[ Dacapo / CD ]
Release Date: Sunday 20 February 2011
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Hymn to the Sun presents some of the most prominent Danish 20th- and 21st-century composers of choral music in works using a modern, variegated musical language that draws inspiration from many different genres and styles. More than anything else, this is music inspired by highly evocative texts: Poems by Hans Christian Andersen; the Psalms of the Bible, and ancient poetry worshipping the Sun.
Hymn to the Sun is the debut CD from the Danish National Vocal Ensemble.
Hymn to the Sun presents some of the most prominent Danish 20th- and 21st-century composers of choral music in works using a modern, variegated musical language that draws inspiration from many different genres and styles. More than anything else, this is music inspired by highly evocative texts: Poems by Hans Christian Andersen; the Psalms of the Bible, and ancient poetry worshipping the Sun.
Bruun:
Forårssang
Vandring i skoven
Holmboe:
Solhymne
Holten:
Psalm 23 - Herren er min hyrde
Jersild:
Il cantico delle creature
Koppel, H D:
Three Pieces for Mixed Choir with Texts from the Psalms of David, Op. 74
Nørgård:
Two Hans Christian Andersen Poems
Ruders:
Three Motets