Carl Nielsen – Piano Music

Review: BBC-MusicMagazine Review: FonoForum Carl Nielsen Five Piano Pieces Op. 3 (1890)  1. Folk Tune: Andante 2. Humoresque: Allegretto giocoso 3. Arabesque: Moderato 4. Mignon: Moderato 5. Elf Dance: Tempo di valse Symphonic Suite Op. 8 (1894)  6. Intonation: Maestoso, Grave 7. Quasi allegretto 8. Andante 9. Finale: Allegro Humoresque-Bagatelles Op. 11 (1894-1897) 10. Hello! Hello!: Allegretto 11. The Spinning Top: Presto 12. A Little Slow Waltz: Valse lento 13. The Jumping Jack: Poco allegretto 14. Puppet March: Allegro moderato 15. The Musical Clock: Allegretto scherzando 16. Festival Prelude (1900) 17. Chaconne Op. 32 (1916) Theme and Variations Op. 40 (1917)  18. Theme: Andante 19. Variation 1 20. Variation 2: un poco di più 21. Variation 3: Adagio 22. Variation 4: Tempo I 23. Variation 5 24. Variation 6: Allegro 25. Variation 7: Largo 26. Variation 8 27. Variation 9 28. Variation 10 29. Variation 11: Capriccioso 30. Variation 12: Con moto 31. Variation 13: Ostinato 32. Variation 14 33. Variation 15 CD 2 Suite (The Luciferan) Op. 45 (1919-20)  1. Allegretto un Pochettino 2. Poco moderato 3. Molto adagio e patetico 4. Allegretto innocente 5. Allegretto vivo 6. Allegro non troppo ma vigoroso Three Piano Pieces Op. 59 (1928) 7. Impromptu: Allegro fluente 8. Molto adagio 9. Allegro non troppo Piano Music for Young and Old. Book I ”The sharp keys” Op. 53 (1930)  10. I. Allegretto in C 11. II. Allegretto in A minor 12. IIIa. Allegro scherzoso in G 13. IIIb. Grazioso in G 14. IV. Andantino in E minor 15. V Allegro giocoso in D 16. VI. Poco lamentoso in B minor 17. VII. Marziale in A 18. VIII. Cantabile in F sharp minor 19. IX. Allegretto civettuolo in E 20. X. Lugubre in C sharp minor 21. XI. Andantino poco tiepido in B 22. XII. Adagio drammatico in G sharp minor Piano Music for Young and Old. Book II. ”The flat keys” Op. 53 (1930)  23. XIII. Andantino carino in F 24. XIV. Capriccioso in D minor 25. XV. Adagio espressivo in B flat 26. XVI. Alla Contadino in G minor 27. XVII. Largo con fantasia in E flat 28. XVIII. Preludio in C minor 29. XIX. ’Alla Bach’ in A flat 30. XX. Con sentimento in F minor 31. XXI. Marcia di goffo in D flat 32. XXII. Allegretto pastorale in B flat minor 33. XXIII. Etude (Allegro) in G flat 34. XXIV. Molto adagio in E flat minor Carl Nielsen recordings © It is fair to say that Carl Nielsen was not a well-known name in the UK during the first half of the last century. Sporadic performances of his works did not produce a breakthrough in wider popularity such as was enjoyed, above all, by his Finnish colleague Sibelius. The turning point in his reputation – perhaps not only in the UK, but more generally outside Denmark – took place at the Edinburgh International Festival in August 1950, when the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra gave an incandescent account of the Fifth Symphony under the baton of Erik Tuxen. Record labels and broadcasters – notably the BBC – capitalised on this success, and in turn made Nielsen’s music much more widely known. Tuxen and the DRSO had recorded the Fifth in April 1950, for the Danish arm of HMV. This, in turn, became a sought-after set of records (being issued, in those days, on 78s). RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 2025 CATALOGUE NUMBER: DACOCD 892 EAN: 5709499892008 Download BOOKLET (PDF) Related