En fugl synger et sted

Featuring

Nina Sveistrup Clausen
Thomas Clausen
Heitor Villa-Lobos

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Compositional Technique

The composer Thomas Clausen allowed himself to improvise freely in the piano introduction of 'Fugle cha-cha-cha' and in two of the Hulda Lütken songs: 'Jeg tørster Aldrig efter Vin' and 'Folkevise'.

Composition History

Thomas Clausen composed the four Oscar Wilde songs on this CD in 2007-2008, with 'Requiescat' being a song about grief following his ex-wife's death.

Composer Biography

Thomas Clausen, the composer of most of the music on this album, is a Danish jazz pianist and composer who has been an integral part of the European jazz scene since the early 1980s.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded by Sebastian Eskildsen at Christians Kirke, Christianshavn, Denmark, in October 2020.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Thomas Clausen finds Tove Ditlevsen's poems so musical that 'the music literally is writing itself' when he sets them.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Thomas Clausen's songs on this album were composed directly for his oldest daughter, Nina Sveistrup Clausen, who was studying to become a singer at the time.

Performer Biography

Nina Sveistrup Clausen, the soprano on this album, is a Danish coloratura soprano who sang Queen of the Night in Mozart's The Magic Flute at the Royal Danish Opera in 2020.