Poul Rovsing Olsen: The Planets – Works for Voice & Instrume

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Label
Dacapo Classical
Release Date
November 16, 2018
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      OLSEN, POUL ROVSING
    • PERFORMER
      Asmussen, Miilmann, Slaatto, Larsen, Martinez
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 16, 2018
    • UPC
      636943612828
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8226128
    • LABEL
      Dacapo Classical
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. A Dream in Violet, Op. 85

      Composer: Poul Rovsing Olsen

      Performer: Helge Slaatto, Anette Slaatto, Jonathan Slaatto

    2. No. 1. Aether

      Composer: Poul Rovsing Olsen

      Performer: Signe Asmussen, Ulla Miilmann, Anette Slaatto, Frederik Munk Larsen

    3. No. 2. Saturnus

      Composer: Poul Rovsing Olsen

      Performer: Signe Asmussen, Ulla Miilmann, Anette Slaatto, Frederik Munk Larsen

    4. No. 3. Iupiter

      Composer: Poul Rovsing Olsen

      Performer: Signe Asmussen, Ulla Miilmann, Anette Slaatto, Frederik Munk Larsen

    5. No. 4. Mars

      Composer: Poul Rovsing Olsen

      Performer: Signe Asmussen, Ulla Miilmann, Anette Slaatto, Frederik Munk Larsen

    6. No. 5. Sol

      Composer: Poul Rovsing Olsen

      Performer: Signe Asmussen, Ulla Miilmann, Anette Slaatto, Frederik Munk Larsen

    7. No. 6. Venus

      Composer: Poul Rovsing Olsen

      Performer: Signe Asmussen, Ulla Miilmann, Anette Slaatto, Frederik Munk Larsen

    8. No. 7. Mercurius

      Composer: Poul Rovsing Olsen

      Performer: Signe Asmussen, Ulla Miilmann, Anette Slaatto, Frederik Munk Larsen

    9. No. 8. Luna

      Composer: Poul Rovsing Olsen

      Performer: Signe Asmussen, Ulla Miilmann, Anette Slaatto, Frederik Munk Larsen

    10. Rencontres, Op. 67

      Composer: Poul Rovsing Olsen

      Performer: Jonathan Slaatto, Christian Martinez

    11. Pour une viole d'amour, Op. 66

      Composer: Poul Rovsing Olsen

      Performer: Anette Slaatto

    12. Alapa-Tarana, Op. 41

      Composer: Poul Rovsing Olsen

      Performer: Signe Asmussen, Christian Martinez


The research on the musical cultures of faraway countries left it's mark on Poul Rovsing Olsen's (1922-82) oeuvre. He aimed at clarity and substance, and by fusing elements from the Occidental and Oriental traditions he developed a personal musical idiom that was unusual in Danish music. Poul Rovsing Olsen himself said that it was his dream "to make music as direct as possible, to bring it closer to the listener". This album features his last composition 'A Dream in Violet' and four world premiere recordings of his music for voice and instruments, including 'The Planets,' based on a block book from the 15th century. Poul Rovsing Olsen was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and subsequently in Paris where he studied under the highly regarded teacher Nadia Boulanger and the renowned composer Olivier Messiaen. Alongside his studies of classical music, Rovsing Olsen cultivated his passion for Oriental music and a great part of his life he dedicated to his professional work on ethnomusicology. His work in the music of distant countries also left it's mark on Rovsing Olsen's own music.