Hi Res Download, Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (composer)
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The overall album is in no sense an 'easy ride' but for those who are willing to persevere, this makes for undeniably rewarding and, ultimately, cathartic listening. —
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Special offer. Kronos plays Holmgreen
Paul Hillier (baritone)
Kronos Quartet & Danish National Symphony Orchestra / DR, Thomas Dausgaard
A dramatic, thought-provoking programme, performed with Kronos's customary brio and intensity. —
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Special offer. Buxtehude: Scandinavian Cantatas
Bine Bryndorf (organ)
Theatre of Voices - TOV Band, Paul Hillier
Singing one-to-a-part, they produce splendidly full tone...These fine cantatas show that Buxtehude was much more than just a predecessor of Bach. The performances are both spirited and spiritual,... —
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Special offer. Gudmundsen-Holmgreen: Green Ground
Theatre of Voices, Kronos Quartet, Theatre of Voices & Kronos Quartet
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Special offer. Gudmundsen-Holmgreen: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2
Nordic String Quartet, Heiðrun Petersen, Mads Haugsted Hansen, Daniel Eklund, Lea Emilie Brøndal, Wayne Siegel
This is music that should reward rather than test the patience of any inquisitive listener, and the recording feels entirely true to the spirit of the music, clean and spare-textured, with a... —
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Special offer. Early and Late
Music from Denmark, Greenland and Faroe Islands
Gárman: Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (violin), Bolette Roed (recorder) & Andreas Borregard (accordion)
the disc offers a highly distinctive concept and timbral palette, and it is beautifully recorded. —
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The performances are absolutely faultless: Gundmundsen-Holmgreen must have been beside himself with pleasure at the result. Paul Hillier and his singers are in complete command of every element:... —
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[The Gudmundsen-Holmgreen] piece is worth the price of the disc alone, and suggests that Nielsen's legacy of individuality has eclipsed Gade's ideas of conformity when it comes to Denmark's... —
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Of the three works here for the horn trio combination made classic by the masterpieces of Brahms and Ligeti...none appears overawed by the possible comparisons. Taken together, they offer a... —
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Danish & Faroese Recorder Concertos
Michala Petri (recorder)
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Henrik Vagn Christensen
Performed with aplomb by Petri…Chacun Son Son offers a welcome astringence…the concerto snarls, sings and whispers, making for a powerful addition to the repertoire. Sunleif Rasmussen's Territorial... —
