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Nielsen: Espansiva - Works for 4 Hand Piano

$16.99

Details

Composer
Carl Nielsen
Artist
Kristoffer Hyldig, Rikke Sandbjerg
Format
CD
Label
OUR Recordings
Released
Oct 04, 2024
Catalog #
8226923
UPC
0636943692325

About

When Danish composer Carl Nielsen finished his Third Symphony, he spoke of the first movement as "a gust of energy and life-affirmation blown out into the wide world" and called the finale of his Third Symphony "a hymn to work and the healthy activity of everyday life" - truly a sense of optimism all-too-rare for us denizens of the 21st century! So, why a four-hand arrangement of an orchestral score you ask? In the days before mechanical recordings, four hand arrangements were both a delightful social activity and an invaluable means of making large-scale works available to gifted amateurs who might not otherwise have opportunity to hear them in concert as well as promote them to conductors and concert programmers. As pianist Rikke Sandberg and Nielsen scholar Niels Bo Foltmann describe in the booklet notes, the discovery of the manuscript of Nielsen's OWN arrangement "Sinfonia Espansiva" was itself a tale of luck and diligent librarianship. Also included on this all WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING album are 2 works from Nielsen's Opera Saul & David, arranged by Nielsen for piano duet, and an oddity recently discovered in the archives of the Tivoli Amusement Park, the original four-handed sketch for the Hojby Rifle Club March composed by Nielsens' father, and arranged by Carl Nielsen/Kristoffer Hyldig. We hope that you will enjoy this first recording of Carl Nielsen's own four-handed piano music arrangement of his orchestral works, brought brilliantly to life through the musicianship and scholarship of Rikke Sandberg and Kristoffer Hyldig. Recorded by Preben Iwan in the DXD audio format (Digital eXtreme Definition, 352.8 kHz/32bit) and, available in the Dolby Atmos format on streaming platforms.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 Act IV: Prelude: Allegro burrascoso 03:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act IV: Prelude: Allegro burrascoso
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Kristoffer Nyholm Hyldig, Rikke Sandbjerg
  2. 2 Battle Music: Allegro violente 04:02
    Track
    2
    Title
    Battle Music: Allegro violente
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Kristoffer Nyholm Hyldig, Rikke Sandbjerg
  3. 3 I. Allegro espansivo 11:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Allegro espansivo
    Duration
    11:31
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Kristoffer Nyholm Hyldig, Rikke Sandbjerg
  4. 4 II. Andante pastorale 08:43
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Andante pastorale
    Duration
    08:43
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Kristoffer Nyholm Hyldig, Rikke Sandbjerg
  5. 5 III. Allegretto un poco 06:26
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Allegretto un poco
    Duration
    06:26
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Kristoffer Nyholm Hyldig, Rikke Sandbjerg
  6. 6 IV. Finale: Allegro 09:10
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro
    Duration
    09:10
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Performer
    Kristoffer Nyholm Hyldig, Rikke Sandbjerg
  7. 7 Højby Riffle Club March (arr. K.N. Hyldig) 02:27
    Track
    7
    Title
    Højby Riffle Club March (arr. K.N. Hyldig)
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Niels, "Maler" Jorgensen
    Performer
    Kristoffer Nyholm Hyldig, Rikke Sandbjerg