A Flame Extinguished
Donald Macleod focuses on how Nielsen's final years were marked by a full recognition of his talents.
Despite ongoing health problems, in later years, Carl Nielsen remained as much of an innovator as in his youth. His Opus 45 Piano Suite shows how receptive he was to current musical trends, while one of his final compositions looks back to the sixteenth century and the music of Palestrina. Presented by Donald Macleod.
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Carl Nielsen
O Strange Evening Breezes
performer: Morten Ernst Lassen performer: Ulrich Staerk
- DaCapo 8224218.
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Carl Nielsen
Flute Concerto - 1st movement
conductor: Myung-Whun Chung performer: Patrick Gallois performer: Gothenburg S O.
- Bis CD 454.
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Carl Nielsen
Rhapsodic Overture
conductor: ALEXANDER GIBSON performer: THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA
- Chandos Chan 6524.
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Carl Nielsen
Suite: Den Luciferiske, Op.45
performer: Leif Ove Andsnes
- Virgin Classics 545129 2.
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Carl Nielsen
Afflictus Sum (Three Motets, Op.55)
conductor: Bo Holten performer: Musica Ficta
- Naxos 8554965.
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Carl Nielsen
O Strange Evening Breezes
performer: Morten Ernst Lassen performer: Ulrich Staerk
- DaCapo 8224218.
![]()
Carl Nielsen
Flute Concerto - 1st movement
conductor: Myung-Whun Chung performer: Patrick Gallois performer: Gothenburg S O.
- Bis CD 454.
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Carl Nielsen
Rhapsodic Overture
conductor: ALEXANDER GIBSON performer: THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA
- Chandos Chan 6524.
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Carl Nielsen
Suite: Den Luciferiske, Op.45
performer: Leif Ove Andsnes
- Virgin Classics 545129 2.
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Carl Nielsen
Afflictus Sum (Three Motets, Op.55)
conductor: Bo Holten performer: Musica Ficta
- Naxos 8554965.
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