Né de parents juifs polonais (Village de Blaszki) installés au Danemark en 1907, il étudie le piano et la compositions à l'Académie Royale de Musique de Copenhague (1925-1929) dans la classe de Carl Nielsen dont il deviendra l'interprète et l'ami. Il fait ses débuts de pianiste en 1930 et deviendra un grand interprète de Stravinsky et Bartok. Il compose aussi pour le théâtre, le cinéma et la radio. Suite à l'invasion du Danemark par les nazis, sa carrière est interrompue et en 1943 il doit s'échapper avec son épouse et ses 2 jeunes enfants vers la Suède (Orebro) grâce à la résistance danoise et au courage du Roi du Danemark. Il restera en exil jusqu'en 1945. Après la guerre il devient professeur à l'Académie Royale de Musique de Copenhague (1955-1978). Ses 2 fils (Thomas et Anders) sont également compositeurs. Ses filles (Therese et Lone) sont respectivement pianiste et soprano. Il est l'auteur de plus de 200 oeuvres de musique de concert et de scène dans tous les genres.
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| Herman D. Koppel at the age of 11 (1919) | The concert pianist Herman D. Koppel, drawn in Sweden in 1943 by another Jewish refugee, the sculptor Harald Isenstein | From 1943 until 1945 Herman D. Koppel and his family were refugees in Sweden. The picture is from 1944 |
The 86-year-old Herman D. Koppel at a rehearsal
with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR in 1995
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| Danish Wind Octet Music for Wind Octet, Op. 123 |
Songs Peder Severin, tenor 6 Songs to Texts by Paul la Cour
Op. 54 |
Moses, Op. 76 Elisabeth Meyer-Topsoe, soprano Danish National Radio Choir Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Owain Arwel Hughes, Conductor |
Orchestral Works Vol. 1 Aalborg Symphony Orchestra Moshe Atzmon, Conductor Symphony No. 6, Op. 63, "Sinfonia breve" |
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| Orchestral Works Vol. 2 Aalborg Symphony Orchestra Moshe Atzmon, Conductor Symphony No. 1, Op. 5 |
Chamber Music Nikolaj Bentzon, piano Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Wind Quintet Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet, Op. 36 |
Arne
Balk-Moller, violin Johannes Soe Hansen, violin Ida Speyer Gron, viola Henrik Brendstrup, cello Christina Bjorkoe, piano Piano Quintet, Op. 57 |
Orchestral Works Vol. 3 Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Moshe Atzmon, Conductor Symphony No. 3, Op. 39 |
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| Orchestral Works Vol. 4 Aalborg Symphony Orchestra Moshe Atzmon, Conductor Nina Kavtaradze, piano Prelude to a Sympnony, Op. 105 |
Concertos Rune Most, flute Michaela Fukacova, cello Ulrich Staerk, piano Odense Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Paul Mann, Conductor Flute Concerto, Op. 87 |
Piano Trios Jalina Trio Piano Trio, Op. 88 |
Journey Kim Sjogren, violin Lars Hannibal, guitar Duo for Violin and Guitar, Op. 116 |
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| Conversations Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, violin Ulrich Staerk, piano Ternio, Op. 53a (version for violin and piano) |
Oeuvres pour violoncelle &
piano Morten Zeuthen, violoncelle Amalie Malling, piano 2011 Ternio,Op.53b |
Works for a cappella choir Danish National Vocal Ensemble Søren Kinch Hansen 2010 Three Psalms of David for mixed choir Op. 74 1 Herre, din miskundhed rækker til Himlen (Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the
heavens) 2 Herre, min Gud, jeg råber om dagen 3 Kom, lad os juble for Herren |
Chamber Music (Wind Quintets) Ensemble Carion Marie Holzegel, piccolo Sonatina for Wind Quintet, Op. 16 |
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| Piano Concerto no. 3, op. 45 Herman D. Koppel, piano The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Erik Tuxen, conductor Recorded Concertgebouw Amsterdam 04.10.1953 Violin and Viola Concerto,
op. 43 Clarinet Concerto, op. 35 Vol. 1 |
Piano Sonata E minor, op.
1, 1928 Variations and Fugue for Piano, op. 3, 1929 Piano Piece, op. 7, 1930 Ten Piano Pieces, op. 20, 1933 Suite for Piano, op. 21, 1934 Sonata no. 1 for Piano, op. 50, 1950 15 Miniatures, op. 97a, 1976 Herman D. Koppel, piano Vol. 2
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String Quartet No. 2, op. 34 The Koppel Quartet Recorded DR 18.05.1962 String Quartet No. 3, op. 38 Piano Quintet, op. 57 Ternio for cello and piano, op. 53b Sonata for cello and piano, op. 62 Suite for Solo Cello, op. 86 Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, op. 88 Vol.3 |
Piano Concerto No. 1, Opus 13 Herman D. Koppel, piano DR Symphony Orchestra Aksel Wellejus, conductor Concert recording Radio House Copenhagen 17.05.1982 Piano Concerto No. 4, Opus 69 Paw (Film music) Palle March (Film music) Piano Concerto No. 2,
Opus 30 (3e mvt;)
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| Five biblical songs for tenor and piano,
Opus 46 (1949) Kurt Westi, tenor Herman D. Koppel, piano Recorded by DR 25.2.1976 Four love songs Three Psalms for tenor solo, mixed choir,
boys' choir and orchestra, Opus 48 (1949) Four Old Testament songs for
mezzo-soprano and piano, Opus 49 (1949) Two Psalms for soprano and piano, Opus 55 (1951) Two biblical songs for soprano and piano, Opus 59 (1955) Psalm 42 for soprano and piano, Opus 68 (1960) |
Two songs on poems by Johannes V. Jensen for tenor and piano, Opus 51 (1950) (Dedicated to Gerd Schiøtz) Kurt Westi, tenor Herman D. Koppel, piano Recorded by DR 6.6.1977 Six songs Five songs Three songs Three songs Three songs Three songs |
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| Requiem for solo voices,
chorus and orchestra Opus 78 (1965-1966) Soprano solo / Jephta´s daughter: Lone Koppel Tenor solo / Narrator: Ticho Parly Job / Israel / Jephta: Rolf Jupither Ruben / Joseph: Willy Hartmann Juda: Mogens Schmidt Johansen DR Symphony Orchestra Danish National Radio Choir , conductor Concert recording Radio House Copenhagen 17.05.1982 Concertino for Strings No. 1, opus 32 Concertino for Strings No. 2, opus 66 Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra, opus 82 Chamber Concerto for Violin and Strings, opus 83 Vol. 6 Requiem |
Moses, Op. 76 Danacord DACOCD573-574 Vol. 7 |
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| Cello Concerto, Op. 56 Erling Blondal Bengtsson, cello Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra Ole Schmidt, conductor rec. August 19th, 1976 Danish Radio Concert Hall |
Suite for piano,
Op 21 Herman D. Koppel, Piano Ternio for cello & piano, Op 53b Quartet for piano & strings, Op 114 Cantilena for violin & cello, Op 117 Point Records 5082 |
Five biblical songs for tenor and piano,
Opus 46 (1949) Ole Hedegaard, tenor Erik Kaltoft, piano Contemporary Danish Songs Paula 32 (LP, stereo, 1984, Swiss pressing) |
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Orchestra, Volume 1 BIS LP-78 (Stereo) |
Contemporary Danish Music for
Orchestra, Volume 2 BIS CD-080 |
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| Sextet, Op. 36
(1942) The Jutland Ensemble (fl,ob,cl,horn,bsn,pno) Paula PACD 77 Recorded 1992 Skive Seminarium, Denmark |
Variazioni Libère for 2 clarinets, bass clarinet & percussion, Op. 98 (1976) John Kruse, Clarinet Rene Hojlund, Clarinet Kenneth Larsen, Bass Clarinet Søren Monrad, Percussion Variations for clarinet &
piano, Op. 72 (1961) Contemporary Danish Works for Clarinet |
Piano Quintet, op. 57 LP HMV KALP 13 (Mono, UK pressing, red gold label) Koppel, piano Koppel String Quartet Else Marie Bruun, violin Andreas Thyregod, violin Julius Koppel, viola Jarl Hansen, cello Recorded Copenhagen 1956 |
Sonata for cello and piano,
op. 62 LP Music at Louisiana LRLP 3003 (mono, 1960) Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, cello Herman D. Koppel, piano Recorded Copenhagen dec. 1959 |
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| Dansk Musik Antologi | |||
| Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 45,
1948 Herman D. Koppel, piano Vaclav Neumann, conductor Oboe Concerto, Op. 82, 1970 Jørgen Hammergaard, oboe Danish R.S.O. Leif Segerstam, conductor LP Philips DMA 039 |
Introduction, Theme with
Variations and an Epilogue for Cello, Op. 85 Gert von Bülow, cello LP EMI DMA 045 |
Piano Quintet, Op. 57,
1953 Suite for Piano, Op. 21, 1934 15 Miniatures for Piano, Op. 97a, 1976 Herman D. Koppel, piano Danish Quartet LP EMI DMA 059 |
Variations on a Jewish Folk
Dance for viola, alto and cello, Op. 17, 1932 Københavns Kammertrio Copenhagen Chamber Trio (Kim Sjøgren; Bjarne Boie Rasmussen; Lars Holm Johansen) LP Philips DMA 074 (Label DGG) (1983) |
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100 Years A Celebration of a Danish Music Icon Cowbell Music CBM053 (CD / DVD) Concert tribute to celebrate pianist and composer Herman D Koppel, organised by his grandson, the musician Benjamin Koppel. Recorded live in the Queen’s Hall, the Royal Library/the Black Diamond, Copenhagen, Denmark on 4 October 2008. Benjamin Koppel (saxophones),
Anders Koppel (hammond organ), Michala Petri (recorder), Svend Asmussen (violin),
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