Danish composer Leif Kayser could have been 100 years here in 2019 and we are releasing for the first time on modern technology two rare LP issues, one with the Hindemith-inspired Horn Concerto and the Trio which has strong resemblance to the French school. Most important is a series of piano music performed by the virtuoso composer himself. This album is done using the original master tapes and is probably the most significant example of the art of Leif Kayser, a composer strongly in the line of Nielsen. Leif Kayser was an organist and composer. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen with Poul Schierbeck and Hilding Rosenberg and with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. He later returned to the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen as a teacher. He had extensive concert activities as an organ and piano soloist. His works include orchestral music (four symphonies etc.), compositions and transcriptions for concert band, film music, piano, organ, and chamber works; choral music (five masses etc.) and songs, including children's songs.

Tracklist:

Concert for horn and string orchestra
Trio per Oboe, Corno e fagotto~Energico e Vivo
Trio per Oboe, Corno e fagotto~Allegro
Trio per Oboe, Corno e fagotto~Adagio
Trio per Oboe, Corno e fagotto~Largo. Con moto
Three Nordic Piano Pieces (Pezzi boreali per pianoforte)~Islandsk Sang (Canto)
Three Nordic Piano Pieces (Pezzi boreali per pianoforte)~Dansk Drom (Sogno)
Three Nordic Piano Pieces (Pezzi boreali per pianoforte)~Sando-Dans (Danza)
Bagattelle

UPC: 5709499857007
Label: Danacord Records
Release Date: 1.3.20
Format: CD

Kayser - Concerto for Horn & Strings (CD)