Bo Holten: The Emperor's New Clothes
6.220701 (Dacapo Records, SACD)
DDD
NEW RELEASE (30 October 2020)
Playing time: 77'47"
Tracks: 21
Booklet pages: 36
© 2020 Dacapo Records
Main country of recording: Denmark
Country of manufacture: Germany
Reviewer: Geoff Pearce
Review of Bo Holten: The Emperor's New Clothes published on 27 December 2020
Gert Henning-Jensen, tenor
Palle Knudsen, baritone
Max Artved, oboe
Christine Nonbo Andersen, soprano
Morten Østergaard, bassoon
Vocal Ensemble Musica Ficta
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Bo Holten, conductor
Bo Holten (born 1948):
1-7 The Emperor's New Clothes (2004) - concert opera for tenor, baritone, choir of upper voices and orchestra, with libretto by Eva Sommestad Holten
8-13 Oboe Concerto, Il Romanesco (1995), in one movement, for oboe and orchestra
14-21 Songs of Dusk (1987) - song cycle to poems by Sophus Claussen for soprano, bassoon and orchestra
Recorded 3-7 June 2019 at Carl Nielsen Salen, Odense Koncerthus, Odense, Denmark