Dalberg: The String Quartets Nordic String Quartet

• Nancy Dalberg (1881 - 1949): String Quartet No. 1 in D Minor:
• 1 String Quartet No. 1 in D Minor: I. Allegro appassionate 08:52
• 2 String Quartet No. 1 in D Minor: II. Scherzo. Allegretto gracioso 02:49
• 3 String Quartet No. 1 in D Minor: III. Adagio 05:36
• 4 String Quartet No. 1 in D Minor: IV. Finale. Vivace 07:15
• String Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 14:
• 5 String Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 14: I. Moderato 09:45
• 6 String Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 14: II. Allegro scherzando 04:20
• 7 String Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 14: III. Andante con moto e cantabile 07:07
• 8 String Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 14: IV. Allegro molto e con spirito 05:32
• String Quartet No. 3, Op. 20:
• 9 String Quartet No. 3, Op. 20: I. Allegro con passione 07:42
• 10 String Quartet No. 3, Op. 20: II. Allegretto semplice 06:15
• 11 String Quartet No. 3, Op. 20: III. Tempo giusto 05:53
• Total Runtime 01:11:06

Info for Dalberg: The String Quartets

Nancy Dalberg (1881-1949) completed three string quartets, and they hold a place of their own among her compositions. No. 1 in D minor was the very first instrumental work that she presented at a public concert (1915). No. 2 in G minor, op. 14 (1922), was the first work that was published and played outside Denmark, while No. 3, op. 20 (1927), which is dedicated to her teacher, Carl Nielsen, was not published during her lifetime. The present release of the three quartets features two world premiere recordings. Nancy Dalberg is considered one of the first female composers in Denmark, and she was the first woman in Denmark to compose a symphony. This release sheds new light on one of the worlds finest female composers, who due to her lifetime never got the acknowledgement she deserved.

Nordic String Quartet

Nordic String Quartet

Heiðrun Petersen
was born and raised in Thorshavn, the Faroe Islands. She started playing the violin at the age of seven at Thorhavn's Music School under Sámal Petersen. Heidrun was taught by Johannes Søe Hansen and Professor Tim Frederiksen at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. In 2016, she won a trial period as Tutti First Violin with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra.


started playing the violin at the age of four at Søndersø Music School. Before being admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Music, he was taught by Boris Samsing. In recent years, Mads has assisted numerous symphony orchestras in Copenhagen and has had several contracts with, for instance, Copenhagen Phil and Odense Symphony Orchestra.


Daniel Eklund
was born and raised in Lund, Sweden and started playing the viola at the age of five. Admitted to the soloist class at the Royal Academy of Music where he has been taught by Professor Lars-Anders Tomter. Since 2013, Daniel Eklund has been employed as solo viola player with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra Musicae Vitae.

Lea Emilie Brøndal
was born and raised in Copenhagen and started playing the cello at the age of six at the Suzuki Institute. Before being admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Music, she was taught by Nils Sylvest. Lea is finishing her education with Ingemar Brantelid. In 2016, Lea won the first prize in the internal scholarship competition for cellists of the Royal Academy of Music.

The Nordic String Quartet studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in the soloist class under Tim Frederiksen. Début in the autumn of 2017.

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