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The Treasury Of Danish Song
Musica FictaBo Holten
This encyclopaedic survey represents Bo Holten and Musica Ficta’s 25-year odyssey to collate and record the magnificent wealth of Danish part-songs. The project began in 1996 to much acclaim –Gramophone wrote: ‘Musica Ficta cannot put a foot wrong’ – and since then they have continued to earn admiration as one of the finest vocal ensembles in Europe. Stretching back to the glories of the Middle Ages and forwards to today’s leading Danish composers, these recordings encompass the Romantic era as well as traditional songs, motets, folk songs, Christmas hymns and carols, children’s songs and the great contributions of Carl Nielsen and Thomas Laub, to form a cornerstone collection of Danish song.
Bo Holten has an international reputation as a leading specialist in early music and vocal polyphony, while Musica Ficta have proved to be a dominant force in Danish musical life and one of the finest vocal ensembles in Europe, having given over 750 concerts and theatre performances and released multiple recordings. Bo has been guest conductor for numerous orchestras, ensembles and choirs in Scandinavia and abroad, and after 16 years as guest conductor of the BBC Singers, he was appointed chief conductor of the Flemish Radio Choir in 2007.
