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Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse
12+ albums
ClassicaldanishorchestralAllromantic period
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Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse (1774-1842) was a Danish composer. Weyse was born on 5th March 1774 in Altona, Hamburg, Germany (the area was Danish at the time). He studied music with Johann Abraham Peter Schulz in Copenhagen. In 1794, he was appointed organist at the Reformed Church in the city and served in the same post at the Vor Frue Kirke after 1805. In 1819, he was appointed Court Composer. Conservative by nature, he wrote in the Viennese classical style. He was best known for his vocal works, which included numerous singspielen, a setting of the Te Deum and of the Miserere, a cantata, and - above all - lieder after poems by Matthias Claudius, Johann Heinrich Voss, and Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty. He also composed seven symphonies and several pieces for piano solo. He died on 8th October 1842 in Copenhagen. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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I. Allegro con spirito
4062Gud signe vårt dyre fedreland
4033IV. Allegretto
3904I. Allegro con brio
3865II. Adagio
3536Gud Signe Våre Dyre Fedreland
3057Gud signe vårt dyre fedreland - første, sjette og syvende vers
2858Julen har bragt velsignet bud (Christmas has brought a blessed message)
2119Symphony No. 5, E flat major, DF 121: Minuetto
18710III. Minuetto
168albums
Weyse: Symphonies Nos. 1-3
Weyse: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5
Den danske sangskat, Vol. 1
ja, vi elsker
Weyse: Late Piano Works
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Mezzo Moon - Lieder & Songs
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ja, vi elsker — seremonielle versjoner (National Anthem of Norway, ceremonial versions)
Weyse: Christmas and Easter Cantatas
Weyse: Symphonies Nos. 6 and 7
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Beyond Beethoven - other music from his time
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The Golden Age of Danish Partsongs
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Norske Perspektiver - Norwegian Perspectives