Odense Symphony Orchestra

Poul Rovsing Olsen: Piano Concerto; Symphonic Variations; Au Fond de la Nuit / Christina Bjorkoe, piano

1 CD / Dacapo / 2012-10-30

Works: Poul Rovsing Olsen: Variations symphoniques, for piano, Op. 27; Piano Concerto, Op. 31; Au fond de la nuit, for piano
Performers: Bjorkoe, Christina; Holten, Bo [Composer/Conductor]
Conductors: Holten, Bo
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

This world premiere recording of Danish composer Poul Rovsing Olsen's (1922-82) dazzling Concerto pour Piano et Orchestre together with his two major orchestral works Variations...continue...
Recording information: Odense Concert Hall (01/31/2011-02/03/2011)....continue...

Poul Ruders, Vol. 8 / Offred Suite; Tundra; Symphony no 3 "Dreamcatcher" / Susanna Phillips, soprano

1 CD / Bridge / 2012-07-10

Works: Poul Ruders: Offred Suite, for soprano & orchestra; Tundra; Symphony no 3 (Dreamcatcher)
Performers: Phillips, Susanna
Conductors: Yoo, Scott
Ensemble: ; Odense Symphony Orchestra

This disc presents the premiere recordings of two major Poul Ruders orchestral scores. Offred Suite is a suite of the five major arias from Ruders''...continue...
Recording information: Carl Nielsen Hall, Odense, Denmark....continue...

Mozart: The Piano Concertos, Vol. 3; Nos. 17 & 21 / Vassily Primakov

1 CD / Bridge / 2012-03-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482; Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453
Performers: Primakov, Vassily [Piano]
Conductors: Yoo, Scott
Ensemble: ; Odense Symphony Orchestra

This new release contains two of Mozart's greatest concertos. 1784 found the 28-year-old Mozart at the peak of his popularity in Vienna, if we can...continue...
Recording information: Carl Nielsen Hall, Odense Koncerthus, Odense, Denmark (10/2010)....continue...

Poul Ruders, Vol. 7 / Flemming Dreisig, Nicholas Wearne

1 CD / Bridge / 2011-12-13

Works: Poul Ruders: Symphony no 4 ("An Organ Symphony"); Trio Transcendentale, for organ; Songs and Rhapsodies, for accordion & ensemble
Performers: Andersen, Frode; Dreisig, Flemming; Wearne, Nicholas
Conductors: Minczuk, Roberto;
Ensemble: Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen; Odense Symphony Orchestra

This disc presents Poul Ruders's latest orchestral composition, a 31 minute "Organ Symphony" in four movements, featuring a superbly wrought organ part played by Danish...continue...

Tod Machover: But not Simpler / Michael Chertock

1 CD / Bridge / 2011-11-08

Works: Tod Machover: Sparkler, for orchestra & live electronics; Interlude 1 "After Bach", for electronics; Three Hyper-Dim-Sums, for string quartet; Interlude 2 "After Byrd", for electronics; ...but not si...
Conductors: Mann, Paul;
Ensemble: ; iO Quartet; Odense Symphony Orchestra

This fifth volume in the collection of Tod Machover's music focuses on chamber and orchestral music composed during the last decade, both with and without...continue...

Antonin Dvorak: Piano Concerto in G Minor / Vassily Primakov

1 CD / Bridge / 2009-10-13

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Piano in G minor, Op. 33/B 63; Poetic Tone Pictures for Piano, Op. 85
Performers: Primakov, Vassily [Piano]
Conductors: Brown, Justin
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

Vassily Primakov brings his formidable pianism to the wonderful, but infrequently performed Dvorak Piano Concerto, playing Dvorak's notoriously fiendish original version. British conductor Justin Brow...continue...

Wyner: Piano Concerto, Cello Concerti, Lyric Harmony, Epilogue / Davenny Wyner, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2009-03-10

Works: Yehudi Wyner: Concerto for Piano "Chiavi in mano"; Prologue and Narrative; Lyric Harmony; Epilogue "In memory of Jacob Druckman"
Performers: Hornung, Maximilian; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]
Conductors: Spano, Robert; Wyner, Susan Davenny
Ensemble: Boston Festival Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Odense Symphony Orchestra

This CD presents premiere recordings of four Yehudi Wyner orchestral works. Wyner's Piano Concerto, "Chiavi in Mano" was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Music in...continue...

Koppel: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2, Visions fugitives, etc / Koppel, Wellejus, et al

2 CD / Danacord / 2009-02-10

Works: Hermann D. Koppel: Concerto for Piano no 1, Op. 13; Concerto for Piano no 4, Op. 69; Paw; Palle March; Concerto for Piano no 2, Op. 30; Thomas Koppel: Visions fugitives; Anders Koppel: Concerto for P...
Performers: Koppel, Hermann D.; Koppel, Nikolaj
Conductors: Wellejus, Aksel; Schroder, John; Duczmal, Agnieszka
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Amadeus Chamber Orchestra; Danish Radio Sinfonietta; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Odense Symphony Orchestra; South Jutland Symphony Orchestra

This 2-CD set is a compilation of music written and performed by the great Danish composer/pianist Herman Koppel. He is the soloist for two of...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...

Jon Lord: Boom of the Tingling Strings / Paul Mann, Nelson Goerner, Odense SO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-05-13

Works: Jon Lord: Concerto for Piano "Boom of the Tingling Strings"; Suite for Strings "Disguises"
Performers: Goerner, Nelson
Conductors: Mann, Paul
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

A founding member of rock megagroup Deep Purple, Jon Lord has long been a pioneer of rock/classical crossover music. The last movement of this new...continue...

Music of Poul Ruders Vol 5 / Mann, Odense SO, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2007-11-01

Works: Poul Ruders: Light Overture (A Symphonic Entertainment); Cembal d'Amore (First Book), for piano & harpsichord; Credo, for 2 violins, clarinet & string orchestra; Air with Changes (on the Danish folk ...
Performers: Beck, Steven; Gosling, Stephen; Han, June; Hansen, Bjarne; Kruse, John; Skowronek, Kazimierz
Conductors: Brown, Justin; Mann, Paul
Ensemble: ; Alabama Symphony Orchestra; Odense Symphony Orchestra

Wagner Gala / Poul Elming

1 CD / Danacord / 2007-09-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Parsifal
Performers: Byriel, Sten; Elming, Poul; Pavlovski, Nina
Conductors: Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

Danish tenor Poul Elming actually made his debut as a baritone in 1979 but a decade later he made his Copenhagen Royal Opera debut as...continue...

Verdi, Puccini: Arias / Gitta-Maria Sjoberg et al

1 CD / Danacord / 2007-08-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La forza del destino; Un ballo in maschera; Otello; Don Carlos; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Turandot; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly
Performers: Sjoberg, Gitta-Maria
Conductors: Aeschbacher, Matthias
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

"Wunderbar!" wrote Der Frankfurter Allgemeine of the Swedish soprano Sjoberg, who was voted "best singer" in 2000 by Germany's leading newspapers. Her talent has taken...continue...

Boris Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto / Pikaizen, Servo, et al

1 CD / Northern Flowers / 2007-07-01

Works: Boris Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin
Performers: Pikaizen, Viktor
Conductors: Serov, Eduard
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

The art of Boris Tchaikovsky was never Soviet, but invariably Russian, enriched by his belief in timeless Christian values. This Concerto, dedicated to the soloist...continue...

Nielsen: Concertos / Matsuyama, Stinton, McCaw, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-10-01

Works: Carl Nielsen: Concerto for Violin, Op. 33; Concerto for Clarinet, FS 129/Op. 57; Concerto for Flute, FS 119
Performers: Matsuyama, Saeka; McCaw, John; Stinton, Jennifer
Conductors: Wagner, Jan; Leppard, Raymond; Bedford, Steuart
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Odense Symphony Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra

A. Koppel: Works for Saxophone and Orchestra

1 CD / Dacapo / 2006-09-26

Works: Anders Koppel: Saxophone Concerto; Saxophone Concerto no 2; Swan Song, for alto saxophone, harp & strings
Performers: Koppel, Benjamin
Conductors: Moldoveanu, Nicolae
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

Anders Koppel is to a rare degree a composer of his time. With one leg solidly planted in the classical European musical tradition and the...continue...

Lumbye: Polkas, Mazurkas, Waltzes / Guth, Odense Symphony

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-07-29

Works: Hans Christian Lumbye: Salute for August Bournonville; Amélie Waltz; Columbine; The Sandman; Queen Louise's Waltz; Lilie; Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop; Salute to Our Friends; Guard of Amager; ...
Conductors: Guth, Peter
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

"This superb collection offers 75 minutes of the composer's best music, with wonderfully spontaneous performances demonstrating above all its elegance and gentle grace... the unforgettable...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...

Lieberson: Rilke Songs, Six Realms, etc / Serkin, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2006-05-01

Works: Peter Lieberson: Rilke Songs (5); The Six Realms, for cello & orchestra; Concerto for Horn
Performers: Fukacova, Michaela; Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine; Purvis, William [Horn]; Serkin, Peter [Piano]
Conductors: Brown, Justin; Palma, Donald
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

"Not since Benjamin Britten wrote for his partner Peter Pears has a composer found so inspiring a muse as Peter Lieberson has in his wife,...continue...

Music Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's Fairytales

1 CD / Dacapo / 2006-03-21

Works: August Enna: The Little Match Girl (Den lille pige med svovlstikkerne), musical fantasy; Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse: Festen på Kenilworth, singspiel; Poul Schierbeck: In Denmark I was born,...
Conductors: Schmidt, Ole
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale universe seems tailor-made for musical treatment. This CD presents a handful of works, all with their origins in Andersen's art. While...continue...

Kuhlau: Everhoj Overture & Ballet Music, etc / Mága, Ponti

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-01-03

Works: Friedrich Kuhlau: The Elf's Hill, Op. 100; The Elf's Hill Op. 100; Concertino for 2 Horns in F minor, Op. 45; Concerto for Piano in C major, Op. 7
Performers: Lanzky-Otto, Ib; Ponti, Michael; Wekre, Froydis Ree
Conductors: Mága, Othmar M. F.
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

Music of Elliott Carter Vol 6 / Rolf Schulte, Donald Palma

1 CD / Bridge / 2005-10-01

Works: Elliott Carter: Concerto for Violin; Lauds (4), for solo violin; Holiday Overture
Performers: Schulte, Rolf
Conductors: Brown, Justin; Palma, Donald
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

"You may expect the tone of these late works to be meditative and autumnal, but in fact they're witty, brightly colored and full of mental...continue...

Frandsen: Orchestral Works / Eggen, Mai-Mai, Winslov, et al

1 CD / DaCapo / 2004-10-19

Works: John Frandsen: Symphony no 1 "The Dance of the Demons"; At the Yellow Emperor's Time; Amalie; Concerto for Cello "Hymn to the Ice Queen"
Performers: Mai-Mai, Djina; Winslov, Svend
Conductors: Eggen, Christian
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

John Frandsen has a special feeling for finely wrought vocal melody that has resulted in seven operas including the grand opera I-K-O-N, commissioned and premiered...continue...

Jesper Koch: Orchestral Works / Odense Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Dacapo / 2004-06-01

Works: Jesper Koch: In Memoriam, passacaglia for orchestra; Alice Under Skies, summer pastorale for chamber orchestra; Memory of a Summer Day, Aria Interrupted, concert aria for soprano & orchestra; Earth M...
Performers: Elmark, Susanne; Fukacova, Michaela; Hansen, Bjarne
Conductors: Glushchenko, Fedor; Brown, Justin
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

Jaffe: Violin Concerto, Chamber Concerto / Fulkerson, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2004-02-01

Works: Stephen Jaffe: Concerto for Violin; Chamber Concerto "Singing Figures"
Performers: Fulkerson, Gregory; Taylor, Stephen [Oboe]
Conductors: Palma, Donald; Purvis, William
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra; Speculum Musicae

Ruders: Guitar Concertos & Solos / Starobin, Palma, Wagner

1 CD / Bridge / 2003-11-01

Works: Poul Ruders: Psalmodies (Guitar Concerto no 1), for guitar and 9 instruments; Etude and Ricercare, for solo guitar; Chaconne; Guitar Concerto no 2 ("Paganini Variations")
Performers: Starobin, David [Guitar]
Conductors: Palma, Donald; Wagner, Jan
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra; Speculum Musicae

"The classical guitar is notoriously hard for the non-playing composer to master. But friendship with the American virtuoso guitarist David Starobin has given the Danish...continue...

Ginastera: Estancia Suite, etc / Jan Wagner, Odense SO

1 CD / Bridge / 2003-03-01

Works: Alberto Ginastera: Creole Faust Overture, for orchestra, Op. 9; Ollantay, 3 symphonic movements, for orchestra, Op. 17; Pampeana no 3 for Orchestra, Op 24; Dances from Estancia, dance suite from the ...
Conductors: Wagner, Jan
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

Villa-Lobos: Uirapuru, Bacchianas Brasileiras no 4, etc

1 CD / Bridge / 2003-02-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Uirapurú, symphonic poem & ballet for orchestra (The Enchanted Bird), A. 133; Bachianas Brasileiras no 4, for piano & orchestra, A. 424; The Emperor Jones, incidental music f...
Conductors: Wagner, Jan
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

"The jungle setting really suited this composer. I know no other recording of this, so if you like Villa-Lobos you will want this release. All...continue...

Klenau: Symphony no 7, Klein Idas Blumen, etc / Jan Wagner

1 CD / Dacapo / 2003-01-01

Works: Paul von Klenau: Symphony no 7 ("Die Sturmsyphonie"); Klein Idas Blumen, ballet (after H. C. Andersen); Gespräche mit dem Tod, 6 songs for alto & orchestra; Jahrmarkt bei London, for voice & orc...
Conductors: Wagner, Jan
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

"Paul von Klenau is well worth discovering if you like post-romantic German music. The performances are committed, well-played, and convincing. Da Capo's covered sound is...continue...

Ruders: Paganini Variations, Anima, etc/ J. Wagner, Starobin

1 CD / Bridge / 2002-11-01

Works: Poul Ruders: Guitar Concerto no 2 ("Paganini Variations"); City in the Sea; Concerto for Cello no 2 ("Anima")
Performers: Fukacova, Michaela; Starobin, David [Guitar]
Conductors: Wagner, Jan
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

"Bridge Record's Edition of music by the Danish composer, Poul Ruders, continues wiht this beautifully crafted disc of orchestral music. A constant feature of the...continue...

Nielsen: Violin Concerto, 5 Songs; Langgaard: Quartet no 3

1 CD / Bridge / 2000-09-26

Works: Carl Nielsen: Sang bag ploven (Song Behind the Plow), song for voice & piano (Holstein Songs), FS 18/4 (Op. 10/4); Carl Neilsen -The Fog is Lifting; I aften (Tonight), song for voice & piano (Holstei...
Performers: Bertelsen, Lars Thodberg; Matsuyama, Saeka; Stengaard, Frode
Conductors: Wagner, Jan
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

Schierbeck: Den kinesiske Flojte, etc / Bellincampi, et al

1 CD / Dacapo / 2000-02-22

Works: Poul Schierbeck: Den kinesiske flojte (The Chinese Flute), for soprano voice & piano (or orchestra), Op.10; Dronning Dagmar (Queen Dagmar), cantata for recitation, soloists, choir & orchestra; Fyrtoj...
Performers: Dam-Jensen, Inger; Hal, Johnny van; Kirsten Dolberg; Larsen, Morten Frank
Conductors: Bellincampi, Giordano
Ensemble: Lille Muko Choir; Odense Symphony Orchestra

Poulenc: Les animaux modèles, Les biches / Wagner, Odense SO

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 1999-06-10

Works: Francis Poulenc: Les animaux modèles; Les biches
Conductors: Wagner, Jan
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

"...The playing is so pointed, the conducting so lively, the sound so utterly clear, that I have to recommend it...No one has strings today that...continue...

Gade: Jealousy - Suites, Tangos & Waltzes / Aeschbacher

1 CD / Dacapo / 1998-07-28

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...
Performers: Hansen, Bjarne
Conductors: Aeschbacher, Matthias
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...