Composer: Béla Bartók, Arthur Honegger, Knudage Riisager, Dmitri Shostakovich, Igor Stravinsky
Performer: Herman D. Koppel, George Eskdale, Galina Vishnevskaya, Henryk Szeryng
Orchestra: Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Thomas Jensen
Number of DIscs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Danacord
Catalogue: DACOCD912
Release: 2021
Size: 675 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 (Live)
01. I. Moderato
02. II. Allegretto
03. III. Largo
04. IV. Allegro non troppo
Stravinsky: Concerto for Piano & Wind Instruments
05. I. Largo – Allegro
06. II. Largo
07. III. Allegro
08. Riisager: Little Overture for String Orchestra
Riisager: Concertino for Trumpet & Strings, Op. 29
09. I. Allegro
10. II. Andantino
11. III. Rondo vivace
CD 02
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Op. 29
01. The Foal Hurries to the Filly
02. There Is a Lake in the Deepest Part of the Woods
Honegger: Symphony No. 5 in D Major, H. 202 “Di tre re”
03. I. Grave
04. II. Allegretto
05. III. Allegro marcato
Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz 112 (Live)
06. I. Allegro non troppo
07. II. Andante tranquillo
08. III. Allegro molto
Danacord’s tribute to the recorded legacy of Thomas Jensen continues with a unique compilation of 20th-century masterpieces in both live and studio performances. Available for the first time in any format. Jensen’s final concert appearance with the DRSO, in a noble account of Shostakovich’s heroic Fifth Symphony, recorded just a fortnight before his death. Album 2 demonstrates Jensen’s mastery of a wide range of contemporary repertoire in a Paris concert from 1962.
Thomas Jensen studied at the Danish Conservatory of Music. Jensen led several Danish ensembles, including the Danish National Symphony Orchestra (from 1957) and the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra (then known as the Aarhus Civic Orchestra). In Aarhus he built the small orchestra up through broadcasts and tours within Denmark and later to Germany and the Netherlands. He also conducted the Tivoli Concert Hall Orchestra.