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Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) occupies a prominent place among European modern composers of the early twentieth century. He represents the generation of Richard Strauss, Ferruccio Busoni, Jean Sibelius and Gustav Mahler. His music is performed all over the world. With Carl Nielsen. A Cultural Biography, for the first time a thoroughly researched, all-encompassing biography of Nielsen is available for international readers. Carl Nielsen took part in the lively cultural circles in Copenhagen in the late nineteenth century at a time when Scandinavian authors were fashionable in all of Europe. He travelled extensively throughout his life - and kept a firm connection to his cultural heritage. As a cultural biography the book introduces to music and cultural life in the Danish capital of Copenhagen and to cultural activities among ordinary people into the farthest corner of the countryside. Text is in Danish.
About the author
"The book is written by PhD, Dr. Michael Fjeldsoe, professor of musicology at the University of Copenhagen; PhD Katarina Smitt Engberg, the research department at the Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen; and Bjarke Moe, senior editor at The Danish Language and Literary Society. "
