Name Emil Reesen Children Morten Reesen Music director Haxan | Spouse Mary Hansen (m. 1911) Role Composer | |
Died March 27, 1964, Gentofte Municipality, Denmark Similar People Launy Grondahl, William S Burroughs, Ludwig van Beethoven, Barði Johannsson, Matti Bye | ||
Komm zig ny gr fin maritza wandy tworek og emil reesen copenhagen late 1940 s wmv
Emil Reesen (30 May 1887 – 27 March 1964) was a Danish composer, conductor and pianist. Aside from composing for ballets and operas he was also a noted film score composer. He is remembered mainly for his operetta Farinelli (1942), which is still popular today.
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- Komm zig ny gr fin maritza wandy tworek og emil reesen copenhagen late 1940 s wmv
- Emil reesen plays kai normann andersen sters ca 1925
- Life
- Notable works
- Film music
- References
Emil reesen plays kai normann andersen sters ca 1925
Life
Emil Reesen studied with private tutors such as the composer Vilhelm Rosenberg and the pianist Siegfried Langgaard (a pupil of Franz Liszt). He made his debut as a concert pianist in 1911 and was employed as a conductor for the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra in 1927. In 1931 he also began working as a ballet conductor at the Royal Danish Theatre. Later in his life he conducted the Vienna Symphony and recorded with the Berlin Philharmonic. Emil Reesen was the father of the composer Morten Reesen (1928–1961) and the great-uncle of the composer Frederik Magle (his sister's grandson).