'''Danacord''' is a Danish classical music record label founded in 1979 in Copenhagen by Jesper Buhl. Danacord has made many premiere recordings of lesser known Danish music.<ref>''Schwann inside jazz & classical'' 2000 Volumes 1-2 Page 26 "Since it numbers among those languages you have to grow up with in order to speak, let alone sing, most of this ravishing music has had to wait for the initiative of Danacord, Jesper Buhl's spunky little Copenhagen-based label, for it to attract ..."</ref><ref>Joel Flegler ''Fanfare'' Volume 18, Numéro 6 1995 - Page 26 "Jesper Buhl, founder of Danacord and an unquenchable fountain of enthusiasm for all things musical, had prepared for my arrival by buying a mountain of cakes at the local patisserie, chief among which were strawberry tarts"</ref> Among the label's historical projects is ''Kai Laursen plays 26 Danish Violin Concertos'', a ten-CD anthology of Danish violin concertos performed by violinist Kai Laursen (1924-1996) with the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra and other Danish ensembles under conductors including Launy Grøndahl, Thomas Jensen, Mogens Wöldike, John Frandsen and Ole Schmidt. The collection is covering 200 years, in 10 volumes<ref>''International Classical Record Collector'' ICRC. 1997 - Volume 3 Page 26 "Martin Anderson talks to the violinist Kai Laursen's widow about his life's work, a ten-CD boxed set of no fewer than 26 ... But the astonishing survey undertaken by the late Kai Laursen and now released on ten Danacord discs does just that. I thought I knew my Danish musical history reasonably well, but there are names here that I am not sure I have ever come.. " Page 27 "gloriously what-the-hell approach of Jesper Buhl, the head of Danacord - that, despite the evidence of the set spread in front of me, it still strikes me as slightly unreal."</ref> and includes concertos by composers such as Niels Gade, Hakon Børresen, P. E. Lange-Müller, Rued Langgaard, Vagn Holmboe, Knudåge Riisager and Ib Nørholm.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.danacord.dk/collections/violin.html |title=Kai Laursen plays 26 Danish Violin Concertos |publisher=Danacord |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref>
Danacord issued a complete symphonic cycle of Rued Langgaard, released as ''The Complete Symphonies'', performed by the Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir under conductor Ilya Stupel, with soloists including Roma Owsińska, Tadeusz Chmielewski and Jan Wolański.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2001/june01/langgaard.htm |title=Langgaard: The Complete Symphonies Volumes 1–7 |work=MusicWeb International |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref>
The label has also released recordings of the complete symphonies of Victor Bendix, performed by the Omsk Philharmonic Orchestra under Evgeny Shestakov.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7967801--bendix-complete-symphonies |title=Bendix: Complete Symphonies |publisher=Presto Music |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://musicwebinternational.com/2023/11/bendix-symphonies-nos-1-4-danacord/ |title=Bendix: Symphonies Nos. 1–4 |work=MusicWeb International |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref>
Another large-scale Danish composer project was Danacord's complete recording of the six symphonies of Louis Glass, performed by the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra under Bulgarian conductor Nayden Todorov.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.danacordbutik.dk/shop/product_info.php?products_id=416 |title=Louis Glass: 6 Symphonies |publisher=Danacord |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2001/Dec01/Louis_Glass.htm |title=Louis Glass Symphonies Review |work=MusicWeb International |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref>
Niels Gade has been represented in Danacord's catalogue through chamber and piano projects, including ''Complete Works for Trio'', performed by the Copenhagen Trio, and recordings of Gade's complete works for piano duet performed by Piano Duo Diga, Tanja Zapolski and Rikke Sandberg.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.danacordbutik.dk/index.php?filter_id=5&manufacturers_id=533&page=2&sort=2a |title=Niels W. Gade: Complete Works for Trio |publisher=Danacord |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2018/Feb/Golden_age_DACOCD786.htm |title=The Golden Age – Complete Works of Niels W. Gade for Piano Duet |work=MusicWeb International |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref>
Danacord has also issued multi-volume recordings of the complete piano music of J.P.E. Hartmann, performed by Danish pianist Thomas Trondhjem.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.danacordbutik.dk/shop/product_info.php?cPath=1_2_3&products_id=515 |title=J.P.E. Hartmann: Piano Works – Thomas Trondhjem |publisher=Danacord |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8795052--j-p-e-hartmann-piano-works |title=J.P.E. Hartmann: Piano Works |publisher=Presto Music |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://musicwebinternational.com/2025/02/jpe-hartmann-piano-works-vol-6-danacord/ |title=J.P.E. Hartmann: Piano Works Vol. 6 |work=MusicWeb International |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref>
The label's catalogue also includes recordings devoted to Ludolf Nielsen, including symphonies and orchestral works performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra under conductor Igor Golovschin.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2000/aug00/LNielsen3.htm |title=Ludolf Nielsen: Symphony No. 3 |work=MusicWeb International |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref>
Danacord has recorded and issued Danish chamber and instrumental music by Fini Henriques, including ''Works for Violin and Piano'', performed by violinist Johannes Søe Hansen and pianist Christina Bjørkøe, and piano music performed by Christina Bjørkøe.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8630156--fini-henriques-works-for-violin-and-piano |title=Fini Henriques: Works for Violin and Piano |publisher=Presto Music |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2019/May/Henriques_piano_DACOCD840.htm |title=Henriques: Piano Music |work=MusicWeb International |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref>
Danacord has additionally released large historical collections devoted to Carl Nielsen, including the ''Carl Nielsen On Record'' series of vintage and historical recordings. The series includes performances by conductors such as Launy Grøndahl, Erik Tuxen and Thomas Jensen, and documents Nielsen's symphonic, orchestral, vocal and choral music in early Danish recordings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.danacord.dk/collections/carlniel.html |title=Carl Nielsen Collection |publisher=Danacord |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2003/feb03/Nielsen_symphonies_historic.htm |title=The Historic Nielsen Collection Vol. 1: Symphonies |work=MusicWeb International |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref>
Danacord's catalogue also includes historical recordings of Danish late-Romantic symphonic repertoire, including works by Louis Glass, Rudolph Simonsen, Hakon Børresen and Herman Sandby performed by the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Launy Grøndahl.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2001/mar01/danish.htm |title=Danish Symphonies of the Late Romantic Period |work=MusicWeb International |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.danacord.dk/frmsets/aboutdana.html About Danacord]
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