1899 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1899 in Scandinavian music.
Events
- 25 January – Swedish aristocrat Baron Rolf Cederström (1870–1947) marries world-famous operatic soprano Adelina Patti, who is thirty years his senior.[1]
- 8 April – Andreas Hallén's opera Waldemarsskatten, with a libretto by Axel von Klinkowström, is premièred at the Royal Swedish Opera.[2]
- 26 April – Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 1 in E minor is premièred by the Helsinki Orchestral Society. This version has not survived.[3]
New works
- Hugo Alfvén – Symphony No. 2 in D[4]
- Tor Aulin – 4 Aquarellen for Violin and Piano, Op. 12 or 15[5]
- Agathe Backer Grøndahl – Sommer, Op. 50
- Axel Gade – Concerto No. 2 for violin and orchestra in F major[6]
- Johan Halvorsen – Norwegian Festival Overture[7]
- Erkki Melartin
- 2 Ballades, Op. 5
- 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 8
- Jean Sibelius – Finlandia
- Christian Sinding – 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 49
Popular music
Births
- 2 March – Harald Agersnap, Danish pianist, cellist, conductor and composer (died 1982)[10]
- 10 March – Finn Høffding, Danish composer (died 1997)[11]
- 29 April – Yngve Sköld, Swedish pianist and composer (died 1992)[12]
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- 1 May – Jón Leifs, Icelandic pianist, conductor and composer (died 1968)[14]
- 9 June – Signe Amundsen, Norwegian operatic soprano (died 1987)[15]
- 20 July – Sven Sköld, Swedish conductor and film composer (died 1956)[16]
- 23 September – Odd Grüner-Hegge, Norwegian conductor (died 1973).[17]
- 13 October – Einar Fagstad, Norwegian accordionist, singer and composer (died 1961).[18]
- 29 November – Arvid Kleven, Norwegian flautist and composer (died 1929).[19]
Deaths
- 4 February – Eduard Holst, Danish composer, playwright, actor, dancer and dance master (born 1843)[20]
- 22 March – Anna Henriette Levinsohn, Danish operatic soprano (born 1839)[21]
- 16 June – August Winding, Danish pianist and composer (born 1843)[22]
- 17 August – Erik Bøgh, Danish journalist, playwright and songwriter (born 1822)[23]
- 22 October – Ernst Mielck, Finnish composer (born 1877; tuberculosis)[24]
See also
References
- ^ Notable American Women, 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. 1971. p. 31.
- ^ "Waldemarsskatten, romantic opera in 4 acts". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Finlandia pictorial, Volumes 5–9. Yhtyneet kuvalehdet. 1950. p. 23.
- ^ "Symphony no. 2 in D major". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "Four Aquarelles". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Ivan March; Edward Greenfield; Robert Layton; Paul Czajkowski (2002). Guide to Compact Discs. Penguin. p. 94.
- ^ "Johan Halvorsen". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). 26 November 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "3 Songs for Chorus, Op.31 (Sibelius, Jean) - IMSLP". imslp.org. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Alice Tegnér (2020). Våra visor. Bonnier Carlsen. p. 45. ISBN 9789178038572.
- ^ "Harald Agersnap". Den Store Danske. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Finn Høffding - Library of Congress". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Rolf Haglund. "Sköld, Yngve in Oxford Music Online". oxfordmusiconline.com. Grove Music Online. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ Colin Mackie (7 January 2013). "Yngve Skold: A Catalogue of the Orchestral and Choral Music" (PDF). Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ Gudmundur Halfdanarson (2010). The A to Z of Iceland. Scarecrow Press, Incorporated. p. 134. ISBN 9780810872080.
- ^ "SIGNE AMUNDSEN (Finsland) (1899-1987)" (in Norwegian). Norsk Operahistorie. 22 November 2003. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Sven Sköld". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ Nesheim, Elef (13 February 2009). "Odd Grüner Hegge". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Einar Fagstad". Norsk Kunstnerleksikon. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ Andersen, Rune J. (23 January 2016). "Arvid Parly Kleven". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ William H. Rehrig (1991). The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music: Composers and Their Music. Integrity Press. p. 349.
- ^ Singer, Isidore; Adler, Cyrus (1912). The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Funk and Wagnalls. p. 42.
- ^ Frederic Barclay Emery (1928). The Violin Concerto Through a Period of Nearly 300 Years: Covering about 3300 Concertos, with Brief Biographies of 1000 Composers. Violin Literature Publishing Company. p. 302.
- ^ Nathan Haskell Dole (2003). The Bibliophile Dictionary: A Biographical Record of the Great Authors. University Press of the Pacific. p. 8. ISBN 9781410210401.
- ^ "Ernst Mielck - Thrice homeless". FMQ. Retrieved 24 February 2025.