Tenor Adam Riis has a diverse career, including performing with rapper Kasper Spez at Roskilde Festival and releasing the album Operap, venturing into cross-genre collaborations.
Performer Biography
Pianist Christian Westergaard received international acclaim for his monumental 11-CD box set release, Peter Heise: The Song Edition, in 2021, one of the largest Danish classical new releases to date.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Koppel's two forenames, Danish-German Herman and Jewish David, symbolically represent two central threads in his understanding as a person and composer.
Composer Biography
Herman D. Koppel, who was visually impaired, could not see the stars until late in life after an operation.
Composition History
Koppel's extensive vocal works, including four substantial biblical works in 1949, were inspired by a suggestion from tenor Aksel Schiøtz to set words to music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Koppel's expressive music for biblical texts allowed him to convey hidden emotions and the painful experience of the Holocaust, which became widely known after World War II.
Composer Biography
Herman D. Koppel, the composer, was over 40 years old before he truly emerged as a song composer, largely due to the tenor Aksel Schiøtz.
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