Henrik Rung Explained

Henrik Rung
Birth Date:	31 March 1807
Birth Place:	Copenhagen, Denmark
Death Place:	Copenhagen, Denmark
Resting Place:	Holmen Cemetery
Children:	Frederik Rung Sophie Keller Georg Rung
Honours:	Order of the Dannebrog

Henrik Rung (March 30, 1807 - December 12, 1871) was a Danish composer.^[1]

Early life and education

Henrik Rung was born in Copenhagen.Rung received training with the Royal Danish Orchestra in Copenhagen. He received a travel grant to study in Germany, Italy and Paris (1837-1840).

Career

In 1842, Rung became a singing master and held a lifelong position as a director of the opera at the Royal Danish Theatre.^[2]

Personal life

In 1841 he married the opera singer Pauline Lichtenstein. His son Frederik Rung (1854-1914) was also a composer and his daughter Sophie Keller (1850–1929) was an opera singer at the Royal Danish Theatre.^[3] ^[4]

Compositions

I Danmark er jeg født (1850)
Kirkeklokke, ej til Hovedstæder (1853)
Alt står i Guds faderhånd (1856)

Recordings

Songs on Roses and Love. Helene Wold (Soprano), Per Andreas Tonder (Baritone), Eugene Asti (Piano), Vegard Lund (Guitar) Lawo 2011
Waltz Serenade. Mair-Davis Duo, Marilyn Mair, mandolin; Mark Davis, guitar: "Vienna Nocturne" North Star Records, 1991

References

This article was initially translated from the Danish Wikipedia.

Link

Henrik Rung - A Danish Counterpart to Fernando Sor, by Jens Bang-Rasmussen

Notes and References

Sven Hakon Rossel - Hans Christian Andersen: Danish Writer and Citizen of the World 1996 - Page 188 "Today Henrik Rung is especially known for his tunes to Danish songs. One of the ... A men's choir, who called themselves Det skandinaviske Selskab, performed it for the first time in public at a concert conducted by Henrik Rung."
Web site: Henrik Rung (1807-1871) biography . tecla.com. June 2001. Jens Bang-Rasmussen. January 1, 2020.
Web site: Rung, Frederik R. Nordisk familjebok. January 1, 2020.
Web site: Sophie Keller (1850-1929). Høgel, Sten. Kvinfo. 14 June 2017. Danish.