EMIL HARTMANN
Orchestral Works
Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra

Bo Holten, conductor

Emil Hartmann, composer

About
The composer Emil Hartmann (1836-1898) experienced great success when touring Europe to conduct performances of his own works. But in his native Denmark he was largely overshadowed by his own father, the famous J.P.E. Hartmann. This CD recording features some of his most popular works, including world premieres of the entertaining pieces "Nordic Folk Dances" and "A Carnival Feast".

Reviews
You'll find all sorts of nice touches in all departments of the orchestra, and the Copenhagen Philharmonic makes the most of them.
(Limelight Magazine)

Dacapo fortsætter flot med at indspille stadig nye danske værker. Her spiller Sjællands Symfoniorkester...godt og naturligt dirigeret af Bo Holten nogle lettilgængelige værker af Emil Hartmann.
(**** Jyllands-Posten)

Hartmann´s Nordic Folk Dances...are very charming, colorfully scored, and unfailingly pleasent.
(Classics Toady, David Hurwitz)

Denne cd formidler på fin vis den gode musik og viser, at Emil Hartmann kunne andet end at skrive smukke sange og salmer.
(Musikeren, 12/2006)

The sound is rich and powerful ... and the performances are bigger than life, full of color and immersed in an intoxicating intensity.
(Laurence Vittes, Audiophile Audition)

Emil Hartmann var en dygtig og talentfuld komponist - det er denne cd et overbevisende vidnesbyrd om.
(Dansk Musik Tidsskrift, 12/2006)

Her er dystert sagamørke, oprørstummel og sejrsklange så saligt lysende, at man formelig hører korsbanneret blafre i vinden.
(**** Politiken, Jan Jacoby)

Un disque très plaisant, vraiment!
(Classics Today France, Christophe Huss)

Denne cd er uundværlig for alle elskere af dansk musik!
(High Fidelity, 02/2207)

The sound is rich and powerful ... The performances are bigger than life, full of color and immersed in an intoxicating intensity.
(* * * * Audiophile Audition)

Credits
Recorded at Kuhlausalen, Lyngby Kulturhus on 23-25 August and 10 November 2005 and 31 May 2006.
Recording producer: Henrik Sleiborg
Sound engineers: Jørn Jacobsen and Lars Christensen
Editing: Henrik Sleiborg, Jørn Jacobsen and Lars Christensen

Graphic design: Denise Burt, elevator-design.dk

This CD has been recorded in cooperation with the Danish Broadcasting Cooperation