Bo Holten

Composers

Biography

Born: 1948   Country: Denmark  
Danish conductor and composer Bo Holten first established his reputation as a conductor of early music choral groups starting with the group Ars Nova in 1979. He also conducts symphony orchestras, particularly in Denmark and Sweden; Holten has led choral groups outside of Scandinavia, most notably the BBC Singers. In 1996 Holten decided to break with Ars Nova and founded a new vocal ensemble, Musica Ficta. In addition to being renowned as an Read more early music specialist, Holten is an advocate of new music, presenting more than 175 premieres of new works. In his own work, Holten's music likewise builds a bridge between old and new. Holten has arranged Carl Nielsen's organ composition Commotio for orchestra, which was very well received in Denmark. His opera Gesualdo, which blends Don Carlo Gesualdo's idiom into his own and is scored for Baroque period ensemble, was a controversial hit when it opened in 2003. Holten's opera Operation Orfeo is the most frequently staged Danish opera in history, achieving nearly 100 performances throughout Europe. Read less

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Delius: French Masterworks / Bonde-hansen, Holten, Aarhaus Symphony
Delius: French Masterworks / Bonde-hansen, Holten, Aarhaus Symphony
Release Date: 05/14/2013   Label: Danacord  
Catalog: 728   Number of Discs: 1
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    Delius: French Masterworks / Bonde-hansen, Holten, Aarhaus Symphony
    Delius: French Masterworks / Bonde-hansen, Holten, Aarhaus Symphony
    Label: Danacord   Catalog: 728 Release Date: 05/14/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Frederick Delius
    Performer:  Henriette Bonde-Hansen
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
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    Frederick Delius: American Masterworks
    Frederick Delius: American Masterworks
    Label: Danacord   Catalog: 732 Release Date: 04/09/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Frederick Delius
    Performer:  Johan Reuter,  Henriette Bonde-Hansen,  Simon Duus
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Aarhus Symphony Orchestra,  Aarhus Cathedral Choir,  Aarhus Symphony Orchestra Choir
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    Bo Holten: Venus' Wheel / Flemish Radio Choir
    Bo Holten: Venus' Wheel / Flemish Radio Choir
    Label: Dacapo   Catalog: 8226062 Release Date: 01/29/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Bo Holten,  Gustav Mahler
    Performer:  Luc Tooten,  Johan Reuter
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Flemish Radio Choir
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    Erik Norby: The Rainbow Snake
    Erik Norby: The Rainbow Snake
    Label: Dacapo   Catalog: 8226096 Release Date: 11/13/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Erik Norby
    Performer:  Hanne Fischer
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
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    Dreams & Landscapes / Holten, Jensen, Copenhagen Girls Choir
    Dreams & Landscapes / Holten, Jensen, Copenhagen Girls Choir
    Label: Proprius Music   Catalog: 2063 Release Date: 08/28/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Bo Holten,  Jens Erik Raasted,  Maj-Britt Kramer,  Uffe Englund  ... 
    Conductor:  Bo Holten,  Claus Vestergaard Jensen
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Copenhagen Girls Choir
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    Frederick Delius: English Masterworks
    Frederick Delius: English Masterworks
    Label: Danacord   Catalog: 721 Release Date: 05/08/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Frederick Delius
    Performer:  Henriette Bonde-Hansen
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
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    Schumann: Choral Works / Holten, Flemish Radio Choir
    Schumann: Choral Works / Holten, Flemish Radio Choir
    Label: Etcetera Records   Catalog: 4033 Release Date: 04/10/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Robert Schumann
    Performer:  Inge Spinette,  Ivan Goossens,  Philippe Souvagie,  Karen Lemaire  ... 
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Flemish Radio Choir
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    Knudage Riisager: Symphonic Edition, Vol. 1 / Holten, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
    Knudage Riisager: Symphonic Edition, Vol. 1 / Holten, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
    Label: Dacapo   Catalog: 8226146 Release Date: 10/25/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Knudage Riisager
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
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    Heavenly Creatures - Female Voices Of The Middle Ages
    Heavenly Creatures - Female Voices Of The Middle Ages
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8503242 Release Date: 09/27/2011   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Hildegard of Bingen,  Pérotin,  Anonymous,  Léonin
    Performer:  Ann-Christine Wesser Ingels,  Susannah Carlsson,  Amy Vestbo,  Malene Nordtorp
    Conductor:  Jeremy Summerly,  Bo Holten
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oxford Camerata
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    Mystic Voices - Divine Music From The Heavens
    Mystic Voices - Divine Music From The Heavens
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8570169-70 Release Date: 05/25/2010   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Giovanni Palestrina,  Johannes Ockeghem,  William Byrd,  Hildegard of Bingen  ... 
    Performer:  Colm Carey,  Ingrid Kertesi,  Lisa Beckley
    Conductor:  Jeremy Summerly,  Bo Holten,  Heikki Peltola,  Michel Piquemal  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oxford Camerata,  Musica Ficta,  The Chamberlains  ... 
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    Bach: Motetten / Holten, Flemish Radio Choir
    Bach: Motetten / Holten, Flemish Radio Choir
    Label: Glossa   Catalog: 922205 Release Date: 02/02/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Flemish Radio Choir
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    Nielsen: Cantatas / Holten, Knudsen, Andersen, Hedergaard
    Nielsen: Cantatas / Holten, Knudsen, Andersen, Hedergaard
    Label: Dacapo   Catalog: 8226079 Release Date: 01/26/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Carl Nielsen
    Performer:  Birgitte Mosegaard Pedersen,  Eline Denice Risager,  Bolette Bruno Hansen,  Ditte Andersen  ... 
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
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    Seized By Sweet Desire / Musica Ficta
    Seized By Sweet Desire / Musica Ficta
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8572265 Release Date: 10/27/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Pérotin,  Anonymous,  Léonin
    Performer:  Ann-Christine Wesser Ingels,  Susannah Carlsson,  Amy Vestbo,  Malene Nordtorp
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
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    Polska! A Celebration Of Polish Music
    Polska! A Celebration Of Polish Music
    Label: Cala Records   Catalog: 88021 Release Date: 09/04/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Waclaw z Szamotul,  Grazyna Bacewicz,  Karol Szymanowski,  Henryk Mikolaj Górecki  ... 
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  BBC Singers Choir,  Penderecki String Quartet
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    Bach: Motets / Holten, Flemish Radio Choir
    Bach: Motets / Holten, Flemish Radio Choir
    Label: Glossa   Catalog: 922205 Release Date: 01/29/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Flemish Radio Choir
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    Emil Reesen: Orchestral Works / Bo Holten, Aalborg So
    Emil Reesen: Orchestral Works / Bo Holten, Aalborg So
    Label: Dacapo   Catalog: 8226031 Release Date: 02/27/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Emil Reesen
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Aalborg Symphony Orchestra
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    Erik Bach: Orchestral Works / Bo Holten, Aarhus So
    Erik Bach: Orchestral Works / Bo Holten, Aarhus So
    Label: Dacapo Open Space   Catalog: 8226527 Release Date: 01/30/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Erik Bach
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
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    Hartmann: Nordic Folk Dances, Etc / Bo Holten, Copenhagen Po
    Hartmann: Nordic Folk Dances, Etc / Bo Holten, Copenhagen Po
    Label: Dacapo   Catalog: 8226041 Release Date: 11/21/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Emil Hartmann
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Copenhagen Philharmonic
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    Los Angeles Street Concerto - Thomas Koppel / Michala Petri
    Los Angeles Street Concerto - Thomas Koppel / Michala Petri
    Label: Dacapo   Catalog: 8226021 Release Date: 06/20/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Thomas Koppel
    Performer:  Michala Petri,  Lars Hannibal
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Kremerata Baltica,  Copenhagen Philharmonic
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    Discover - Early Music
    Discover - Early Music
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8558170-71 Release Date: 11/01/2005   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Hildegard of Bingen,  Anonymous,  Léonin,  Traditional  ... 
    Performer:  Marco Ambrosini,  Peter Rabanser,  Katharina Dustmann,  Wolfgang Reithofer  ... 
    Conductor:  Antony Pitts,  Alberto Turco,  Jeremy Summerly,  Michael Posch  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oxford Camerata,  Nova Schola Gregoriana,  In Dulci Jubilo  ... 
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    Holten: Wisdom And Folly, Etc / Holten, Sorensen, Et Al
    Holten: Wisdom And Folly, Etc / Holten, Sorensen, Et Al
    Label: Chandos   Catalog: 10320 Release Date: 07/26/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Bo Holten
    Performer:  Jesper Juul Sorensen,  Susse Lillesoe,  Annette Simonsen,  Torsten Borbye Nielsen  ... 
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Danish National Girl's Choir,  Danish National Chorus,  Danish National Orchestra strings  ... 
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    Riisager: Qarrtsiluni, Månerenen / Holten, Aarhus So
    Riisager: Qarrtsiluni, Månerenen / Holten, Aarhus So
    Label: Dacapo   Catalog: 8226022 Release Date: 07/19/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Knudage Riisager
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
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    Holten: The Marriage Of Heaven & Hell / Holten, Bbc Singers
    Holten: The Marriage Of Heaven & Hell / Holten, Bbc Singers
    Label: Dacapo   Catalog: 8224214 Release Date: 02/17/2004   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Bo Holten
    Performer:  Micaela Haslam,  Catherine Bott
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  BBC Singers
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    Pederson: Madrigals / Bo Holten, Musica Ficta
    Pederson: Madrigals / Bo Holten, Musica Ficta
    Label: Dacapo   Catalog: 8224219 Release Date: 04/01/2003   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Mogens Pederson
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Musica Ficta Vocal Ensemble Copenhagen
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    Delius - Norwegian Masterworks / Holten, Bonde-hansen, Et Al
    Delius - Norwegian Masterworks / Holten, Bonde-hansen, Et Al
    Label: Danacord   Catalog: 592 Release Date: 11/01/2002   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Frederick Delius
    Performer:  John Kjoller,  Helle Hoyer Hansen,  Henriette Bonde-Hansen
    Conductor:  Bo Holten
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Aarhus Chamber Choir,  Aarhus Symphony Orchestra,  Hummerkoret  ... 
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