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Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) both bridged the Romantic and Modern periods and also introduced the latter to Danish music. Versatile, he wrote for solo instruments, orchestras, and voice. He is accounted (with Buxtehude) as one of Denmark's two greatest composers.

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Carl Nielsen Official site from the Danish Music Information Center and the Danish Carl Nielsen Society. Links to biography and photographs, the Society, and order information for CD-ROM. www.carlnielsen.dk

Nielsen Recommendations from Classical Net's Basic Repertoire list. www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/nielsen.html

Nielsen Biography and commentary on his life, works, and response to them from the Mermaid Lounge, May 1997. www.denmark.org/mermaid_May97/nielsen.html

Nielsen: The Fog Catalogue Andrew Jackson presents a rendering of the FS catalogue, first compiled in 1965 by Dan Fog and Torben Schousboe. Recognized as the authoritative listing of works by the composer. members.aol.com/dmlovelock/nielsen_fog.htm

Neilson Symphonies 4 and 5 Review of Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra recording of Symphonies #4 "The Inextinguishable," and #5. home.earthlink.net/~mercmoon/cdneilsonsym.html

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) Malaspina Great Books listing of Library of Congress citations of his works, including librettos, addresses, essays, and lectures. www.mala.bc.ca/~MCNEIL/cit/citlcnielsen.htm

Carl Neilsen Collected works with notation on instrumentation. www.wilhelm-hansen.dk/en/_composer.asp?id=29

Carl Nielsen's Childhood Home Small photo collection. www.astoft.co.uk/carlnielsen.htm

Classical Music Archives: Nielsen Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Over 10 complete files offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. www.classicalarchives.com/bios/codm/nielsen.html

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) Brief biographical sketch, comments on orchestral and chamber music, caricature, and Naxos discography. www.naxos.com/composer/btm.asp?fullname=Nielsen,%20Carl

Carl Nielsen Listing at the Lied and Art Songs Text Page with lyrics to vocal works including song cycles. www.recmusic.org/lieder/n/nielsen.html

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) Brief biographical sketch, caricature, summaries of orchestral and chamber works, and Naxos discography. www.naxos.com/../default.asp?pn=Composers&char=N&ComposerID=742

Carl Nielsen Filmography from the Internet Movie Database listing the use of his works in motion pictures. www.imdb.com/name/nm0630753

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) Biography tracing evolution of his style, noted works and genres, photograph, and discography from Dacapo Records. www.dacapo-records.dk/?page=artist&id=1449&k=1

Carl Nielsen Karadar dictionary entry with life, summary of works, photograph, and MIDI audio sample from his Sixth Symphony. www.karadar.it/Dictionary/nielsen.html