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Hakon Børresen
12+ albums
danishClassicalromantic20th Century Classicalmusique contemporaine
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Axel Ejnar Hakon Børresen (June 2, 1876 Copenhagen – October 6, 1954 Copenhagen) was one of the foremost Danish composers of the 20th century. Life Børresen was descended from a merchant family. As a child, he was given violin, cello and piano lessons. When Børresen made clear to his father that he wished to become a composer, the latter arranged for him to study at the Royal Danish Conservatory in 1895. There he studied composition with Johan Svendsen. After further private studies, his First Symphony was given a privately premiered in 1901. It made his name as an up and coming composer. There followed travels in Germany, France and Belgium, where he made many useful connections. From 1902 on he divided his time between Copenhagen and Skagen where he maintained a second home. Børresen was an important organizer of several Danish music festivals and served as the president of Danish Composers Union between 1924 and 1949. At the time of his death, he was widely regarded as one of Denmark's most important musicians. His opera, the Royal Guest, is widely regarded as the best early 20th Century Danish opera and his chamber music works, though not numerous, received considerable critical praise. Tonal Language Børresen's style and musical language is primarily that of the late Romantic. His music shows little or no influence from more modern tendencies. Instead, his music takes as its inspiration Danish cultural ideas and folk melodies. As such, he can clearly be regarded, ton
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Børresen : Mod døden [Towards Death]
212Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 3: I. Lento - Allegro moderato
193String Sextet In G Major, Op. 5: III. Adagio
174Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 3: III. Allegro molto e scherzando
155Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 3: II. Allegretto sostenuto
136Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 3: IV. Adagio lamentabile
137Symphony No. 2 in A Major, Op. 7 "Havet": I. Surf
128String Sextet in G Major, Op. 5: I. Allegro moderato ma energico
129Nordic Folktunes from Iceland and the Faroe Islands: I. The Glacier. Maestoso
1110Kaddara - Mod Døden
10albums
Borresen: Symphony No. 1, Serenade & Nordic Folk Tunes
Børresen: String Sextet in G Major, Op. 5 & String Quartet No. 2 in C Minor
Børresen: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
Hakon Børresen
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Scandinavian Classics: Recorded 1940 - 1953, Vol. 4
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Symphonies 2 & 3
Romantic Music of the Northern Countries (Live)
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4 Danish Late Romantic Symphonies
Symphony No. 1 - Serenade - Nordic Folk Tunes
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Adagietto
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Symphony No.1
BORRESEN: Symphony No. 1 / Violin Concerto in G Major