Dacapo Classical
Gade: Erlkönigs Tochter
$32.99
Only 2 left
Details
- Composer
- GADE, NIELS W.
- Artist
- Junker, Fuchs, Weisser, Concerto Copenhagen, Mortensen
- Format
- Vinyl
- Label
- Dacapo Classical
- Released
- Feb 16, 2018
- Catalog #
- DAC-LP003
- UPC
- 747313011476
About
Elverskud (The Elf-King’s Daughter) is a dramatic cantata from 1854, based on Danish medieval ballads. It became one of Niels W. Gade’s greatest successes, not only in his native Denmark, but throughout Europe, where Elverskud was performed several hundred times, often conducted by Gade himself. The work was written in the most fruitful and happy period of Gade’s life. This is reflected in the consummate work, in which, both textually and musically, Gade has struck a fine balance between national and more universal elements. Gade was especially admired in Germany, and on this album Elverskud is not only played on period instruments for the first time, but is also sung for the first time with the German text that brought the work international fame. Perhaps this Danish national work isn’t so Danish after all?
Tracklist 11 tracks
-
1 Prologue: Herr Oluf Abends hielt an sein Ross (Chorus) 03:12
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Prologue: Herr Oluf Abends hielt an sein Ross (Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:12
- Composer
- Niels Wilhelm Gade
- Ensemble
- DR VokalEnsemblet, Concerto Copenhagen
- Conductor
- Lars Ulrik Mortensen
-
2 Part I: In's blaue Meer die Sonne sinkt (Chorus, Oluf, Mother) 04:40
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part I: In's blaue Meer die Sonne sinkt (Chorus, Oluf, Mother)
- Duration
- 04:40
- Composer
- Niels Wilhelm Gade
- Performer
- Johannes Weisser, Ivonne Fuchs
- Ensemble
- DR VokalEnsemblet, Concerto Copenhagen
- Conductor
- Lars Ulrik Mortensen
-
3 Part I: So oft mein Auge die Fluren schaut (Oluf) 04:00
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part I: So oft mein Auge die Fluren schaut (Oluf)
- Duration
- 04:00
- Composer
- Niels Wilhelm Gade
- Performer
- Johannes Weisser
- Ensemble
- Concerto Copenhagen
- Conductor
- Lars Ulrik Mortensen
-
4 Part I: Zäum' auf mein Ross mit gold'ner Kett (Oluf, Mother, Chorus) 03:44
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part I: Zäum' auf mein Ross mit gold'ner Kett (Oluf, Mother, Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:44
- Composer
- Niels Wilhelm Gade
- Performer
- Johannes Weisser, Ivonne Fuchs
- Ensemble
- DR VokalEnsemblet, Concerto Copenhagen
- Conductor
- Lars Ulrik Mortensen
-
5 Part II: Nacht, o wie stille! (Oluf) 04:12
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part II: Nacht, o wie stille! (Oluf)
- Duration
- 04:12
- Composer
- Niels Wilhelm Gade
- Performer
- Johannes Weisser
- Ensemble
- Concerto Copenhagen
- Conductor
- Lars Ulrik Mortensen
-
6 Part II: Leicht nun schwebt der Tanz durch die Haine! (Elf-Maidens, Oluf) 02:28
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part II: Leicht nun schwebt der Tanz durch die Haine! (Elf-Maidens, Oluf)
- Duration
- 02:28
- Composer
- Niels Wilhelm Gade
- Performer
- Johannes Weisser
- Ensemble
- DR VokalEnsemblet, Concerto Copenhagen
- Conductor
- Lars Ulrik Mortensen
-
7 Part II: Willkommen, Herr Oluf (Elf-King's Daughter, Elf-Maidens, Oluf) 05:52
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part II: Willkommen, Herr Oluf (Elf-King's Daughter, Elf-Maidens, Oluf)
- Duration
- 05:52
- Composer
- Niels Wilhelm Gade
- Performer
- Sophie Junker, Johannes Weisser
- Ensemble
- DR VokalEnsemblet, Concerto Copenhagen
- Conductor
- Lars Ulrik Mortensen
-
8 Part III: Morgengesang: Im Osten geht die Sonne auf (Chorus) 02:48
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part III: Morgengesang: Im Osten geht die Sonne auf (Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:48
- Composer
- Niels Wilhelm Gade
- Ensemble
- DR VokalEnsemblet, Concerto Copenhagen
- Conductor
- Lars Ulrik Mortensen
-
9 Part III: Ich wartet' an des Hauses Thür (Mother, Chorus) 05:03
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part III: Ich wartet' an des Hauses Thür (Mother, Chorus)
- Duration
- 05:03
- Composer
- Niels Wilhelm Gade
- Performer
- Ivonne Fuchs
- Ensemble
- DR VokalEnsemblet, Concerto Copenhagen
- Conductor
- Lars Ulrik Mortensen
-
10 Part III: Hör' du, Herr Oluf, sag' an mir gleich! (Mother, Oluf, Chorus) 05:19
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Part III: Hör' du, Herr Oluf, sag' an mir gleich! (Mother, Oluf, Chorus)
- Duration
- 05:19
- Composer
- Niels Wilhelm Gade
- Performer
- Ivonne Fuchs, Johannes Weisser
- Ensemble
- DR VokalEnsemblet, Concerto Copenhagen
- Conductor
- Lars Ulrik Mortensen
-
11 Epilogue: Drum rath' ich jedem Jüngling an (Chorus) 01:11
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Epilogue: Drum rath' ich jedem Jüngling an (Chorus)
- Duration
- 01:11
- Composer
- Niels Wilhelm Gade
- Ensemble
- DR VokalEnsemblet, Concerto Copenhagen
- Conductor
- Lars Ulrik Mortensen