. 1; Pan and Syrinx, Op. 49; Saga-dream, FS 46/Op. 39...
Conductors: Vetö, Tamás
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

"Has there ever been a more assured and delightful Opus 1 than Nielsen's 'Little Suite for Strings?' Composed and first performed in Tivoli 1888 this...continue...

Scandinavian Serenade / Friedman, Scottish Baroque Ensemble

1 CD / CRD Records / 2004-12-14

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Carl Nielsen: Little Suite for Strings in A minor, FS 6/Op. 1; Jean Sibelius: Kuolema; Dag Wirén: Serenade for Strings, Op. 11
Conductors: Friedman, Leonard
Ensemble: Scottish Baroque Ensemble

Nielsen: Symphonies no 4-6 / Blomstedt, San Francisco PO

2 CD / Decca / 1999-10-12

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 4, Op. 29 "Inextinguishable"; Symphony no 5, Op. 50; Symphony no 6, FS 116 "Sinfonia semplice"; Little Suite for Strings in A minor, FS 6/Op. 1; Hymnus amoris, for soloists,...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Bonney, Barbara; Hansen, Bo Anker; Hansen, Michael W [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Pedersen, Lars
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Schirmer, Ulf
Ensemble: Copenhagen Boys Choir; Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Denmark's greatest composer Carl Nielsen is gloriously showcased in two "Double Decca" releases of his complete symphonies. These recordings by Herbert Blomstedt and the San...continue...

Scandinavian String Music / Studt, Bournemouth Sinfonietta

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-02-08

Works: Dag Wirén: Serenade for strings, Op. 11; Johan Svendsen: Icelandic Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 30; Ifjol gjætt' e gjeitinn (Last year I was tending the goats), variations for orchestra af...
Conductors: Studt, Richard
Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta

Musica Vitae plays Nordic Music Vol 2 / Rajski, Wiesler

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-03-25

Works: John Fernström: Intimate Miniatures for string orchestra, Op 2; Aulis Sallinen: Quartet for Strings no 3 ("Some Aspects of Peltoniemi Hintrik's Funeral March"), Op. 19; Erland von Koch: Concerti...
Performers: Wiesler, Manuela
Conductors: Rajski, Wojciech
Ensemble: Musica Vitae