Nielsen: Complete Works for Violin Solo & Violin and Piano

Featuring

Hasse Borup
Andrew Staupe
Carl August Nielsen

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Nielsen's Prelude, Theme and Variations for solo violin was inspired by Bach's Chaconne from his Partita for solo violin.

Composition History

The Hungarian violinist Emil Telmányi, who became Nielsen's son-in-law, was a crucial support in the composition and performance of Nielsen's violin music.

Composer Biography

Carl Nielsen, the composer, was both a professional violinist and a conductor, though he was mainly self-taught as a conductor.

Performer Biography

Hasse Borup, the violinist on this album, is a professor of violin and head of string studies at the University of Utah School of Music.

Performer Biography

Andrew Staupe, the pianist on this album, has performed with major orchestras and acclaimed conductors in venues such as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and Rachmaninov Hall in Moscow.

Recording & Production

This album is the first-ever recording of Carl Nielsen's complete music for violin solo or with piano.

Composer Biography

Nielsen composed a modest Polka for solo violin at the age of seven or eight years, which his father disliked but he later published in his memoirs.

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