Erling Blondal Bengtsson - Thomas Jensen Legacy 10 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Having played the cello in several of the symphonies under the composer's baton, Thomas Jensen brought a definitive combination of passion and authority to the music of Jean Sibelius. To launch an extensive series dedicated to Jensen's artistry, Danacord presents a new compilation of major works by the Finnish composer in live and studio recordings, including album premieres for these broadcast performances of the Second and Seventh symphonies. Thomas Jensen studied at the Danish Conservatory of Music. Jensen led several Danish ensembles, including the Danish National Symphony Orchestra (from 1957) and the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra (then known as the Aarhus Civic Orchestra). In Aarhus he built the small orchestra up through broadcasts and tours within Denmark and later to Germany and the Netherlands. He also conducted the Tivoli Concert Hall Orchestra. Album Tracks 1. Symphony No. 2 in D Op. 43~I. Allegretto 2. Symphony No. 2 in D Op. 43~II. Tempo andante, ma rubato 3. Symphony No. 2 in D Op. 43~III. Vivacissimo 4. Symphony No. 2 in D Op. 43~IV. Finale Allegro moderato 5. Symphony No. 7 in C Op. 105 6. Karelia Suite Op. 11~1. Intermezzo (Moderato) 7. Karelia Suite Op. 11~2. Ballade (Tempo di menuetto) 8. Karelia Suite Op. 11~3. Alla marcia (Moderato) 1. Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 47~I. Allegro moderato 2. Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 47~II. Adagio di molto 3. Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 47~III. Allegro ma non tanto 4. Four Legends from the Kalevala Op. 22~1. Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of Saari 5. Four Legends from the Kalevala Op. 22~2. The Swan of Tuonela 6. Four Legends from the Kalevala Op. 22~3. Lemminkäinen in Tuonela 7. Four Legends from the Kalevala Op. 22~4. Lemminkäinen's Return

Album Tracks 1. Work(S) Ave Maria / Meditation 2. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, for Voice & 8 Cellos, a. 389 Aria 3. The Love for Three Oranges, Opera, Op. 33 Waltz 4. The Love for Three Oranges, Opera, Op. 33 March 5. Plaisir D'amour, for Voice & Piano (Or Orchestra) 6. La Romanesca for Guitar & Violin 7. Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 Bourrèe 1 - 2 8. Work(S) Adagio 9. Gavotte 10. Andante for Flute & Orchestra in C Major, K. 315 (K. 285E) 11. Cantata No. 147, 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben,' BWV 147 (BC A174) Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude 12. Canciones (3) Populares Mexicanas, for Guitar 13. Serse (Xerxes), Opera, HWV 40 Largo 14. Vuggesang, for Flute & Harp ('Lullaby') 15. Entr'acte, for Flute (Or Violin) & Harp (Or Guitar) (From 'Le Médecin de Son Honneur') 16. Ellens Gesang III ('Ave Maria'), Song for Voice & Piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)

The present is the ninth volume in the Thomas Jensen Legacy series from Danacord, and it is a sumptuous feast of popular but now little-known Danish repertoire, mostly given in live broadcast concerts by Thomas Jensen and the DRSO, newly remastered and issued here for the first time. A Hans Christian Andersen memorial concert casts orchestral enchantment on album 1, while extracts from two portrait concerts on album 2 revive the distinctively Danish idioms of Hamerik and Sandby. Album Tracks 1. Intermezzo Af Operaen Historien Om en Moder (1941) 2. Procession Af Operaen Kejserens Nye Klæder (1926-27) 3. Fra H. C. Andersens Billedbog, Op. 20 (1954), Førsteopførelse 4. Fra H. C. Andersen-Balletten Tolv Med Posten, Op. 37 (1942) 5. Suite Af Balletten Den Lille Havfrue (1920) 6. I Anledning Af - (1934) 7. Det Er Ganske Vist!, Symfonisk Fantasi Efter H.C. Andersen (1944) 8. Slaraffenland, Suite (1936) 9. To Danske Peblingeviser (1937) 10. Quasi Passacaglia E Fuga. for String Orchestra (1932) 11. Suite Af Operaen Marie Grubbe, (1939) 12. Hærmændene PÅ Helgeland (1920) 13. Fra Skovstemninger (1938) 14. Gudernes Triumfmarch Af Balletten Thrymskviden (1868) 15. Mariotta. Lystspilouverture (1849) 16. Double Concerto for Violin and Cello (1958) 17. Tre Danske Folkeviser, Bearb, for Strygeorkester Af Launy Grøndahl (1886-1960)