Nielsen 150
Tom Service travels to Copenhagen and Odense, in Denmark, in search of Carl Nielsen, the man and his music, as part of Radio 3's Nielsen 150 season celebrating the anniversary of the composer's birth.
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NIELSEN 150
June 9th marks the 150th anniversary of Carl Nielsen鈥檚 birth, and in this week鈥檚 Music Matters, Tom Service travels to Denmark to discover more about the country鈥檚 most famous composer, his life and his music.
In Copenhagen, Tom visits the Royal Danish Library to meet musicologist Niels Krabbe and see Nielsen鈥檚 original manuscripts in the archive. Tom also meets with Danish musicians, including conductors Thomas Dausgaard and Michael Sch酶nwandt, and composer Hans Abrahamsen and Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, to hear about the influence he鈥檚 had on their music. Danish composer-conductor Bo Holten, with his vocal ensemble Musica Ficta, are preparing a Nielsen programme for the anniversary celebrations, and Tom speaks to Bo to experience the vocal dimension of Nielsen鈥檚 ubiquitous influence.
In Odense, 100 miles south-west of Copenhagen on the island of Funen, Tom visits the Carl Nielsen Museum, where he鈥檚 allowed to play the composer鈥檚 own piano, and also sees the Odense Symphony Orchestra with violinist Nikolaj Znaider and conductor Thomas Dausgaard rehearse an all-Nielsen programme. In addition, we hear Nielsen鈥檚 own 鈥� not very good鈥� - piano playing, and apparently the only known recording in existence of his voice. 鈥淢usic IS Life!鈥� as Nielsen would have said.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Tom Service |
| Interviewed Guest | Thomas Dausgaard |
| Interviewed Guest | Michael Schonwandt |
| Interviewed Guest | Bo Holten |
| Interviewed Guest | Nikolaj Znaider |
Broadcast
- Sat 6 Jun 2015 12:15大象传媒 Radio 3
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