Various Artists - Launy Grondahl Legacy 3 (2CD)

Facts This new release features studio and live broadcast recordings, never previously issued and newly remastered from the original tapes, of Romantic and 20th-century Danish music. Highlights include an atmospheric tone-poem by Gade, ballet and concert scores based on fairy-tales of Hans Christian Andersen, an overture to celebrate the end of the Nazi occupation of Denmark and a colorful set of orchestral variations based on Danish radio ´s theme tune. The performances bear witness to the high technical standard of the DRSO ´s playing, nearly 70 years ago, as well as to the tireless advocacy of Launy Grøndahl for the music of his own country.