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About ICMA:
The International Classical Music Awards (ICMA), is the preeminent awards for classical music on an international level. The jury consists of professional music critics of the most important magazines, online services and radio stations.
https://www.icma-info.com/

DIE WEIHNACHTSGESCHICHTE
by HUGO DISTLER
Vocal Ensemble: Concert Clemens
Evangelist: Adam Riis
Conductor: Carsten Seyer - Hansen

In recent years OUR Recordings has opened for a wider variety of releases with - especially Danish - musicians, orchestras, and ensembles. In the past year alone, we have released 8 very diverse albums, and each one has received high recognition from audience and critics both "at home" and abroad.

ES IST EIN ROS ENTSPRUNGEN
Vocal Ensemble Concert Clemens
Conductor Carsten Seyer - Hansen

On CORELLIMANIA
you can listen to the Italian baroque composer CORELLI´s influence on his 3 younger German colleagues
BACH - HANDEL - TELEMANN
played by the international trio
Petri/Perl/Esfahani

The Esfahani/Perl/Petri Trio performance is sublime

From the first second you get the feeling FURIOSO

Jakob Buchanan´s
SONG & WIND
with
Aarhus Jazz Orchestra
Marilyn Mazur, percussion
Jakob Buchanan, flugelhorn
Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir
Carsten Seyer-Hansen, conductor

Piano Trio
TRIO CON BRIO COPENHAGEN

OUR Recordings team wishes you all a Merry Christmas - and a prosperous New Year with hope for a more peaceful 2023

By Lars Hannibal
Dear Friends,
So much has happened since our last Newsletter, and while I will try not to focus too much on the state of the world, there is no denying that the geopolitical situation is extremely tense, as is anxiety over the inability of our leaders to address the growing climate crisis. And while music may only seem a diversion or commodity, I believe there has never been more need for the values of music, and for art in general, than at any other time. We must insist on humanity and the value of dialogue, and from there create a world that can be infinitely different, and infinitely better with room for everyone.

LABEL OF THE MONTH

The Naxos Music Group has selected OUR Recordings as

LABEL OF THE MONTH JUNE 2022

From Lars Hannibal:
Since our last newsletter, the world has changed radically. Europe and the world are now focused on the war tragically unfolding in Ukraine - a completely insane war that has been planned and initiated by Russian President Putin. How should we as citizens of the world respond to this tragedy? It is so difficult to accept and unbelievably hard to understand. Almost the whole world has distanced itself from this despot, who during his 22 years in power has demonstrated more and more clearly that he wants to re-establish a vast and terrible empire over the people of the countries which he has annexed during the last several years. Putin uses false rhetoric and deliberate falsification of history to legitimize this war. Despite strong international condemnation and sanctions, Putin continues his war, threatening the world with the ultimate weapon.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at OUR Recordings.
In this season of music and lights, we hope you enjoy the attached video, a set of variations on the traditional Danish “Nisselandsby” (Elf Village). Each year my family gets together and decides on a different theme for our holiday message, and this year my two daughters Agnete and Amalie wanted to make a Nisse presentation in recognition of these little gnome’s care for the environment!

Sending out this newsletter today is very special. November 1th is the date where Michala and I in 2006 launched our own label OUR Recordings - so today we can celebrate our 15 years anniversary!

In the newsletter you can read a short resumé of OUR Recordings history, and watch a video with congratulations from a few of the people we have been so fortunate to work with during those 15 years.

After almost 18 months of a lock down that closed almost all of society, Denmark is now almost entirely open once again. We count ourselves very fortunate to have made it through and are very pleased that we now can start performing LIVE concerts again!

The late Summer and Autumn has been busy for us with concerts starting again – performances and recordings in Denmark, Norway and Sweden have been a joy after the long break.

After almost a year and a half with a near total absence of live concerts, many cities around the world are gradually opening up again.
We were deeply moved by the warm reception that greeted us on the few occasions when we were allowed to perform during this dark and stressful time, and now, that the clouds have begun to clear, we look forward to late summer and autumn with concerts, recordings and new releases.

GRATEFULNESS…
Notes by Joshua Cheek
“It seems that finally the world is starting to get back to normal after the long period of corona lock downs, and that the music scene is slowly opening up. All around the globe, performers and audiences are anxiously looking forward to being together again – this magical encounter is the DNA of the musical experience: the special intimate communication shared by players and listeners in real time in the same room!”
This Month’s Newsletter offers a special focus on OUR Recordings releases with guitar, both as a solo instrument and in combination with various other instruments. On the front-page of the new OUR Recordings catalogue you see our 14 albums with guitar so far.

While we are waiting for the re-opening of society and the opportunity to play LIVE concerts, OUR Recordings have built a new website (https://www.ourrecordings.com) with the terrific designer Lise Mierca. On the new website you can see the entire catalogue, read about the artists, browse reviews check concert schedules, watch videos and of course, LISTEN TO and BUY MUSIC!