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Great Singers & Musicians in Copenhagen 1931-1939

Historical ‘live’ recordings from the archive of Danish broadcasting

Denmarks Radio Symphony Orchestra

The sound quality throughout the set is often rather better than you might expect, given the clandestine nature of the enterprise and the age of the originals...What a wonderful privilege, being... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2010 More…
  • Release Date: 3rd May 2010
  • Catalogue No: DACOCD691-696
  • Label: Danacord
  • Length: 7 hours 40 minutes
  • Gramophone Magazine
    June 2010
    Re-issue of the Month

6 CDs

$53.00

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Contents

Excerpt, Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72

Work length7:31
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  • Anny Konetzny (soprano)
  • Hans Weisbach

Fidelio, Op. 72: Fidelio, Op. 72, Act I: Recitative and Aria: Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?

Track length7:31
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Excerpt, Wagner: Parsifal

Work length7:13
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  • Lauritz Melchior (tenor)
  • Nikolai Malko

Parsifal: Parsifal, Act II: Amfortas! Die Wunde!

Track length7:13
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Smetana: The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100, B. 131

Work length5:39
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  • Zedenka Zikova (soprano)
  • Nikolai Malko

The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100, B. 131: Prodana nevesta (The Bartered Bride), Act III: Oh, jaky zal!

Track length5:39
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Excerpt, Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492

Work length6:50
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  • Viorica Tango (soprano)
  • Bruno Walter

Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act III: Aria: Dove sono i bei momenti?

Track length6:50
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Excerpt, Rossini: Guillaume Tell

Work length4:32
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  • Thyge Thygesen (tenor), Spartaco Marchi (bass), Ingeborg Steffensen (mezzo-soprano), Viorica Tango (soprano)
  • Egisto Tango

Guillaume Tell (William Tell), Act I: Accours dans ma nacelle

Track length4:32
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Heise: Drot og Marsk (King and Marshal)

Work length12:20
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  • Tenna Kraft (soprano), Holger Byrding (baritone)
  • Launy Grondahl

Drot og Marsk (King and Marshal), Act II: Hvor er fru Ingeborg? (Where is Lady Ingeborg?)

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Excerpt, Pergolesi: La Serva Padrona

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  • Tenna Kraft (soprano)
  • Nikolai Malko

La serva padrona: La serva padrona, Intermezzo I: Aria: Stizzoso, mio stizzoso, voi fate il borioso

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Strauss, J, II: Der Zigeunerbaron, Act III

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  • Adele Kern (soprano), Julius Patzak (tenor)
  • Fritz Mahler

Der Zigeunerbaron, Act II: Duet: Wer uns getraut?

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Grothe: Verlieb Dich nicht am Bodensee

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  • Helge Rosvaenge (tenor), Ove Peters (piano)

Verlieb Dich nicht am Bodensee: Heute ist fur mich die ganze Welt

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Excerpt, Puccini: Tosca

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  • Beniamino Gigli (tenor), Umberto Berettoni (piano)

Tosca, S. 69: Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle

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Excerpt, Verdi: Don Carlo

Work length20:53
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  • Tenna Kraft (soprano), Ingeborg Steffensen (mezzo-soprano), Holger Bruusgaard (baritone)
  • Egisto Tango
  • Recorded: 01 November 1934
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Don Carlo: Act I: Che mai si fa nel suol francese

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Don Carlo: Act III: O don fatale

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Don Carlo: Act IV: Tu che la vanita

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Excerpt, Verdi: Il Trovatore

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  • Viorica Tango (soprano)
  • Egisto Tango
  • Recorded: 02 November 1933
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Il trovatore: Il trovatore, Act I: Tace la notte!

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Excerpt, Massenet: Manon

Work length3:58
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  • Enzo de Muro Lomanto (tenor)
  • Egisto Tango
  • Recorded: 01 April 1932
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Manon: Manon, Act II: En fermant les yeux (Sung in Italian)

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Excerpt, Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24

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  • Georges Thill (tenor), Andre Pernet (bass)
  • Danish National Radio Choir
  • Egisto Tango
  • Recorded: 02 November 1933
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part II: Villes entourees

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La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part III: Merci, doux crepuscule!, "Faust's Aria"

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La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part III: Evocation: Esprits des flammes inconstantes

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La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part III: Devant la maison, "Serenade of Mephistopheles"

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Excerpt, Verdi: Requiem

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  • Viorica Tango (soprano), Ingeborg Steffensen (mezzo-soprano), Jose Riavez (tenor), Emanuel List (bass)
  • Danish National Radio Choir
  • Egisto Tango
  • Recorded: 01 April 1932
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Messa da Requiem: Dies irae: Recordare

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Messa da Requiem: Dies irae: Confutatis

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Messa da Requiem: Offertorio: Domine Jesu (excerpts)

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Messa da Requiem: Offertorio: Hostias et preces tibi

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Messa da Requiem: Sanctus

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Excerpt, Rossini: Stabat Mater

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  • Viorica Tango (soprano), Ingeborg Steffensen (mezzo-soprano), Julius Patzak (tenor), Josef von Manowarda (bass)
  • Egisto Tango

Stabat mater: Stabat mater: Quando corpus morietur

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Excerpt, Bizet: Carmen

Work length8:21
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  • Ingeborg Steffensen (soprano)
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Carmen, WD 31: Act I: Seguidilla: 'Pres des reparts de Seville'

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Carmen, WD 31: Act II: Flower Song: La fleur que tu mavais jetee

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Excerpt, Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

Work length6:39
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  • Niels Hansen (tenor)
  • Nikolai Malko
  • Recorded: 23 November 1933
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act II: Kuda, kuda, kuda vi udalilis (Sung in Danish)

Track length6:39
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Tosca, S. 69

Work length3:51
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  • Niels Hansen (tenor)
  • Nikolai Malko
  • Recorded: 28 September 1933
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Tosca, S. 69: Tosca, Act I: Recondita armonia (Sung in Danish)

Track length3:51
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Kuula: Tuijotin tulehen kauan, Op. 2 No. 2

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  • Hanna Granfelt (soprano)
  • Georg Schnéevoigt

Ranta: Rarahu

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  • Hanna Granfelt (soprano)
  • Georg Schnéevoigt

Excerpt, Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli

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  • Palestrina Choir
  • Mogens Woldike

Missa Papae Marcelli: Credo

Track length11:43
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Dvořák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92

Work length9:21
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  • Fritz Busch

Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169 (Live): Carnival, Op. 92, B. 169

Track length9:21
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Excerpt, Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Work length16:49
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  • Gregor Piatigorsky (cello)
  • Nikolai Malko
  • Recorded: 19 October 1933
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, B. 191: I. Allegro

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Excerpt, Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23

Work length6:13
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  • Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
  • Nikolai Malko
  • Recorded: 19 October 1933
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco

Track length6:13
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Excerpt, Debussy: Children's Corner

Work length3:06
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  • Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
  • Recorded: 19 January 1933
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Children's Corner, L. 113: Children's Corner: III. Serenade for a Doll

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Excerpt, Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Work length17:39
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  • Rudolf Serkin (piano)
  • Fritz Busch

Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: I. Allegro moderato

Track length17:39
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Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 7 in C sharp minor

Work length6:20
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  • Rudolf Serkin (piano)
  • Recorded: 23 November 1933
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7 (Live): Etude No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study"

Track length2:21
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Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7 (Live): Etude No. 22 in B Minor, Op. 25, No. 10

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Excerpt, Paganini: Caprices for solo violin, Op. 1 Nos. 1-24

Work length5:39
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  • Nathan Milstein (violin)
  • Recorded: 28 September 1933
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 17 in E-Flat Major: Sostenuto - Andante - Minore - Andante

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24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 5 in A Minor: Prelude - Agitato - Finale

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Excerpt, Poulenc: Concert champêtre

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  • Wanda Landowska (harpsichord)
  • Nikolai Malko
  • Recorded: 18 January 1934
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Concert champêtre, FP 49: Concert champetre: II. Andante

Track length4:38
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Beethoven: Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40

Work length6:26
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  • Joseph Szigeti (violin)
  • Nikolai Malko
  • Recorded: 25 October 1934
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Cassadó: Allegretto grazioso (after F. Schubert)

Work length3:30
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  • Gaspar Cassadó (cello), Folmer Jensen (piano)
  • Recorded: 25 October 1934
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Allegretto Grazioso

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Gaubert: Nocturne

Work length6:02
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  • Marcel Moyse (flute)
  • Paul Paray
  • Recorded: 06 December 1934
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 5 Op. 36 No. 4 Bratschenkonzert

Work length5:30
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  • Paul Hindemith (viola)
  • Nikolai Malko
  • Recorded: 19 October 1933
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Kammermusik No. 5, Op. 36, No. 4: IV.

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Kammermusik No. 5, Op. 36, No. 4: V.

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Excerpt, Szymanowski: Symphony No. 4, Op. 60 (Sinfonia Concertante)

Work length6:55
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  • Karol Szymanowski (piano)
  • Grzegorz Fitelberg
  • Recorded: 19 January 1933
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Symphony No. 4, Op. 60, "Symphonie Concertante" (excerpts)

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Symphony No. 4, Op. 60, "Symphonie Concertante" (excerpts)

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Stravinsky: Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra

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  • Igor Stravinsky (piano)
  • Nikolai Malko

Capriccio: Capriccio: III. Allegro capriccioso ma sempre giusto

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Excerpt, Stravinsky: Petrushka (1911 version)

Work length13:35
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  • Nikolai Malko

Petrushka (1911 version): Petrushka

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Stravinsky: Favn' i pastushka (Faune et bergere), Op. 2

Work length3:07
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  • Else Brems (mezzo-soprano)
  • Nikolai Malko
  • Recorded: 12 January 1933
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Favn' i pastushka (Faune et bergere), Op. 2: No. 1. Pastushka

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Excerpt, Rimsky Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan

Work length11:23
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  • Nikolai Malko
  • Recorded: 02 February 1933
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite, Op. 57: The Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite, Op. 57

Track length11:23
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Excerpt, Bach, J S: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042

Work length2:40
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  • Adolf Busch (violin)
  • Fritz Busch
  • Recorded: 02 February 1933
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042: Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai

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Excerpt, Bach, J S: Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001

Work length11:54
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  • Adolf Busch (violin)
  • Recorded: 18 January 1934
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio - II. Fugue: Allegro

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Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana

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Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto

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Bach, J S: Italian Concerto, BWV971

Work length11:50
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  • Wanda Landowska (harpsichord)
  • Recorded: 25 October 1934
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Concerto in the Italian Style in F Major, BWV 971: I. (Allegro)

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Concerto in the Italian Style in F Major, BWV 971: II. Andante

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Concerto in the Italian Style in F Major, BWV 971: III. Presto

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Excerpt, Haydn: The Creation

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  • Erna Berger (soprano), Julius Patzak (tenor), Alexander Kipnis (bass)
  • Fritz Busch
  • Recorded: 06 December 1934
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

The Creation, Hob. XXI:2: Part II: Auf starkem Fittiche schwinget sich der Adler stolz (On mighty pens uplifted soars the eagle aloft)

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The Creation, Hob. XXI:2: Part II: Nun scheint in vollem Glanze der Himmel (Now heav'n in fullest glory shone)

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The Creation, Hob. XXI:2: Part II: Mit Wurd' und Hoheit angetan (In native worth and honour clad)

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Excerpt, Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123

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  • Erika Rokyta (soprano), Ingeborg Steffensen (soprano), Koloman von Pataky (tenor), Alexander Kipnis (bass)
  • Danish Radio Choir
  • Fritz Busch

Missa solemnis, Op. 123: Mass in D Major, Op. 123, "Missa Solemnis": Sanctus

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Nielsen: Hymnus Amoris, Op. 12 (FS21)

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  • Viorica Tango (soprano), Marius Jacobsen (tenor), Henry Skjaer (bass), Einar Norby (baritone)
  • Copenhagen Boys Choir, Danish Radio Choir
  • Egisto Tango

Hymnus amoris, Op. 12, FS 21 (abridged)

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Nielsen: Maskarade (Masquerade), FS 39: Overture - Act II: Prelude - Act III: Hanedans (Cockerel's Dance)

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  • Egisto Tango

Maskarade (Masquerade), FS 39: Overture - Act II: Prelude - Act III: Hanedans (Cockerel's Dance): Maskerade (Masquerade), FS 39, Act II: Prelude

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Nielsen: Helios Overture, Op. 17

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  • Fritz Busch

Vivaldi: Cello Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 14, No. 6, RV 46 (arr. for cello and orchestra)

Work length7:56
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  • Louis Jensen (cello)
  • Egisto Tango
  • Recorded: 12 January 1933
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Cello Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 14, No. 6, RV 46 (arr. for cello and orchestra): I. Largo

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Cello Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 14, No. 6, RV 46 (arr. for cello and orchestra): II. Allegro

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Cello Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 14, No. 6, RV 46 (arr. for cello and orchestra): III. Largo

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Cello Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 14, No. 6, RV 46 (arr. for cello and orchestra): IV. Allegro

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Nielsen: Symphony No. 5, Op. 50 (FS97)

Work length38:53
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  • Denmark Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Georg Høeberg
  • Recorded: 02 February 1933
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Symphony No. 5, Op. 50, FS 97, CNW 29: I. Allegro giusto

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Symphony No. 5, Op. 50, FS 97, CNW 29: II. Allegro

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Nielsen: Symphony No. 3, Op. 27 (FS60) 'Sinfonia espansiva'

Work length11:00
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  • Johanne Karstens (soprano), Holger Bruusgaard (baritone)
  • Denmark Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Launy Grondahl
  • Recorded: 19 December 1931
  • Recording Venue: Copenhagen

Symphony No. 3, Op. 27, FS 60, "Sinfonia espansiva" (excerpts)

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Symphony No. 3, Op. 27, FS 60, "Sinfonia espansiva" (excerpts)

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Excerpt, Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620

Work length10:49
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  • Marie Gerhardt (soprano), Richard Mayr (bass), William Wernigl (tenor), Karl Ettl (bass), Hans Fidesser (tenor), Karl Hammes (baritone), Luise Hellertsgruber (soprano), Aenne Michalsky (soprano), Gertrud Runger (mezzo-soprano)
  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Bruno Walter
  • Recorded: 25 August 1931
  • Recording Venue: Salzburg

Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Act I: Rezitativ und Arie: O zitt're nicht, mein lieber Sohn!

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Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Act II: Marsch der Priester

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Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Act II: Quintett: Wie? Wie? Wie?

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Excerpt, Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

Work length11:15
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  • Nanny Larsen-Todsen (soprano), Anny Helm (soprano), Rudolf Bockelmann (baritone), Gotthelf Pistor (tenor)
  • Bayreuth Festival, Bayreuther Festspielorchester
  • Wilhelm Furtwängler
  • Recorded: 18 August 1931

Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Act I: Elend im Sterben lag …

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Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Act I: So reihte sie die Mutter …

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Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Act I: Muht euch die?

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