Dacapo
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Special offer. Der Wind bläset wo er will
Johannes Moser (cello), Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Otto Tausk
These contemporary orchestral works are superbly dynamic and wide-ranging in approach. The title work is vibrant and percussive, the cello concerto spiky and exciting. —
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The piano trio in Denmark is alive and well, judging from this new release by Trio Con Brio Copenhagen, which shows this technically exacting medium in a varied perspective. —
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Special offer. Singing Secrets
Irena Kavčič (flute), Helge Slaatto (violin), Anette Slaatto (viola), John Ehde (cello), Erik Kaltoft (piano), Signe Asmussen (soprano)
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Special offer. Steingrimur Rohloff: Medea and Lysistrata
Tuva Semmingsen (mezzo-soprano), Peter Laugesen (voice), Esbjerg Ensemble, Henrik Vagn Christensen
The performances here are superb. Semmingsen is called upon to create a wide range of voices and styles, which she accomplishes triumphantly. Esbjerg Ensemble, named after its home town in Denmark,... —
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Fischer grabs instant attention...turning the first-movement Allegro assai into a curtain-raiser of a kinetic excitement that could have run away with itself. But Fischer is in unqualified control,... —
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Special offer. Hans Abrahamsen: 10 Preludes and Six Pieces
plus Transcriptions Of Satie & Nielsen
Ensemble MidtVest
Abrahamsen’s own String Quartet No.1 is atmospherically performed. —
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Special offer. From Earth to Ether
Jakob Kullberg, Karin Torbjörnsdóttir, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Daníel Bjarnason
In every sense, this is a strong performance of [Bow To String] that lays out its processes clear as day – perhaps as it’s the composer on the podium – with impassioned, multidimensional playing... —
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