Victor Bendix
Encyclopedia
Victor Emanuel Bendix was a Jewish Danish
composer
, conductor
and pianist
. His teachers included Niels Gade.
Additionally, he was a friend of Carl Nielsen
's, who dedicated his Symphonic Suite for piano (1894) to Bendix.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
and pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
. His teachers included Niels Gade.
Additionally, he was a friend of Carl Nielsen
Carl Nielsen
Carl August Nielsen , , widely recognised as Denmark's greatest composer, was also a conductor and a violinist. Brought up by poor but musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age...
's, who dedicated his Symphonic Suite for piano (1894) to Bendix.
Selected works
- Symphonies
- Symphony no. 1, op. 16, "Fjældstigning" in C major (1882)
- Symphony no. 2, op. 20 "Sommerklange fra Sydrusland" in D major (1888)
- Symphony no. 3, op. 25 in A minor (1895)
- Symphony no. 4, op. 30 in D minor (1904-5)
- Concertante works
- Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 17 (1884)
- Orchestral works
- Dance suite in A, op. 29 (1903) (given a performance conducted by Bendix in 1921)
- Chamber music
- Piano Trio in A major, op. 12 (1877)
- Piano Sonata in G minor, op. 26 (published 1901)