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      H.C. Lumbye, Joseph Lanner, Johann Strauss I

      Champagne! The Sound of Lumbye and His Idols

      The sound of Danish popular music as it resonated in 1840s Copenhagen – a sound that no one has experienced for over 150 years.

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      August Enna

      Violin Concerto · Symphony No. 2

      Two of Enna's most charming orchestral works: the Violin Concerto, which combines Enna's background as a violinist with his connection to opera and Nordic national Romanticism, and Symphony No. 2, which, although conservative for its time, offers a constant melodic flow.

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      Daníel Bjarnason

      From Earth to Ether

      This album, conducted by Bjarnason himself, presents new renditions of three pieces, featuring mesmerising transformations, ephemeral trembling sounds, and poignant reflections on the transient nature of companionship and love.

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      Peter Heise

      The String Quartets Vol. 1

      In the first instalment of their two-part series, Nordic String Quartet revives Heise's elegantly fluid string quartets with a spacious and lyrical approach, infusing a sensibility attuned to his distinctive poetic touch.

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      Mette Nielsen

      Frozen Moments

      An introspective collection of compositions by Mette Nielsen that challenges the listener to ponder the nature of time and sound.

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      Line Tjørnhøj

      enTmenschT

      In enTmenschT, Danish composer Line Tjørnhøj weaves together the interwoven words of four ill-fated lovers amidst the devastation of the two world wars. An exceptional exploration of the human voice as a window to the soul.

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      Paul von Klenau

      Koncerter · Symfoni nr. 8

      World premiere recordings of Klenau’s Violin Concerto, Piano Concerto and Symphony No. 8, showcasing his mastery of both tonal and atonal sonorities, his distinctive introspective style, and his exceptional talent for venturing into uncharted musical realms.

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      Hugi Guðmundsson

      The Gospel of Mary

      Mary Magdalene as an apostle of equal significance to her male counterparts, inviting us to hear a voice that history has silenced.

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      Britta Byström

      Letter in April

      Byström's ear for colour and her willingness to be led by instinct are both apparent in the four works included on this album, all from the clearest and most evocative of ingredients.

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      Lo Kristenson, Randi Pontoppidan, Kirstine Lindemann, Greta Eacott

      Demiurge

      Demiurge showcases Damkapellet's unique approach to music-making through a carefully curated program that combines lyricism with bold artistic expression.

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      Niels Viggo Bentzon

      Piano Works

      Four of Bentzon's early piano works in the hands of a true virtuoso – lush, spirited and among the most challenging and imaginative creations for piano of the last century.

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      Nicolaus Gottschovius, Lupus Hellinck, Orlande de Lassus, Matthaeus le Maistre, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Mogens Pedersøn, Erasmus Rotenbucher, Arnolt Schlick, Ludwig Senfl, Johann Walter

      Reforming Hymns

      An exploration of the Danish Reformation hymnody from an international perspective.

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      Else Marie Pade

      The Orchestral Album

      No less than a small sensation: Else Marie Pade in her hitherto unknown role as an orchestral composer.

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      Bára Gísladóttir

      VÍDDIR

      VÍDDIR is not a light-hearted leap into a new life. It is a black night of a piece. An abyss, into which Gísladóttir has dived and reached deeply.

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      Finnur Karlsson, Atli Ingólfsson, Atli Heimir Sveinsson, Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson, Friðrik Margrétar-Guðmundsson

      Fikta

      Jónas Ásgeir Ásgeirsson is on home turf in five Icelandic works for accordion with biting originality and intense dramas.

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      Matias Vestergård

      Idylls, elegies

      Vestergård is a rarity on Denmark’s new music scene — this album features 'his younger self trying to deal with the serious classical music heritage that he love'

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      Bent Sørensen

      The Island in the City

      Gripping and immediate and orchestral works born out of Bent Sørensen’s quietly spoken universe

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      Josefine Opsahl

      Atrium

      A strikingly original statement exploring the duality of Opsahl's music through a precisely defined box of digital loops, bodies and buildings, human and machine.

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      Per Nørgård

      8 Symphonies

      A fascinating, comprehensive insight into the symphonic thinking of Nørgård, one of the greatest symphonists of our time.

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      Traditional

      Langt ud' i skoven

      Dreamers’ Circus and DR Børnekoret's new album with old Danish children's songs in new arrangements

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      Niels Viggo Bentzon

      Wind Quintets

      Bentzon's his five known wind quintets – captivating in their own way, stoked by his distinctive, virtuosic language and great ingenuity.

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      Anna Katrin Øssursdóttir Egilstrøð, Allan Gravgaard Madsen

      BEINTA

      Egilstrøð and Madsen's alluring symphonic song cycle about the Faroese 18th century femme fatale, Beinta. From light to dark or benevolent to threatening

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      Friedrich Kuhlau

      Works for Solo Piano Vol. 2

      The sequel to Bodendorff's highly acclaimed first album featuring Kuhlau's piano music

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      Niels Rosing-Schow

      A Talk of Our Time

      Rosing-Schow with new material that shows his special characteristics: a calligraphic, aerated clarity and sense of functionalism in which no note, timbre or colour is wasted.

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      Niels Rønsholdt

      Country

      In his award-winning concerto for singing solo cellist and chamber orchestra, Rønsholdt finds expressive connections among farflung sources, creating music which reflects and refracts its inspirations in the rich American country tradition

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      Niels Rønsholdt

      Archive of Emotions and Experiences, Book 1

      A gripping contribution to the solo piano repertoire, that offers great insight into Niels Rønsholdt's unique musical thinking.

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      Bo Holten, Eva Sommestad Holten

      Schlagt sie tot!

      Schlagt sie tot! is an opera about radical change, religious fanaticism and human emotion in a society set ablaze by the fire of change.

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      Rued Langgaard

      Music of the Abyss

      Rued Langgaard’s music written between 1913 and 1924 are undercut by a dark musical understream with Music of the Abyss as climax.

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      Per Nørgård

      Singing Secrets

      Singing Secrets is a thoughtful and profoundly lyrical album illustrating some of the distinctive steps of Per Nørgård’s musical journey.

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      Friedrich Kuhlau

      Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 1

      Marie-Luise Bodendorff reassesses Friedrich Kuhlau’s piano music with fresh, muscular performances of his music.

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      Anders Koppel, Anders Nordentoft, John Frandsen, Peter Bruun, Eva Noer Kondrup, Anders Brødsgaard, Birgitte Alsted, Andy Pape, Karsten Fundal, Amir Mayhar Tafreshipour, Mogens Christensen, Erik Ørum von Spreckelsen

      Animal Universe

      A charming, evocative and very useful musical menagerie of etudes

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      Steingrímur Rohloff

      Medea/Lysistrata

      Beautiful, sonorous settings of the myths of Medea and Lysistrata

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