Kim Larsen (1945-2018) – the much loved Danish rock musician and multi-artist - captures – in music and words – the Danish soul. With his 500 recorded songs and 40 albums he is known by all Danes of all ages.
Guitarist, and head of guitar department at The Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen, Jesper Sivebæk, had 2 heroes in his youth: Andrés Segovia and Kim Larsen – and they have followed him ever since.
For more than 10 years Jesper Sivebæk has worked on the pieces on this album. With his great experience he uses the possibilities of the guitar to the utmost, and follows the classical tradition of making instrumental versions of folk songs – like in Miguel Llobet’s arrangements of Catalan folksongs, in Benjamin Britten’s English and Chinese folksongs arrangements, and in Bela Bartok’s Hungarian folk songs. Sivebæk is true both to the beauty and the simplicity of Kim Larsens songs, and to his instrument
– the classical Spanish guitar. In these arrangements classical guitar players around the globe now have 12 new pieces to discover and put on their concert programs.
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New Video: Drømdæ mik æn drøm i nat
Variations for erhu and guitar duo, based on the oldest written piece of Scandinavian music — a medieval folk tune from Denmark. Performed by Scandinavian Guitar Duo and Ziling Xu. Composed by John Frandsen.
New CD: OCTAGONAL ROOM – SOLO AND CHAMBER WORKS FOR GUITAR
Jesper Sivebæk, Signe Asmussen, Cæcilie Balling, Michal Haring, Ana Angelovska, Morten Zeuthen, Eduardo Sánchez, Hsiao-Tung Yuan, Filip Strauch, Max Artved, Tim Frederiksen, Alba String Quartet
The prize-winning Lars Hegaard (b. 1950) has, over more than 40 years, been an important voice in Danish musical life. Centred on the composer’s own instrument, the guitar, we present six of his most important works for small groups. With their refined modernist expressivity, they offer a fascinating picture of the guitar’s possibilities as a solo instrument, as accompanist and as the first amongst equals in chamber music.
Alba String Quartet. The Concert Hall of the Royal Danish Academy of Music