About Niels Otto Raasted
Lived 1888 – 1966 (aged 78). Niels Otto Raasted was a Danish organist, composer and cantor.
Niels Otto Raasted (November 26, 1888, in Copenhagen – December 31, 1966) was a Danish composer and organist at Copenhagen Cathedral. He was founder and leader of the Danish Bach Association from 1925-1945 and his choral works are strongly influenced by Bach, Reger and Renaissance music.
He studied at the Copenhagen Conservatory and with Max Reger in Leipzig.
Works, editions and recordings Sonatas for solo violin op.18 Nr.1-3 & op.30 Nr.1 & 2 Johannes Soe Hansen, Dacapo Records, 2010 Works for organ, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen, Helikon Records, 2005
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Danish composer
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Niels Otto Raasted was born on 26 November 1888 in Copenhagen.
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Niels Otto Raasted died on 31 December 1966 in Copenhagen.
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Niels Otto Raasted was an organist, composer and cantor.
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