"Who‘s afraid of Twentieth Century Music?" – with the help of this box set this provocative question can definitely be answered with a resounding "Not me!".

The 10 CD compilation features a tremendous selection of contemporary music which will help music lovers lose any misgivings or reservations about such ”new“ music. The  main focus is on chamber music for wind instruments, in a wide variety of line-ups, but fans of compositions for piano trios and string quartets as well as those interested in choral works will also be more than satisfied.
 
Contents:
CD 1: Vagn Holmboe
- Fanfare, for 3 trumpets & timpani, op.121
- Notturno, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon & french horn, op.19
- Quartetto Medico, for flute, oboe, clarinet & piano, op.70
- Egilskvad, for bass/baritone singer, 2 trumpets, french horn, trombone, bass tuba, op.185
- Concerto, for brass, 4 trumpets, 4 french horns, 4 trombones, 2 bass tubas, timpani, 2 percussion, op.157

Brass, Wind and Percussion Ensemble, Christian Christiansen (bass), Marie Rørbech (piano)
Mogens Andresen (conductor)
 
CD 2: Niels Viggo Bentzon
- Trio for trumpet, horn & trombone, op.82
- Sonata for french horn & piano, op.47
- Sonata for trumpet & piano, op.73
- Sonata for trombone & piano, op.277

Jakob Heiding (horn), Martin Schuster (trumpet), Niels-Ole Bo Johansen (trombone), Finn Schumacker (tuba), Erik Kaltoft (piano)
 
CD 3: Danish Music for Trumpet & Organ
Peter Møller
- Haslev Festfanfare for trumpet & organ
- Organ Chorale: Se nu stiger solen
- Allegro maestoso Fanfare for 2 trumpets & organ

Thomas Koppel
- Morgengry for organ solo

Ole Schmidt
- Suite for trumpet & organ

Jesper Madsen
- Organ Chorales (4)

Lasse Toft Eriksen
- Schlafe mein Liebster for trumpet & organ
 
Carl-Aage Eliasson
- Intrada for trumpet & organ
- Organ Chorale: Sov sødt barnlille
- Organ Chorale: Herre, jeg har handlet ilde
 
Thomas Viggo Pedersen
- Nu taker alle Gud, for trumpet & organ

Kasper Knudsen (trumpet), Ole Andersen (trumpet), Inge Beck (organ)
 
CD 4: Danish Organ Music from the Late 20th Century
Frode Bitsch
- Fantasia on De levendes Land, pour grand orgue

Bo Grønbech
- Liturgical Dances (3)
 
Svend Erik Tarp
- Organ Pieces (4), op.87 A-D

Jesper Madsen
- Prætorius-Variationer

Helge Gramstrup plays at the Poul-Gerhard Andersen organ Sankt Markus Church, Århus
 
CD 5: Trombone & electronics
Wayne Siegel
- Jackdaw for trombone & computer

Jesper Hendze
- Smoke by Day, Glow by Night

Lasse Laursen
- Apart

Ivar Frounberg
- Hydra

Bent Lorentzen
- Spirales

Jens Hørving
- Arga 1
- Arga 2

Niels-Ole Bo Johansen (trombone), Mads  Bendsen (vibraphone)
 
CD 6: Toru Takemitsu in Memoriam
Toru Takemitsu
- Toward the Sea
- All in Twilight, 4 pieces for guitar

Noriko Hisada
- Phase 3

Tokuhide Nimi
- Melos 2

Norio Fukushi
- Dawn Brightens the Day of Mortals Robed in Purple
 
Marianne Leth (flute), Anders Borbye (guitar)

CD 7: Chamber Music for Violin and Piano
Karol Szymanowski
- Myths (3), op.30
 
Paul Hindemith
- Violin Sonata in E major

Francis Poulenc
- Violin Sonata in D minor

Christine Michaela Pryn (violin), Joachim Olsson (piano)
 
CD 8: Piano Trios
Vagn Holmboe
- Trio for violin, violoncello & piano, op.64

Anders Nordentoft
- Doruntine

Per Nørgård
- Spell

Michael Nyvang
- ...Erosion-forvitring

Anders Koppel
- Rivolta: Piano Trio No. 1, for violin, cello & piano

Jalina Trio

CD 9: Rudolph Simonsen
- Clarinet Quintet
- String Quartet No.1 in C major
- String Quartet No.2 in A minor "Tagore"

Henry Lindner (clarinet), Kontra Quartet
 
CD 10:  Choir Music from the 20th and 21st Century
Eric Whitacre
- Water Night

Lasse Enersen
- Agua Nocturna, for mixed choir & solo cello

Francesco Calì
- Regn på ruden, for mixed choir a cappella

Morten Poulsen
- Havsbön, for mixed choir a cappella

Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
- Den Hulken Sømand, for 2 mixed choirs a cappella

Kelly Crandell
- Blessing the boats, for small choir, large choir, double bass & vibraphone

Catharina Palmér
- Kissrain, Watersleep, for mixed choir & percussion

Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
- Where Corals Lie, for mixed choir a cappella

Eric Whitacre
- Cloudburst

Chamber Choir Hymnia / Flemming Windekilde (conductor)