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New release
in January 2021:

Nordic Songs and Romances

Helge Slaatto, Violin - Anne Mette Stæhr, Piano

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First ever recording of two leading composers works for violin and piano plus a range of beautiful Scandinavian songs and romances played on violin. Full texts and translations of all the poems are included. A wonderful calm and musically rewarding release.
New release
in January 2021:

The Launy Grøndahl Legacy
Volume 5

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Four symphonies and two suites by late-Romantic Danish composers and contemporaries of Carl Nielsen, led with passion and authority by Launy Grøndahl in studio recordings made in the twilight of his distinguished career. Noble Classical ideals and typically Danish energy mark out the Sinfonia Svastika of Louis Glass and Second Symphony by Rudolf Simonsen. The neoclassical elegance of P.S. Rung-Keller's suite contrasts with the boisterous character of Johannes Andersen's example. Hakon Børresen's Second Symphony is a buoyant sea-scape, while Herman Sandby's Fourth is coloured by the influence of Delius and Grainger.
New release
in December:

Schnittke

Carl-Oscar Østerlind, Cello - Emil Gryesten Piano

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First ever release of rare recordings from the Finnish Radio with the greates Danish woman pianist France Ellegaard (1913-1999). Concertos by Selim Palmgren and sonatas with the outstanding violinist Anja Ignatius. An extraordinary piano document!
New release
in November:

Works by Debussy

Messiaen Quartet Copenhagen

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The critically acclaimed Copenhagen Quartet with a selection of rare chamber music by Debussy. The Sonatas for Violin and for Cello plus never before arrangements of an orchestral work will create great interest among all the lovers of the French master composer.
New release
in November:

The Great Danish Pianist France Ellegaard

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First ever release of rare recordings from the Finnish Radio with the greates Danish woman pianist France Ellegaard (1913-1999). Concertos by Selim Palmgren and sonatas with the outstanding violinist Anja Ignatius. An extraordinary piano document!
New release
in October:

Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms - Cello Works

Nils Sylvest, Cello and Mimi Birkelund, Piano

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Nils Sylvest was until recently the leading cellist of the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, being the only one in the group playing the cello with his left hand. In his new recording of the complete works for cello and piano by Schumann plus the first Brahms sonata he is partnered by the eminent pianist Mimi Birkelund.
New release
in October:

The Launy Grøndahl Legacy
Volume 4

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The first (almost) complete recording of Nielsen’s comic masterpiece, plus a previously unreleased fairy-tale rarity, under the inspirational baton of the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra’s founder-conductor. Launy Grøndahl knew both Carl Nielsen and Knud Jeppesen personally: he conducted their music with unrivalled sympathy and passion. His 1954 recording of Maskarade is full of native wit and simple joys, while Aesop’s fable of The Eagle and the Beetle is dramatized as a typically Danish morality-tale of revenge on the high and mighty. Volume 5 is in preparation for a February 2021 release and will have Grøndahl conducting 4 Danish symphonies and two orchestral suites.
New release
in October:

The Launy Grøndahl Legacy
Volume 3

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Studio and live broadcast recordings, never previously issued and newly remastered from the original tapes, of Romantic and 20thcentury Danish music. Highlights include an atmospheric tone-poem by Gade, ballet and concert scores based on fairy-tales of Hans Christian Andersen, an overture to celebrate the end of the nazi occupation of Denmark and a colourful set of orchestral variations based on Danish radio´s theme tune. The performances bear witness to the high technical standard of the DRSO´s playing, nearly 70 years ago, as well as to the tireless advocacy of Launy Grøndahl for the music of his own country.
New release
in September:

Elegy

Flemish Radio Choir / Bo Holten

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Danish composer and conductor has collected a series of songs and musical pieces depicting the elegiac mood. Sung by the leading Flemish Choir and with solo cello interludes and connecting bridges between each work this is one of the most satisfying choral releases around.
New release
in August:

The Launy Grøndahl Legacy
Volume 2

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The highly acclaimed series featuring the conductor Launy Grøndahl in this second volume presents his own compositions, all released for the first time. A major contribution to Danish Music and a fantastic chance to hear the composer conducting his own works.
New release
in August:

Rarieties of Piano Music at
"Schloss vor Husum"
from the 2019 Festival

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The annual Rarities of Piano Music at the German castle in the town of Husum began in 1987 and is today one of the leading piano festivals. Every year Danacord releases a CD featuring highlights from the festival. This is the 33rd release. All previous releases are in stock.
New release
in July:

The Launy Grøndahl Legacy
Volume 1

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A new series featuring the remarkable Danish conductor Launy Grøndahl who was closely working with the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra since its very beginning until his last concert in 1956. He was the leading authority on Carl Nielsen and his performance of the 2nd and 4th Symphonies are legendary.
New release
in June:

Brahms - Sonatas for cello and piano

Carl-Oscar Østerlind, Cello - Emil Gryesten Piano

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An exiting new recording featuring the talented young Danish cellist Carl-Oscar Østerlind in a rare recording of the Brahms Clarinet Sonata arranged for cello and piano. Østerlind is accompanied by the young virtuoso Emil Gryesten. Chamber music at its best.
New release
in June:

J.P.E. Hartmann: Piano Works

Thomas Trondhjem, piano

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First volume in the World Premiere Recording of the lovely romantic Danish piano music by J.P.E. Hartmann. Music in the style of Schumann and Mendelssohn with charming melodies and beautiful harmonies. More than 30 miniature gems which will delight all lovers of romantic piano music.
New release
in June:

The Great Danish Pianist Victor Schiøler, Vol. 5

(2 CD for the price of 1)

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Two live piano concerto performances never before releases featuring the greatest Danish pianist ever, Victor Schiøler. Also for the first time on CD two piano trios where Schiøler is the master musician playing with Erling Blöndal Bengtsson. Yet another exiting release in the Victor Schiøler Series.
New release
in March:

A European Tribute to Erling Blöndal Bengtsson

(2 CD for the price of 1)

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Danacord continues its tribute to the Danish cellist Erling Blöndal Bengtsson with previously unpublished recordings from the archives of the BBC and German radio. There is cello music dedicated to Bengtsson’s mentor Piatigorsky and chamber music by Mozart and Offenbach with fellow friends and colleagues. His stylishness, distinctive timbre and subtle colours, as well as his trademark impeccable intonation, may be enjoyed in full.
New release
in February:

The Great Danish Pianist Victor Schiøler, Vol. 4

(2 CD for the price of 1)

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He was undoubtedly the greatest Danish pianist ever. His fame was legendary and he made some of the most impressive recordings for the Danish HMV and TONO label together with a giving concerts all over the world. His recorded legacy is among the most fascinating and we are proud to give you the 4th volume with never before published live recordings of Palmgren and Schubert.
New release
in February:

Moritz Moszkowski - Piano Works

Etsuko Hirose, Piano

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The great pianist Paderewski said: “After Chopin, Moszkowski best understands how to write for the piano, and his writing embraces the whole gamut of piano technique.” Presented here on this album, Etsuko Hirose showcases the wide range of the piano music by an extraordinary composer who was a star in his lifetime, but now in need of a romantic revival.
New release
in January:

Anthology of American Piano Music, Vol. 4

Cecile Licad, Piano

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The Anthology of American Piano Music is designed to show the stylistic breadth, high musical quality and great originality of the best American piano works. While the preceding three volumes presented works for solo piano by multiple composers related to one theme (Vol. 1, "American First Sonatas"; Vol. 2, "Music of the Night - American Nocturnes"; Vol. 3, "American Landscapes"), Vol. 4 is dedicated to one composer, presenting the complete works for piano and orchestra by George Gershwin. Vol. 5, a theme CD focusing on "American Dances", is currently in preparation.
New release
in January:

Ignaz Friedman - Complete recordings 1923-1941

(6 CD for the price of 3)

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The first-ever complete LP collection of Ignaz Friedman’s recordings has been much sought after by collectors and admired by critics since its original LP release in 1985. Newly remastered for its first CD release, this set celebrates the artistry of a uniquely gifted musician. The ‘Moonlight’ Sonata, Chopin mazurkas and Songs without Words of Mendelssohn are classics of the gramophone, which now speak to a new generation of listeners more clearly than ever before.