SCCD 36031 Wee Dot / Dexter Gordon Quartet Montmartre Jazzhus 1965 After a short stay in New York, Dexter returned to his favourite city of Copenhagen in June 1965 and resumed his career’s best and most productive period. This second volume of electrifying live recording finds Dexter with his all-time favourite rhythm section. 1. There'll […]
Monthly Archives: January 2000
Dexter Gordon – Wee Dot (SCCD 36031)
SCCD 36031 Wee Dot / Dexter Gordon Quartet Montmartre Jazzhus 1965 After a short stay in New York, Dexter returned to his favourite city of Copenhagen in June 1965 and resumed his career’s best and most productive period. This is the first volume of magnificent live performances from Dexter’s favourite club “Jazzhus Montmartre”. 1. Take […]
The Contemporary Jazz Quartet, Sunny Murray – Action Action (SCCD 36029/30)
MID-PRICE SERIES SCCD 36029/30 Action Action / The Contemporary Jazz Quartet/ Quintet The Original DEBUT Recordings 1964 & 1967 The legendary recordings by the TCJQ for the Danish DEBUT label have been out of print for more than a couple of decades. This double CD-set including the two original LP releases is not only the […]
St Petersburg Chamber Orchestra, Edward Serov, Victor Liberman, Yuri Kramarov – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vladimir Ivanovich Tsytovich (KON 32314)
St. Petersburg Chamber Orchestra under baton of Edward Serov had made series of superb recordings during the communist regime in Russian history. Those recordings had unfortunately not been widely available even after the dissolution of USSR. Kontrapunkt in collaboration with Petersburg Recording Studio and Maestro Serov has restored and released many of those legendary recordings […]
Søren Elbæk, Alicia Petronilli – Piazzolla: Tango Intimo (KON 32313)
It was in 1998 when Denmark’s leading violinist of younger generation Søren Elbæk first performed with Argentinean Alica Petronilli as a member of The Danish Chamber Players. Since then tango became part of his favourite repertoire. Elbæk’s rich and passionate sound suites the genre perfectly. In this intimate duo setting the two elite instrumentalists give […]
Elisabeth Meyer-Topsøe, Per Salo – Sibelius, Rangström: Songs (KON 32312)
Since her 1994 sensational recording debut with Orchestral Leider/Vier Letzte Lieder and Wesendonk Lieder on Kontrapunkt label, the Danish soprano Elisabeth Meyer-Topsøe’s career has soared to the new height in the international opera scenes. This is her first recording of songs which she dedicates to HM Queen Ingrid Queen Mother who is from Sweden and […]
Nikolai Madojan, Elisabeth Westenholz – Franck, Strauss: Sonata A Major, Sonata Opus 18 (KON 32311)
The collaboration between Armenian violinist Nikolai Madojan and Danish pianist Elisabeth Westenholz produced a series of outstanding CDs starting with the Prokofiev Sonatas and Five Melodies (32185) in 1994. The Madojan/Westenholz duo has since been performing and recording to critical and popular acclaim. The world’s press wrote of their performances: “… Madojan…has a natural feel […]
Tove Lønskov – Schierbeck: Complete Works For Solo Piano (KON 32310)
Poul Schierbeck (1888 – 1949) studied composition with Carl Nielsen. Unlike his vocal works which are relatively known, the piano works recorded here have been unjustly neglected. The major part of the piano music is from the early years of Schierbeck’s career as composer, who otherwise studied law and served as an artillery lieutenant under […]
Royal Danish Brass – Lewkovitch: 6 Partitas For Brass, 12 Chorales For Brass (KON 32309)
Denmark’s leading composer of sacred music Bernhard Lewkovitch dedicated the 6 Partitas and the 12 Chorales recorded here for Royal Danish Brass. One of the most prominent ensembles of Denmark Royal Danish Brass has a long standing collaboration with Lewkovitch, which culminates in this brilliant CD of strong spirituality. 1. 6 Partitas for Brass: Ach […]
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, James Loughran – Dvorák: Serenades Opus 22 & 44, Slavonic Dances Op 46 No 7 & 8, Opus 72 No 1 & 8 (KON 32308)
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra and its principal conductor James Loughran embarked on the project of recording Dvorak’s orchestral serenades in the last spring. James Loughran’s strength in the field of romantic music combined with Denmark’s foremost symphony orchestra produced here an intriguing Dvorak recording. 1. Serenade for Wind Op. 44: Moderato (Antonín Dvořák)2. Serenade for Wind […]