Nielsen felt passionately about the importance of music in society, famously remarking, 'Music is life…'.
Composer Biography
Nielsen's father was a painter and decorator who supplemented his income as a local fiddler, introducing young Carl to music.
Performer Biography
Adrian Adlam, the violinist on this recording, is a versatile musician who also conducts and teaches, and has performed globally.
Composition History
Nielsen's Praeludium and Theme with Variations was written for the second London recital of Hungarian violinist Emil Telmanyi, who later married Nielsen's daughter.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Nielsen believed that technical display could be musically enriching, stating that the 'instinct for display lies so deep in our nature that it is a tremendous driving force'.
Performer Biography
Christopher Oakden, the pianist, taught himself to play piano well enough to accompany his school service before receiving formal lessons.
Composer Biography
Carl Nielsen, the composer, was born the seventh of twelve children in a two-room farm worker's dwelling on the Danish island of Funen.
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