Update on OUR Recordings summer activities
This summer, OUR Recordings has primarily been working on three new releases.
1.J.S. Bach: SIX SUITES FOR CELLO SOLO** with the Danish cello virtuoso Henrik Dam Thomsen, which will be released on Friday, August 23rd. This album has already received much international attention from the press and has scored top marks everywhere. The album was recorded by producer Mikkel Nymand in the fantastic acoustics of Garnisons Kirken in Copenhagen and will be available on both CD and in Dolby Atmos format on streaming services.
2.An album featuring world premiere recordings of Carl Nielsen’s own arrangements for four-hand piano with two of Denmark’s leading pianists, Rikke Sandberg and Kristoffer Hyldig. Both pianists have previously released on OUR Recordings. The album, titled ESPANSIVA, will be released on both CD and vinyl, and also in Dolby Atmos format on streaming services. The album is recorded in The Queens Hall at The Black Diamond in Copenhagen by producer Preben Iwan. The album will be released on September 6th.
3.This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great Danish modernist Axel Borup-Jørgensen. To commemorate this, OUR Recordings has recorded a new album featuring the composer’s chamber music. We are very pleased that the Esbjerg Ensemble and pianist Kristoffer Hyldig agreed to record this album. We are finalizing the album at the end of August for a worldwide release in early November. Producer Mette Due has recorded the album. OUR Recordings already released 8 albums with music by Axel Borup-Jørgensen.
A short update on a very busy period.
The last few monthes has been extremely busy with recordings of new releadses,- planning upcoming releases,conferences in Brugge (IAMA) Berlin (Classical:NEXT) Egeskov Castle in the VL Forum for business leaders in Denmark about AI, and KODA conference on AI in the music busines. Also OUR Recordings have moved to another office in the same bulding, just better,- but everything takes time!
Producer Mette Due and I have been to Endrupholm 4 times to record with Esbjerg Ensemble and pianist Kristoffer Hyldig, chambermusic and solo works by late Danish composer Axel Borup-Jørgensen, who would have turned 100 years old in November this year. We only have one piece left,- and I can assure you that it will be a great album,- scheduled to be released ultimo October. We have finished and uploaded a fantastic recording of Bach Six cello suites with Henrik Dam Thomsen, producer Mikkel Nymand, release is scheduled to be August 23th,- also in the Dolby Atmos format. We ase now in the process of editing a new album with Danish National Vocal Ensemble and their new chief conductore Martina Batic,- and the music is by Slovenian composer Uros Krek, and Danish composer Else Marie Pade,- release is scheduled to be November, producer Mikkel Nymand. Carl Nielsen wrote a version of his 3. symphony "Espansiva" for 4 hand piano,- and we are very happy to relese this album in september with Rikke Sandberg and Kristoffer Hyldig,- also to be heard in the Dolby Atmos format,- producer Preben Iwan