Drømmen on Glade Jul 'A Dream about Silent Night', FS34 (Nielsen) - from CDA67591/2 - Hyperion Records

Scutolo, 'The Marvel of Marvels' (1912) by Henry Brokman-Knudsen (1868-1933)
Musée de la Ville de Paris, Musée du Petit-Palais, France / Lauros / Bridgeman Art Library, London

Track(s) taken from CDA67591/2

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A Dream about ‘Silent Night’ (Drømmen om ‘Glade Jul’) is an improvisatory paraphrase based on the famous Christmas carol, which swiftly departs from the original melody and explores new, more unusual musical territory. Nielsen’s title, ‘Dream’, is significant, suggesting parallels with his orchestral tone poem Saga-drøm, which likewise contains passages of a strangely fantastical and arabesque-like nature. The work was composed in 1905, and, appropriately given the subject matter, the score is dated 3 December.

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Recording details: February 2007
Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Produced by Michael George
Engineered by Tony Faulkner
Release date: June 2008
Total duration: 1 minutes 58 seconds

Drømmen on Glade Jul 'A Dream about Silent Night', FS34

composer

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)

completed on 3 December 1905; Poco adagio; also translated as The Dream of Merry Christmas

Martin Roscoe (piano)