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Composer of the Week: Gade

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4: Danish Legends. Niels Gade was at the height of his European fame when he completed Elverskud, a ballad on Danish legends for solo voices, choir and orchestra. It is one of the most Danish of his works, and in today's programme the composer and conductor Bo Holten joins Donald Macleod to talk about the Nordic influences found in Gade's music.
Pa Sjolun ds Fagre Sletter (arr Bo Holten ) Musica Ficta , conductor Bo Holten
Elverskud Susanne Elmark (soprano), Kirsten Dolberg (contralto),
Guido Paevatalu (baritone), Tivoli Concerto Choir and Symphony Orchestra, conductor Michael Schonwandt
Folk Dance in D flat; Romance in A flat Anker Blyme (piano)

Contributors

Unknown:
Niels Gade
Conductor:
Bo Holten
Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Bo Holten
Conductor:
Musica Ficta
Conductor:
Bo Holten
Soprano:
Elverskud Susanne Elmark
Contralto:
Kirsten Dolberg
Contralto:
Guido Paevatalu
Conductor:
Michael Schonwandt
Piano:
Anker Blyme
Source: Radio Times

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