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Five Piano Pieces Op. 3 (1890)
1. Folk Tune: Andante
2. Humoresque: Allegretto giocoso
3. Arabesque: Moderato
4. Mignon: Moderato
5. Elf Dance: Tempo di valse
Symphonic Suite Op. 8 (1894)
6. Intonation: Maestoso, Grave
7. Quasi allegretto
8. Andante
9. Finale: Allegro
Humoresque-Bagatelles Op. 11 (1894-1897)
10. Hello! Hello!: Allegretto
11. The Spinning Top: Presto
12. A Little Slow Waltz: Valse lento
13. The Jumping Jack: Poco allegretto
14. Puppet March: Allegro moderato
15. The Musical Clock: Allegretto scherzando
16. Festival Prelude (1900)
17. Chaconne Op. 32 (1916)
Theme and Variations Op. 40 (1917)
18. Theme: Andante
19. Variation 1
20. Variation 2: un poco di più
21. Variation 3: Adagio
22. Variation 4: Tempo I
23. Variation 5
24. Variation 6: Allegro
25. Variation 7: Largo
26. Variation 8
27. Variation 9
28. Variation 10
29. Variation 11: Capriccioso
30. Variation 12: Con moto
31. Variation 13: Ostinato
32. Variation 14
33. Variation 15
CD 2
Suite (The Luciferan) Op. 45 (1919-20)
1. Allegretto un Pochettino
2. Poco moderato
3. Molto adagio e patetico
4. Allegretto innocente
5. Allegretto vivo
6. Allegro non troppo ma vigoroso
Three Piano Pieces Op. 59 (1928)
7. Impromptu: Allegro fluente
8. Molto adagio
9. Allegro non troppo
Piano Music for Young and Old. Book I ”The sharp keys” Op. 53 (1930)
10. I. Allegretto in C
11. II. Allegretto in A minor
12. IIIa. Allegro scherzoso in G
13. IIIb. Grazioso in G
14. IV. Andantino in E minor
15. V Allegro giocoso in D
16. VI. Poco lamentoso in B minor
17. VII. Marziale in A
18. VIII. Cantabile in F sharp minor
19. IX. Allegretto civettuolo in E
20. X. Lugubre in C sharp minor
21. XI. Andantino poco tiepido in B
22. XII. Adagio drammatico in G sharp minor
Piano Music for Young and Old. Book II. ”The flat keys” Op. 53 (1930)
23. XIII. Andantino carino in F
24. XIV. Capriccioso in D minor
25. XV. Adagio espressivo in B flat
26. XVI. Alla Contadino in G minor
27. XVII. Largo con fantasia in E flat
28. XVIII. Preludio in C minor
29. XIX. ’Alla Bach’ in A flat
30. XX. Con sentimento in F minor
31. XXI. Marcia di goffo in D flat
32. XXII. Allegretto pastorale in B flat minor
33. XXIII. Etude (Allegro) in G flat
34. XXIV. Molto adagio in E flat minor
Carl Nielsen recordings ©
It is fair to say that Carl Nielsen was not a well-known name in the UK during the first half of the last century. Sporadic performances
of his works did not produce a breakthrough in wider popularity such as was enjoyed, above all, by his Finnish colleague Sibelius.
The turning point in his reputation – perhaps not only in the UK, but more generally outside Denmark – took place at the Edinburgh
International Festival in August 1950, when the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra gave an incandescent account of the Fifth Symphony
under the baton of Erik Tuxen. Record labels and broadcasters – notably the BBC – capitalised on this success, and in turn made Nielsen’s
music much more widely known. Tuxen and the DRSO had recorded the Fifth in April 1950, for the Danish arm of HMV. This, in
turn, became a sought-after set of records (being issued, in those days, on 78s).
RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 2025
CATALOGUE NUMBER: DACOCD 892
EAN: 5709499892008
