Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
Bio
Carl August Nielsen was born in Sortelung on the island of Funen in Denmark. He had a musical family and played in the army band as a young man. He studied at Odense and then joined the Royal Academy in Copenhagen where he met Niels Gade. His compositions earned him a state pension which he combined with a violin studio and teaching at the Royal Academy to survive.
Music
Symphony No. 4
Symphony No. 5
Symphony No. 2 "The Four Temperaments"
Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 6 "Sinfonia semplice"
Symphony No. 3 "Sinfonia Espansiva"
Wind Quintet
Flute Concerto
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