Georg Hegner [SEP] date of death
Georg Hegner
Georg Hegner (24 June 1897 – 17 February 1985) was a Danish fencer. He competed in four events at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Serenata in vano
Carl Nielsen's Serenata in vano, a quintet for clarinet, bassoon, horn, cello and double-bass, FS 68, was composed in 1914. It was apparently written at short notice, commissioned by Ludvig Hegner of the Royal Theatre for a tour of the Danish provinces.
Background.
The year 1914 was not a pleasant one for Nielsen. Georg Høeberg had been engaged as conductor at the Royal Theatre although Nielsen had been deputy conductor for six years. This led him to hand in