Thomas Jensen began his musical career as a cellist, playing in the Tivoli Symphony Orchestra before pursuing conducting.
Performer Biography
Thomas Jensen, the conductor on this album, was born in Copenhagen in 1898 and studied with Carl Nielsen at the Royal Danish Conservatoire of Music.
Historical Context
The Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra (DRSO) was founded in 1925 by Emil Holm with the ambition to educate the Danish people through broadcast concerts, especially those in rural areas.
Recording & Production
This album, "The Thomas Jensen Legacy, Volume 22," features previously unreleased broadcast recordings of Thomas Jensen conducting Baroque and Classical-era repertoire.
Interpretation
The performing tradition of the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Austro-German repertoire was known as 'The Busch Way', after Fritz Busch who trained the orchestra between 1932 and 1951.
Performer Biography
Tutter Givskov, the Danish violinist featured on Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3, became the first female professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in 1988.
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