Asger Hamerik

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Asger Hamerik (Hammerich) (April 8, 1843 – July 13, 1923), was a Danish composer of classical music. Born in Frederiksberg (nr. Copenhagen), he studied music with J.P.E. Hartmann and Niels Gade. He wrote his first pieces in his teens, including an unperformed symphony. His family was friends with Hans Christian Andersen, with whom Hamerik would correspond regularly. Later, he left Denmark in 1862 to study music in Germany, with Hans von Bülow, and France where he was a protégé of Hector Berlioz. It was in 1864 where he began using the more unmistakeably Danish version of his last name, rather than Hammerich, because of the Danish-Prussian war. He left Paris in 1869 for Italy, and then Vienna, where he was offered the post of director of the Peabody Institute, which he accepted in 1871. While the director of the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, he composed most of his large scale concert works for the Institute's Orchestra. He left his position as director of the Peabody in 1898. He eventually returned to Denmark in 1900, with his American pianist wife, born Margaret Williams, but had essentially retired. He would sit on competition boards and conduct, including his own works. He has 41 opus numbers, including seven symphonies, chamber music, four operas, five orchestral suites and popular orchestral music based on Scandinavian folk tunes. During his lifetime he was considered the best-known Danish composer after Gade, and one that was primarily influenced by Berl

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HAMERIK: Symphony No. 7 / Requiem

HAMERIK: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6

Hamerik, A.: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6

Hamerik, A.: The Symphonies

Hamerik, A.: Symphony No. 7 / Requiem

Hamerik, A.: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2

Hamerik, A.: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4

Danish Cello Pieces

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The Greatest Works for Strings

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Harmonious Families, Vol. 3 - Danish Compositions by Fathers and Sons

Choral-Symphony No.7 & Requiem

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Horneman - Hamerik: String Quartets

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