Johann Svendsen In 1791 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart conducted the premier of his opera, “Die Zauberflöte” (The Magic Flute) in Vienna at the Freihaustheater auf der Wieden In 1840 Johan Svendsen was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He studied composition with Carl Reinecke and would count as close friends Richard Wagner and Edward Grieg. His most famous piece was his Romance for violin and orchestra, Op. 26, but he also found great success with his String Quartets Op. 1, Op. 3 and Op. 5. An [...]
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