Jens Cornelius
@jenscornelius.bsky.social
Classical music journalist, Denmark.
Radio presenter/producer (DR).
Author and editor of music books.
Radio presenter/producer (DR).
Author and editor of music books.
"Deception", 1911. A French waltz. They just don't make sheet music like this anymore!
September 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"Deception", 1911. A French waltz. They just don't make sheet music like this anymore!
Carl Nielsen now has a delicious apple spirit named after him. Available from the Carl Nielsen museum in Odense (fun fact: subtitled "Bel Canto" after an odd drinking song he composed for a Copenhagen male choir)
June 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Carl Nielsen now has a delicious apple spirit named after him. Available from the Carl Nielsen museum in Odense (fun fact: subtitled "Bel Canto" after an odd drinking song he composed for a Copenhagen male choir)
A very unsuccessful kalimba!
May 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A very unsuccessful kalimba!
Herbert Blomstedt rehearsing with Danish National Orchestra as he has done regularly since 1956. In a few months, he turns 98.
May 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Herbert Blomstedt rehearsing with Danish National Orchestra as he has done regularly since 1956. In a few months, he turns 98.
Fredensborg Castle this evening, the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Denmark. Queen Margrethe's home. One guard. Peaceful indeed.
We need more of this.
We need more of this.
May 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Fredensborg Castle this evening, the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Denmark. Queen Margrethe's home. One guard. Peaceful indeed.
We need more of this.
We need more of this.
AI, you can do better than this... Fanny and Felix didn't look like that at all.
May 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
AI, you can do better than this... Fanny and Felix didn't look like that at all.
One to watch!
Yesterday Adrianna Kubica-Cypek won the Danish "Carl Prize" for best classical composition of 2024: "Printemps", a part of her choral cycle Saisons.
Adrianna Kubica-Cypek (b. 1996) is Polish, but in recent years based in Copenhagen.
www.adriannakubicacypekmusic.com
Yesterday Adrianna Kubica-Cypek won the Danish "Carl Prize" for best classical composition of 2024: "Printemps", a part of her choral cycle Saisons.
Adrianna Kubica-Cypek (b. 1996) is Polish, but in recent years based in Copenhagen.
www.adriannakubicacypekmusic.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
One to watch!
Yesterday Adrianna Kubica-Cypek won the Danish "Carl Prize" for best classical composition of 2024: "Printemps", a part of her choral cycle Saisons.
Adrianna Kubica-Cypek (b. 1996) is Polish, but in recent years based in Copenhagen.
www.adriannakubicacypekmusic.com
Yesterday Adrianna Kubica-Cypek won the Danish "Carl Prize" for best classical composition of 2024: "Printemps", a part of her choral cycle Saisons.
Adrianna Kubica-Cypek (b. 1996) is Polish, but in recent years based in Copenhagen.
www.adriannakubicacypekmusic.com
I'm in St Matthew Church, Copenhagen, ready for the St John's Passion performed by Camerata Øresund & Det Unge Vokalensemble
April 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I'm in St Matthew Church, Copenhagen, ready for the St John's Passion performed by Camerata Øresund & Det Unge Vokalensemble
He also has very clear views on how not to wear a tailcoat:
March 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
He also has very clear views on how not to wear a tailcoat:
Early Danish radio listeners, 1927.
A century later, strong public service media are as important as ever. "The inform the public, keep those in power accountable, create a platform for debate, and tell stories that contribute to a common culture."
www.ebu.ch/publications...
A century later, strong public service media are as important as ever. "The inform the public, keep those in power accountable, create a platform for debate, and tell stories that contribute to a common culture."
www.ebu.ch/publications...
March 7, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Early Danish radio listeners, 1927.
A century later, strong public service media are as important as ever. "The inform the public, keep those in power accountable, create a platform for debate, and tell stories that contribute to a common culture."
www.ebu.ch/publications...
A century later, strong public service media are as important as ever. "The inform the public, keep those in power accountable, create a platform for debate, and tell stories that contribute to a common culture."
www.ebu.ch/publications...
In these dark times: A satisfying, calming photo taken yesterday of Finland's presidential couple skiing with the King and Queen of Denmark.
A new defence agreement between the two nations was signed the same day.
A new defence agreement between the two nations was signed the same day.
March 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
In these dark times: A satisfying, calming photo taken yesterday of Finland's presidential couple skiing with the King and Queen of Denmark.
A new defence agreement between the two nations was signed the same day.
A new defence agreement between the two nations was signed the same day.
Nurses playing music at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, c. 1910. Just one out 158.174 historical Copenhagen photos available for free at kbhbilleder.dk
February 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Nurses playing music at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, c. 1910. Just one out 158.174 historical Copenhagen photos available for free at kbhbilleder.dk
New release: Rued Langgaard orchestral works in historical recordings, mostly dating from the 1950s and 1960s. Performed by players who knew the man.
February 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
New release: Rued Langgaard orchestral works in historical recordings, mostly dating from the 1950s and 1960s. Performed by players who knew the man.
Easily the most handsome orchestral score published in recent years! And the music is literally out of this world...
#Langgaard #themusicofthespheres
#Langgaard #themusicofthespheres
January 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Easily the most handsome orchestral score published in recent years! And the music is literally out of this world...
#Langgaard #themusicofthespheres
#Langgaard #themusicofthespheres
Pushkin's bust (and a rather terrible one it is), donated to the University of Copenhagen in 2017 by the Russian embassy and several Russian organisations. Now serving as a memorial for Alexei Navalny.
January 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Pushkin's bust (and a rather terrible one it is), donated to the University of Copenhagen in 2017 by the Russian embassy and several Russian organisations. Now serving as a memorial for Alexei Navalny.
Karlheinz Stockhausen's autograph for sale in Copenhagen - more expensive than Michael Bolton, but cheaper than Tina Turner
December 21, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Karlheinz Stockhausen's autograph for sale in Copenhagen - more expensive than Michael Bolton, but cheaper than Tina Turner
Arrived early for a Christmas concert in the beautiful Skt Johannes Kirke (St John's) in Copenhagen. Fun fact: Edvard Grieg was married here in 1867 to Nina, who was half-Danish and lived in this part of the city, Nørrebro
December 1, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Arrived early for a Christmas concert in the beautiful Skt Johannes Kirke (St John's) in Copenhagen. Fun fact: Edvard Grieg was married here in 1867 to Nina, who was half-Danish and lived in this part of the city, Nørrebro
Conductor legends: Jorma Panula (94) meeting Herbert Blomstedt (97) in Helsinki. 🎶
Photo: YLE - The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Photo: YLE - The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
November 29, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Conductor legends: Jorma Panula (94) meeting Herbert Blomstedt (97) in Helsinki. 🎶
Photo: YLE - The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Photo: YLE - The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
New release! I'm the proud editor of a book series on Danish composers. Vol. 23 features the crystalline modernist Axel Borup-Jørgensen (1924-2012). A groundbreaking biography by music journalist Anne E. Holm, based on the composer's manuscripts and private memoirs.
November 22, 2024 at 1:14 PM
New release! I'm the proud editor of a book series on Danish composers. Vol. 23 features the crystalline modernist Axel Borup-Jørgensen (1924-2012). A groundbreaking biography by music journalist Anne E. Holm, based on the composer's manuscripts and private memoirs.
I'm in Estonia for a few days, a very lovely country where classical music has a large audience. Choral conductors and opera singers appear on TV alongside other celebrities, and arts magazines are sold at the bus station.
November 15, 2024 at 9:28 AM
I'm in Estonia for a few days, a very lovely country where classical music has a large audience. Choral conductors and opera singers appear on TV alongside other celebrities, and arts magazines are sold at the bus station.
If you're a composer from a very small nation, say the Faroe Islands, wishing to release your music on "The Yellow Label", but can't - then make your own yellow label!!
November 14, 2024 at 9:03 PM
If you're a composer from a very small nation, say the Faroe Islands, wishing to release your music on "The Yellow Label", but can't - then make your own yellow label!!