Nielsen - The Collector’s Edition
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Label: EMI
Cat No: 5194292
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 7
Release Date: 14th April 2008
About
It is the fate of some countries to produce numerous major composers, whilst others may have many but there is one whose prowess tends to dominate all the others. Such is the case of Denmark where Carl Nielsen lived between 1865 and 1931.
He was 22 years younger than the great Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg, and born just six months before that Finnish genius, Jean Sibelius. His birthplace was a village near Odense, on the island of Fyn, the town which was also the birthplace to one the greatest writer of stories for children, Hans Christian Andersen. Carl Nielsen’s wife was also highly talented in the art of sculpture and Copenhagen is home to at least one of her statues; it is fitting that Odense provides a museum in which work from both of them is featured.
Whilst his works may not show the influence of his country’s literature and landscape as overtly as does Sibelius, 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, Janáček 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, giving the listener a wide and fairly comprehensive survey of this influential composer.
CD 1 [77.24]
Symphony No.1 in G minor, FS 16 (Op.7)
1. I. Allegro orgoglioso
2 II. Andante
3 III: Allegro comodo – Andante sostenuto
4 IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
Recorded: 22-23.VIII.1974; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Symphony No.2 “(The) Four Temperaments”, FS29 (Op.16)
5 I. Allegro collerico
6 II. Allegro comodo e flemmatico
7 III. Andante malincolico
8 IV. Allegro sanguineo
Recorded: 23-25.VIII.1974; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
9 Bohmisk-dansk folketone (Bohemian-Danish Folk Tune), FS130
Recorded: 10-14.II.1975; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
CD 2 [75.12]
Symphony No.3 “Sinfonia espansiva”, FS60 (Op.27)
1. I. Allegro espansivo
2 II. Andante pastorale*
3 III: Allegretto un poco
4 IV. Finale: Allegro
* with Kirsten Schultz (soprano), Peter Rasmussen (baritone)
Recorded: 7-10.IX.1973; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Symphony No.4 “(The) Inextinguishable”, FS76 (Op.29)
5 I. Allegro
6 II. Poco allegretto
7 III. Poco adagio quasi andante
8 IV. Allegro
Recorded: 8/9.III.1974; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
9 Ved en ung Kunstners Baare (At the bier of a young artist), FS58
Recorded: 10-14.II.1975; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Herbert Blomstedt
CD 3 [71.18]
Symphony No.5, FS97 (Op.50)
1. I. Tempo giusto
2 Adagio non troppo
3 II: Allegro
4 Allegro
5 Andante un poco tranquillo
6 Allegro
Recorded: 3&4.XII.1973; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Symphony No.6 “Sinfonia semplice”, FS116
7 I. Tempo giusto
8 II. Humoreske: Allegretto
9 III. Proposta seria: Adagio
10 IV. Tema con variazioni: Adagio
Recorded: 2-5.XI.1973; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Herbert Blomstedt
CD 4 [73.50]
Little Suite for String Orchestra, FS6 (Op.1)
1. I. Præludium
2 II. Intermezzo
3 III: Finale
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Directed by Iona Brown
Recorded: XI.1995; Eidsvoll Church, Norway
4 Symphony Rhapsody, FS7
5 Helios Overture, FS32 (Op.17)
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Herbert Blomstedt
Recorded: 10-14.II.1975; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Violin Concerto, FS61 (Op.33)
6 I. Præludium: Largo
7 Allegro cavalleresco
8 II. Intermezzo: Poco adagio
9 Rondo: Allegretto scherzando 1
Arve Tellefsen (violin)
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Herbert Blomstedt
Recorded: 24-26.III.1975; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
CD 5 [73.50]
1 Overture Maskarade, FS39
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Andrew Davis
Recorded: II.1990; No. 1 Abbey Road Studios, London
2 Saga-drøm, FS46 (Op.39)
3 Pan og Syrinx, FS87 (Op.49)
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Herbert Blomstedt
Recorded: 10-14.II.1975; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Flute Concerto, FS119
4 I. Allegro moderato
5 II. Allegretto – Adagio ma non troppo – Allegretto – Tempo di marcia
Frantz Lemmser (flute), Arve Tellefsen (violin)
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Herbert Blomstedt
Recorded: 14-17.IV.1975; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
6 Rhapsodie Overture: An Imaginary Journey to the Færoe Islands, FS123
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Herbert Blomstedt
Recorded: 10-14.II.1975; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Clarinet Concerto, FS129 (Op.57)
7 Allegretto un poco
8 Poco adagio
9 Allegro non troppo
10 Allegro vivace
Kjell-Inge Stevennson (clarinet)
Ib Jarikov (side drum)
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Herbert Blomstedt
Recorded: 14-17.IV.1975; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
CD 6 [65.13]
Hymnus Amoris, FS21 (Op.12)
1. I. Childhood
2 II. Youth
3 III: Manhood2
4 IV. Old Age
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
Conducted by Mogens Wöldike
Recorded: 4 & 8.IV.1974; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Søvnen (Sleep), FS33 (Op.18)
5 I. Milde søvnen, du store Moder
6 II. En Kval – en Tunge…Ve mif – er jeg vaagen?
7 III. Drømme svinder, Syner falme
Danish Radio Chorus
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Mogens Wöldike
Recorded: 4 & 8.IV.1974; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Wind Quintet, FS100 (Op.43)
8 I. Allegro ben moderato
9 II. Menuet
10 III. Præludium: Adagio – Tema con variazioni: Un poco andantino
Melos Ensemble
Recorded: 4 & 5.XII.1967; No. 1 Abbey Road Studios, London
CD 7 [54.20]
1 Chaconne, FS79 (Op.32)
Suite ‘Den Luciferiske’, FS91 (Op.45)
2 I. Allegretto un pochettino
3 II. Poco moderato
4 III. Molto adagio e patético
5 IV. Allegretto innocente
6 V. Allegretto vivo
7 VI. Allegro non troppo ma vigoroso
Tre Klaverstykker (Three Piano Pieces), FS131 (Op.59)
8 Impromptu: Allegro fluento
9 Adagio
10 Allegro non troppo
Fem Klaverstykker (Five Piano Pieces), FS10 (Op.3)
11 Folketone (Folk Melody): Andante
12 Humoreske: Allegretto giocoso
13 Arabeske: Moderato
14 Mignon: Moderato
15 Alfedans (Elf Dance): Tempo di valse
Humoreske-bagateller, FS22 (Op. 11)
16 I. Goddag! Goddag! (Good Morning! Good Morning!)
17 II. Snurretoppen (Spinning Top)
18 III. En lille langsom vals (A Little Slow Waltz)
19 IV. Sprællemanden (Jumping Jack)
20 V. Dukkemarch (Doll’s March)
21 VI. Spilleværket (Musical Clock)
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Recorded: 27-31.III.1995; St. George’s, Brandon Hill
Some parts of this recording are taken from a concert performance at St. George’s, Brandon Hill, during the evening of 31.III.1996.
He was 22 years younger than the great Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg, and born just six months before that Finnish genius, Jean Sibelius. His birthplace was a village near Odense, on the island of Fyn, the town which was also the birthplace to one the greatest writer of stories for children, Hans Christian Andersen. Carl Nielsen’s wife was also highly talented in the art of sculpture and Copenhagen is home to at least one of her statues; it is fitting that Odense provides a museum in which work from both of them is featured.
Whilst his works may not show the influence of his country’s literature and landscape as overtly as does Sibelius, 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, Janáček 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, giving the listener a wide and fairly comprehensive survey of this influential composer.
CD 1 [77.24]
Symphony No.1 in G minor, FS 16 (Op.7)
1. I. Allegro orgoglioso
2 II. Andante
3 III: Allegro comodo – Andante sostenuto
4 IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
Recorded: 22-23.VIII.1974; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Symphony No.2 “(The) Four Temperaments”, FS29 (Op.16)
5 I. Allegro collerico
6 II. Allegro comodo e flemmatico
7 III. Andante malincolico
8 IV. Allegro sanguineo
Recorded: 23-25.VIII.1974; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
9 Bohmisk-dansk folketone (Bohemian-Danish Folk Tune), FS130
Recorded: 10-14.II.1975; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
CD 2 [75.12]
Symphony No.3 “Sinfonia espansiva”, FS60 (Op.27)
1. I. Allegro espansivo
2 II. Andante pastorale*
3 III: Allegretto un poco
4 IV. Finale: Allegro
* with Kirsten Schultz (soprano), Peter Rasmussen (baritone)
Recorded: 7-10.IX.1973; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Symphony No.4 “(The) Inextinguishable”, FS76 (Op.29)
5 I. Allegro
6 II. Poco allegretto
7 III. Poco adagio quasi andante
8 IV. Allegro
Recorded: 8/9.III.1974; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
9 Ved en ung Kunstners Baare (At the bier of a young artist), FS58
Recorded: 10-14.II.1975; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Herbert Blomstedt
CD 3 [71.18]
Symphony No.5, FS97 (Op.50)
1. I. Tempo giusto
2 Adagio non troppo
3 II: Allegro
4 Allegro
5 Andante un poco tranquillo
6 Allegro
Recorded: 3&4.XII.1973; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Symphony No.6 “Sinfonia semplice”, FS116
7 I. Tempo giusto
8 II. Humoreske: Allegretto
9 III. Proposta seria: Adagio
10 IV. Tema con variazioni: Adagio
Recorded: 2-5.XI.1973; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Herbert Blomstedt
CD 4 [73.50]
Little Suite for String Orchestra, FS6 (Op.1)
1. I. Præludium
2 II. Intermezzo
3 III: Finale
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Directed by Iona Brown
Recorded: XI.1995; Eidsvoll Church, Norway
4 Symphony Rhapsody, FS7
5 Helios Overture, FS32 (Op.17)
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Herbert Blomstedt
Recorded: 10-14.II.1975; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Violin Concerto, FS61 (Op.33)
6 I. Præludium: Largo
7 Allegro cavalleresco
8 II. Intermezzo: Poco adagio
9 Rondo: Allegretto scherzando 1
Arve Tellefsen (violin)
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Herbert Blomstedt
Recorded: 24-26.III.1975; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
CD 5 [73.50]
1 Overture Maskarade, FS39
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Andrew Davis
Recorded: II.1990; No. 1 Abbey Road Studios, London
2 Saga-drøm, FS46 (Op.39)
3 Pan og Syrinx, FS87 (Op.49)
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Herbert Blomstedt
Recorded: 10-14.II.1975; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Flute Concerto, FS119
4 I. Allegro moderato
5 II. Allegretto – Adagio ma non troppo – Allegretto – Tempo di marcia
Frantz Lemmser (flute), Arve Tellefsen (violin)
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Herbert Blomstedt
Recorded: 14-17.IV.1975; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
6 Rhapsodie Overture: An Imaginary Journey to the Færoe Islands, FS123
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Herbert Blomstedt
Recorded: 10-14.II.1975; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Clarinet Concerto, FS129 (Op.57)
7 Allegretto un poco
8 Poco adagio
9 Allegro non troppo
10 Allegro vivace
Kjell-Inge Stevennson (clarinet)
Ib Jarikov (side drum)
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Herbert Blomstedt
Recorded: 14-17.IV.1975; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
CD 6 [65.13]
Hymnus Amoris, FS21 (Op.12)
1. I. Childhood
2 II. Youth
3 III: Manhood2
4 IV. Old Age
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
Conducted by Mogens Wöldike
Recorded: 4 & 8.IV.1974; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Søvnen (Sleep), FS33 (Op.18)
5 I. Milde søvnen, du store Moder
6 II. En Kval – en Tunge…Ve mif – er jeg vaagen?
7 III. Drømme svinder, Syner falme
Danish Radio Chorus
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Mogens Wöldike
Recorded: 4 & 8.IV.1974; Danmarks Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen
Wind Quintet, FS100 (Op.43)
8 I. Allegro ben moderato
9 II. Menuet
10 III. Præludium: Adagio – Tema con variazioni: Un poco andantino
Melos Ensemble
Recorded: 4 & 5.XII.1967; No. 1 Abbey Road Studios, London
CD 7 [54.20]
1 Chaconne, FS79 (Op.32)
Suite ‘Den Luciferiske’, FS91 (Op.45)
2 I. Allegretto un pochettino
3 II. Poco moderato
4 III. Molto adagio e patético
5 IV. Allegretto innocente
6 V. Allegretto vivo
7 VI. Allegro non troppo ma vigoroso
Tre Klaverstykker (Three Piano Pieces), FS131 (Op.59)
8 Impromptu: Allegro fluento
9 Adagio
10 Allegro non troppo
Fem Klaverstykker (Five Piano Pieces), FS10 (Op.3)
11 Folketone (Folk Melody): Andante
12 Humoreske: Allegretto giocoso
13 Arabeske: Moderato
14 Mignon: Moderato
15 Alfedans (Elf Dance): Tempo di valse
Humoreske-bagateller, FS22 (Op. 11)
16 I. Goddag! Goddag! (Good Morning! Good Morning!)
17 II. Snurretoppen (Spinning Top)
18 III. En lille langsom vals (A Little Slow Waltz)
19 IV. Sprællemanden (Jumping Jack)
20 V. Dukkemarch (Doll’s March)
21 VI. Spilleværket (Musical Clock)
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Recorded: 27-31.III.1995; St. George’s, Brandon Hill
Some parts of this recording are taken from a concert performance at St. George’s, Brandon Hill, during the evening of 31.III.1996.
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