Danacord Archive
American First Sonatas – Sonatas by REINAGLE, MACDOWELL, GRIFFES & SIEGMEISTER – Cecile Licad, p. – Danacord
Cecile Licad embarks on a fine tour of first American piano sonatas, our home-spun answer to European models. American First Sonatas – REINAGLE: Philadelphia Sonata No. 1 in D Major; MACDOWELL: Piano Sonata No. 1 in g, Op. 45 “Tragica”; GRIFFES: Sonata for Piano; SIEGMEISTER: American Sonata (No. 1) – Cecile Licad, p. – Danacord […]
A Tribute to Erling Bloendal Bengtsson, Vol. 3 = KABALEVSKY: Cello Concerto No. 1; MENDELSSOHN: Cello Sonata No. 2; JOLIVET: Suite en concert pour violoncello – Erling Bloendal Bengtsson, cello/ Anker Blyme, piano/ Iceland Sym. Orch. / Jean-Pierre Jacquillat – Danacord
From Icelandic Radio tapes issued for the first time, we have more evidence of the broad range and sterling musicianship of cello wizard Erling Bloendal Bengtsson.
NIELSEN: Flute Concerto; GRIFFES: Poem for flute and orch.; MARTIN: Ballade for flute, string orch. and piano; IBERT: Concerto for flute and orch. – Thomas Jensen, flute/ South Jutland Sym. Orch./ Giordano Bellincampi – Danacord
Four lovely flute concertos, well-performed in hi-res multichannel sound.
WALTON: Cello Concerto; KHACHATURIAN: Cello Concerto – Erling Bloemdal Bengtsson, cello/ Iceland Sym. Orch./ Zuohuang Chen (Walton)/ Damain Iorio – Danacord
Two impressively mounted cello concertos performed by Danish virtuoso Bengtsson attest to his easy virtuosity in diverse styles.
SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata in B-flat Major; Impromptu in C Minor; Impromptu in A-flat Major – Nina Kavtaradze, p. – Danacord
Not for the faint of heart, Kavtaradze’s Schubert exerts resonant power, but some may find her approach aggressive and dramatically inflated.
“FREDERICK DELIUS: French Masterworks” – Henrietta Bonde-Hansen, sop./ Aarhus Sym. Orch./ Bo Holten – Danacord
French? Masterworks? You decide. There’s some very attractive music here nonetheless.
BARBER: Cello Concerto in A Minor; SALOMON: Cello Concerto; BENTZON: Cello Concerto – Erling Bloendal Bengtsson, cello/ Danish State Radio Sym. Orch./ Nikolai Malko (Barber)/ Thomas Jensen – Danacord
Scandinavian cello virtuoso Erling Bloendal Bengtsson has three modernist concertos to display his immense prowess that has gained him international renown.
Louis Cahuzac (clarinet): The Complete Danish Studio Recordings = Danacord (2 CDs)
The Danish inscriptions by French clarinet virtuoso include ravishing performances of the concertos by Mozart and Nielsen, as well as rare chamber music pieces.
Mogens Woeldike Complete Danish Recordings of HAYDN symphonies = The Chamber Orch. of the Danish Broadcasting/ Erling B. Bengtsston, cello – Danacord (2 CDs)
Of all the talented Danish conducting talents after WW II, Mogens Woeldike may well have been the most exportable, and his work in Haydn tells us why.
The Great Violinist Endre Wolf: The Complete Tono Recordings, 1947-1951 = Works of MOZART, BEETHOVEN, TCHAIKOVSKY, BRUCH, BARTOK, Etc. – Danacord (2 CDs)
Violinist-pedagogue Endre Wolf finds impressive representation in these performances, 1947-1951, rich in expressive detail from a natural unforced master of his craft.
A DELIUS Collection of Rare Historic Recordings – Danacord
Historic performers, almost all associated with Sir Thomas Beecham, reveal their commitment to the music of Frederick Delius, in fine restorations by Brian Savin.
Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum 2009 = Works of KORNAUTH, FEINBERG, LESCHETIZKY, PIERNE, BAX, POULENC, RODRIGUES, SCHULHOF – Var. pianists – Danacord
The annual event likes to claim “bold programs and outstanding performances.”
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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