Live stream preview
Carl Nielsen, Denmark’s greatest and most frequently performed composer, had always been fascinated by woodwind instruments. The colorful Wind Quintet of Carl Nielsen is arguably his most characteristic work. The quintet is a relatively late work that reveals the personalities of all the instruments and of the players, sometimes alone, more often in conversation or argument. The work is cheerful and entertaining, often fantastically playfulness.
Up Next in Season 1
-
Trailblazers: Forging New Paths
No-one really knows who the first female composer was but women have been creating and singing melodies since the very beginnings of history. In honor of Women’s History Month, TRAILBLAZERS: Women Forging New Paths will feature more than four centuries of music by female composers, displaying sig...
