Musica Ficta is a professional vocal ensemble of virtuosic soloists, founded in Copenhagen in 1996 by composer and conductor Bo Holten. Their impressive repertoire is wide-ranging and spans from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance period, specialising in vocal music by great Danish composers from the romantic era. Their latest album, Sange fra grænselandet (Songs from the borderland), is devoted to Jutland, a region that borders Northern Germany. For over a thousand years it has been a land of passage and transition, as well as a bone of contention between the Danes and Germans who border the region. Their story is told here through song, amid skirmishes and fratricidal wars. Today, Jutland is a peaceful place and has been enriched culturally by its dual German-Danish culture. Bilingualism is omnipresent and each language has its own press, schools and political parties. It was sung about in the past by Carl Nielsen, and in 1993 Jutland was the muse for a new work that commemorates the successful reunification of the peninsula that now belongs to both countries. Sønderjysk is a summer symphony for soloists, choir and orchestra written by composer Bo Holten, who showcases several extracts arranged for A Capella choir on this recording. © François Hudry/Qobuz