'Tango Jalousie' by Jacob Gade has become perhaps the most frequently played piece of Danish music for almost a century, with its sheet music published internationally and popularized by gramophone and radio.
Composer Biography
Jacob Gade, the composer, moved to Copenhagen at age 16 with 80 kroner, playing in 'sleazy dives' and later becoming a bandleader at various theatres.
Performer Biography
Sakari Oramo, the conductor and solo violinist, was awarded an honorary OBE in 2009 for his services to music and won the 2015 Royal Philharmonic Society Conductor of the Year award.
Interpretation
Conductor Sakari Oramo leads the Vienna Philharmonic in the 'Stehgeiger' or 'standing violinist' tradition, playing with his violin under his chin.
Composer Biography
Jacob Gade, the composer, played in the large orchestra of the newly opened Capitol movie house in the USA and with the New York Philharmonic before returning to Denmark.
Composition History
Jacob Gade, the composer, wrote 'Tango Jalousie' in just a few hours for a scene in a new Zorro film starring Douglas Fairbanks, taking inspiration from a newspaper article about a jealousy killing.
Performer Biography
The Vienna Philharmonic, one of the world's leading orchestras, maintains a democratic organization where musicians make artistic and organizational decisions, and only musicians from the Vienna State Opera Orchestra can join.
