Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller

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Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller (1 December 1850 – 26 February 1926) was a Danish composer and pianist. His compositional style was influenced by Danish folk music and by the work of Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, and of fellow Danish countrymen, including J. P. E. Hartmann. Lange-Müller was born in Fredericksberg, Denmark to an affluent family with a background in politics. He spent his childhood painting, reading poetry, and studying music with prominent teachers, including G. Matthison-Hansen. Poor health prevented him from attending school until 1871, when he entered conservatory to study composition. After a year, however, his father decided that he should follow his professional path and enrolled him in Copenhagen University to study political science. He was not suited for a life in politics though, and by 1874 he had become fully immersed in his compositional career. It was at this time that he and several colleagues founded Copenhagen's Concert Society. For the next quarter of a century, Lange-Müller produced a huge quantity of music, comprising some seventy-seven opus numbers. And, for several years, he conducted the Concert Society he helped to establish. However, he suffered from severe migraines (later linked to chronic eye disease, which made working at length very difficult for him. Therefore, what he could compose quickly tends to display the best of his compositional skill. Accordingly, his songs for unaccompanied voice and small chamber pieces are his most

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albums

Lange-Muller: Der Var Engang / Renaissance / Sange Ved Havet (Excerpts)

Lange-Muler: Piano Works

Lange-Muller: Der Var Engang

Lange-Muller: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

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A Danish Christmas

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Heise / Lange-Muller: Songs

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Heise, Weyse and Lange-Müller: Love Songs

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Sonetten (The Sonnet)

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Fra Hojskolesangbogen (Danish Folk Songs)

Danish Golden Age Piano Trios

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Svendsen, Johan: Violin Concerto

Violin Concertos (Danish) - Gade, N.W. / Lange-Muller, P.E. / Langgaard, R.

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