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Proms Composer of the Week: Nielsen

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

David Fanning introduces the best-known of Nielsen's songs, music inspired by Nordic myth and the concerto for Nielsen's own instrument - the violin.
Jens the Roadmender (Strophic Songs) Aksel Schiotz (tenor),
Hermann D Koppel (piano)
Yes, Take Us; The Sea around
Denmark (Willemoes) Jan Lund (tenor),
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, conductor Tamas Veto
Saga Dream
Odense Symphony Orchestra, conductor Tamas Veto
Violin Concerto Cho-Liang Lin ,
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen

Contributors

Tenor:
Aksel Schiotz
Piano:
Hermann D Koppel
Tenor:
Jan Lund
Conductor:
Tamas Veto
Unknown:
Cho-Liang Lin
Conductor:
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Source: Radio Times

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