Heise: Songs for Male Voices

Featuring

Michael Schønwandt
Malene Nordtorp
Astrid Kastensson Navarro-Alonso
Ulla Munch
Torsten Nielsen
Amalie Malling

Emil Lykke
Adam Riis
Steffen Bruun
Daniel Åberg
DR Koncertkoret
Peter Arnold Heise

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Compositional Technique

Heise's choral works feature sudden dynamic shifts, quick tempi, complementary voices, and melodies closely corresponding to the text, demanding considerable articulation from performers.

Composition History

Heise's songs for male choir were largely influenced by his social circle and his involvement with the Student Choral Society, where he served as conductor.

Composer Biography

Peter Heise (1830-1879) was born into a civil servant's family and initially intended to study law before dedicating himself to music.

Cultural Impact

Heise's setting of Hans Christian Andersen's "Jylland mellem tvende have" (Jutland, bounded by two Oceans) is still well-known today as a community song from the Folk High School Song Book.

Performer Biography

The Danish National Vocal Ensemble, formed in 2007, has a select discography and received the prestigious German ECHO Award in 2012 for 'World Recording of the Year'.