Unlike many of his radical new music colleagues, Karl Aage Rasmussen (b. 1947) always had a great affection for older music, especially that of the Italian Baroque era. In this new programme of solo concertos by Rasmussen, he extends his musical explorations of the solo concerto focusing on the relationship between the individual and the community – an archetypal disparity that for centuries has lent the genre a special fascination for composers and audiences alike.

Concerto Copenhagen is the leading early music ensemble in Scandinavia, but continuously also works with contemporary composers. From 2015-17 Karl Aage Rasmussen was composer-in-residence with the ensemble.

Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen is one of the leading Danish new music ensembles.

This album follows up the 2019 release Karl Aage Rasmussen - The Four Seasons after Vivaldi (8226220).

The booklet contains a text by Karl Aage Rasmussen himself in which he reflects on the genre of the solo concerto.