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BENT SØRENSEN; PER NØRGÅRD
The Little Mermaid; The Will-o’-the-Wisps Go to Town
Ars Nova Copenhagen
Danish National Girls' Choir / DR
Sun & Moon
Jens Albinus, vocal
Inger Dam-Jensen, soprano
Helene Gjerris, soprano
Gert Henning-Jensen, tenor
Bo Kristian Jensen, tenor
Ylva Kihlberg, mezzo soprano
Per Nørgård, composer
Bent Sørensen, composer
Danish National Symphony Orchestra / DR
Danish National Children's Choir / DR
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
About
When the bicentenary of the birth of the Danish fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen was celebrated in 2005, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra / DR and its chief conductor Thomas Dausgaard were at the forefront with a magnificent musical celebration. This CD release testifies to the meeting between Andersen’s immortal storytelling art and two leading Danish composers of our time, Per Nørgård (b. 1932) and Bent Sørensen (b. 1958), who interpret the writer in very different ways in two works, each originating in one of Andersen’s tales.
Reviews
P2 Prize - DMA Classical 2007
Vocal Release of the Year
Innovative and imaginative
(Limelight Magazine)
en spændende tilgængeligt ny kompositionsmusik med eventyret i sig
(Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten)
Nørgårds bidrag er yderst indtagende og lyrisk funderet, specielt i prolog og epilog. Og så fungerer det fint med Jens Albinius recitation undervejs. Bent Sørensens musik til den lille havfrue er mere dramatisk i sit udtryk, og understøtter fint tekstforlægget og det mystiske univers under overfladen.
(Musiken, 10/2006)
A marvellous live performance, with Inger Dam-Jensen and Gert Henning-Jensen the exemplary soloists, splendidly recorded.
(Gramophone 11/2006)
Sjældent hører man så overbevisende musikalske tydninger af tekster. Disse fortællinger bliver man ikke færdig med i hast. Også udførelse og indspilning er på højt niveau.
(Dansk Musik Tidsskrift, 10/2006)
Begge nutidige komponisters værker rummer en uventet nationalromantisk stemning, så...man ikke kan undgå at høre mindelser om Carl Nielsens 'Fynsk Forår' hos Nørgård og rytmen fra 'På Sjølunds fagre sletter' i 'Den lille Havfrue'.
(***** Klassisk)¨
To af H.C.Andernsen-årets vægtigste musikalske frugter er i glimrende opførelse samlet på denne skive.
(**** Politiken)
hiermit gelingt dem Label Dacapo ein weiterer guter Wurf in der Reihe der Andersen-Vertonungen. Und die beiden dänischen Komponisten Per Nørgård und Bent Sørensen zeigen mit ihren weder intellektuelle Überdrehtheit und seichtes Gedudel für Kinder streifenden Werken bedeutende Kompositionen gelungen sind. Einfach gut, diese Dänen.
(Klassik.com, 11/2006)
These are delightful works, well-written and extremely well played by the large force under the direction of Thomas Dausgaard.
(Sequenza21.com)
Credits
Recorded in the Danish Radio Concert Hall on 17 September 2005 (Nørgård) and 1 September 2005 (Sørensen) Live Recordings
Recording producer: Preben Iwan
Balance engineers: Jan Oldrup (Nørgård) and Jørn Jacobsen (Sørensen)
Editing: Preben Iwan, Morten Mogensen and Jørn Jacobsen
Mastering: Preben Iwan and Jan Oldrup
Artistic director and general manager, DNSO & Choirs / DR: Per Erik Veng
Chorus masters: Michael Bojesen (DNC / DR) and Pia Boysen (DNCC / DR)
Graphic design: www.elevator-design.dk
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen AS, www.ewh.dk
This CD has been recorded in cooperation with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation
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Contents and Reviews
Contents
Per Nørgård (b. 1932)
The Will-o’-the-Wisps Go to Town(2003-04)
Dramatic fairytale cantata after Hans Christian Andersen with song texts in collaboration with Suzanne Brøgger
1. Prologue
2. Scene 1: Manden som vidste eventyr
3. Scene 2: Fairy Tale Hunt & Twilight Hour
4. Scene 3: The Woman Who Peered in - Upstairs
5. Scene 4: An Ominous Invitation
6. Scene 5: A Break-in from Reality
7. Scene 6: The Marsh Witch’s Account
8. Scene 7: When the Moon Boded Ill
9. Scene 8: Here They Are now
10. Scene 9: Moral (not!)
11. Scene 10: Report from a Fairy-tale Land
12. Epilogue
Role list
• Marsh witch: Helene Gjerris
• The Mann: Bo Kristian Jensen
• The Woman: Ylva Kihlberg
• Chorus: Ars Nova Copenhagen
• Narrator: Jens Albinus
• Will-o’-the-Wisps: The Danish National Children’s Choir / DR and The Danish National Juniors Choir / DR
• Children´s Choir: The Danish National Children’s Choir / DR and The Danish National Juniors Choir / DR
Bent Sørensen (b. 1958)
The Little Mermaid (2004-05)
for soprano solo, tenor solo, girls’ choir and orchestra
13. The Storm
14. The Silence
15. The Celebration
Role list
• Choir: Danish National Girls Choir / DR
• Soprano: Inger Dam-Jensen
• Tenor: Gert Henning-Jensen
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