Danish Quartet
The Danish Quartet is a name which has been carried by four Danish string quartets:
Den Danske Kvartet
1935 the Danish Quartet (Danish: Den Danske Kvartet) was a quartet for flute, violin, cello and piano which was active 1935-1957.[1] Members included:
- Holger Gilbert-Jespersen (1890–1975), flute.[2]
- Erling Bloch (1904–1992), violin.
- Torben Anton Svendsen (1904–1980), cello.[3]
- Holger Lund Christiansen, piano. (also accompanist to Aksel Schiøtz)
The Quartet released several 78s, including Handel's Trio Sonata No.7, in C minor.
Erling Bloch had earlier founded, in 1933, the Erling Bloch Quartet, a traditional string quartet comprising Erling Bloch and Lavard Friisholm, violins, Hans Kassow, viola, Torben Anton Svendsen (again), cello. Among other recordings the Erling Bloch Quartet recorded the Nielsen String Quartet No.3 in 1946.
Le Quatuor Danois
1949-1983 Den Nye Danske Kvartet, known in English media as The Danish Quartet,[4] and in their releases on the Valois label of Michel Bernstein as the Quatuor Danois. The ensemble was the first Danish state ensemble with educational duties 1967-1978, and was under the patronage of King Frederick IX of Denmark.[5] Members included:
- first violin: Arne Svendsen (1929–2010) 1949-1983.
- second violin: Reidar Knudsen 1949-1954, Hans Nielsen 1954-1959, Palle Heichelmann 1959-1977, Wladimir Marschwinski 1977-1983.
- Knud Frederiksen, viola.
- Jørgen Jensen 1949-1959, Pierre Renè Honnens 1959-1977, Gert von Bülow 1977-1979 and Niels Ullner 1979-1983.
The Danish Quartet
Active from 1985-1996 as Den Danske Strygekvartet. The quartet recorded the Carl Nielsen string quartets for Kontrapunkt 1992[6]
- Tim Frederiksen, violin, leader.[7]
- Arne Balk-Møller (b. 1965), violin.[8]
- Claus Myrup, viola
- Nils Sylvest Jeppesen 1985-1988, Henrik Brendstrup 1988-, cello.[9]
Recordings include:
- Carl Nielsen String Quartets, Kontrapunkt.[10]
- Sofia Gubaidulina String Quartets Nos. 1-3, Trio. CPO.
- Paul Hindemith Complete String Quartets. CPO.
The Danish String Quartet
This quartet made its debut as Den Unge Danske Strygekvartet (the Young Danish String Quartet) at the Copenhagen Summer Festival in 2002.[11] It recorded the complete String Quartets (opp. 5, 13, 14 and 44) and -- with the violist Tim Frederiksen -- the String Quintet in G Major by the Danish composer Carl August Nielsen, all on the DaCapo Classical label.[12] Following the change of name to Den Danske Strygekvartet (The Danish Quartet) members include:
- Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (b. 1983), 1st violin.
- Frederik Øland (b. 1984), 2d violin.
- Asbjørn Nørgaard (b. 1984), viola.
- Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin (b. 1982), cello.
Recordings include:
- Carl Nielsen String Quartets, DaCapo Classical.
The Danish Quartet was selected as the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists for the period 2013-2015.
References
- ↑ Denmark. An official handbook. Udenrigsministeriet 1970 p733
- ↑ Holger Gilbert-Jespersen in Danish Wikipedia
- ↑ Torben Anton Svendsen in Danish Wikipedia
- ↑ Robin Stowell The Cambridge companion to the string quartet 2003 Page 85
- ↑ per Gettysburg Times Nov 22, 1960
- ↑ Gramophone, Volume 71, Page 71 1993 "The Danish Quartet is not to be confused with earlier ensembles of the same name they are the third to bear the name and were formed in 1985."
- ↑ Tim Frederiksen Artist biography
- ↑ Arne Balk-Møller Artist biography
- ↑ Henrik Brendstrup Artist biography
- ↑ Carl Nielsen String Quartets, Kontrapunkt
- ↑ The Danish Quartet Homepage
- ↑ Gramophone Editors Choice July 2007
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