Notes and Editorial Reviews
In his time Ludvig Hegner was a great Danish bass virtuoso and has influenced generations of Danish bass players. He began his career playing double bass in the Tivoli Orchestra and then in 1884 became a member of the Royal Theater Orchestra. Two months later, its conductor, Johan Svendsen appointed him principal bass. In addition to being an orchestral musician, he had a distinguished career as a soloist. With his eminent technique and dazzling musicality, he quickly became known as a virtuoso on the instrument. Following an appearance in New York City, he was compared by The New York Times to the great bassists of the day Dragonetti and Bottesini. Franz Neruda was a talented cellist who came to Denmark in 1862. He was on a concert tour
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with his two sisters. They came from an important Czech musical family. Their father was the cathedral organist in Brno. For years he played the cello in the Royal Theater Orchestra and he organized a series of chamber concerts featuring the orchestra's musicians which carries on until this day. Louis Glass composed his "Nocturne for double bass and piano" in 1902, but the work was thought lost until it was discovered in 2000. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Legend, Op. 5 by Ludvig Hegner
Performer:
Karsten Munk (Piano),
Per Dalsgaard Knudsen (Double Bass)
Period: Romantic
Written: Denmark
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Musikhuset, Sonderborg, Denmark
Length: 8 Minutes 51 Secs.
2.
Nocturne for Double Bass and Piano, Op. 6 by Ludvig Hegner
Performer:
Per Dalsgaard Knudsen (Double Bass),
Karsten Munk (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Denmark
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Musikhuset, Sonderborg, Denmark
Length: 4 Minutes 57 Secs.
3.
Morceaux (3) for Double Bass and Piano by Ludvig Hegner
Performer:
Karsten Munk (Piano),
Per Dalsgaard Knudsen (Double Bass)
Period: Romantic
Written: Denmark
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Musikhuset, Sonderborg, Denmark
Length: 13 Minutes 8 Secs.
4.
Fantasy for Double Bass and Piano by Ludvig Hegner
Performer:
Per Dalsgaard Knudsen (Double Bass),
Karsten Munk (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Denmark
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Musikhuset, Sonderborg, Denmark
Length: 7 Minutes 30 Secs.
5.
Elegy for Double Bass and Piano by Ludvig Hegner
Performer:
Per Dalsgaard Knudsen (Double Bass),
Karsten Munk (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Denmark
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Musikhuset, Sonderborg, Denmark
Length: 6 Minutes 18 Secs.
6.
Mazurka de concert for Double Bass and Piano by Ludvig Hegner
Performer:
Per Dalsgaard Knudsen (Double Bass),
Karsten Munk (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Denmark
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Musikhuset, Sonderborg, Denmark
Length: 7 Minutes 38 Secs.
7.
Romance for Double Bass and Piano by Ludvig Hegner
Performer:
Per Dalsgaard Knudsen (Double Bass),
Karsten Munk (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Denmark
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Musikhuset, Sonderborg, Denmark
Length: 2 Minutes 32 Secs.
8.
Slavonic Cradle Song, Op. 11 by Franz Neruda
Performer:
Per Dalsgaard Knudsen (Double Bass),
Karsten Munk (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Denmark
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Musikhuset, Sonderborg, Denmark
Length: 5 Minutes 25 Secs.
9.
Nocturne for Double Bass and Piano, Op. 33 by Louis Glass
Performer:
Karsten Munk (Piano),
Per Dalsgaard Knudsen (Double Bass)
Period: Romantic
Written: Denmark
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue: Musikhuset, Sonderborg, Denmark
Length: 8 Minutes 37 Secs.
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