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This is the first complete collection of Carl Nielsen’s masterly chamber works available on CD. Here all the String Quartets, Violin Sonatas and Works for Wind appear in definitive recordings by top young Danish musicians. The piano works are played in unique fashion by Herman D. Koppel, who as a young man rehearsed them all with the composer himself.
This unique collection consists of prizewinning recordings by the Danish String Quartet, which has preserved the authentic playing style since Carl Nielsen’s time. Packaged in a clamshell box.
Carl Nielsen: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 13, FS 4
I. Allegro energico
II. Andante amoroso
III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
IV. Finale: Allegro (inquieto)
Carl Nielsen: String Quartet in F major, Op. 44, FS 36
I. Allegro non tanto e comodo
II. Adagio con sentimento religioso
III. Allegretto moderato ed innocente
IV. Finale: Molto adagio - Allegro non tanto, ma molto scherzoso
Carl Nielsen: String Quintet in G major, FS 5
I. Allegro pastorale
II. Adagio
III. Allegretto scherzando
IV. Allegro molto
Carl Nielsen: String Quartet in F minor, Op. 5, FS 11
I. Allegro non troppo ma energico
II. Un poco adagio
III. Allegretto scherzando
IV. Finale: Allegro appassionato - Allegro molto
Carl Nielsen: String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 14, FS 23
I. Allegro con brio
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Allegretto pastorale. Presto. Allegretto pastorale
IV. Finale: Allegro coraggioso - Allegro molto
Carl Nielsen: Piano Trio in G major, FS 3i
I.
II. Andante
III. Allegretto grazioso
Carl Nielsen: Serenata in vano, FS 68
Serenata in vano, FS 68
Carl Nielsen: Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100
I. Allegro ben moderato
II. Menuetto
III. Praeludium
IV. Tema con variazioni
Carl Nielsen: Fantasy Piece in G minor, FS 3h
Fantasy Piece in G minor, FS 3h
Carl Nielsen: 2 Fantasy Pieces, Op. 2, FS 8
No. 1. Romance
No. 2. Humoresque
Carl Nielsen: Canto serioso, FS 132
Canto serioso, FS 132
Carl Nielsen: Moderen (The Mother), Op. 41, FS 94
Taagen letter (The Fog is lifting)
Bornene leger (The Children are Playing)
Tro og hab spiller (Faith and hope are playing)
Carl Nielsen: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 9, FS 20
I. Allegro glorioso
II. Andante
III. Allegro piacevole e giovanile
Carl Nielsen: Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 35, FS 64
I. Allegro - Piu moderato - Agitato - Tempo I - Poco meno mosso
II. Molto adagio
III. Allegro piacevole
Carl Nielsen: Praeludium og Tema med Variationer (Prelude and Theme with Variations), Op. 48, FS 104
Poco adagio e con fantasia
Thema: Andante
Variation 1. Piu mosso
Variation 2. Andantino quasi Allegretto
Variation 3. Andante espressivo
Variation 4. Poco allegro, molto ritmico
Variation 5. Piu mosso
Variation 6. Tempo giusto
Variation 7. Presto
Variation 8. Poco adagio
Tempo di tema
Carl Nielsen: Preludio e Presto, Op. 52, FS 128
Preludio: Con fantasia
Presto
Carl Nielsen: Symphonic Suite, Op. 8, FS 19
I. Intonation: Maestoso
II. Quasi allegretto
III. Andante
IV. Finale: Allegro
Carl Nielsen: Kavermusik for Smaa og Store (Piano Music for Young and Old), Vol. 1, Op. 53, FS 148
No. 1. Allegretto
No. 2. Andantino quasi allegretto
No. 3a. Allegro scherzoso
No. 3b. Grazioso
No. 4. Andantino
No. 5. Allegro giocoso
No. 6. Poco lamentoso
No. 7. Marziale
No. 8. Cantabile
No. 9. Allegretto civettuolo
No. 10. Lugubre
No. 11. Andantino poco tiepido
No. 12. Adagio dramatico
No. 13. Andantino carino
Carl Nielsen: Kavermusik for Smaa og Store (Piano Music for Young and Old), Vol. 2, Op. 53, FS 148
No. 14. Capriccioso
No. 15. Adagio espressivo
No. 16. Alla contadino
No. 17. Largo con fantasia
No. 18. Preludio
No. 19. Alla Bach
No. 20. Adagio
No. 21. Marcia di goffo
No. 22. Allegretto pastorale
No. 23. Etude. Allegro
No. 24. Molto adagio - Allegretto commodo
Carl Nielsen: Tema med variationer (Theme with Variations), Op. 40, FS 81
Tema med variationer (Theme with Variations), Op. 40, FS 81
Carl Nielsen: Chaconne, Op. 32, FS 79
Chaconne, Op. 32, FS 79
Carl Nielsen: Suite, Op. 45, FS 91, "Den Luciferiske" (The Luciferan)
I. Allegretto un pochettino
II. Poco moderato
III. Molto adagio e patetico
IV. Allegretto innocente
V. Allegretto vivo
VI. Allegro non troppo ma vigoroso
Carl Nielsen: 6 Humoresque-Bagatelles, Op. 11, FS 22
No. 1. Goddag! Goddag! (Hello, Hello!)
No. 2. Snurretoppen (The Spinning Top)
No. 3. En lille langsom Vals (A Short Slow Waltz)
No. 4. Spraellemanden (The Jumping Jack)
No. 5. Dukke-March (Dolls' March)
No. 6. Spillevaerket (The Musical Box)
Carl Nielsen: 5 Piano Pieces, Op. 3, FS 10
No. 1. Folketone (Folk Melody)
No. 2. Humoreske (Humoresque)
No. 3. Arabeske (Arabesque)
No. 4. Mignon
No. 5. Alfedans (Elf Dance)
Carl Nielsen: 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 59, FS 131
No. 1. Impromptu: Allegro fluent
No. 2. Molto adagio
No. 3. Allegro non troppo
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