Zach Top Carl Nielsen On Record

The largest ever box set of Carl Nielsen recordings! All in new digital transfers done by Andrew Walter of Abbey Road Studios and Claus Byrith of Asinus Studios. With a large new booklet written by Lyndon Jenkins The Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra Symphonies conducted by Launy Grøndahl (2 +4), Erik Tuxen (three version of Symphony No 5) and all six conducted by Thomas Jensen. The orchestral works including three version of Little Suite. Helios Overture with Fritz Busch. Three versions of the Violin Concerto with Telmányi and Yehudi Menuhin and the Flute and Clarinet Concerto. The complete operas conducted by Launy Grøndahl and Thomas Jensen. All the chamber music incl. the Wind Quintet The complete Aksel Schiøtz Nielsen recordings Piano music played by Galina Werschenska, Herman D. Koppel, Eyvind Møller ao. Complete song recordings with Einar Nørby and Preben Torntoft Plus BONUS 4 CD with the complete TorMann Swedish recordings The aim of this box set is intended to convey what it is: Vintage and Historic Carl Nielsen recordings. All the performances in this box set are musical documents of considerable historical importance. From the pioneering piano recordings of the 1930s through to the songs and early orchestral works and on to the benchmark recordings of the six symphonies with the Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra, this collection is a unique treasure of Nielsen recordings of immense importance. My desire has been to give an account of these recordings made between fifty and seventy years ago before they are lost forever in the mist of time. Lyndon Jenkins