The written permission of the owners andor other rights holders. Henrik hannisdal, now in his forties, studied with camilla wicks and pierre amoyal and was at one time leader of the norwegian radio orchestra. Carl august nielsen june 9, 1865 october 3, 1931 grew up in the countryside of the danish island of fyn funen, his parents poor but artistic. Nikolaj znaider made his debut with the berliner philharmoniker in midfebruary 2000 as the soloist in carl nielsen s violin concerto op. The strad praised the iron will petrova brought to nielsen s concerto. It was written in 1911 and is a gorgeous piece of music that refuses to be pigeonholed at times lush and romantic, at times folkinspired but with at least one foot in the 20th century. As the 16year old carl nielsen took the ferry from his island home to a new musical life in copenhagen, he. I think in terms of the instruments themselves i sort of creep into their souls, said carl nielsen 18651931. His three solo concertos for violin, flute and clarinet concertos are highly characteristic and expressive works that show how nielsen developed as a composer, increasingly distancing himself from the classical conventions. The first performance was given by danish violinist peder moller with the composer. Carl nielsen s concertos for violin 1911 and flute 1926 belong to radically different stylistic periods. Alongside the nielsen violin concerto, which jiyoon lee performed at the finals of the 2016 competition, she has chosen to record korngolds violin concerto.
October 3, 1931 was a conductor, violinist, and composer from denmark. Breaking 3 finalists announced at 2016 carl nielsen. Written in the idyllic setting of edvard griegs hut in troldhaugen, carl nielsen said he wanted his violin concerto to be rich in content, popular. Allegretto scherzando 168 yeardate of composition y. His father, niels jorgensen named his son according to old danish custom nielss son, painted houses for a meager living, and was an amateur musician. Nielsen, c violin concerto clarinet concerto flute. Leonidas kavakos playing carl nielsen s violin concerto, op. Carl nielsens concerto for violin and orchestra, op. By the end of october he wrote to carl johan michaelsen.
The 3 finalists have just minutes ago been announced at the 2016 carl nielsen international violin competition, in odense, denmark the 2016 finalists are. Carl nielsens now eloquent, now playfully wacky violin concerto 1911 is in two movements, each with a lengthy slow introduction. The scores are now all available for download free of charge at the website of the danish royal library which also owns most of nielsens. It towers like the beethoven or the brahms or the mendelssohn over the beautiful topography of its neighbors amidst the relevant eras musical landscape. It was in norway that carl nielsen started to write his violin concerto, commenting at the time that he was keen to avoid hackneyed passagework and create a piece that was eventful, popular and splendid without being superficial. From his early youth as a folk fiddler there is a radical leap to 1889, when carl nielsen was engaged at the age of 24 as a violinist in the royal danish orchestra in copenhagen. Product description i think in terms of the instruments themselves i sort of creep into their souls, said carl nielsen 1865 1931. Swedish top violinst cecilia zilliacus performs violin concerto op. For his soninlaw, emil telmanyi, nielsen wrote his violin concerto, op. Anyone who has yet to hear the ravishing beauties of carl nielsen s wonderful violin concerto could do worse than buy this budgetpriced reading from jonathan carney. Danish composer carl nielsen wrote his violin concerto during the summer of 1911, in a small norwegian lakeside hut belonging to fellow composer edvard grieg. Carl august nielsen free sheet music to download in pdf. Vc young artist luke hsu performing carl nielsens violin concerto with conductor garrett keast and odense symphony orchestra recorded live on april 23rd, 2016 in the final round of the carl nielsen international violin competition. The concerto has three movements, including a slow prelude.
There is no doubt from this performance that he is an artist of high accomplishments. Until the past few decades, the world overlooked this highly original, freespirited composer. Here we have the complete concertos of the danish composer carl nielsen 18651931. Carl nielsen concertos by swedish radio symphony orchestra. Carl nielsen s concerto for violin and orchestra, op. The sibelius has been recorded numerous times by the worlds best violinists, the nielsen is a more rarefied taste perhaps while still remaining one of the finest 20th century violin concertos. During the finals of the nielsen competition johan performed tchaikovskys violin concerto in d major, a work which he had already recorded for bis two months earlier, in january 2019. I admit i first found it odd, listening to the early vox release on vinyl of a scandinavian recording which featured jerzy semkow at the helm. In august 1924 danish composer carl nielsen began working on a sixth symphony, which turned out to be his last. Allegretto scherzando odds are fairly high that you have never heard anything by danish composer carl nielsen. Violin concerto, flute concerto, clarinet concerto score. Accompanied by danmark radios symphony orchestra conducted by juanjo mena, the soloist was the finnish clarinetist olli leppaniemi born 1980.
Nielsen, c violin concerto clarinet concerto flute concerto na 4189. It progressed with some difficulty as nielsen, now back in his native denmark, commented that the concerto has to be good music, and yet always make allowances for the. Sep 06, 2012 carl nielsen 18651931 concerto for violin and orchestra, op. Jean sibelius, carl nielsen, philharmonia orchestra, swedish radio symphony, esapekka salonen, choliang lin jean sibelius carl nielsen. Nielsen wrote music in many genres, notably symphonies, concertos and choral music, but also operas and incidental music, chamber music, solo works for violin, piano and organ as well as a considerable number of songs nielsen assigned an opus number only to selected compositions, from op 1 for the suite for string orchestra in 1888 to op 58 for the organ work commotio 19301931.
Although born the same year as sibelius, carl nielsen was starting to forge new paths at the same time that the great finn decided to call it a day and enjoy a long retirement. Apr 01, 2016 today, with an international career as both violinist and conductor, he has taken on the role of president for the 10th carl nielsen international violin competition and hand picked a jury to aide him in his vision. The first performance was given by danish violinist peder moller with the composer conducting the royal danish orchestra. As an avid collector for several decades now i have owned just about all of the most respected recordings of both of these works at some time or another. World war ii had distracted stalins government from show trials and purges, leaving artists slightly less harassed than usual. The library of congress is providing access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes. Jun 09, 2017 leonidas kavakos playing carl nielsen s violin concerto, op. His three solo concertos for violin, flute, and clarinet are highly characteristic and expressive works that show how nielsen developed as a composer, increasingly distancing himself from the classical conventions. Carl nielsen is especially admired for his six symphonies and his. Nielsen tchaikovsky violin concertos by vilde frang on. The concerto for violin and orchestra, opus 33, was not an easy assignment for nielsen. Carl nielsen 18651931 violin concerto opus 33 movement 1. Unlike sibelius, nielsen rejected the standard threemovement form found in nearly all preceding violin concertos. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture.
Nov 20, 2017 a guide to shostakovichs violin concerto no. In fact, the structure of nielsens concerto is still debated, with some describing it as a fourmovement concerto and others preferring to see it in two large movements, each with a slow and fast section. Leonidas kavakos plays nielsen violin concerto live. Jun 04, 2012 the violin concerto of carl nielsen is the best of the 20th century, to my ears. Allegro glorioso a major andante csharp minor allegro piacevole e giovanile a major yeardate of composition yd of comp.
For the final round, to be held on thursday the 21st and friday the 22nd of april, each candidate will perform a. He began writing it in the summer of 1911 in bergen, norway, where he was spending some time at the invitation of nina grieg. His works are primarily known in denmark, where cultural institutions, particularly since in the first years of the 21st century, have sought to promote the legacy of danishborn artists. The clarinet concerto was one of the three items chosen for the gala concert in copenhagen celebrating the 150th anniversary of carl nielsen s birth. Leonidas kavakos plays nielsen violin concerto youtube. Carl august nielsen is widely recognized as denmarks greatest composer, and is also recognized as being a skilled conductor and a violinist. Carl nielsen edition download music scores of all carl nielsen s works are available for free download below.
Of these pieces, the violin concerto is the most conventional in its lyrical style, and flashy virtuosic displays, reflecting the norms of a. Carl august nielsen 9 june 1865 3 october 1931, widely recognised as denmarks greatest composer, was also a conductor and a violinist. Halvorsen, j violin concerto nielsen, c violin concerto svendsen. Flute concerto carl nielsen concerts, introduction. Album description i think in terms of the instruments themselves i sort of creep into their souls said carl nielsen 18651931. Nielsen originally planned to compose a concerto for each member of the copenhagen wind quintet. Halvorsen, j violin concerto nielsen, c violin concerto. Carl nielsen, composer odense symphony orchestra, orchestra kristiina poska, conductor jiyoon lee, artist, mainartist c 2018 orchid classics p.
The twomovement concerto, unlike nielsens later works, is composed with a distinct, melodyoriented neoclassical structure. Violin concerto as a little boy carl nielsen was already playing the violin at weddings and feasts in the countryside. After liya petrova won joint first prize at the 2016 carl nielsen international violin competition, jury president nikolaj znaider declared he had been absolutely blown away by how she had absorbed the nielsen violin concerto how it had become hers. Carl nielsen wrote three concertos for instruments he knew intimately. That soloist may also have been tossy spivakovsky, im not sure.
As far as i can see, it will on the whole be different from my other symphonies. Brought up by poor but musically talented parents on the island of funen, he demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age. Johan has been a prize winner at a number of competitions, most recently the prestigious carl nielsen competition at which he won first prize. To understand the musical language of carl nielsen was the most challenging part explains jiyoon, but his music is fascinating and the the concerto is a wonderful piece for the violin. Nielsen clearly valued the mellifluous qualities of the violin as well as its dazzling, pyrotechnical capabilities. Jiyoon lee joint winner of the 2016 carl nielsen competition duration. He initially played in a military band before attending the royal danish. The clarinet concerto was one of the three items chosen for the gala concert in copenhagen celebrating the 150th anniversary of carl nielsens birth. Childhood experience as an amateur performer led to subsidised study at the copenhagen conservatory and a long career during which he developed his own personal style of composition, in particular in a series of important. Carl august nielsen was a danish composer, conductor and violinist, widely recognized as his. Carl nielsen s little suite for strings began life as a string quintet for 2 violins, viola, cello and bass. Leonidas kavakos playing carl nielsens violin concerto, op.
Apr 14, 2018 get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube. The violin concerto of carl nielsen is the best of the 20th century, to my ears. Romance kraggerud, malmo symphony, engeset in his day, johan halvorsen was one of norways most talented violinists and an internationally renowned conductor and composer. Here the famous romance of tchaikovskys wellloved violin concerto and scandinavian poise and unique colouring of nielsen s concerto are presented in a rare coupling together on disc.
Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Turning to the flute concerto, the composer adds an impish, mischievous element yet adheres to the instruments basic lyric nature. Less wellknown as a composer than carl nielsen, halvorsens chamber music 8572522 has been described as delightful american record guide and effervescent though. The former, packed with generous tunes and broad gestures, keeps an affectionate, postromantic attitude, while the latter shows a more abstract profile whose crystalline transparency is dressed in luminous colors. Carl august nielsen 9 june 1865 3 october 1931 was a danish composer, conductor and violinist, widely recognized as his countrys most prominent composer. Carl nielsen, the principal postromantic danish composer, was born in 1865, the son of a painter and village musician. Similarly, there are many delights waiting in the shape of the clarinet concerto soloist kevin banks and the agile flute concerto. About carl nielsen 2016 carl nielsen competition dr. This makes the danes death at 66 seem all the more premature when one looks at the fifth and sixth symphonies, commotio for organ, and the flute and clarinet concertos. New to youtube vc young artist luke hsu nielsen violin. Violin concertos various composers by jiyoon lee download and listen to the album. His teacher and mentor niels gade, when shown the score with its density of the writing, suggested that it would be more effective for a larger ensemble such as an octet or nonet.
Norwegian violinist vilde frang showcases more of her striking imagination and fastidious care on this new release. As to the concerto itself, the more often i have heard it lately, the more i am convincing myself that it probably is the greatest violin concerto of the 20th century. Also find introductions to his works and see what manuscript and printed sources are extant. Aaa chung returns for nielsen s three concertos, which have been well served on disc, especially the flute and clarinet works, which fill a gap for modern woodwind concertos. Yehudi menuhin, carl nielsen carl nielsens violin concerto. Carl nielsen bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music.
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