Bernhard Lewkovitch: Apollo's Art (Da Capo Audio CD)

BERNHARD LEWKOVITCH
Apollo's Art
Mogens Dahl
The Jutland Chamber Choir

Bernhard Lewkovitch, composer

About
Bernhard Lewkovitch (b. 1927) is an unusual figure in Danish music, as the great bulk of his music is associated with the Catholic Church. Lewkovitch is the son of Polish and Russian immigrants, and made his appearance in the 1950s with works that were rather experimental and which also used the twelve?tone technique. After a break from composition, he has composed busily since the 1970s, in a more archaic style influenced by old Catholic sacred music. Another important inspiration is the serialist period of Stravinsky. Apart from a few early instrumental works, by far the greater part of Lewkovitch's music is religious works for choir.

Musicians: Martin Schuster, Anders Larsen, Rolf Sandmark, Ingerid Anette Huseby, Jens Vind, Vibeke Kærsgaard Lembcke, Annemette Juhl, Klaus Gottlieb, Merete Hoffmann, Birgitte Lindum, Mogens Svane & Carsten Adrian.

Reviews
"This is music from a thoroughly competent dedicated composer on a well sung, well recorded CD" (Classical Music on the Web) [Read full review]

"Opførelserne er smidige, klangskønne og meget smukt gennemformede." (Politiken)

Credits
Recorded in Lystrup Church on 16-20 October 1999 and 14-15 September

Recording producer: Gunnar Andersson
Sound engineer: Clemens Johansen
Publishers: Edition Wilhelm Hansen A/S and Engstrøm & Sødring

Cover picture: Ejler Bille (1985)

Dacapo and The Jutland Chamber Choir acknowledge, with gratitude, the financial support of Augustinus Fonden, Beckett-Fonden, the Danish Composers' Society/KODA's Funds for Social and Cultural Purposes, KODA's Collective Blank Tape Remuneration and Dansk Kor Forbund

This CD has been recorded in cooperation with Danmarks Radio