THE GOLDEN AGE of Danish Partsongs
Conductor:
The Danish Golden Age in the first half of the 19th century is known as a period with an abundance of artistic expression, famous talents such as Hans Christian Andersen, Søren Kierkegaard and early Romantic composers like C.E.F. Weyse and Niels W. Gade. But according to Paul Hillier, we can in fact speak of a continued ‘ Golden Age’ for Danish choral music today – which is why this collection of Hillier’s Danish Golden Age jewels with Ars Nova Copenhagen includes Classical and Romantic works as well as music from the subsequent generations right up until our own time.
| Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) | Min Jesus, lad mit hjerte få |
| Jeg bærer med smil min byrde | |
| Underlige aftenlufte | |
| Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-1832) | Nu løvsalen skygger |
| Majsang (O, den skønne, skønne maj) | |
| C.E.F. Weyse (1774-1842) | Wanders Nachtlied: Über alle Gipfeln ist Ruh |
| Barcarole (Natten er så stille) | |
| Lysets engel går med glans (arr. Paul Hillier) | |
| J.P.E. Hartmann (1805-1900) | I våren knoppes en lind så grøn |
| Jeg ved, jeg vorder dig aldrig kær | |
| Niels W. Gade (1817-1890) | Kong Valdemars jagt (På Sjølunds fagre sletter) |
| Dronning Dagmars død (Arr. Niels W. Gade) | |
| Die Wasserrose | |
| Im Herbst | |
| Im Wald | |
| Thomas Laub (1852-1927) | Stille, hjerte, sol går ned |
| Peter Heise (1830-1879) | Natten var mild og kær |
| Svend S. Schultz (1913-1998) | Yndigt dufter Danmark |
| Ib Nørholm (b. 1931) | Mine Danske Kilder op. 128 |