Album of the Year 2023: "The listener gets a unique insight into Else Marie Pade's tonal language in a technically excellent recording with first-class musicians"
DR P2 Prisen
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December 2023
November 2023
My God, what they can to together, Langaard and these two young musicians
Tobias Lund, Sydsvenskan
I couldn’t love anyone who wasn’t charmed by this utterly delightful disc
Richard Bratby, Gramophone
[The Nordic Quartet] astonished me with their virtuosity, high spirits, and charisma. …They are one of the best string quartets I’ve heard
Peter Magil, American Record Guide
October 2023
With Dark Radiance, she deserves international recognition that resonates across multiple continents.
Thomas Michelsen, Politiken
The often ceremonial-sounding music opens up new sounds, new expressions, new paths. [...] an intense and hypnotic listening experience
Mimmi Bie, Passive/Aggressive
The concert is filled with the lyricism that characterizes Enna's operas
Magasinet Klassisk
The music is characterized by a clear narrative, sensuous lyrics and an almost physical impulse that grabs one's attention
Magasinet Klassisk
Anna Agafia wrings everything she can out of the 2nd movement – never vulgar, but with a mature darkness and technical excess that gives goosebumps
Nina Sauerland, Magasinet Klassisk
The musical performances, from both the soloists and the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, are impressive
Aksel Tollåli, Magasinet Klassisk
Critic's Choice: "Guðmundsson’s music always seems to hover softly on the threshold of some ineffable spiritual realm"
Joe Cadagin, Opera News
Long List nominated in the Orchestral Music category
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Long List nominated in the category: Kammermusik I
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Sparkling new recordings of Lumbye's Tivoli compositions
Lars Geerdes, Flensborg Avis
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New release
New album with the arch-Romantic songs of Rued Langgaard
16 October 2023Love is a keyword in Rued Langgaard's songs, whether in the shape of youthful optimism or painful longing. On 3 November a new album is released with his songs to Danish texts, many of which are recorded here for the first time, performed by Louise McClelland Jacobsen and Kristian Riisager.
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New release
Ying-Hsueh Chen weaves the past into the present on a new solo album
04 October 2023With extraordinary interpretations and a visionary approach, percussionist and composer Ying-Hsueh Chen is recognized as a pioneering artist. On 27 October her solo album Dark Radiance is to be released.
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New release
A breakthrough work and new tones by Anders Nordentoft
29 September 2023Anders Nordentoft's music unites a delicate and sensual lyricism with a fine feeling for the physical in music. On 20 October the album Balcony Stream will be released, presenting both new compositions and a youth work.
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People
Langgaard recording with Berliner Philharmoniker nominated for Gramophone Awards
01 September 2023The new recording of Rued Langgaard's Symphony No. 1, Cliffside Pastorals with the Berliner Philharmoniker and conductor Sakari Oramo is nominated for the Gramophone Awards 2023 in the category 'Orchestral'.
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New release
Bára Gísladóttir's VÍDDIR is to be released on CD
21 August 2023On 25 August, we're releasing a CD version of Bára Gísladóttir's acclaimed work VÍDDIR.
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People
Pianist Erik Kaltoft turns 80 years
03 August 2023Erik Kaltoft is one of Denmark's most important pianists, with a special fondness for contemporary Danish music. On 7 August he turns 80, which will be celebrated with four celebratory concerts in Aarhus, Odense and Copenhagen.
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New release
Listen to H.C. Lumbye's festive music as it sounded in the 1840s on a new album with Concerto Copenhagen
28 June 2023Concerto Copenhagen is rediscovering the pop music of the 1840s by H.C. Lumbye and his inspirations as it sounded in the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. The album Champagne! The Sound of Lumbye and His Idols will be released on 18 August.
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Campaign
Extended delivery times in July
26 June 2023The Dacapo Records office is running on low throughout July, which means you might experience prolonged delivery times.
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New release
Charming orchestral works by August Enna are revitalised by Colombian orchestra on an upcoming album
26 June 2023Around year 1900, August Enna had greater international success than any other Danish composer, but he struggled to establish his standing at home in Denmark. On 11 Augut a new album his released, presenting two of his most charming orchestral works.
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New release
Captivating and evaporating orchestral works by Daníel Bjarnason
02 June 2023With the album From Earth to Ether, Dacapo Records is presenting the first collaboration with the sought-after Icelandic composer and conductor Daníel Bjarnason. The album will be released on 23 June.