Erik Tuxen

Erik Oluf Tuxen (4 July 1902 – 28 August 1957) was a Danish conductor, composer, bandleader, and arranger. He worked for most of his life in Denmark. From 1936 until his death in 1957, he was a conductor at the Danish National Symphony Orchestra of Danish Radio.

Along with Thomas Jensen and Launy Grøndahl, Tuxen pioneered performances and recordings of Carl Nielsen's music. Tuxen was also a prolific film arranger, responsible for the musical direction for many Danish films in the 1930s and 1940s. He was also a jazz bandleader.[1]

He gave the British premiere of Nielsen's Fifth Symphony at the 1950 Edinburgh International Festival where it created a sensation.[2][3] Later that year, he conducted the symphony's first commercial recording.

References

  1. ^ Michael Fjeldsøe (1 October 2013). Kulturradikalismens Musik. Museum Tusculanum Press. pp. 472–. ISBN 978-87-635-3894-7.
  2. ^ David Fanning (5 June 1997). Nielsen: Symphony No. 5. Cambridge University Press. pp. 91–. ISBN 978-0-521-44632-7.
  3. ^ Anne-Marie Reynolds (2010). Carl Nielsen's Voice: His Songs in Context. Museum Tusculanum Press. pp. 31–. ISBN 978-87-635-2598-5.


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