Bøger af Katarina Smitt Engberg

Aldrig tilfreds, altid fremad! En af de allerstørste skikkelser i dansk musikliv var egensindig og nysgerrig, og så var han lige så engageret i at forny den folkelige sang som i at udvikle den store koncertmusik. Samtidig var han dybt optaget af en europæisk musiktradition og dens fornyelse. Carl Nielsen stræbte livet igennem efter at skabe musik med en umiddelbar evne til at kommunikere, og som passede til sit formål. Den største skønhed opstår, når tingen fuldstændig passer til sin funktion, mente han."Carl Nielsen. En kulturhistorisk biografi" skildrer de mange områder, hvor Carl Nielsen var aktiv som musiker, komponist og kulturpersonlighed. Bogen er samtidig en indføring i den europæiske musikkultur og det københavnske kulturliv, som han var en del af og tog aktivt del i.

Carl Nielsen (1865–1931) occupies a prominent place among the European modern composers of the early twentieth century, representing the generation of Richard Strauss, Ferruccio Busoni, Jean Sibelius and Gustav Mahler, and his music is performed throughout the world. "Carl Nielsen. A Cultural Biography" is the first thoroughly researched and comprehensive biography of Nielsen available to international readers and scholars.Nielsen participated in the lively cultural circles of late nineteenth-century Copenhagen, at a time when Scandinavian writers were in vogue throughout Europe. He travelled extensively during his life but maintained strong ties with his cultural heritage. His prolific output includes works in all genres from advanced symphonies to beloved popular songs.The book received the Carl Nielsen Society Honorary Award 2024.Carl Nielsen. A Cultural Biography is written by a team of researchers at the University of Copenhagen: Michael Fjeldsøe is full professor of musicology at the University of Copenhagen, working within the field of music history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; Katarina Smitt Engberg is employed as information specialist at the Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen; and Bjarke Moe is senior editor at The Society for Danish Language and Literature.