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In Volume 2 of his Preludes for Sinfonietta, Vagn Holmboe continues along the lines begun in Volume 1. Each piece is constructed of highly concentrated
These three symphonies neatly illustrate three major musical strands that Rued Langgaard pursued throughout his checkered and idiosyncratic compositional career. Symphony No. 9, subtitled “From
Danish composer Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse (1774-1842), a contemporary of Beethoven, is not well represented on disc, and therefore this set is welcome if for
Archipel des solitudes is a gorgeous setting for mezzo-soprano, chorus, and orchestra of some very evocative poetry by Gilles Gourdon. Here’s a sample: “The spider,
Thomas Dausgaard’s reading of Rued Langgaard’s Symphony No. 6 “Det Himmelrivende” (The Heaven-rending) with the Danish National Radio Symphony brings to four the number of
Rued Langgaard (1893-1952) composed in a wide variety of styles and idioms while in his self-created isolation from the contemporary trends in early 20th-century music.
In his string quartets Vagn Holmboe employs a sophisticated style that largely eschews conventional melodic devices in favor of a predominantly motivic technique of construction.
Danish-born Ludolf Nielsen (there’s no familial connection with his famous compatriot Carl) lived between 1876 and 1939 and produced a total of 20 compositions encompassing
According to the booklet notes, the music on this recording represents the best from Danish composer Matthias Ronnefeld, whose relatively short career (he died in
This disc concludes the finest available cycle of Nielsen Symphonies with two performances fully worthy of the preceding four. Michael Schonwandt leads a freshly vibrant
