Composer: Johannes Brahms, Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performer: Endre Wolf, Erich Wenk, Agnes Giebel, Danish Radio Choir
Orchestra: Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Thomas Jensen
Number of DIscs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Danacord
Catalogue: DACOCD913
Release: 2021
Size: 604 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
01. I. Allegro moderato – Moderato assai
02. II. Canzonetta, Andante
03. III. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
04. I. Allegro non troppo
05. II. Andante moderato
06. III. Allegro giocoso – poco meno presto Tempo I
07. IV. Allegro energico e passionato – Più allegro
CD 02
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
01. I. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen
02. II. Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras
03. III. Herr, lehre doch mich
04. IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen
05. V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit
06. VI. Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt
07. VII. Selig sind die Toten
Two previously unissued broadcast performances of Brahms make major additions to the recorded legacy of Thomas Jensen. A long unavailable, newly remastered studio recording of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto also contributes to an appreciation of the Danish conductor as a dynamic figure who could inspire the most exciting and flexibly molded interpretations of the central orchestral repertoire.
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.