Bentzon, N.V.: Feature On Rene Descartes / Colding-Jorgensen: To Love Music
10/31/1993, 6 Tracks, 1:17:00
Featuring
John Frandsen
Ole Schmidt
DR SymfoniOrkestret
Erik Norby
Niels Viggo Bentzon
Henrik Colding-Jørgensen
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Performer Biography
Nicolai Malko, a conductor who helped build the Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra's artistic level, is honored every three years by the orchestra with an international competition for young conductors.
Composer Biography
Niels Viggo Bentzon, born in 1919, is a prolific composer with some 400 opus numbers across various genres, and also a pianist who frequently performs his own compositions.
Performer Biography
The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra is the oldest radio orchestra in the world, founded in 1925.
Performer Biography
The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra expanded from 92 musicians in the 1940s to 98 permanent players by 1989.
Critical Reception
Erik Norby's Regnbueslangen (The Rainbow Snake) was the most immediate success among works premiered during the Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra's jubilee season and gained international recognition.
Composition History
Erik Norby's Cortdge from 1973 was commissioned by the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra in Sweden.
Composer Biography
Erik Norby, born in Copenhagen in 1936, studied with Per NorgArd and has been a lecturer in music theory at the conservatory in Alborg.
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