H.C. Lumbye - Salut to August Bournonville (1869) & Amelie Waltz (1846)

Hans Christian Lumbye (2 May 1810 - 20 March 1874) was a Danish composer of waltzes, polkas, mazurkas and galops, among other things. From 1843 to 1872, he served as the music director and in-house composer for Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen. Such was his popularity in the Danish capital that many Danes revered him and considered Johann Strauss II as the "Lumbye of the South".
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1. Salut to August Bournonville. Galop (1869) (0:00)
2. Amelie Waltz (1846-5-10 in Ridehuset, Christiansborg Castle) (1:59)
Odense Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Guth
August Bournonville (21 August 1805 - 30 November 1879) was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. He was the son of Antoine Bournonville, a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre, and the nephew of Julie Alix de la Fay, née Bournonville, of the Royal Swedish Ballet.
Following studies in Paris as a young man, Bournonville became solo dancer at the Royal Ballet in Copenhagen. From 1830 to 1848 he was choreographer for the Royal Danish Ballet, for which he created more than 50 ballets admired for their exuberance, lightness and beauty. He created a style which, although influenced from the Paris ballet, is entirely his own. As a choreographer, he created a number of ballets with varied settings that range from Denmark to Italy, Russia to South America. A limited number of these works have survived.

[@larshvolbl9632]

I love playing this every new year in Denmark

[@barney6888]

What a refreshing change to tune into something fun and delightful !

[@notaire2]

Erfreuliche und wunderschöne Interpretation dieser beiden kompakten und fein komponierten Meisterwerke mit farbenreichen doch perfekt entsprechenden Tönen aller Instrumente. Der intelligente und geniale Dirigent leitet das perfekt trainierte Orchester im relativ schnellen Tempo und mit angenehmer Dynamik. Danke fürs wertvolle Onlinestellen!

[@FishMonger849]

Champaigne gallop next!