Anders Koppel's compositional career aims to unite classical European tradition with world music, rock, and jazz in a contemporary musical idiom.
Composer Biography
Anders Koppel, the composer, grew up in a musical family; his father, Herman D. Koppel, was also a composer and pianist.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at Symfonien between June 22-26, 2009, and June 22-24, 2010.
Compositional Technique
Anders Koppel's music often features an undogmatically flowing character, based on a classical view of tonality and the natural expression of individual instruments.
Recording & Production
Dacapo Records, Denmark's national record label, was founded in 1986 to release the best of Danish music, with most recordings being world premieres.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Anders Koppel has composed music for approximately 200 films, plays, and ballets, which has broadened his musical vocabulary to include Latin American styles like tango, samba, and Cuban music.
Composer Biography
Before focusing on contemporary composition, Anders Koppel was an organist and lyricist for the prominent Danish rock group Savage Rose from 1967-1974.
