Hendrik Andriessen
Hendrik Franciscus Andriessen (17 September 1892 – 12 April 1981) was a Dutch composer and organist. He is remembered most of all for his improvisation at the organ and for the renewal of Catholic liturgical music in the Netherlands. Andriessen composed in a musical idiom that revealed strong French influences. He was the brother of pianist and composer Willem Andriessen and the father of the comp…
Artist details
- Type
- Person
- Area
- Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Born
- September 17th, 1892
- Died
- April 17th, 1981
- Genres
- Labels
- Brilliant Classics