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Carl Nielsen: Piano Music - Arne Skjold Rasmussen

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Composer
Carl Nielsen
Artist
Arne Skjold Rasmussen
Format
CD
Label
Danacord
Released
Nov 07, 2025
Catalog #
DACOCD892
UPC
5709499892008

About

While no pianist himself, Nielsen wrote for the instrument throughout his career, and this recorded survey ranges from early and vividly detailed miniatures to adventurous explorations of rhythm and harmony in some of his boldest late works. According to the composer and Nielsen expert Robert Simpson, the pianist Arne Skjold Rasmussen was 'by far the greatest interpreter of Nielsen in any medium.' He made both broadcast and commercial recordings of Nielsen's piano music during the 1950s and 60s, but his 1960 survey had long been presumed lost. This new transfer of those sessions for the BBC is made from tapes of the original broadcast, in excellent sound for the period.

Tracklist 67 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 No. 1. Folketone 02:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Folketone
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  3. 2 No. 2. Humoreske 01:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Humoreske
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  4. 3 No. 3. Arabeske 01:12
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Arabeske
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  5. 4 No. 4. Mignon 00:48
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Mignon
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  6. 5 No. 5. Alfedans 01:33
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Alfedans
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  7. 6 I. Intonation: Maestoso 02:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Intonation: Maestoso
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  8. 7 II. Quasi allegretto 03:21
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Quasi allegretto
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  9. 8 III. Andante 07:14
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    07:14
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  10. 9 IV. Finale: Allegro 04:08
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  11. 10 No. 1. Goddag! Goddag! (Good Day, Good Day) 00:50
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1. Goddag! Goddag! (Good Day, Good Day)
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  12. 11 No. 2. Snurretoppen (The Top) 00:51
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2. Snurretoppen (The Top)
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  13. 12 No. 3. En lille langsom vals (A Little Slow Waltz) 01:30
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3. En lille langsom vals (A Little Slow Waltz)
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  14. 13 No. 4. Spraellemanden (Jumping Jack) 00:39
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 4. Spraellemanden (Jumping Jack)
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  15. 14 No. 5. Dukkemarch (Doll March) 01:15
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 5. Dukkemarch (Doll March)
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  16. 15 No. 6. Spillevaerket (Musical Box) 01:06
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 6. Spillevaerket (Musical Box)
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  17. 16 Fest-praeludium Ved Aarhundredskiftet (Festive Prelude At the Turn of the Century), FS 24 01:53
    Track
    16
    Title
    Fest-praeludium Ved Aarhundredskiftet (Festive Prelude At the Turn of the Century), FS 24
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  18. 17 Chaconne, Op. 32, FS 79 10:17
    Track
    17
    Title
    Chaconne, Op. 32, FS 79
    Duration
    10:17
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  19. 18 Theme: Andante 00:54
    Track
    18
    Title
    Theme: Andante
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  20. 19 Variation 1 00:44
    Track
    19
    Title
    Variation 1
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  21. 20 Variation 2: Un poco di più 00:42
    Track
    20
    Title
    Variation 2: Un poco di più
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  22. 21 Variation 3: Adagio 01:31
    Track
    21
    Title
    Variation 3: Adagio
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  23. 22 Variation 4: Tempo 1 01:03
    Track
    22
    Title
    Variation 4: Tempo 1
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  24. 23 Variation 5 00:30
    Track
    23
    Title
    Variation 5
    Duration
    00:30
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  25. 24 Variation 6: Allegro 00:30
    Track
    24
    Title
    Variation 6: Allegro
    Duration
    00:30
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  26. 25 Variation 7: Largo 01:07
    Track
    25
    Title
    Variation 7: Largo
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  27. 26 Variation 8 01:21
    Track
    26
    Title
    Variation 8
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  28. 27 Variation 9 00:41
    Track
    27
    Title
    Variation 9
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  29. 28 Variation 10 01:12
    Track
    28
    Title
    Variation 10
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  30. 29 Variation 11: Capriccioso 00:39
    Track
    29
    Title
    Variation 11: Capriccioso
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  31. 30 Variation 12: Con moto 00:30
    Track
    30
    Title
    Variation 12: Con moto
    Duration
    00:30
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  32. 31 Variation 13: Ostinato 00:53
    Track
    31
    Title
    Variation 13: Ostinato
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  33. 32 Variation 14 01:03
    Track
    32
    Title
    Variation 14
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  34. 33 Variation 15 02:20
    Track
    33
    Title
    Variation 15
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  35. Disc 2
  36. 1 I. Allegretto un pochettino 03:30
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegretto un pochettino
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  37. 2 II. Poco moderato 02:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Poco moderato
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  38. 3 III. Molto adagio e patetico 05:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Molto adagio e patetico
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  39. 4 IV. Allegretto innocente 01:53
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegretto innocente
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  40. 5 V. Allegretto vivo 01:17
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Allegretto vivo
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  41. 6 VI. Allegro non troppo ma vigoroso 07:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Allegro non troppo ma vigoroso
    Duration
    07:03
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  42. 7 No. 1. Impromptu 02:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Impromptu
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  43. 8 No. 2. Molto adagio 02:22
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Molto adagio
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  44. 9 No. 3. Allegro non troppo 05:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  45. 10 No. 1. Allegretto 00:37
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1. Allegretto
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  46. 11 No. 2. Andantino quasi allegretto 00:43
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2. Andantino quasi allegretto
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  47. 12 No. 3a. Allegro scherzoso 00:40
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3a. Allegro scherzoso
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  48. 13 No. 3b. Grazioso 00:52
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 3b. Grazioso
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  49. 14 No. 4. Andantino 00:30
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 4. Andantino
    Duration
    00:30
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  50. 15 No. 5. Allegro giocoso 00:46
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 5. Allegro giocoso
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  51. 16 No. 6. Poco lamentoso 01:23
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 6. Poco lamentoso
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  52. 17 No. 7. Marziale 00:42
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 7. Marziale
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  53. 18 No. 8. Cantabile 00:41
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 8. Cantabile
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  54. 19 No. 9. Allegretto civettuolo 00:38
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 9. Allegretto civettuolo
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  55. 20 No. 10. Lugubre 01:13
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 10. Lugubre
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  56. 21 No. 11. Andantino poco tiepido 00:53
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 11. Andantino poco tiepido
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  57. 22 No. 12. Adagio dramatico 01:23
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 12. Adagio dramatico
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  58. 23 No. 13. Andantino carino 00:56
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 13. Andantino carino
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  59. 24 No. 14. Capriccioso 00:52
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 14. Capriccioso
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  60. 25 No. 15. Adagio espressivo 01:08
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 15. Adagio espressivo
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  61. 26 No. 16. Alla contadino 00:49
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 16. Alla contadino
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  62. 27 No. 17. Largo con fantasia 01:41
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 17. Largo con fantasia
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  63. 28 No. 18. Preludio 00:32
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 18. Preludio
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  64. 29 No. 19. Alla Bach 00:48
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 19. Alla Bach
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  65. 30 No. 20. Adagio 01:06
    Track
    30
    Title
    No. 20. Adagio
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  66. 31 No. 21. Marcia di goffo 01:10
    Track
    31
    Title
    No. 21. Marcia di goffo
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  67. 32 No. 22. Allegretto pastorale 01:40
    Track
    32
    Title
    No. 22. Allegretto pastorale
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  68. 33 No. 23. Etude. Allegro 00:46
    Track
    33
    Title
    No. 23. Etude. Allegro
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen
  69. 34 No. 24. Molto adagio - Allegretto commodo 02:56
    Track
    34
    Title
    No. 24. Molto adagio - Allegretto commodo
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Arne Skjold Rasmussen