Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

The Danish baritone Johan Reuter often sings leading roles at the New York Metropolitan Opera and is in high demand all over the world. He also loves the lied repertoire, however, and the work closest to his heart is the Schubert song cycle Winterreise (Winter Journey). For this new release, he wanted to record it not with the usual piano accompanist, but in an arrangement for string quartet. Richard Krug from the Copenhagen String Quartet made this highly idiomatic transcription of the piano part and the result is deeper, more moving and with full sound than in the original. This is truly a unique experience. Johan Reuter studied at the Royal Academy of Music and the Academy of the Royal Theatre in his hometown of Copenhagen. He frequented masterclasses of Ernst Haefliger, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson and Richard Trimborn. Since 1996 he has been a soloist of the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, where he sings a large repertoire.

Jonathan Swensen was born in 1996 in Copenhagen and Filip Strauch was born in 1985 in Slovakia. They met for the first time at the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen in 2014. Filip at that time was in his last year of study in the solo piano class while Jonathan was just beginning his cello degree. Filip and Jonathan have performed many recitals in several countries around the world and have made two professional video recordings for Danish television. Jonathan has been busy for the last few years by studying a large repertoire for many competitions and concerts around the world. Filip also traveled to many countries and has played different solo and chamber pieces with outstanding artists. In addition, he recently won the First Prize in the Instrumental Competition of the Royal Academy , which opened up many new possibilities.

Founded in 1987, the annual Rarities of Piano Music Festival in the North German town of Husum is a major event. Danacord is proud to release the recording from the 31st festival in 2017 featuring once again rare piano music played by some of the leading pianists of today. Among the highlights you will find the truly remarkable pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin and very rare piano works by Blagoy and Dupont. Many of the works are first ever album recordings and, as usual, are all unedited live performances. All lovers of piano music will want this release, not only because of the first class pianism from truly outstanding performers, but also because the quality of the often unknown and rare mostly romantic piano music is of such invaluable substance. Critics are raving about the piano sound.

Founded in 1987 the annual Rarities of Piano Music Festival in the North German town of Husum is a major event. Danacord is proud to release the recording from the special 30th Anniversary Festival in 2016 featuring again rare piano music played by some of the leading pianists of today. Lovers of all Romantic piano music will appreciate this live recording featuring Johann Blanchard, Severin von Eckardstein, Ziata Chochieva, Martin Jones, Hubert Rukowski, Florian Noack, Joseph Moog, and more, including world-famous piano duos. As an additional note- Dacord releases live recordings of this spectacular festival each year, and all previous recordings are available as well.

Classical Music

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Includes work(s) for piano by Franz Liszt, Frédéric Chopin, various composers. Soloists: Johanne Stockmarr, France Ellegard, Galina Werschenska.

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This new release with the Danish Copenhagen early music ensemble Musica Ficta under conductor Bo Holten was recorded in a live concert Nov. 18 in Bari, Italy. After the concert the following praise was given: “As I told you, I've heard lots of groups sing Gesualdo, many of them very, very good. But I would rank yours right at the top. It was absolutely splendid, and for that you have my eternal thanks.” (Glenn Watkins, leading Gesualdo scholar). The intensity of the performance and the stylish and vocally superb musicianship shines through with full force. Early music ensemble Musica Ficta is the leading Danish expert group in the field of early music. Their recordings consistently receive high ratings from critics and audiences, and their concerts continuously delight fans.

Endre Wolf was born in Hungary, but spend his life in Sweden where he quickly became the leading violinist of his generation. For years he was concert master with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and at the same time had an extensive soloist career. At some point in the 1950s he was teaching at the Manchester University in England and gave numerous concerts all over the UK and broadcasted extensively through BBC. However, his rarest and most valuable recordings were done in Sweden and they are here collected for the first time including private and off-the-air recordings painstakingly transferred and thoroughly annotated by leading musicologist Carl-Gunnar Åhlén. Not only solo performance with Endre Wolf in his prime are here included, but also duo recordings plus many violin concertos, most recorded for the first time. A collection of the highest interest to all lovers and connoisseurs of the violin.

Classical Music

Classical Music