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Vagn Holmboe
Person · male · Kingdom of Denmark · Horsens · born 1909 · died 1996 · recording since 1992
Danish composer (1909-1996)
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Also known as Vagn Holmboe · Vagn Gylding Holmboe · 沃恩·霍尔姆波
Timeline
35 events▣ Album 32◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1900s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Symphony no. 6 / Symphony no. 7
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
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Album: String Quartets, Vol. VII: Nos. 16 and 18 / Sværm and Quartetto Sereno
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Album: Mikkelborg: Everything Matters / Jersild: 10 Impromtu / Holmboe: Duo Concertato / Koppel: Duo for Violin and Guitar
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2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography1,108 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1370795839
Biography
Vagn Gylding Holmboe (Danish pronunciation: [ˈvɑwˀn ˈhʌlmˌpoˀ]; 20 December 1909 – 1 September 1996) was a Danish composer and teacher.
Early life and education
Vagn Holmboe was born in Horsens, Jutland, into a merchant family of dedicated amateur musicians. Both parents played the piano. His father earned his living as a maker of colours and lacquers at Horsens. The Danish journalist Knud Holmboe was his elder brother.
From the age of 14 Vagn Holmboe took violin lessons. In 1926, at the age of 16, he began formal music training at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen on the recommendation of Carl Nielsen. He studied under Knud Jeppesen (theory) and Finn Høffding (composition).
Career
After finishing his studies in 1929 he moved to Berlin where for a short period Ernst Toch became his teacher. During his time in the German capital he met the Romanian-born pianist and visual artist Meta May Graf (1910–2003) from Sibiu/Hermannstadt. She had studied at the Musikhochschule Berlin since 1929, with Paul Hindemith as one of her teachers. The couple married in 1933 and left Berlin for Romania, where they visited obscure and remote villages and studied Transylvanian folk-song. Subsequently, they moved to Denmark, settling in the capital, Copenhagen, in 1934. While his wife Meta gave up her musical career to pursue her passions in the visual arts, photography in particular, Vagn gave music lessons privately and began composing during this period. Many of the early compositions have never been performed. Similar to the research he had already done in Romania, he pursued his studies of folk-song with much field-work throughout Denmark including the Faroes and Greenland. Many overtly folk-linked compositions, including the Inuit Songs, are a result of these activities.
From 1941 to 1949 he was a teacher at the Royal Institute for the Blind, and from 1950 to 1965 he taught at the Royal Conservatory in Copenhagen, being appointed a Professor there in 1955. Prior to that, he had also worked as a music critic for the Danish daily Politiken from 1947 to 1955.
Vagn Holmboe's students included Per Nørgård, Ib Nørholm, Bent Lorentzen, Arne Nordheim, Egil Hovland and Alan Stout. See: List of music students by teacher: G to J#Vagn Holmboe.
Vagn and his wife Meta had bought a piece of land at Lake Arresø in Ramløse/Zealand in 1940, where they set up a farm, "Arre Boreale" (Latin for Northern Arresø), in the 1950s and spent the rest of their lives together there. Vagn Holmboe was a keen nature-lover who lived in the countryside until his death in 1996 and over the years personally planted 3000 trees on his land.
Music
Holmboe composed about 370 works, including 13 symphonies, three chamber symphonies, four symphonies for strings, 20 string quartets, numerous concertos, one opera, and the late series of 10 Preludes for chamber orchestra, as well as much choral and other music, in addition to some early works that never received opus numbers. His last work, the 21st string quartet, Quartetto sereno, was completed by his pupil Per Nørgård.
Musical metamorphosis of thematic or motivic fragments characterize most of his works between the years 1950 and 1970; in this regard his music is similar to that written by Jean Sibelius earlier in the twentieth century. His earlier works show the influence of East European composers such as Béla Bartók; his work also shows the influence of Igor Stravinsky, Carl Nielsen and Dmitri Shostakovich.
Major works
(M.—Meta number—for Metamorphosis. Might also be said to be named after his wife, Meta May Holmboe... numbering system assembled by Prof.
Symphonies:
Symphony No. 1, 1935, for chamber orchestra, M. 85
Symphony No. 2, 1938–9, M. 107
Symphony No. 3, 1941, Sinfonia rustica, M. 126
Symphony No. 4, 1941, Sinfonia sacra for chorus and orchestra, M. 132
Symphony No. 5, 1944, M. 145
Symphony No. 6, 1947, M. 155
Symphony No. 7, 1950, M. 167
Symphony No. 8, 1952, Sinfonia boreale, M. 175
Symphony No. 9, 1967–9, M. 235
Symphony No. 10, 1970–2, M. 250 (premiered by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Sixten Ehrling)
Symphony No. 11, 1980–1, M. 304
Symphony No. 12, 1988, M. 338
Symphony No. 13, 1993–4, M. 362
Chamber Symphony No. 1, 1951, M. 171
Chamber Symphony No. 2, 1968, M. 240
Chamber Symphony No. 3, 1969–70, M. 246
Sinfonia in memoriam, 1954–5, M. 185
Sinfonia I for strings, M. 194
Sinfonia II for strings, M. 196
Sinfonia III for strings, M. 200
Sinfonia IV for strings, M. 215 (Kairos)
Symphonic metamorphoses for orchestra:
Epitaph, 1956, M. 189 (premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra)
Monolith, 1960, M. 207
Epilog, 1961–2, M. 213
Tempo variabile (Changeable weather), 1971–2, M. 254
Ten Preludes for Sinfonietta
No. 1: To a Pine Tree, Op 164, No 1 (1986)
No. 2: To a Dolphin (1986)
No. 3: To a Maple Tree (1986)
No. 4: To a Willow Tree, Op 170, No 4 (1987)
No. 5: To a Living Stone (1987)
No. 6: To the Seagulls and the Cormorants, Op 174, No 6 (1987)
No. 7: To the Pollution of Nature, Op 180, No 7 (1989)
No. 8: To the Victoria Embankment (1990)
No. 9: To the Calm Sea, Op 187, No 9 (1991)
No. 10: To the Unsettled Weather (1991)
Concertos: (about twenty, including especially):
Concerto for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra, 1948, M. 157. Eleventh of a series of 13 concertos with chamber orchestra originally called "chamber concertos"
Cello Concerto, 1974–9, M. 273
Recorder Concerto, 1974, M. 275
Flute Concerto No. 1, 1975–6, M. 279
Tuba Concerto, 1976, M. 280
Flute Concerto No. 2, 1981–2, M. 307
Choral
Liber Canticorum, motet series (1951–1984): 34 movements, contained in 17 opus numbers and five volumes
Requiem for Nietzsche for tenor, baritone, chorus, and orchestra, 1963–4, M. 219
Chamber:
String Quartets: 21 written, excluding numerous un-numbered student works
From No. 1, 1948–9, M. 159 to No. 20, 1985, M. 322 (this the last of four works representing the times of the day) (also a twenty-first, Quartetto sereno, completed by Per Nørgård)
Notturno for wind quintet, 1940, M. 118
Brass Quintets No. 1, 1961–2, M. 212, and No. 2, 1978, M.293
Two Sonatas for guitar, Opp. 141–2
Music with Horn, Op 148 (1981)
Five Intermezzi for guitar, Op. 149
Sonata for Trombone and Piano, Op 172a (1987)
Commercial recordings of his symphonies by Owain Arwel Hughes are still available, as are recordings of his Ten Preludes for Sinfonietta (1986–1991), string quartets, chamber concertos, and some other works. His choral or brass music, or his wind Notturno from 1940 may be performed more often than his works for full or chamber orchestra.
Private tapes exist of performances of Holmboe's music; these were made by Fritz Mahler, Nikolai Malko, among others.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 19 | 79.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 32 | 90.9th |
| Studio albums | 32 | 98.4th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 35 | 97.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 4 | 17th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (32 release groups · 32 studio albums)
Albums · 32
Symphony no. 6 / Symphony no. 7
1992 · studio album
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1Symphony no. 6, op. 43: I. Adagio – Allegro – Adagio17:572Symphony no. 6, op. 43: II. Allegro molto e con fuoco13:483Symphony no. 7 in One Movement, op. 50: Allegro con fuoco –4:074Symphony no. 7 in One Movement, op. 50: Intermedio I. Andantino –1:015Symphony no. 7 in One Movement, op. 50: Adagio –5:516Symphony no. 7 in One Movement, op. 50: Intermedio II. Andantino –1:007Symphony no. 7 in One Movement, op. 50: Presto –6:358Symphony no. 7 in One Movement, op. 50: Intermedio III. Andantino –1:129Symphony no. 7 in One Movement, op. 50: Coda: Andante3:43Symphony no. 4 / Symphony no. 5
1992 · studio album
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1Symphony no. 4, op. 29 "Sinfonia sacra": I. Allegro passionato6:412Symphony no. 4, op. 29 "Sinfonia sacra": II. Adagio7:013Symphony no. 4, op. 29 "Sinfonia sacra": III. Con fuoco2:294Symphony no. 4, op. 29 "Sinfonia sacra": IV. Moderato3:495Symphony no. 4, op. 29 "Sinfonia sacra": V. Gloria: Allegro non troppo3:186Symphony no. 4, op. 29 "Sinfonia sacra": VI. Laudate: Con moto3:377Symphony no. 5, op. 35: I. Allegro non troppo10:058Symphony no. 5, op. 35: II. Andante affettuoso8:429Symphony no. 5, op. 35: III. Vivace6:511993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:01:45
1Sange mod vårdybet, op. 85: Fest2:052Sange mod vårdybet, op. 85: Øens kirkegård2:153Sange mod vårdybet, op. 85: Sol og sne1:304Sange mod vårdybet, op. 85: Graes2:125Sange mod vårdybet, op. 85: Høbjergning ved havet2:446Sange mod vårdybet, op. 85: Forårsdag1:457Two Border Ballads, op. 110: A Lyke-Wake Dirge5:288Two Border Ballads, op. 110: The Wee Wee Man3:099Two Sarvig Psalms, op. 154: Hvem spinder dette tidselkrat3:3310Two Sarvig Psalms, op. 154: Du svævende ånd4:0511Four Lagerkvist Songs, op. 34: Stjärntimman2:2512Four Lagerkvist Songs, op. 34: Vem er du3:2013Four Lagerkvist Songs, op. 34: Tyngdens ande2:2714Four Lagerkvist Songs, op. 34: Intet är forgäves3:0115Liber Canticorum II, op. 59c: Lauda2:2516Liber Canticorum II, op. 59c: Laudabo2:4417Liber Canticorum II, op. 59c: Psallam Deo2:1018Liber Canticorum I, op. 54: Omnia Flumina5:4619"Frise", Cantata Profana, op. 103b: Tempo giusto1:4620"Frise", Cantata Profana, op. 103b: Allegro vivace1:0021"Frise", Cantata Profana, op. 103b: Grave con metamorphosi2:5822"Frise", Cantata Profana, op. 103b: Chiaro (Intermezzo)1:0323"Frise", Cantata Profana, op. 103b: Allegro con forza1:541993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:15:58
1String Quartet no. 1, op. 46: I Affettuoso – Animato9:312String Quartet no. 1, op. 46: II. Adagio – Andante – Presto – Andante – Adagio9:153String Quartet no. 1, op. 46: III. Introduzione. Lento un poco – Molto vivace8:174String Quartet no. 3, op. 48: I. Lento7:305String Quartet no. 3, op. 48: II. Allegro assai e leggiero3:436String Quartet no. 3, op. 48: III. Andante quasi giacona4:407String Quartet no. 3, op. 48: IV. Allegro decido5:028String Quartet no. 3, op. 48: V. Lento3:259String Quartet no. 4, op. 63: I. Andante passionato5:5610String Quartet no. 4, op. 63: II. Presto espansivo6:1511String Quartet no. 4, op. 63: III. Adagio affettuosa6:0912String Quartet no. 4, op. 63: IV. Largo e semplice1:4013String Quartet no. 4, op. 63: V. Allegretto sereno4:35Symphony no. 1 / Symphony no. 3 / Symphony no. 10
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:10:30
1Symphony no. 3, op. 25 "Sinfonia rustica": I. Brujdans (Allegro non troppo, ma con vivo)4:542Symphony no. 3, op. 25 "Sinfonia rustica": II. Skammelsen-Variationer (Poco maestoso – Andante cantabile – Allegretto ma tranquillo – Con moto – Allegretto – Più tranquillo – Più largamente e maestoso – Allegretto con moto – Maestoso)16:103Symphony no. 3, op. 25 "Sinfonia rustica": III. Bryde Kloster (Vivace)6:014Symphony no. 1, op. 4: I. Allegro6:185Symphony no. 1, op. 4: II. Andante –5:376Symphony no. 1, op. 4: III. Allegro energico4:237Symphony no. 10, op. 105: I. Poco sostenuto – Allegro espansivo9:228Symphony no. 10, op. 105: II. Andante affettuoso9:289Symphony no. 10, op. 105: III. Allegro con forza8:171995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 1:13:02
1Vintermusik (Winter Music) for Organ and Percussion, op. 113:215:472Partita for Organ, op. 89: Preludio II – Interludio 1 – Allemande I-II – Interludio 2 – Courante II – Interludio 3 – Sarabande I-II – Interludio 4 – Air I-II – Interludio 5 – Gigue I11:233Katafalk. Episk Chaconne for Organ and Harp11:094Octopus for Organ, 2 Players and Assistant(s)22:155Fabula II for Organ, op. 11512:28Symphony no. 8 / Symphony no. 9
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:05:25
1Symphony no. 8, op. 56 "Sinfonia boreale": I. Allegro molto intensivo7:272Symphony no. 8, op. 56 "Sinfonia boreale": II. Tempo giusto6:383Symphony no. 8, op. 56 "Sinfonia boreale": III. Andante con moto10:024Symphony no. 8, op. 56 "Sinfonia boreale": IV. Allegro passionato10:215Symphony no. 9, op. 95: I. Allegro fluente8:516Symphony no. 9, op. 95: II. Intermezzo I: Quieto3:597Symphony no. 9, op. 95: III. Allegro con fuoco6:568Symphony no. 9, op. 95: IV. Intermezzo II: Quieto4:029Symphony no. 9, op. 95: V. Andante austero7:09Symphony no. 2 / Sinfonia "In Memoriam"
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 55:05
1Symphony no. 2, op. 15: I. Impressioni (Allegro)11:412Symphony no. 2, op. 15: II. Lamentazione (Adagio, molto tranquillo)10:283Symphony no. 2, op. 15: III. Espressione (Allegro)5:444Sinfonia in Memoriam, op. 65: I. Molto moderato11:225Sinfonia in Memoriam, op. 65: II. Allegro vivace8:026Sinfonia in Memoriam, op. 65: III. Andante7:48String Quartets, Vol. II: Nos. 2, 5 and 6
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:06:20
1String Quartet no. 2, op. 47: I. Allegro fluente7:112String Quartet no. 2, op. 47: II. Andante con moto e affettuoso7:083String Quartet no. 2, op. 47: III. Presto3:564String Quartet no. 2, op. 47: IV. Un poco adagio2:445String Quartet no. 2, op. 47: V. Allegro molto e leggiero6:156String Quartet no. 5, op. 66: I. Pesante – Fluente9:207String Quartet no. 5, op. 66: II. Adagio5:508String Quartet no. 5, op. 66: III. Energico5:039String Quartet no. 6, op. 78: I. Lento – Allegro con fuoco5:5210String Quartet no. 6, op. 78: II. Molto vivace3:2511String Quartet no. 6, op. 78: III. Adagio e piano5:3512String Quartet no. 6, op. 78: IV. Allegro spiritoso4:01Symphony no. 11 / Symphony no. 12 / Symphony no. 13
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:03:32
1Symphony no. 11, op. 144: I. Allegro non troppo - Più allegro - Alla breve - Pesante8:062Symphony no. 11, op. 144: II. Tempo giusto - Presto - L'iestesso tempo5:403Symphony no. 11, op. 144: III. Andante - Più mosso - A tempo6:574Symphony no. 12, op. 175: I. Allegro con forza8:405Symphony no. 12, op. 175: II. Andante sereno5:566Symphony no. 12, op. 175: III. Adagio - Allegro con brio8:447Symphony no. 13, op. 192: I. Allegro assai - Con moto - A tempo5:398Symphony no. 13, op. 192: II. Allegro moderato - Animato - Calmo - Tempo I5:179Symphony no. 13, op. 192: III. Allegro con brio - Calmo - Più mosso - Tempo I8:331996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 51 tracks · 6:02:19
Disc 11Symphony no. 3, op. 25 "Sinfonia rustica": I. Brujdans: Allegro non troppo, ma con vivo4:542Symphony no. 3, op. 25 "Sinfonia rustica": II. Skammelsen-Variationer: Poco maestoso - Andante cantabile - Allegretto ma tranquillo - Con moto - Allegretto - Più tranquillo - Più largamente e maestoso - Allegretto con moto - Maestoso16:103Symphony no. 3, op. 25 "Sinfonia rustica": III. Bryde Kloster: Vivace6:014Symphony no. 1, op. 4: I. Allegro6:185Symphony no. 1, op. 4: II. Andante5:376Symphony no. 1, op. 4: III. Allegro energico4:237Symphony no. 10, op. 105: I. Poco sostenuto - Allegro espansivo9:228Symphony no. 10, op. 105: II. Andante affettuoso9:289Symphony no. 10, op. 105: III. Allegro con forza8:17Disc 21Symphony no. 2, op. 15: I. Impressioni: Allegro11:412Symphony no. 2, op. 15: II. Lamentazione: Adagio, molto tranquillo10:283Symphony no. 2, op. 15: III. Espressione: Allegro5:444Sinfonia, op. 65 "In memoriam": I. Molto moderato11:225Sinfonia, op. 65 "In memoriam": II. Allegro vivace8:026Sinfonia, op. 65 "In memoriam": III. Andante7:48Disc 31Symphony no. 4, op. 29 "Sinfonia sacra": I. Allegro passionato6:412Symphony no. 4, op. 29 "Sinfonia sacra": II. Adagio7:013Symphony no. 4, op. 29 "Sinfonia sacra": III. Con fuoco2:294Symphony no. 4, op. 29 "Sinfonia sacra": IV. Moderato3:495Symphony no. 4, op. 29 "Sinfonia sacra": V. Gloria: Allegro non troppo3:186Symphony no. 4, op. 29 "Sinfonia sacra": VI. Laudate: Con moto3:377Symphony no. 5, op. 35: I. Allegro non troppo10:058Symphony no. 5, op. 35: II. Andante affettuoso8:429Symphony no. 5, op. 35: III. Vivace6:51Disc 41Symphony no. 6, op. 43: I. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio17:572Symphony no. 6, op. 43: II. Allegro molto e con fuoco13:483Symphony no. 7 in One Movement, op. 50: Allegro con fuoco4:074Symphony no. 7 in One Movement, op. 50: Intermedio I: Andantino1:015Symphony no. 7 in One Movement, op. 50: Adagio5:516Symphony no. 7 in One Movement, op. 50: Intermedio II: Andantino1:007Symphony no. 7 in One Movement, op. 50: Presto6:358Symphony no. 7 in One Movement, op. 50: Intermedio III: Andantino1:129Symphony no. 7 in One Movement, op. 50: Coda: Andante3:43Disc 51Symphony no. 8, op. 56 "Sinfonia boreale": I. Allegro molto intensivo7:272Symphony no. 8, op. 56 "Sinfonia boreale": II. Tempo giusto6:383Symphony no. 8, op. 56 "Sinfonia boreale": III. Andante con moto10:024Symphony no. 8, op. 56 "Sinfonia boreale": IV. Allegro passionato10:215Symphony no. 9, op. 95: I. Allegro fluente8:516Symphony no. 9, op. 95: II. Intermezzo I: Quieto3:597Symphony no. 9, op. 95: III. Allegro con fuoco6:568Symphony no. 9, op. 95: IV. Intermezzo II: Quieto4:029Symphony no. 9, op. 95: V. Andante austero7:09Disc 61Symphony no. 11, op. 144: I. Allegro non troppo - Più allegro - Alla breve - Pesante8:062Symphony no. 11, op. 144: II. Tempo giusto - Presto - L'iestesso tempo5:403Symphony no. 11, op. 144: III. Andante - Più mosso - A tempo6:574Symphony no. 12, op. 175: I. Allegro con forza8:405Symphony no. 12, op. 175: II. Andante sereno5:566Symphony no. 12, op. 175: III. Adagio - Allegro con brio8:447Symphony no. 13, op. 192: I. Allegro assai - Con moto - A tempo5:398Symphony no. 13, op. 192: II. Allegro moderato - Animato - Calmo - Tempo I5:179Symphony no. 13, op. 192: III. Allegro con brio - Calmo - Più mosso - Tempo I8:33Complete Chamber Concertos, Vol. I: Nos. 1-3
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:07:57
1Chamber Concerto no. 1, op. 17: I. Molto moderato22:172Chamber Concerto no. 1, op. 17: II. Molto allegro6:533Chamber Concerto no. 2, op. 20: I. Allegro con brio10:004Chamber Concerto no. 2, op. 20: II. Intermezzo I: Vivace2:405Chamber Concerto no. 2, op. 20: III. Intermezzo II: Adagio4:336Chamber Concerto no. 2, op. 20: IV. Finale: Allegro molto4:507Chamber Concerto no. 3, op. 21: I. Allegro non troppo10:348Chamber Concerto no. 3, op. 21: II. Allegro giocoso6:101996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 55:26
1Concerto no. 11, op. 44: I. Largo - Allegro con forza - Largo8:002Concerto no. 11, op. 44: II. Poco lento2:083Concerto no. 11, op. 44: III. Allegretto, ma vivace5:584Concerto no. 12, op. 52: I. Allegro moderato5:325Concerto no. 12, op. 52: II. Andante tranquillo3:026Concerto no. 12, op. 52: III. Allegro molto5:547Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra, op. 127: Tempo giusto16:548Intermezzo concertante, op. 171: Animato - Andante - Allegro con brio7:58Complete Chamber Concertos, Vol. III: Nos. 7-9
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:01:56
1Chamber Concerto no. 7, op. 37: I. Molto moderato - Allegro non troppo14:372Chamber Concerto no. 7, op. 37: II. Allegretto con moto5:223Chamber Concerto no. 8, op. 38: I. Allegro con brio6:554Chamber Concerto no. 8, op. 38: II. Andante con variazioni14:135Chamber Concerto no. 9, op. 39: I. Allegro molto7:476Chamber Concerto no. 9, op. 39: II. Andante tranquillo5:367Chamber Concerto no. 9, op. 39: III. Finale: Allegro7:26Complete Chamber Concertos, Vol. II: Nos. 4-6
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:02:01
1Chamber Concerto no. 4, op. 30: I. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio6:522Chamber Concerto no. 4, op. 30: II. Andante un poco tranquillo5:253Chamber Concerto no. 4, op. 30: III. Allegro decido4:144Chamber Concerto no. 5, op. 31: I. Allegro molto e con brio7:405Chamber Concerto no. 5, op. 31: II. Andante con moto9:536Chamber Concerto no. 5, op. 31: III. Vivace5:207Chamber Concerto no. 6, op. 33: I. Andante - Allegro con brio7:198Chamber Concerto no. 6, op. 33: II. Andante tranquillo10:309Chamber Concerto no. 6, op. 33: III. Allegro molto4:48String Quartets, Vol. III: Nos. 7, 8 and 9
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:04:05
1String Quartet no. 7, op. 86: I. Tempo giusto6:372String Quartet no. 7, op. 86: II. Allegro commodo4:153String Quartet no. 7, op. 86: III. Adagio – Vivace – Calmo – Presto9:384String Quartet no. 8, op. 87: I. Allegro vivace e semplice4:155String Quartet no. 8, op. 87: II. Andante lucido e affetuoso5:486String Quartet no. 8, op. 87: III. Presto volante e robusto2:087String Quartet no. 8, op. 87: IV. Andante quieto e rubato2:508String Quartet no. 8, op. 87: V. Allegro brioso e ardito4:029String Quartet no. 9, op. 92: I. Andante determinato8:0710String Quartet no. 9, op. 92: II. Con vivezza4:3611String Quartet no. 9, op. 92: III. Adagio5:0112String Quartet no. 9, op. 92: IV. Vivace3:3413String Quartet no. 9, op. 92: V. Andante tranquillo3:14Complete Chamber Concertos, Vol. IV: Nos. 10-13
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:13:44
1Chamber Concerto no. 10, op. 40: I. Allegro non troppo0:572Chamber Concerto no. 10, op. 40: II. Piu allegro1:543Chamber Concerto no. 10, op. 40: III. Andante1:294Chamber Concerto no. 10, op. 40: IV. Allegro molto2:165Chamber Concerto no. 10, op. 40: V. Un poco lento2:486Chamber Concerto no. 10, op. 40: VI. Adagio ma non troppo2:447Chamber Concerto no. 10, op. 40: VII. Allegro molto2:178Chamber Concerto no. 10, op. 40: VIII. Allegro2:199Chamber Concerto no. 10, op. 40: IX. Finale: Vivace2:5910Chamber Concerto no. 11, op. 44: I. Largo - Allegro con fuoco8:3411Chamber Concerto no. 11, op. 44: II. Poco lento2:5812Chamber Concerto no. 11, op. 44: III. Finale: Allegretto, ma vivace5:2313Chamber Concerto no. 12, op. 52: I. Allegro moderato5:2214Chamber Concerto no. 12, op. 52: II. Andante tranquillo3:2215Chamber Concerto no. 12, op. 52: III. Finale: Allegro molto (cadenza: Per Nørgård)7:2216Chamber Concerto no. 13, op. 67: I. Allegro moderato7:3217Chamber Concerto no. 13, op. 67: II. Andante tranquillo6:1618Chamber Concerto no. 13, op. 67: III. Finale: Allegro7:12Concertos for Recorder and Flute
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:00:36
1Concerto for Recorder, Strings, Celesta and Vibraphone, op. 122, M. 276: I. Allegro innocente5:132Concerto for Recorder, Strings, Celesta and Vibraphone, op. 122, M. 276: II. Andante e quieto6:483Concerto for Recorder, Strings, Celesta and Vibraphone, op. 122, M. 276: III. Allegro giocoso - Meno mosso - A tempo - Poco stretto6:114Concerto for Flute and Orchestra no. 1, op. 126, M. 279: I. Allegro con spirito6:135Concerto for Flute and Orchestra no. 1, op. 126, M. 279: II. Andante tranquillo7:196Concerto for Flute and Orchestra no. 1, op. 126, M. 279: III. Poco lento - Allegro - Più allegro9:097Concerto for Flute and Orchestra no. 1, op. 147, M. 307: I. Allegro giusto7:158Concerto for Flute and Orchestra no. 1, op. 147, M. 307: II. Andante devozione5:559Concerto for Flute and Orchestra no. 1, op. 147, M. 307: III. Allegro con brio - Cadenza - Stretta6:33String Quartets, Vol. IV: Nos. 10, 11 and 12
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:05:30
1String Quartet no. 10, op. 102: I. Tempo giusto – Andante – Allegro vivace14:132String Quartet no. 10, op. 102: II. Adagio – Molto vivace – Tempo giusto – Molto vivace11:253String Quartet no. 11, op. 111: I. Allegro leggiero2:554String Quartet no. 11, op. 111: II. Tempo giusto – Allegro robusto4:555String Quartet no. 11, op. 111: III. Andante tranquillo6:596String Quartet no. 11, op. 111: IV. Allegro brioso3:267String Quartet no. 12, op. 116: I. Allegro robusto3:278String Quartet no. 12, op. 116: II. Andante cantabile7:249String Quartet no. 12, op. 116: III. Allegro vivace4:0310String Quartet no. 12, op. 116: IV. Adagio e tranquillo2:0911String Quartet no. 12, op. 116: V. Allegro con fuoco4:34String Quartets, Vol. V: Nos. 13, 14 and 15
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 58:47
1String Quartet no. 13, op. 124: I. Andante tenero – Poco allegro6:062String Quartet no. 13, op. 124: II. Allegro4:263String Quartet no. 13, op. 124: III. Poco adagio4:454String Quartet no. 13, op. 124: IV. Andante tranquillo3:425String Quartet no. 13, op. 124: V. Finale: Allegro4:566String Quartet no. 14, op. 125: I. Andante trasognamente4:047String Quartet no. 14, op. 125: II. Presto leggiero2:068String Quartet no. 14, op. 125: III. Allegro agitato2:379String Quartet no. 14, op. 125: IV. Adagio3:4010String Quartet no. 14, op. 125: V. Allegro1:3711String Quartet no. 14, op. 125: VI. Allegro vivace4:1312String Quartet no. 15, op. 135: I. Poco allegro3:4813String Quartet no. 15, op. 135: II. Allegro molto2:0714String Quartet no. 15, op. 135: III. Funèbre4:3915String Quartet no. 15, op. 135: IV. Poco adagio – Allegro con brio6:01String Quartets, Vol. VI: Nos. 17, 19 and 20
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:09:26
1String Quartet no. 17, op. 152 "Mattinata": I. Allegro moderato4:352String Quartet no. 17, op. 152 "Mattinata": II. Allegro sereno3:243String Quartet no. 17, op. 152 "Mattinata": III. Allegretto leggiero3:004String Quartet no. 17, op. 152 "Mattinata": IV. Adagio – Allegro con fuoco4:515String Quartet no. 17, op. 152 "Mattinata": V. Andante tranquillo5:596String Quartet no. 17, op. 152 "Mattinata": VI. Allegro rigoroso4:287String Quartet no. 19, op. 156 "Serata": I. Allegro con fuoco4:328String Quartet no. 19, op. 156 "Serata": II. Intermezzo giocoso: Allegro1:219String Quartet no. 19, op. 156 "Serata": III. Allegretto5:2310String Quartet no. 19, op. 156 "Serata": IV. Adagio4:3611String Quartet no. 19, op. 156 "Serata": V. Intermezzo sereno: Poco lento2:2412String Quartet no. 19, op. 156 "Serata": VI. Allegro vivace4:3313String Quartet no. 20, op. 160 "Notturno": I. Tempo giusto5:2914String Quartet no. 20, op. 160 "Notturno": II. Con flessibilità2:2115String Quartet no. 20, op. 160 "Notturno": III. Andante tranquillo2:4216String Quartet no. 20, op. 160 "Notturno": IV. Vivace1:5017String Quartet no. 20, op. 160 "Notturno": V. Adagio3:5318String Quartet no. 20, op. 160 "Notturno": VI. Allegro espansivo4:05String Quartets, Vol. VII: Nos. 16 and 18 / Sværm and Quartetto Sereno
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:11:04
1String Quartet no. 16, op. 146: I. Allegro non troppo3:132String Quartet no. 16, op. 146: II. Molto vivace3:263String Quartet no. 16, op. 146: III. Adagio5:174String Quartet no. 16, op. 146: IV. Presto3:485String Quartet no. 18, op. 153 "Giornata": I. Andantino3:316String Quartet no. 18, op. 153 "Giornata": II. Allegretto2:207String Quartet no. 18, op. 153 "Giornata": III. Tempo giusto4:448String Quartet no. 18, op. 153 "Giornata": IV. Allegro brioso2:529String Quartet no. 18, op. 153 "Giornata": V. Adagio4:2210String Quartet no. 18, op. 153 "Giornata": VI. Vivace3:4111Sværm, op. 190b: I. Allegretto1:3312Sværm, op. 190b: II. Allegro piacevole1:2113Sværm, op. 190b: III. Con moto2:2714Sværm, op. 190b: IV. Allegro barocco1:3015Sværm, op. 190b: V. Adagio affettuoso3:1816Sværm, op. 190b: VI. Vivace1:5517Sværm, op. 190b: VII. Andantino ma calmato2:4818Sværm, op. 190b: VIII. Allegro giusto1:3919Sværm, op. 190b: IX. Adagio, ma non troppo4:4220Sværm, op. 190b: X. Animato1:5221Sværm, op. 190b: XI. Allegro con brio2:0522Quartetto Sereno, op. 197 (ed. Per Nørgård): I. Adagio4:4723Quartetto Sereno, op. 197 (ed. Per Nørgård): II. Allegro3:532002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 51:44
1Requiem for Nietzsche: Part One: 1. Prelude in the desert - 2. Basel12:302Requiem for Nietzsche: Part Two: 3. The Friends - 4. Sils Maria - 5. The third temptation11:213Requiem for Nietzsche: Part Three: 6. The moment - 7. Gondola song - 8. Jena12:434Requiem for Nietzsche: Part Four: 9. Ecce homo - 10. Weimar9:315Requiem for Nietzsche: Part Five: 11. Asgaardsreien5:392004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:53:50
Disc 11Sinfonia I, op. 73a: Molto sostenuto - Allegro leggiero11:192Sinfonia II, op. 73b: Tranquillo19:053Sinfonia III, op. 73c: Allegro con brio10:554Sinfonia IV, op. 73d: I. Preludio3:375Sinfonia IV, op. 73d: II. Interludio I5:586Sinfonia IV, op. 73d: III. Interludio II2:527Sinfonia IV, op. 73d: IV. Postludio3:04Disc 21Chairos: Preludio (Sinfonia IV, op. 73d: I. Preludio)3:422Chairos: Sinfonia I, op. 73a11:183Chairos: Interludio I (Sinfonia IV, op. 73d: II. Interludio I)6:034Chairos: Sinfonia II, op. 73b19:045Chairos: Interludio II (Sinfonia IV, op. 73d: III. Interludio II)2:556Chairos: Sinfonia III, op. 73c10:547Chairos: Postludio (Sinfonia IV, op. 73d: IV. Postludio)3:042007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 25 tracks · 59:07
1Everything matters: I. Prologue2:402Everything matters: II. Waltz 10:443Everything matters: III. The Limitless Room5:404Everything matters: IV. Waltz 21:155Everything matters: V. Metamorphosis6:236Everything matters: VI. Movement4:457Everything matters: VII. Realization2:428Everything matters: VIII. Waltz 32:239Everything matters: IX. Epilogue2:1910Duo for Violin and Guitar, Op. 116: I. Allegro energico3:0911Duo for Violin and Guitar, Op. 116: II. Adagio3:2012Duo for Violin and Guitar, Op. 116: III. Vivace2:091310 Impromptus: no. 1. Andantino0:421410 Impromptus: no. 2. Con brio0:441510 Impromptus: no. 3. Allegretto cantabile1:011610 Impromptus: no. 4. Poco sustenuto2:061710 Impromptus: no. 5. Giusto0:531810 Impromptus: no. 6. Con sentimento3:001910 Impromptus: no. 7. Robusto0:322010 Impromptus: no. 8. Lento e espressivo1:432110 Impromptus: no. 9. Presto0:302210 Impromptus: no. 10. Con dolcezza1:4923Duo Concertato, op. 167: I. Liberamente2:3924Duo Concertato, op. 167: II. Liberamente, Andante con moto3:1125Duo Concertato, op. 167: III. Liberamente, Allegro con brio2:48Danish Violin Concertos, Vol 5
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 2:04:40
Disc 11Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: Molto allegro12:552Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: Quasi adagio9:343Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: Quasi presto8:144Concerto no. 2 for Violin and Orchestra: Allegro moderato13:265Concerto no. 2 for Violin and Orchestra: Andante7:326Concerto no. 2 for Violin and Orchestra: Allegro7:08Disc 21Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: Allegro moderato5:562Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: Adagio5:213Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: Allegro6:404Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: Tranquillo14:405Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: Molto tranquillo7:446Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: Vivace6:147Concerto 9 per violino, viola et orchestra: Allegro molto7:168Concerto 9 per violino, viola et orchestra: Andante tranquillo5:149Concerto 9 per violino, viola et orchestra: Allegro6:462009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 56:45
1Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2, op. 16: I. Allegro moderato5:522Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2, op. 16: II. Andante tranquillo5:473Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2, op. 16: III. Allegro non troppo ma con brio5:034Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 3, op. 89: I. Moderato4:275Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 3, op. 89: II. Allegro molto2:326Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 3, op. 89: III. Adagio ma non troppo4:457Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 3, op. 89: IV. Allegro con forza4:248Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1: I. Allegro4:459Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1: II. Andante4:0410Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1: III. Allegro molto3:4111Reminiscences for Violin Solo1:4212Violin Solo1:4813Bagatelle no. 1 "Arabesque"2:4414Haiduc, op. 1935:112012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:09:02
1Chamber Symphony no. 1, op. 53: I. Andante assai2:552Chamber Symphony no. 1, op. 53: II. Animato3:253Chamber Symphony no. 1, op. 53: III. Adagio4:544Chamber Symphony no. 1, op. 53: IV. Allegro assai5:485Chamber Symphony no. 2, op. 100 "Elegy": I. Andante fluente8:376Chamber Symphony no. 2, op. 100 "Elegy": II. Presto3:477Chamber Symphony no. 2, op. 100 "Elegy": III. Adagio8:048Chamber Symphony no. 2, op. 100 "Elegy": IV. Allegro con brio8:419Chamber Symphony no. 3, op. 103a "Frise": I. Tempo giusto - Sereno con variazioni4:1210Chamber Symphony no. 3, op. 103a "Frise": II. Allegro vivace2:2211Chamber Symphony no. 3, op. 103a "Frise": III. Lento e tranquillo3:5012Chamber Symphony no. 3, op. 103a "Frise": IV. Grave con metamorfosi5:4613Chamber Symphony no. 3, op. 103a "Frise": V. Intermezzo: Chiaro1:3914Chamber Symphony no. 3, op. 103a "Frise": VI. Allegro con forza5:022013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 59:16
1Concerto for Viola, op. 189: I. Allegro moderato, ma con forza7:212Concerto for Viola, op. 189: II. Allegro - Andante - Vivace13:583Concerto for Orchestra. Allegretto molto pesante13:124Concerto for Violin no. 2, op. 139: I. Allegro - Poco meno mosso - Tempo I11:465Concerto for Violin no. 2, op. 139: II. Adagio affettuoso - Allegro molto12:592021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:07:04
1String Quartet No. 1, Op. 46, M. 159: I. Affettuoso10:282String Quartet No. 1, Op. 46, M. 159: II. Adagio8:593String Quartet No. 1, Op. 46, M. 159: III. Introduzione. Lento un poco7:434String Quartet No. 3, Op. 48, M. 165: I. Lento6:255String Quartet No. 3, Op. 48, M. 165: II. Allegro assai e leggiero3:466String Quartet No. 3, Op. 48, M. 165: III. Andante quasi una giacona4:187String Quartet No. 3, Op. 48, M. 165: IV. Allegro decido5:158String Quartet No. 3, Op. 48, M. 165: V. Lento3:029String Quartet No. 15, Op. 135, M. 291: I. Poco allegro4:2910String Quartet No. 15, Op. 135, M. 291: II. Allegro molto2:1411String Quartet No. 15, Op. 135, M. 291: III. Funèbre4:5312String Quartet No. 15, Op. 135, M. 291: IV. Poco adagio. Allegro con brio5:322022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 56:30
1String Quartet No. 2, Op. 47, M. 161:I. Allegro fluente6:292String Quartet No. 2, Op. 47, M. 161:II. Andante con moto e affettuoso6:373String Quartet No. 2, Op. 47, M. 161:III. Presto3:554String Quartet No. 2, Op. 47, M. 161:IV. Adagio un poco3:045String Quartet No. 2, Op. 47, M. 161:V. Allegro molto e leggiero5:256String Quartet No. 14, Op. 125, M. 278:I. Andante trasognamente5:367String Quartet No. 14, Op. 125, M. 278:II. Presto leggiero2:128String Quartet No. 14, Op. 125, M. 278:III. Allegro agitato2:559String Quartet No. 14, Op. 125, M. 278:IV. Adagio4:1210String Quartet No. 14, Op. 125, M. 278:V. Allegro1:4411String Quartet No. 14, Op. 125, M. 278:VI. Allegro vivace4:2612String Quartet No. 21, Op. Posth. 197 "Sereno" (Completed by P. Nørgård):I. Adagio5:5213String Quartet No. 21, Op. Posth. 197 "Sereno" (Completed by P. Nørgård):II. Allegro4:032024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:03:45
1String Quartet No. 4, Op. 63: I. Andante passionato6:282String Quartet No. 4, Op. 63: II. Presto espansivo6:463String Quartet No. 4, Op. 63: III. Adagio affettuoso5:444String Quartet No. 4, Op. 63: IV. Largo e semplice1:475String Quartet No. 4, Op. 63: V. Allegretto sereno5:086String Quartet No. 5, Op. 66: I. Pesante - Fluente8:307String Quartet No. 5, Op. 66: II. Adagio6:218String Quartet No. 5, Op. 66: III. Energico5:369String Quartet No. 16, Op. 146: I. Allegro non troppo3:4710String Quartet No. 16, Op. 146: II. Molto vivace3:4611String Quartet No. 16, Op. 146: III. Adagio5:3812String Quartet No. 16, Op. 146: IV. Presto4:14
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Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Vagn Holmboe head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 19 | 79.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 32 | 90.9th |
| Studio albums | 32 | 98.4th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 35 | 97.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 4 | 17th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
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