The third quartet should rightfully be counted among the most significant Nordic chamber music works from this time, and it was truly about time we found out
Sten Wistrand, Kulturdelen (Svensk tidskrift)
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February 2020
Un clímax polifònic amb una excellència instrumental.
Marçal Borotau, Sonograma
It’s magical
Richard Hanlon, MusicWeb International
[...] a fascinating piece of avant-garde music, where there is really something to explore and where the Danish National Symphony Orchestra once again demonstrates its versatility
Peter Dürrfeld, Kristeligt Dagblad
RECOMMENDED
Richard Hanlon, MusicWeb International
One finds it difficult to imagine these riveting works being performed with deeper commitment or greater attention to detail
Richard Hanlon, MusicWeb International
Immensely musically
Jeppe Rönnow, Magasinet Klassisk
Not many can make a traditional symphony orchestra sound so invitingly beautiful and contemporary
Mikael Garnæs, Magasinet Klassisk
The quintet's energy and interaction penetrates the recording, especially thanks to pianist Daniel Blumenthal's light, danceable approach
Andrew Mellor, Magasinet Klassisk
These recordings stand up superbly
Jonathan Woolf, MusicWeb International
Incredibly exciting composer. A great, great discovery. Like love at first sight!
Musikrevyn i P2, Sveriges Radio
Rules and dogmas create presence and warmth
Henrik Friis, Politiken
The playing by both the Danish soloist and the Polish string band is excellent
Catherine Groom, Early Music Today
The fine musicians from Aarhus makes this CD a pleasure to listen to
Peter Dürrfeld, Kristeligt Dagblad
January 2020
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People
Gudmundsen-Holmgreen recording wins the P2 Music Award 2020
27 January 2020Many congratulations to the Nordic String Quartet, who have been awarded Album of the Year, New Classical category at the P2 Music Award 2020 for their recording of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen’s string quartets.
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New release
The book series "Danske Komponister" (Danish composers) are now available in Dacapo's webshop
22 January 2020The book series "Danske Komponister" (Danish composers) makes an interesting reading about the history of the Danish musical life, and focuses among other things on overlooked female composers. The book series can now be purchased at Dacapo's webshop, and are available in Danish only.
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New release
Concertos from 19th-century Denmark are revived on new release
14 January 2020Friday 17 January a new recording with works from the Danish Golden Age recorded by Aarhus Symphony Orchestra is released. The recording presents fine concertante works from Kuhlau and Gade, who are experiencing a renaissance, and Christian Barth, who still languishes in obscurity.
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People
The musical King Frederik IX is portrayed in new Danish TV-series
08 January 2020At the moment, Danish national TV DR is showing a TV-series about King Frederik IX. The series focuses on the King's big interest and passion for classical music. Dacapo has released two recordings with the Danish King conducting the Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Danish Orchestra.
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People
Dacapo wishes you a Happy New Year!
06 January 2020At the beginning of the new year, it is time to look back at the past year and forward to the year that lies ahead.
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People
Four Dacapo releases short-listed for the P2 Music Award
16 December 2019The P2 Music Award (P2 Prisen) 2020 will be awarded on 8 February 2020. Among those short-listed are four releases from Dacapo with string quartets by Nancy Dalberg and Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen respectively, Karl Aage Rasmussen’s Vivaldi recomposition and six new works for solo viola.
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New release
New release collects two concertante works by Allan Gravgaard Madsen and Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
04 December 2019On Friday 13 December the album Nachtmusik · For Violin and Orchestra is released. The recording presents two concertante works from one of Denmark’s most iconic composers, Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, and one of its freshest new voices, Allan Gravgaard Madsen.
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People
Allan Gravgaard Madsen receives award from the Danish Arts Foundation for his ‘Nachtmusik’
27 November 2019The Scholarship Committee of the Danish Arts Foundation has decided to give an award to Allan Gravgaard Madsen’s double concerto Nachtmusik. The work is to be released on Dacapo on 13 December, recorded by Danish National Symphony Orchestra, with Per Salo and Christina Åstrand as soloists.
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Live
The release of Emil Hartmann's chamber music to be celebrated with free concert
11 November 2019The Danish violinist Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider has for a number of years worked on editing, performing and recording the chamber music of the Danish composer Emil Hartmann. On Friday 15 November, the recordings of the works are finally released on an album, which aims at bringing the slightly overlooked composer out of the shadows.
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New release
New release collects Rued Langgaard's complete string quartets
06 November 2019Next week, Rued Langgaard's complete string quartets are released as a box set, consisting of the three highly acclaimed recordings by the Danish Nightingale String Quartet.