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Release date05.06.2026
Catalog no.8.226939-41
EAN0636943693926
AvailabilityAvailable
OUR Recordings
Composers: Nielsen, Carl
Artists: Sandberg, Rikke
With "Carl Nielsen: The Ultimate Solo Piano Collection," pianist Rikke Sandberg presents a complete recording of the piano works of Carl Nielsen, one of the central figures of Danish musical life in the early 20th century. Nielsen's piano music spans four decades, ranging from early character pieces to large-scale variation works and modernistic late compositions.
The recording brings together the early "Five Piano Pieces," Op. 3; the large-scale works "Chaconne," Op. 32, "Theme with Variations," Op. 40, and "Suite," Op. 45; as well as the late "Three Piano Pieces," Op. 59. Also included are the pedagogically conceived "Piano Music for Young and Old," Op. 53, and, recorded for the first time, individual pieces, sketches, and piano transcriptions of his stage and orchestral works made by Nielsen himself.
| Number | Title | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome to 20 Della Grazia, Little Marie! (Add. 48) | 00:00:21 | listen |
| 2 | Chaconne op. 32 | 00:11:32 | listen |
| 3 | Piano Pieces Nos. 1-5 op. 3 | ||
| 3 . 1 | No. 1 Folk Tune | 00:02:51 | listen |
| 4 . 2 | No. 2 Humoresque | 00:01:57 | listen |
| 5 . 3 | No. 3 Arabesque | 00:01:25 | listen |
| 6 . 4 | No. 4 Mignon | 00:00:52 | listen |
| 7 . 5 | No. 5 Elf's Dance | 00:01:32 | listen |
| 8 | Symphonic Suite op. 8 | ||
| 8 . 1 | 1. Intonation: Maestoso | 00:02:31 | listen |
| 9 . 2 | 2. Quasi Allegretto | 00:03:44 | listen |
| 10 . 3 | 3. Andante | 00:07:22 | listen |
| 11 . 4 | 4. Finale: Allegro | 00:04:41 | listen |
| 12 | Small Piano Pieces Nos. 1-11 "Souvenirs from Carl Nielsen" | ||
| 12 . 1 | No. 1 Norwegian Folk Dance (Add. 17) | 00:00:39 | listen |
| 13 . 2 | No. 2 Andante (Add. 18) | 00:00:42 | listen |
| 14 . 3 | No. 3 Piano Piece | 00:00:43 | listen |
| 15 . 4 | No. 4 Peasant Dance: Polka (Add. 20) | 00:00:32 | listen |
| 16 . 5 | No. 5 Allegretto (Add. 21) | 00:00:18 | listen |
| 17 . 6 | No. 6 (without movement title) (Add. 22) | 00:00:43 | listen |
| 18 . 7 | No. 7 Minuet (Add. 23) | 00:01:06 | listen |
| 19 . 8 | No. 8 (without movement title) (Add. 24) | 00:00:42 | listen |
| 20 . 9 | No. 9 Andantino (Add. 25) | 00:00:55 | listen |
| 21 . 10 | No. 10 (without movement title) (Add. 26) | 00:01:01 | listen |
| 22 . 11 | No. 11 A Little Piano Piece (Add. 27) | 00:00:39 | listen |
| 23 | Piano Music for Young and Old Nos. 1-24 op. 53 | ||
| 23 . 1 | No. 1 Allegretto | 00:00:46 | listen |
| 24 . 2 | No. 2 Andantino quasi allegretto | 00:00:58 | listen |
| 25 . 3 | No. 3a Allegro scherzoso | 00:00:54 | listen |
| 26 . 4 | No. 3b Grazioso | 00:01:13 | listen |
| 27 . 5 | No. 4 Andantino | 00:00:31 | listen |
| 28 . 6 | No. 5 Allegro giocoso | 00:01:09 | listen |
| 29 . 7 | No. 6 Poco lamentoso | 00:01:27 | listen |
| 30 . 8 | No. 7 Marziale | 00:00:46 | listen |
| 31 . 9 | No. 8 Cantabile | 00:00:48 | listen |
| 32 . 10 | No. 9 Allegretto civettuolo | 00:00:49 | listen |
| 33 . 11 | No. 10 Lugubre | 00:01:41 | listen |
| 34 . 12 | No. 11 Andante poco tiepido | 00:01:20 | listen |
| 35 . 13 | No. 12 Adagio drammatico | 00:01:40 | listen |
| 36 . 14 | No. 13 Andantino carino | 00:01:04 | listen |
| 37 . 15 | Nr. 14 Capriccioso | 00:01:01 | listen |
| 38 . 16 | Nr. 15 Adagio espressivo | 00:01:15 | listen |
| 39 . 17 | Nr. 16 Alla contadino | 00:01:12 | listen |
| 40 . 18 | Nr. 17 Largo con fantasia | 00:01:48 | listen |
| 41 . 19 | Nr. 18 Preludio: Andante | 00:01:12 | listen |
| 42 . 20 | Nr. 19 Adagio | 00:00:50 | listen |
| 43 . 21 | Nr. 20 Con sentimento | 00:01:15 | listen |
| 44 . 22 | Nr. 21 Marcia di goffo | 00:01:18 | listen |
| 45 . 23 | Nr. 22 Allegretto pastorale | 00:01:58 | listen |
| 46 . 24 | Nr. 23 Etude: Allegro | 00:00:58 | listen |
| 47 . 25 | Nr. 24 Molto adagio - Allegretto commodo | 00:03:23 | listen |
| 1 | Prelude for the New Century | 00:01:46 | listen |
| 2 | Klavierstücke Nr. 1-3 | ||
| 2 . 1 | Nr. 1 Impromptu: Allegro fluente | 00:03:15 | listen |
| 3 . 2 | Nr. 2 Molto adagio | 00:03:31 | listen |
| 4 . 3 | Nr. 3 Allegro non troppo | 00:05:36 | listen |
| 5 | Thema mit Variationen op. 40 | 00:18:37 | listen |
| 6 | Stück für Klavier | 00:00:40 | listen |
| 7 | Humoresques-Bagatelles Nr. 1-6 op. 11 | ||
| 7 . 1 | Nr. 1 Good day! Good day! | 00:00:58 | listen |
| 8 . 2 | Nr. 2 The Spinning Top | 00:00:54 | listen |
| 9 . 3 | Nr. 3 A Little Slow Waltz | 00:01:35 | listen |
| 10 . 4 | Nr. 4 The Jumping Jack | 00:00:55 | listen |
| 11 . 5 | Nr. 5 Doll's March | 00:01:19 | listen |
| 12 . 6 | Nr. 6 The Musical Clock | 00:01:07 | listen |
| 13 | Character Pieces Nr. 1-12 (Add. 16) | ||
| 13 . 1 | Nr. 1 Andante con moto | 00:03:10 | listen |
| 14 . 2 | Nr. 2 Andante quasi allegretto | 00:03:25 | listen |
| 15 | Suite op. 45 "The Luciferian" | ||
| 15 . 1 | 1. Allegretto un pochettino | 00:04:01 | listen |
| 16 . 2 | 2. Poco moderato | 00:03:30 | listen |
| 17 . 3 | 3. Molto adagio e patetico | 00:06:42 | listen |
| 18 . 4 | 4. Allegretto innocente | 00:02:30 | listen |
| 19 . 5 | 5. Allegretto vivo | 00:01:46 | listen |
| 20 . 6 | 6. Allegro non troppo ma vigoroso | 00:08:32 | listen |
| 21 | The Dream about "Silent Night" | 00:03:12 | listen |
| 1 | "The Mother" (Add. 35) (excerpt) (for piano) | ||
| 1 . 1 | The mist is lifting | 00:02:34 | listen |
| 2 . 2 | Gramophone-Waltz | 00:02:21 | listen |
| 3 . 3 | Prelude to Scene Four | 00:03:34 | listen |
| 4 . 4 | Menuett | 00:01:49 | listen |
| 5 . 5 | Prelude to Scene Seven | 00:03:02 | listen |
| 6 . 6 | March | 00:04:59 | preview |
| 7 | Hagbarth and Signe (Add. 32) (excerpt) | ||
| 7 . 1 | Dance of the Handmaidens | 00:01:35 | preview |
| 8 | Snefrid (excerpt) (for piano) | ||
| 8 . 1 | Prelude | 00:02:33 | preview |
| 9 | Sir Oluf he rides (Add. 31) (excerpt) | ||
| 9 . 1 | Elves Dance | 00:03:18 | preview |
| 10 | Music for Otto Benzons play "Parents" | 00:01:31 | preview |
| 11 | Oriental Festival March | 00:03:37 | preview |
| 12 | Aladdin op. 34 (Opera in 5 acts) (excerpt): Dances Nos. 1-5 | ||
| 12 . 1 | No. 1 Chinese Dance | 00:03:48 | preview |
| 13 . 2 | No. 2 Prisoner's Dance | 00:05:06 | preview |
| 14 . 3 | No. 3 Hindu Dance | 00:03:03 | preview |
| 15 . 4 | No. 4 African Dance | 00:04:46 | preview |
| 16 . 5 | No. 5 Dance of the Morning Mists | 00:03:01 | preview |
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