Thomas Jensen Legacy vol. 11 / Schiøler, Telmányi, Jensen, Royal Danish Orchestra et al.
Details
- Composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Edvard Grieg, Jeno Hubay, Franz Liszt, Selim Palmgren, Camille Saint-Saens, Pa
- Artist
- Victor Schioler, Boris Linderud, Emil Telmanyi, Carlo Andersen
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Danacord
- Released
- Jul 01, 2022
- Catalog #
- DACOCD921
- UPC
- 5709499921005
About
A pair of great Danish pianists and celebrated violinists contribute to a wide-ranging program, which demonstrates Thomas Jensen’s versatility and command of his orchestras in both pillars of the repertoire by Grieg and Tchaikovsky, and a stirring but unfamiliar piano-concerto movement by the Dane August Winding. Strauss’s Till Eulenspiegelis new to the Jensen discography: a stunning live performance from 1952, newly remastered from the original tapes. This collection brings together live DRSO broadcasts from the 1950s and the 1960swith earlier gramophone recordings, made before Jensen’s DRSO tenure when he was principal conductor of the Aarhus Civic Orchestra (documented on Volume 8 of the series.)
Review:
It’s fortunate – and generous – of Danacord to offer their twofers ‘as for one’ as of late they have been engaged in wholesale reshuffling of their packs.
The only previously unissued item in CD1 is August Winding’s Concert Allegro, preformed by Boris Linderud (1915-95) in 1960. This fluid rhapsodic piece is cast in a Schumannesque mould with plenty of right-hand filigree. The only non-studio live performance on CD2 is Strauss’ Till Eulenspiegel, in a very competent 1952 reading in the characteristic acoustic of Denmark’s Radio Concert Hall. The remainder of the programme is largely given over to the violin repertoire on the Tono label, played by the country’s then leading player, Emil Telmányi, between 1947 and 1951. He plays Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen with plenty of slides but also a sure awareness of style. You will find the Introduction and Rondo capriccioso on DACOCD851 where you’ll also find recordings made by Telmányi’s great teacher, Hubay – the recording Telmányi made of Hubay’s Hejre Kati in that disc is a later one than the 1947 Tono here, which features his Chamber Orchestra and offers a less successful accompaniment.
Svendsen’s Romance is in the secure hands of Carlo Andersen in his famous 1939 HMV recording which must have sold by the bucketload as it always turns up on record lists to this day. It’s a valuable snapshot of Andersen’s playing as he only ever recorded a couple of pieces by Lumbye so far as I’m aware. Finally, there’s Tchaikovsky’s ‘1812’, spread across four 78 sides, recorded a few days after the Introduction and Rondo capriccioso. Nothing unduly odd happens in the ‘1812’ – strong, decisive conducting and well recorded. Till is newly remastered, and everything comes up sounding good.
--MusicWeb International (Jonathan Woolf)
Tracklist 13 tracks
- Disc 1
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1 I. Allegro molto moderato 12:00
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Allegro molto moderato
- Duration
- 12:00
- Composer
- Edvard Grieg
- Performer
- Victor Schiøler
- Ensemble
- Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Thomas Jensen
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2 II. Adagio 05:49
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Adagio
- Duration
- 05:49
- Composer
- Edvard Grieg
- Performer
- Victor Schiøler
- Ensemble
- Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Thomas Jensen
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3 III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato 09:43
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato
- Duration
- 09:43
- Composer
- Edvard Grieg
- Performer
- Victor Schiøler
- Ensemble
- Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Thomas Jensen
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4 Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Themes, S123/R458, "Hungarian Fantasy" 14:57
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Themes, S123/R458, "Hungarian Fantasy"
- Duration
- 14:57
- Composer
- Franz Liszt
- Performer
- Victor Schiøler
- Ensemble
- Tivoli Concert Orchestra
- Conductor
- Thomas Jensen
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5 Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 33, "The River" 20:57
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 33, "The River"
- Duration
- 20:57
- Composer
- Selim Palmgren
- Performer
- Victor Schiøler
- Ensemble
- Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Thomas Jensen
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6 Concert Allegro for Piano and Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 29 14:35
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Concert Allegro for Piano and Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 29
- Duration
- 14:35
- Composer
- August Winding
- Performer
- Boris Linderud
- Ensemble
- Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Thomas Jensen
- Disc 2
-
1 1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49 15:06
- Track
- 1
- Title
- 1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49
- Duration
- 15:06
- Composer
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Ensemble
- Royal Danish Orchestra
- Conductor
- Thomas Jensen
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2 Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 (version for violin and orchestra) 08:37
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 (version for violin and orchestra)
- Duration
- 08:37
- Composer
- Pablo de Sarasate
- Performer
- Emil Telmányi
- Ensemble
- Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Thomas Jensen
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3 Introduction et rondo capriccioso in A Minor, Op. 28 09:03
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Introduction et rondo capriccioso in A Minor, Op. 28
- Duration
- 09:03
- Composer
- Camille Saint-Saëns
- Performer
- Emil Telmányi
- Ensemble
- Royal Danish Orchestra
- Conductor
- Thomas Jensen
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4 Scenes de la Csarda No. 4, Op. 32, "Hejre Kati" (Hey Katie) (version for violin and orchestra) 05:51
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Scenes de la Csarda No. 4, Op. 32, "Hejre Kati" (Hey Katie) (version for violin and orchestra)
- Duration
- 05:51
- Composer
- Jenö Hubay
- Performer
- Emil Telmányi
- Ensemble
- Telmányi Chamber Orchestra
- Conductor
- Thomas Jensen
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5 Romance No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50 08:15
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Romance No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50
- Duration
- 08:15
- Composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Performer
- Emil Telmányi
- Ensemble
- Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Thomas Jensen
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6 Romance, Op. 26 08:23
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Romance, Op. 26
- Duration
- 08:23
- Composer
- Johan Svendsen
- Performer
- Carlo Andersen
- Ensemble
- Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Thomas Jensen
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7 Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks), Op. 28, TrV 171 14:48
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks), Op. 28, TrV 171
- Duration
- 14:48
- Composer
- Richard Strauss
- Ensemble
- Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Thomas Jensen