Program:
- Niels Wilhelm Gade
Fairy Spell, Op. 30 (Opera-Ballet: Ballad after A Danish Folk Legend)
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- The Royal Danish Orchestra and Chorus with Johan Hye-Knudsen (Conductor). Soloists: Gurli Plesner, Kirsten Hermansen, and Ib Hansen
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- Turnabout Vox
- Niels Wilhelm Gade
Symphony No. 1, Op. 5 in C minor
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- The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra with Dmitri Kitajenko
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- Chandos
- Niels Wilhelm Gade
String Quartet in E minor (1877)
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- The Kontra Quartet: Anton Kontra (Violin I), Boris Samsing (Violin II), Peter Fabricius (Viola), and Morten Zeuthen (Cello)
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- BIS
- Niels Wilhelm Gade
Hamlet Overture, Op. 37
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- The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra with Dmitri Kitajenko
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- Chandos
- Niels Wilhelm Gade
Echoes of Ossian Overture, Op. 1
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- The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra with Dmitri Kitajenko
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- Chandos
Today, February 22nd, is the 199th birthday of Danish composer Niels Wilhelm Gade. Gade was born on February 22nd 1817 and died on December 21st 1890. To celebrate his birthday, this entire Cereal Music show is dedicated exclusively to Gade's music and compositions.
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