Thou singest ye carol

Carl Nielsen

(1865-1931)

‘Sange’

9 June 2025 was the 160th anniversary of Carl Nielsen’s birth. In addition to six symphonies, concerts, stage music and two operas he wrote over 300 songs. In this episode of ‘Thou singest ye carol’, the song programme of the Concertzender, you will hear some of his ‘Sange en Viser’. The Danish lyrics are spoken by Henriëtte Lentferink.

Playlist:

1. Carl Nielsen – ‘O , hvor jeg er glad i Dag’ (Michael Rosing) CNW 270 Soprano Merete Hjortsø and Kaja Bundgaard piano .
2. Carl Nielsen – ‘Digte af J.P. Jacobsen’op.4 1. ” Solnedgang ” 2. ” I Seraillets Have ” 3. ” Til Asali ” 4. ” Har dagen sanket al sin Sorg ”                                       Soprano Merete Hjortsø  and Kaja Bundgaard piano .
3. Carl Nielsen – Four songs on lyrics by Jens Aakjær. 1. ‘Jens Vejmand’ 2. ‘Se dig ud en Sommerdag’ 3. ‘Som dybest brønd gi’r altid klarest vand’ 4. ‘Der drukker af Disen’. Bass Ulrik Cold and Jahannes Mikkelsen piano.
4. Carl Nielsen – from: Maskarade FS39 (Vilhelm Andersen) Act 3: Min sode Balsambosse! Soprano Inger Dam-Jensen, bariton Morten Ernst Lassen and Ulrich Stærk piano.

5. Carl Nielsen – 6 Sange van Ludvig Holstein, opus 10 1. Æbleblomst” 2. Erindringens Sø”3. Fyldt med blomster blusser æbletræets gren” 4. Sang bag Ploven” 5. “Det gyldenhvide Himmellys’ 6. “Hilsen” Soprano Inger Dam-Jensen, bariton Morten Ernst Lassen and Ulrich Stærk piano.
6. Carl Nielsen – Viser og Vers af J.P. Jakobsen op.6 1. “Genrebillede” 2. ‘Seraferne’ 3. ‘Silkesko over gylden Læst” 4. “Det bødes der for” 5. Vise af ‘Mogens’ Bass Ulrik Cold and Johannes Mikkelsen piano.
7. Carl Nielsen – ‘Vocalise- Etude’ FS124 Soprano Merete Hjortsø with Kaja Bundgaard on the piano .

Sigurd Swane painted the portrait of Carl Nielsen in the year of the composer’s death.(1931)

Info: https://www.carlnielsen.dk