This album was recorded at Studiescenen, the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, across several dates in 2017 and 2018.
Composer Biography
Vagn Holmboe, a Danish composer, composed string quartets from his teenage years until his death at 86, writing over 30 works in the genre.
Composer Biography
At 16, Vagn Holmboe auditioned for the Royal Danish Academy of Music, where Carl Nielsen, Denmark's national composer, admitted him after reviewing his quartet.
Performer Biography
The Nightingale String Quartet, based in Copenhagen, studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music under Professor Tim Frederiksen.
Performer Biography
The Nightingale String Quartet was the first ensemble ever to receive Gramophone's 'Young Artist of the Year Award' in 2014.
Composer Biography
Vagn Holmboe undertook ethnomusicological field studies in Romania with his wife Meta Graf, researching folk music and dance, which he said "liberated" him.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Vagn Holmboe's music was influenced by Carl Nielsen's emphasis on classical studies and polyphony, and he considered the classical composer Haydn a lifelong role model.
