Beyond the concert hall, Athelas is often found performing with partners in theatre, film, literature and dance as well as in various community projects – many of them prizewinning. Here, you can find a selection films, recordings and streams of Athelas’ past performances and collaborations.
Find our a list over our CD and DVD recordings to date in the right hand column.
To celebrate the collaboration with Athelas’ Chief Conductor Pierre-André Valade, we present the film Rendezvous with Music, created by Michael Nyvang about the ensemble and our brilliant new conductor.
The music in the film is by Hans Abrahamsen, Phillipe Leroux and Nicolai Worsaae…
Athelas gave a concert on Cinema de la plage May 14 2009 to mark the opening of the Cannes Film Festival. The ensemble and the singer Misen Groth performed music to the Stieg Larsson film “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”. The music is written by Denmark’s highly acclaimed film composer…
On this Planet is a contemporary danish opera – a journey through life from birth to death. But it is no ordinary journey. It has been set to text and music by the composer Anders Nordentoft, it is performed by the musician Thomas Sandberg and Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen; on stage Martin…
Excepts from a modern dance performance that was part of the Danish Dance Theatre installation Labyrinth by Tim Rushton, in Kaleidoskop K2, Copenhagen 2008. Labyrinth is an installation formed from an unpredictable merging of dance, video, music and sound. Conceived and created by…
recordings on cd and DVD:
Anders Nordentoft
On This Planet (DVD) [2004]
Thomas Sandberg, ATHELASs Sinfonietta Copenhagen, Morten Ryelund
Dacapo Records
> See DVD here
Various
Past Presence [2004]
Special edition CD in celebration of Denmark’s opening af Midem, Cannes 2004
Athleas
Klaus Ib Jørgensen
... and the lotus rose, quietly, quietly ... [2002]
Geir Draugsvoll, ATHELASs Sinfonietta Copenhagen, Jean Thorel
Dacapo Records
> See CD here
Karsten Fundal
Chamber Music [2002]
ATHELAS Sinfonietta Copenhagen, Giordano Bellincampi, Thomas Sandberg
Dacapo Records
> See CD here
Per Nørgård
Frostsalme [2002]
Danish National Choir / DR, Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen, Stefan Parkman – conductor
Chandos Records
> See CD here
Anders Nordentoft
On This Planet [2002]
P2-pris 2003 for Best Vocal Recording
Dacapo Records
> See CD here
Vagn Holmboe
Preludes for Sinfonietta Vol.2 [2001]
ATHELAS Sinfonietta Copenhagen Giordano Bellincampi – conductor
Dacapo Records
> See CD here
Vagn Holmboe
reludes for Sinfonietta Vol. 1 [2000]
ATHELAS Sinfonietta Copenhagen Giordano Bellincampi – conductor
Dacapo Records
> See CD here
Matthias Ronnefeld
Am Abend tönen die herbstlichen Wälder [2000]
Winner of the Danish Music Award 2000, Best Chamber Music Recording
Dacapo Records
> See CD here
Niels Rosing-Schow
Echoes of Fire [1997]
ATHELAS Sinfonietta Copenhagen Jan Latham-Koenig – conductor
Dacapo Records
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
Music for Voices and Instruments [1997]
ATHELAS Sinfonietta Copenhagen & Vocal Group Ars Nova Flemming Windekilde & Ivan Hansen – conductor
Dacapo Records
> See CD here