Thomas Jensen Legacy, Vol. 12
) | Label: DANACORD Catalog: DACOCD922 Format: COMPACT DISC Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra; Blanke, Christen; Jensen, Thomas; Norby, Einar; Holböll, Volmer; Petersen, Kirsten Thrane; Norgaard, Holger; Roholm, Ida; Nielsen, André Bech; Skjaer, Henry; Danish Radio Choir; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Moller, Kate; Leicht, Georg; Nielsen, Eskild RaskA feast of previously unpublished broadcast recordings, focused on music for the stage and including much repertoire otherwise unrecorded. The main work is a three-act comedy by Frederick Rung, telling the story of The Three-Cornered Hat with a light touch and delightful duets and arias. Rare overtures, suites and scenes fill out a rich portrait of the Danish operatic scene in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, completed by a pair of powerful mid-century orchestral pieces.  Price: $26.98 |