This album features four world premiere recordings, including Jersild's Quartetto per archi (1980) and Quartet (1934).
Critical Reception
Trois pièces en concert, a piano suite by Jersild, was well-received at its 1945 premiere and became one of the most frequently played Danish piano works of its time.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Jørgen Jersild rarely used the same musical form for more than a single work, possibly to 'exhaust' one genre before moving to another.
Composition History
Jersild's piano suite, Trois pièces en concert, was written during the final weeks of the German Occupation of Denmark with the express purpose of conveying optimism.
Performer Biography
Ensemble MidtVest, founded in 2002, consists of a string quartet, a wind quintet, and a pianist, and performs approximately 80 concerts annually.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Jersild's works are characterized by thorough and detailed musical texture, showing influence from his teachers Poul Schierbeck and Albert Roussel, and an elegance that earned him the reputation of a 'Frenchman' in Danish music.
Composer Biography
Jørgen Jersild, a Danish composer, studied composition in Paris with the French composer Albert Roussel for three months in 1936.
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