This 2008 CPO recording of the complete piano works of Carl Nielsen by pianist Christina Bjørkøe is technically solid and sympathetic to the great Danish modernist's shifting moods, but lacking in the kind of intensity and concentration that made previous issues by Leif Ove Andsnes and John Ogdon standouts in this repertoire. Bjørkøe establishes ...
Listeners who like Vagn Holmboe's symphonies will probably enjoy his music for violin and piano. While they lack the shimmering colors of his orchestral music, the Danish modernist's violin works are full of the same sorts of memorable tunes, bracing harmonies, and rousing rhythms, set in strongly shaped forms. As this 2009 Dacapo disc with ...
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