Paganini & Nielsen: Chamber Works

Featuring

Kim Sjøgren
Lars Hannibal
Anne Øland
Niccolò Paganini
Carl August Nielsen

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Compositional Technique

For Paganini, the guitar was a favored accompanying instrument and a tool for trying out ideas of timbre for his orchestral writing, similar to how a piano is used by many other composers.

Performer Biography

Kim Sjøgren, the violinist, has a diverse career, composing for film, TV, and theatre, and performing as both a classical soloist and a stand-up entertainer.

Composer Biography

Carl Nielsen, a Danish composer, played violin from his youth, trained at the Conservatoire in Copenhagen with violin as his major, and was a member of the Royal Danish Orchestra for nearly sixteen years.

Composer Biography

Niccolò Paganini, a composer and the greatest violin virtuoso of all time, was also an accomplished guitarist, with his proficiency on the instrument nearly equal to his violin skill.

Recording & Production

This album is part of the "From The LP Years" series, which re-releases valuable analogue recordings from Danacord's early years that never made it to CD.

Performer Biography

Kim Sjøgren, the violinist on this album, was appointed concertmaster of the Royal Danish Orchestra at only 22 years old, making him the youngest ever in the orchestra's history.

Compositional Technique

Carl Nielsen's two mature violin sonatas, Opp. 9 and 35, are characterized by both instruments participating equally in the musical development through subtle and carefully thought-out motif work.