The life story of Danish composer Thomas Koppel is not unlike that of many of his younger contemporaries. Born the son of eminent Danish composer Herman D. Koppel, Thomas Koppel's sense of independence as a classical pianist was so extreme that the Royal Danish Academy of Music failed him, and in revolt, he began the experimental rock group Savage Rose with his brother Anders Koppel and single-named vocalist Annisette, whom Thomas Koppel later married. Politically radical in the extreme and willfully fusing the boundaries ...
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The life story of Danish composer Thomas Koppel is not unlike that of many of his younger contemporaries. Born the son of eminent Danish composer Herman D. Koppel, Thomas Koppel's sense of independence as a classical pianist was so extreme that the Royal Danish Academy of Music failed him, and in revolt, he began the experimental rock group Savage Rose with his brother Anders Koppel and single-named vocalist Annisette, whom Thomas Koppel later married. Politically radical in the extreme and willfully fusing the boundaries of rock with jazz and classical music, Savage Rose became an institution in Denmark and a cause celèbre elsewhere among aficionados of underground rock music. Notwithstanding the popularity of Savage Rose, Koppel remained in the pursuit of contemporary composition, which became an overriding concern in the last 15 years of his life. Several of the pieces that Koppel wrote in this later period were composed for renowned Danish recorder player Michala Petri, and work on this DaCapo...
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