Opens to a highly romantic fairytale world
Rolf Fath, Opera Lounge
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July 2022
June 2022
The fanciful ornamentation of the soloists, of admirable conciseness, the superb solos and the instrumental craftsmanship of the five musicians are a constant in these wonderful quintets of Bentzon
Marçal Borotau, Sonograma Magazine
The performance by Nightingale String Quartet is a sensitive and careful version of pure mythical poetry
Carme Miró, Sonograma Magazine
Nightingales sing loud and clear in part two of a must-have cycle
Clive Paget, Limelight
The result is captivating, influenced by Bentzon's virtuoso language and ingenuity, and the five musicians play with beautiful timbre the whole way
Peter Dürrfeld, Kristeligt Dagblad
This is a great set of performances
Lynn René Bayley, The Art Music Lounge
"Bittersweet" effectively alternates between gentle repetitions, thoughtful silence and sudden discharges of painful beauty
Sune Anderberg, SEISMOGRAF
Horneman's ressurected 'Aladdin' turns out to be an opera with an European wingspan
Valdemar Lønsted, Dagbladet Information
May 2022
Lapland Chamber Orchestra makes Abrahamsen's music flow naturally with emphasis on beautiful and ethereal sounds, and the work's richness of sound can appeal to all music lovers
Magnus Andersson, Klassekampen
Egilstrøð's voice, accompanied by instrumental distortions, glows in the dark
Marçal Borotau, Sonograma Magazine
Horneman's had great skill as an orchestrator. The imagination and richness of instrumental colors match the fantasy of the tales
Carme Miró, Sonograma Magazine
From the beginning to the end, it is a powerful and moving work
Jan Granlie, Salt Peanuts*
Michael Schønwandt forms the DR Symphony Orchestra into an organism that breathes with the music and plays both powerfully, but not powerfully, and at the same time sensitively and finely differentiated
Uwe Krusch, PIZZICATO SUPERSONIC
The Norwegian/Danish tenor Bror Magnus Tødenæs, delivers real substance and power in the opera as Aladdin, the role fills through all acts. Tødenæs has a lyrical-dramatic tenor, that is used present, touching and powerful
Gregers Dirckinck-Holmfeld, Gregers DH
Album of the Week
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New release
Dacapo Records enters into cooperation with legendary orchestra for a Danish outsider’s first symphony
20 May 2022In June, Rued Langgaard’s Symphony no. 1 will be performed and recorded by the Berlin Philharmonic and the conductor Sakari Oramo, the setting being a mini-festival in Berlin about the composer. The recording will release in the autumn.
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New release
Nick Martins 'Bittersweet' is trembling with yearning and sensual desire
19 May 2022On 3 June a new digital album will be released, presenting Nick Martin's Bittersweet for soprano, marimba and accordion with heart-aching lyrics by Sappho and Juan Ramón Jiménez.
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New release
Nightingale String Quartet is continuing their highly praised Holmboe series
17 May 2022On 27 May, the second album in the series with Vagn Holmboe's complete string quartets recorded by the Nightingale String Quartet will be released.
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People
Line Tjørnhøj and Bára Gísladóttir nominated for the Nordic Council Music Award
10 May 2022The two composers, Line Tjørnhøj and Bára Gísladóttir are both nominated for the Nordic Council Music Award 2022.
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New release
New album with wind quintets by the colourful multitalent of Danish music life, Niels Viggo Bentzon
04 May 2022On 13 May a new album will be released, presenting wind works by Niels Viggo Bentzon performed by the Carl Nielsen Quintet.
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Live
Release concert for Marie-Luise Bodendorff's new Kuhlau series
03 May 2022Dacapo Records invites for a concert and celebration of Marie-Luise Bodendorff's two first albums in the series of Friedrich Kuhlau's works for solo piano on Friday 27 May in KoncertKirken, Copenhagen.
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New release
New music video by James Black is an homage to the video games of the 1990s
21 April 2022James Black has just released an official music video to the track ANTIFLEUR from the album music is not always participatory.
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New release
First complete recording of Horneman's opera 'Aladdin' is releasing soon
06 April 2022Aladdin is a cornerstone in Danish music history, a problem child and C.F.E. Horneman's life's work. On 6 May, the first complete recording will be released on CD and from 15 April, the album will be available on streaming.
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New release
New album presents the contrasting chamber music of Kasper Rofelt
28 March 2022On 22 April, the new album Dichotomy will be released, presenting new chamber music by Kasper Rofelt recorded by the Danish Chamber Players.
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Live
Release concert with Kasper Rofelt and the Danish Chamber Players
25 March 2022The Danish Chamber Players, Dacapo Records and Edition·S invites for a release concert and celebration of the upcoming Kasper Rofelt album Dichotomy in Copenhagen on Wednesday 20 April.