Thomas Jensen, one of the conductors on this album, studied violoncello at the Music Conservatory of Copenhagen, where Carl Nielsen was his music theory teacher.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Nielsen's music is characterized by an 'extended tonality' where all 12 semitones could be used within a tonally centered scale, allowing rapid key transitions without obscuring the tonic.
Interpretation
Thomas Jensen's recordings of Carl Nielsen's music are of special interest because he was said to have a fairly precise memory of Nielsen's own tempi.
Compositional Technique
Nielsen's melodic writing often features the repetition of notes or intervals and a 'perihelic principle' of figurally replaying a central note.
Composer Biography
Carl Nielsen is considered the central figure in Danish music after the Romantic period, significantly influencing 20th-century Danish music and aesthetics.
Compositional Technique
Nielsen's symphonic works often employ 'progressive tonality' or 'emergent tonality,' where the tonal disposition reinforces cyclical coherence.
Recording & Production
This collection of Nielsen's symphonies was transferred from original tapes and 78 rpm recordings, then digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios and other locations.
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