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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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      Else Marie Pade

      EMP 3

      A day and night in Copenhagen – Else Marie Pade's truly extraordinary homage to everyday life.

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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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      Else Marie Pade

      EMP 2

      Two remarkable purely electronic compositions by Else Marie Pade: Glass Bead Game I & II, crafted with inspiration drawn from a novel, as well as Pade's own childhood toy.

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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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      Louise Alenius

      Stille slag

      Stille slag (Quiet Beats) explores the struggles and emotional toll of confinement, offering a truly captivating listening experience.

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      Lo Kristenson, Randi Stene, Kirstine Lindemann, Greta Eacott

      Demiurge – Special Edition (LP)

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

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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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      Steingrímur Rohloff

      Concerto Grosso

      Rohloff's Concerto Grosso enticingly blends old and new virtues. Beauty and refinement in close partnership with horn, tuba, trombone and trumpet.

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      Else Marie Pade

      EMP 1

      Else Marie Pade's fascinating interpretations of four poems by Orla Bundgård Povlsen: two political, dealing with the war in Vietnam, and two with no particular theme.

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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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      Rued Langgaard

      Symfoni nr. 1, Klippepastoraler

      The teenage Langgaard celebrating his love of beauty and harmony in the most hedonistic terms with a gigantic alpine symphony. Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker, the first orchestra to stage this masterpiece to great acclaim in 1913.

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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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      Rued Langgaard

      Piano Works Vol. 4

      In this fourth volume of piano works, Berit Johansen Tange captures the fierce inner life of Langgaard, his charm and incomparable twists in colour

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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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      Martin Stauning

      Harp Concerto

      A harp trapped by an orchestra — the new Harp Concerto by Danish sound magician Martin Stauning is an entrancing yet dramatic piece of music.

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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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      Nikki Martin

      Bittersweet

      Nikki Martin's 'Bittersweet' for soprano, accordion and marimba is trembling with sensuality and melancholic yearning

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      Vagn Holmboe

      String Quartets Vol. 2

      The highly anticipated sequel to Nightingale String Quartet's praised Vol. 1 – energetic, precise, but also brooding and poetic readings of the Holmboe quartets.

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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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      C.F.E. Horneman

      Aladdin

      Horneman adds new lustre to the old fairy tale about Aladdin, taken from the Arabian One Thousand and One Nights

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      Kasper Rofelt

      Dichotomy

      From static elements to irresistible unpredictability. Kasper Rofelt finds new ways in his chamber music.

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