Thomas Jensen Legacy, Volume 4
DACOCD 914 (Danacord, CD, 2 discs)
COMPILATION (29 October 2021)
Playing time: 79'23"/71'08" - TT 150'31"
Tracks: 11 + 11
Booklet pages: 16
℗ 2021 Danacord Records
© 2021 Danacord Records
Main country of recording: Denmark
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Thomas Jensen Legacy, Volume 4 published on 7 February 2022
Both in his native Denmark and around the world, Thomas Jensen became known for his uniquely authoritative interpretations of Carl Nielsen's music. His postwar Decca and HMV studio recordings of the first two symphonies are inflected with unrivalled sweep and passion. They are coupled here with previously unpublished broadcasts of music by four Danish composers from the generation after Nielsen, including the brooding Largo which set the scene for Carl Th Dreyer's cinematic masterpiece, Ordet (The Word).