About
Niels Wilhelm Gade (22 February 1817 – 21 December 1890) was a Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher. Together with Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, he was the leading Danish musician of his day, in the period known as the Danish Golden Age.
Discography
Albums
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The Complete Symphonies, Volume 2: No. 1 in C minor / No. 8 in B minor
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The Complete Symphonies, Volume 1: No. 3 in A minor / No. 4 in B-flat
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The Complete Symphonies, Volume 4: No. 5 in D minor / No. 6 in G minor
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The Complete Symphonies, Volume 3: No. 2 in E / No. 7 in F
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Kalanus
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Korsfarerne (The Crusaders)
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Complete Works for Trio
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The Complete Solo Organ Music
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Octet op. 17 / Quintet in F minor / Allegro vivace in E-flat major
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Quintet, op. 8 / Sextet, op. 44
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The Violin Sonatas
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Elverskud / Echoes of Ossian Overture / Five Songs
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Octets for Strings
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Works for Violin & Piano
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Zion / Die heilige Nacht / Gefion
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String Quartets
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Symphonies 1 & 2
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Schmidt/Jansson: Öresundsymfonin / Gade: Violin Concerto
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Scandinavian String Music
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Chamber Music
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Echoes From Ossian / Hamlet / A Summer's Day In The Country / Holbergiana
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Hamerik: Symphony no. 6 / Gade: Novelletter opp. 53 & 58
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Et Folkesagn (A Folk Tale - Complete Ballet)
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Great European Organs, No. 50: Hans-Otto Jakob Plays the Klais Organ of Frankfurt Imperial Cathedral
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Elverskud / Fruhlings-Phantasie
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Violin Sonatas 1-3
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Symphonies, Volume One
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Sacred Choral Works
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Romantische Klaviertrios Vol. 3
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Symphonies, Volume Two
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Symphonies, Volume Three
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Symphonies, Volume Four
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Works for Organ
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Violinsonaten
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Romantic Violin Concertos
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Sonatas for Violin and Piano
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Danish Violin Concertos, Vol 4
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Novelletter for Strings
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Complete Piano Trios
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Piano Sonata op 28 / Aquarellen opp. 19 & 57
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Danish Romantic Piano Trios
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Violinkonzerte
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Chamber Works Vol. 1: String Sextet Op. 44 / Piano Trio Op. 42
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Chamber Works Vol. 2
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Comala
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Chamber Works Vol. 3
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Erlkönigs Tochter
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Chamber Works Vol.4
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Chamber Works Vol. 5
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Ausgewählte Klavierwerke
Live
Links
Conductor position
Married
Parent
Teacher
- Andreas Peter Berggreen
- Carl Nielsen
- Louis Glass
- Edvard Grieg
- Elfrida Andrée
- Valborg Aulin
- Jakob Adolf Hägg
- Orla Rosenhoff
- Gustav Adolph Lembcke
- Halfdan Kjerulf
- Peter Heise
- Victor Bendix
- August Winding
- Carl Busch
- Otto Malling
- Asger Hamerik
- Jørgen Ditleff Bondesen
- Ludvig Hegner
- Woldemar Bargiel
- Emil Hartmann
- Ludvig Schytte
- Frederick Thorkildsen Wexschall
Also known as
Niels Gade · Niels W. Gade
Tags
- composer
- danish composer
- to clean up
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- fa6fc91d-c798-4519-897e-94475915781d
- ISNI
- 0000000121336724
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.