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Rued Langgaard
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Rued Langgaard (born Rud Immanuel Langgaard 28 July 1893 - died 10 July 1952) was a late-Romantic Danish composer, organist, and conductor.… read moreRued Langgaard (born Rud Immanuel Langgaard 28 July 1893 - died 10 July 1952) was a late-Romantic Danish composer, organist, and conductor. His then-unconventional music was at odds with that of his Danish contemporaries and was recogniz… read moreRued Langgaard (born Rud Immanuel Langgaard 28 July 1893 - died 10 July 1952) was a late-Romantic Danish composer, organist, and conductor. His then-unconventional music was at odds with that of his Danish contemporaries and was recognized only 16 years after his death. Born in Copenhagen, Rued L… read more
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Ferruccio Busoni
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Albert Roussel
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Bohuslav Martinů
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Henri Dutilleux
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Henry Charles Litolff
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Carl Nielsen
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Zygmunt Stojowski
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György Kurtág
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