Karl Aage Rasmussen / Svend Nielsen - A Ballad of Game and Dream (1974) / Kammerkantate (1975) / LP

063-39267

Product Details:

• Label: EMI – D.M.A. 038, EMI – 063-39267
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo
• Country: Denmark
• Released: 1978
• Genre: Classical

Overview

This LP features two important works from Danish composers Karl Aage Rasmussen and Svend Nielsen, performed by The Elsinore Players. Rasmussen's "A Ballad of Game and Dream" (1974) and Nielsen's "Kammerkantate" (1975) offer a fascinating blend of musical experimentation and vocal storytelling.

A Ballad of Game and Dream (1974)

Composed by Karl Aage Rasmussen, this work explores the contrasting elements of play and dream, blending fragments of children's music, jazz, and more abstract, lyrical sections. It is a work for seven musicians who sing, speak, whistle, clap, and play percussion instruments.

Kammerkantate (1975)

Composed by Svend Nielsen, this chamber cantata uses Jørgen Leth's poems from Lykken i Ingenmandsland to create a dramatic atmosphere, where realism transitions into lyricism and alienation. The piece balances between music and theatre, featuring a soprano, percussionist, guitarist, and flutist.

Track Listing:

Side 1

1. A Ballad of Game and Dream (Karl Aage Rasmussen)

Side 2

1. Kammerkantate (Svend Nielsen)
   • Text: Jørgen Leth (from Lykken i Ingenmandsland)
   • Movements:
     1. Forelæsning Og Poesi
     2. Der Er Hun
     3. Lad Os Se Hende I Aften

Key Credits:

Composers: Karl Aage Rasmussen, Svend Nielsen
Text: Jørgen Leth
Performers:

• Bodil Gümoes (Soprano)
• Tina Wilhelmsen (Voice)
• The Elsinore Players
  Instrumentation: Cello, Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Violin/Viola
  Engineer & Producer: Claus Byrith
  Recorded at: Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium
  Cover Design: Ejner Johansson

Box #151