Ludvig Schytte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ludvig Schytte

Danish composer

Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1848

Place of Birth: Aarhus, Central Denmark Region, Denmark

Date of Death: 10-Nov-1909

Profession: composer, pianist, music pedagogue

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Ludvig Schytte (28 April 1848 in Aarhus – 10 November 1909 in Berlin) was a Danish composer, pianist, and teacher. Born in Aarhus, Denmark, Schytte studied with Niels Gade and Edmund Neupert.
In 1884, he travelled to Germany to study with Franz Liszt.
Schytte lived and taught in Vienna between 1886 and 1907 and spent the last two years of his life teaching in Berlin. Originally trained as a pharmacist, Schytte composed a Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, Op.
28, and a Sonata in B-flat, among numerous other piano works.
He also wrote two operas: Hero (25 September 1898 in Copenhagen) and Der Mameluk (22 December 1903 in Vienna).
His shorter works are still used today as educational studies for piano students.