Symphony 1

Petite Messe Solennelle

Complete Trios

Complete Violin Sonatas

Clarinet Quintet, Horn Quintet

Quintet Op. 8, Sextet Op. 44

Eroica Variations, 32 Variatio

Jean Francaux In Concert

The fact that Bernhard Lewkovitch turned 85 in May this year defies the real picture of a vital and prolific composer. Upbringing and educational background in Roman Catholic environment gave Lewkovitch a unique insight to the liturgy and its music. Combined with his interest and experiment in contemporary music both his sacred and secular works brought him considerable fame. This album is the squeal of “All My Springs” Kontrapunkt 32283 (1998).

Michiyo Honma is one of the leading performers of modern harpsichord on the international scene. She has commissioned several works with the Danish composers during the last few years and has compiled here a collection of world premier recordings. The composers involved in this project unanimously praise Honma’s performance as outstanding.

Rued Langgaard and Otto Mortensen are the two intriguing names in the early 20th century of Danish music, where the new current of modern approach to the music is apparent. Both composers show however strong attachment to the Danish romanticism. While Langgaard in the recent years has gained international recognition Mortensen is largely unknown outside of Denmark.

Born in 1963, Bo Andersen belongs to that generation of Danish composers whose formative years coincided with a period of far-reaching artistic reconsideration on the part of many of his older compatriots. Although several composers, such as Holmboe, retained their loyalty to a conservative tradition, many of those who were then the younger generation had in the 60s and early 70s embraced the ideals of the post-war avant-garde, only to become disillusioned with its more extreme, and ultimately anti-communicative manifestations. The result was a new search for a compositional – and expressive – rhetoric which would achieve a balanced synthesis of tradition and innovation. Like his teacher Ib Nørholm, Bo Andersen adopts an approach which aims at accessibility without any compromise in originality. Andersen studied composition with Nørholm at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, where his teachers also included Yngve Trede and Erik Norby, and like so many Danish composers, he also studied the organ. Andersen is also a graduate of the University of Copenhagen, where he read Musicology and Nordic philology.

The third volume of Chamber Music series by Denmark’s leading composer Ib Nørholm features his works for clarinet trio.

Daphnis et Chl覇

Complete Works For Solo Viola

Sonatas for Violin And Piano

Works For Oboe And Organ

Elisabeth Meyer-Topsøe’s debut CD (KPT 32156) was Editor’s Choice in Gramophone (Jan. 94). “An impressive new soprano” (Gramophone) “Here is a discovery, perhaps the most promising Jugendlich-Dramatische soprano to burst on the scene since Studer…a burgeoning talent with almost limitless possibilities…” (Alan Blyth, Gramophone)

Psyche

Piano Concerto Op. 39

4 Piano Sonatas

Complete Piano Works, vol. 2

“A Wondrous Love Story” takes its base in Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” as its sub title “Tristan Variations”indicates. Danish composer Bent Lorentzen has won numerous fi rst prizes in international competitions for composers. He is among the fi rst Danish composers “A Wondrous Love Story” takes its base in Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” as its subtitle “Tristan Variations” indicates. Danish composer Bent Lorentzen has won numerous first prizes in international competitions for composers. He is among the first Danish composers to explore the sonic element of music. “A Wondrous Love Story” has been performed in German and Danish theatres to the critics and audience’s acclaim.

10 Sacred Choruses

Opera Suites, Vol. 3