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Nielsen’s piano works are among the most original and characteristic in the repertoire. There is no mistaking his
idiosyncratic musical voice, his sense of joy of discovery and invention, and spirit of imagination and adventure.
Nielsen’s complete piano music encompasses the full diversity and range of his creative output. Though he never
aspired to brilliance as a performer, Nielsen’s piano works are nevertheless marked by his intimate knowledge of the
instrument and his awareness of the its creative and expressive capabilities. From the symbolist-inspired music of the
1890s to the highly modernist Three Pieces, these works constantly attest to the richness of his imaginative vision. “Carl Nielsen's piano music is not the best known aspect of his output, so Martin Roscoe's marvellously played survey provides a valuable insight. There are mature works, such as the Suite and the Theme and Variations, that can stand beside his bigger orchestral pieces, but also a revealing collection of Piano Music for Young and Old - 24 "studies" in all the keys that in their quirkiness never sound less than echt-Nielsen.” The Telegraph, 7th June 2008 “One or two works here – A Dream About Silent Night and the Festival Prelude – would not have been missed had they not been included. Yet the Symphonic Suite, Op 8; the Chaconne, Op 32; the magnificent Theme and Variations, Op 40; the Suite, Op 45; and the late, posthumously published Three Piano Pieces, Op 59, are powerful, poetic, original in both idea and structure, widely varied in mood, impressively organic and as important in their way as any of Nielsen’s remarkable symphonies. Martin Roscoe’s technique withstands everything that the composer throws at it. He obviously believes in every note, as well he might.” Sunday Times, 1st June 2008 **** “The suite is not only Nielsen's greatest keyboard work but arguably the mightiest ever written in Scandinavia. Martin Roscoe is right inside this music and guides us through its marvels with great subtlety and authority.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2008 ***** “Roscoe is famed for his touch and his playings delicacy and finesse is evident throughout.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2008  BBC Music Magazine
Instrumental Choice - July 2008 |
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| |  | Nielsen - Complete Piano Works
Christina Bjørkøe (piano) Carl Nielsen, Denmark’s most famous composer, is mainly known for his six symphonies. However, Nielsen also spent a lot of time writing music for the piano. He wrote his Piano compositions, like his symphonies, over many years and their stylistic breadth practically equals that of the orchestral works. CPO’s new recording with the Copenhagen-born pianist Christina Bjørkøe, who was awarded the Danish Music Prize for the best solo production of the year in 2005 for her interpretation of the piano music of Knudåge Riisager, is guaranteed to be a sensation. |
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| |  | Carl Nielsen: Complete Piano Music
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| |  | Nielsen: Keyboard Works
Galina Werschenska, France Ellegaard, Arne Skjold Rasmussen, Herman D. Koppel & Eyvind Møller (piano) Niels Otto Raasted, Grethe Krogh & Finn Viderø (organ) Recorded between 1937 and 1967 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 6 working days. |
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Elisabeth Westenholz (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Nielsen: Piano Music, Vol. 2
Peter Seiverwright (piano) "pleasingly idiomatic and flowing"
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| |  | Nielsen - The Collector’s Edition
Nielsen: | Symphonies Nos. 1-6 (Complete) Kirsten Schultz (soprano), Peter Rasmussen (baritone) Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt Bøhmisk-dansk folketone, Paraphrase for strygeorkester (FS130) At the Bier of a Young Artist - string quartet and double bass, FS58 Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt Little Suite in A minor for strings, Op. 1 (FS6) Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Directed by Iona Brown Helios Overture, Op. 17 (FS32) Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt Symphonic Rhapsody in F major, FS7 Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt Violin Concerto, Op. 33 (FS61) Arve Tellefsen (violin) Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt Maskarade Overture BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis Saga-drøm, Op. 39 (FS46) Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt Pan & Syrinx, Op. 49 (FS87) Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt Flute Concerto, FS119 Frantz Lemmser Arve Tellefsen Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt Rhapsody Overture: An Imaginary Trip to the Faroe Islands (FS123) Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt Clarinet Concerto Op. 57 (FS129) Kjell-Inge Stevennson (clarinet) & Ib Jarikov (side drum) Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt Hymnus Amoris, Op. 12 (FS21) Kirsten Schultz & Bodil Gøbil (soprano), Tonny Landy (tenor), Bent Norup (bass baritone) & Mogens Schmidt Johansen & Hans Christian Andersen (bass) Copenhagen Boys’ Choir & Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mogens Wöldike The Sleep, Op. 18 (FS33) Danish Radio Chorus & Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mogens Wöldike Wind Quintet, Op. 43 (FS 100) Melos Ensemble Chaconne, Op. 32 (FS79) Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) Den Luciferiske Suite, Op. 45 (FS91) Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) Three Piano Pieces, Op. 59 (FS131) Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) Five Piano Pieces, Op. 3 (FS10) Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) Humoresque-Bagatelles, Op. 11 (FS22) Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) |
Whilst his works may not show the influence of his country’s literature and landscape as overtly as does Sibelius (with many of his works bearing distinct echoes of the Kalevala and, at times, it is almost easy to see the forests and lakes that he knew and loved), Nielsen is a composer who absorbed the distinctive atmosphere of his homeland. His scores are clear and forcefully argued, he used progressive tonality rather than resorting to the atonal techniques being practiced elsewhere in Europe. His modern reputation is based primarily on his six symphonies but, as can be heard in the other works in this collection, he was adept in many musical forms. A number of modern composers now acknowledge their debt to the group of composers in various countries who developed tonality rather than turning their backs on it – Bartók in Hungary, Janácek in the Czech lands and of course Sibelius and Nielsen and it is interesting to note that more and more commentators have indicated the growing interest in and importance of this music.
The majority of the recordings were made in Copenhagen with the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Herbert Blomstedt (Symphonies, Concertos and Tone Poems) and Mogens Wöldike (Choral works) in the first half of 1970s.
Other works have been added to these thereby giving the listener a wide and fairly comprehensive survey of this influential composer. Like some other great composers – Bach, Mozart and Schubert for example – whose works have been catalogued by experts, Dan Fog and Torben Schousboe have completed this task for Nielsen and this set includes this FS numbering as the prime identification. Dates of composition are also included and Opus Numbers where and when they were allocated. | | EMI - 5194292 (CD - 7 discs) Normally: $30.49 Special: $21.34 |
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