Thomas Jensen Legacy, Vol. 8 / Jensen, Aarhus Civic Orchestra

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Danacord
Release Date
March 18, 2022
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      Claude Debussy, Antonin Dvorak, Edward Elgar, Joseph Haydn, Johann Strauss II, Aram Ilyich Khachatur
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      City Of Aarhus Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Thomas Jensen
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 18, 2022
    • UPC
      5709499918005
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      DACOCD918
    • LABEL
      Danacord
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. William Shakespeare, Op. 74: Overture

      Composer: Friedrich Kuhlau

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    2. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    3. I. Allegro piacevole

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    4. II. Larghetto

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    5. III. Allegretto

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    6. I. Castillane

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    7. IV. Aubade

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    8. VI. Madrilène

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    9. VII. Navarraise

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    10. Marche slave (Slavonic March), Op. 31

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    11. Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride), Act III: Skočná, "Dance of the Comedians"

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    12. Gayane, Act III: Sabre Dance

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    13. Schatz-Walzer, Op. 418

      Composer: Johann Strauss II

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    14. Tritsch-Tratsch, Op. 214

      Composer: Johann Strauss II

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    15. Radetzky March, Op. 228

      Composer: Johann Strauss I

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    16. Salut d'amour (Liebesgrüss), Op. 12 (version for orchestra)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    17. I. Ravnen han flyver om Aftenen (The Raven)

      Composer: Svend Erik Tarp

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    18. III. Liden Kirstens dans (Little Kirsten’s Dance)

      Composer: Svend Erik Tarp

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    19. Bataille March

      Composer: Carl Christian Moller

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    20. Aarhus Tappenstreg (Aarhus Tattoo)

      Composer: Carl Christian Moller

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    21. I. Adagio - Allegro molto

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    22. II. Largo

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    23. III. Molto vivace

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    24. IV. Allegro con fuoco

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    25. I. Vivace

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Performer: John Damgaard

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    26. II. Un poco adagio

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Performer: John Damgaard

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    27. III. Rondo all'ungarese: Allegro assai

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Performer: John Damgaard

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    28. Andante festivo, JS 34b (version for strings and timpani)

      Composer: Jean Sibelius

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    29. Elverhøj (The Elf Hill), Op. 100: Overture

      Composer: Friedrich Kuhlau

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen

    30. Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 7, FS 16: I. Allegro orgoglioso

      Composer: Carl Nielsen

      Ensemble: Aarhus Civic Orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Jensen


The result of the turbulent 1950s in Denmark's second largest city, Aarhus, was the foundation of a symphony orchestra, spearheaded and forcefully directed by conductor Thomas Jensen. His pioneering early Danish TONO recordings, comprising popular orchestral music, were a triumph and were re-released even in the US by the Mercury label. They are all here, collected together for the first time. In frustration, Jensen left Aarhus for a new job as head of the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, however he returned to conduct two concerts which are here presented for the first time.