The Danish String Quartet
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Biography
Formed in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2001, the Danish String Quartet is a one of the most awarded chamber music ensembles of its generation. Their performances focus on classical music from iconic composers like Mozart and Beethoven, although they are also known to perform classic Nordic folk music shows. Initially performing under the name, The Young Danish String Quartet, the ensemble was founded by three students who performed at summer camp together before enrolling at the Royal Academy of Music (Denmark): violinists Fredrik Ãland (born in 1984) and Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (born in 1983), and violist Asbjørn Nørgaard (born in 1984). Studying under Tim Fredriksen, they performed at the Copenhagen summer festival in 2002 spending several years perfecting their skills through intense practicing. In 2007, the ensemble founded its own festival in Nyborder, Denmark and also recorded their first two albums: Nielsen: String Quartets, Vol 1 (2007) and Nielsen: String Quartets, Vol. 2 (2008). The group became the Danish String Quartet in 2008 with the arrival of Norwegian cellist Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin (born in 1982). The newly rechristened Danish String Quartet released Haydn & Brahms: String Quartets (2012) and Fuchs & Brahms: Clarinet Quintets (2014), a collaboration with clarinetist Sebastian Manz. Signing with ECM Records, their next two albums focused on traditional Nordic folk music: Wood Works (2014) and Last Leaf (2017). In 2018, they released the first in their Prism series which found them returning to the classical music that brought them to prominence. After the release of the Grammy-nominated Beethoven / Shostakovich / Bach: Prism 1, they continued to release several more installments in that series: Beethoven / Schnittke / Bach: Prism II (2019), the Diapason dâOr-winning Beethoven / Bartók / Bach: Prism III (2021), Beethoven / Mendelssohn / Bach: Prism IV (2022), and Beethoven / Webern / Bach: Prism V (2023). During their career, The Danish String Quartet has received many awards and honors including the first prize at the London International Competition (2009), the Carl Nielsen Prize (2011) and the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award (2016), and many others.
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The Danish String Quartet
J.S. Bach: Vor deinen Thron tret' ich, Chorale Prelude, BWV 668 (Arr. for String Quartet)
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Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13: III. Intermezzo. Allegretto con moto - Allegro
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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato - Presto
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J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849 (Arr. Förster for Strin
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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: 7. Allegro
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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: 2. Presto
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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127, 1. Maestoso - Allegro
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Top Tracks
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- Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: IV. Tema con variazioni by The Danish String Quartet
- Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: III. Praeludium by The Danish String Quartet
- Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: I. Maestoso. Allegro
- Quartet no. 15 in E-flat minor, op. 144: VI. Epilogue. Adagio
- Quartet no. 15 in E-flat minor, op. 144: V. Funeral March. Adagio molto
- Quartet no. 15 in E-flat minor, op. 144: IV. Nocturne. Adagio
- Quartet no. 15 in E-flat minor, op. 144: III. Intermezzo. Adagio
- Quartet no. 15 in E-flat minor, op. 144: II. Serenade. Adagio
- Quartet no. 15 in E-flat minor, op. 144: I. Elegy. Adagio
- Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 - 6. GroÃe Fuge, Op. 133 (Ouverture. Allegro â Fuga)
- Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: III. Scherzo. Vivace
- Quartet no. 12 in E-flat major, op. 127: II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
- Wind Quintet, Op. 43, FS 100: I. Allegro ben moderato by The Danish String Quartet
- J.S. Bach: Vor deinen Thron tret' ich, Chorale Prelude, BWV 668 (Arr. for String Quartet)
- Moderen (The Mother), Op. 41, FS 94: Bornene leger (The Children are Playing)
- String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace
- String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
- Moderen (The Mother), Op. 41, FS 94: Tro og hab spiller (Faith and hope are playing)
- Arcadiana, Op. 12: I. Venezia notturna
- String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
- String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto
- String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Allegretto
- String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato - Adagio
- String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51: I. Allegro non troppo
