Emil Reesen Explained

Emil Reesen
Birth Date:	30 May 1887
Family:	Frederik Magle (great-nephew)
Nationality:	Danish
Occupation:	Composter, conductor, pianist

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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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).^[3]

Notable works

• 1926 Rapsodien Himmerland
• 1928 Variationer over et tema af Schubert
• 1931 Gaucho, ballet
• 1933 Gudindernes Strid, ballet
• 1934 Zaporogerne, ballet
• 1941 Trianon. Suite i gammel stil
• 1941 Historien om en Moder, opera (Det kgl. Teater)
• 1942 Farinelli, operetta (text: Mogens Dam)
• 1948 Gadeprinsessen, operette
• 1950 Video, fjernsynsballet
• 1924 Lille Lise Let-på-Tå (Scalarevyen "Regnbuen")
• 1925 Adrienne med sin luftantenne (Scalarevyen)
• 1925 Roselille men uden mor (Scalarevyen)
• 1925 Vil du sænke dit øje (Scalarevyen)
• 1941 Et Flag er smukkest i Modvind (Poul Sørensen)
• 1944 To som elsker hinanden (Viggo Stuckenberg)
• 1948 Vuggevise (Mogens Kaarøe)

Film music

• 1922 Häxan
• 1937 Flådens blå matroser
• 1937 Plat eller krone
• 1940 En desertør
• 1941 Niels Pind og hans dreng
• 1941 En forbryder
• 1943 Kriminalassistent Bloch
• 1944 Familien Gelinde
• 1944 Spurve under taget
• 1946 Oktoberroser
• 1948 Hvor er far ?
• 1950 Din fortid er glemt

See also

• List of Danish composers

External links

• • Biography at Dansk Komponist Forening (Danish)

References

• This article was initially translated from the Danish Wikipedia.

Notes and References

1. http://www.dennyopera.dk/farinelli/index.asp?menuid=1&operaid=23 "Farinelli"
2. Web site: Emil Reesen, biography & discography. Dacapo records. 28 April 2012.
3. http://www.magle.dk/dansk/bio-more.html Frederik Magle biography