Édouard du Puy

Biography

The colorful composer, singer, and musician Édouard Du Puy was an important figure in Scandinavian music of the early 19th century. His exploits included service in the Danish Royal Guard in the Battle of Copenhagen against the British. His compositions include several attractive concertos and a singspiel, Ungdom og Galskap, that remains popular. The 21st century has seen new attention paid to his music, and his bassoon concerto appeared on a 2025 recording by bassoonist Jaakko Luoma.

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