The New Danes

Eric Bartlett (Performer), Allen Blustine (Performer), Hans Abrahamsen (Composer), Karl Aage Rasmussen (Composer), Poul Ruders (Composer), Bent Sorensen (Composer), David Starobin (Conductor, Performer), Donald Palma (Conductor), William Purvis (Conductor, Performer), Marji Danilow (Performer), Speculum Musicae (Performer), Susan Palma (Performer), Daniel Druckman (Performer), Erik Charlston (Performer), Aleck Karis (Performer), Lucy Shelton (Performer), Carl Albach (Performer), Curtis Macomber (Performer), Lois Martin (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Eric Bartlett, Allen Blustine, David Starobin, William Purvis, Marji Danilow, et al.
• Conductor: David Starobin, Donald Palma, William Purvis
• Composer: Hans Abrahamsen, Karl Aage Rasmussen, Poul Ruders, Bent Sorensen
• Audio CD (February 28, 1995)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bridge
• ASIN: B000003GJC
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #730,871 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Movts On A Moving Line

2. The Deserted Churchyards

3. Winternacht: I. Winternacht - To G. Trakl

4. Winternacht: II. Drei Welten - To M.C. Escher

5. Winternacht: III. Spt - To Igor Stravinsky

6. Winternacht: IV. Im Fruhling - To G. Trakl

7. The Bells - Lucy Shelton

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fresh Danish, October 13, 2000

By	Daniel G. Berk (West Bloomfield, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This is an interesting collection of compositions by comparatively young Danish composers (all born since World War II). While these works may be somewhat of an acquired taste, they are worth the effort to do so, and they will reward the investment. They have a somewhat airy quality that adds to the pleasure of listening to them.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First rate performances, August 1, 2003

By	D. B. Rathbun (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For the lover of contemporary music, these are wonderful pieces. The Abrahamsen is very charming, reminiscent somewhat of Bolcom or Rorem. The Rasmussen is somewhat like Tower, though at times like Torke. The Soerensen is the most "European" of the pieces, and the Ruders is very much like Ruders, and Lucy Shelton is almost as good as Bryn-Julson.
For those that don't know, Speculum Musicae was founded by Donald Palma, who is its conductor; Donald Palma was one of the original musicians of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and most of the Speculum players are also Orpheus players, including Susan Palma (also an Orpheus founder), Curtis Macomber, Eric Bartlett, William Purvis, Steven Taylor, and Marji Danilow (the bassist that "took Palma's place" in Orpheus). I think of Speculum as Orpheus-playing-contemporary-music. They are every bit up to Orpheus's standards.