Erik Tuxen

Erik Tuxen

Erik Olaf Tuxen (July 4, 1902 - August 28, 1957) was a German-born orchestra conductor, composer and arranger, who worked for most of his life in Denmark.

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.

He gave the British premiere of Nielsen's Fifth Symphony at the 1950 Edinburgh International Festival where it created a sensation. Later that year he premiered the work on disc.


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