1894 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1894 in Scandinavian music.
Events
[edit]- 14 March – The première of Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 1 takes place, with Johan Svendsen conducting the Chapel Royal Orchestra and Nielsen himself among the second violins. The concert is attended by King Christian IX of Denmark and his family.[1]
- 14 March – The première of Wilhelm Stenhammar's Piano Concerto No. 1 takes place at the Svenska Teatern, Stockholm, with the composer as soloist.[2]
New works
[edit]- Agathe Backer-Grøndahl
- Edvard Grieg – Barnlige Sange (Children's Songs)[6]
- Jean Sibelius – Spring Song (Kevätlaulu)[7]
Births
[edit]- 13 April – Ludvig Irgens-Jensen, Norwegian composer (died 1969)[8]
- 14 July – Osvald Helmuth, Danish singer and actor (died 1966)[9]
Deaths
[edit]- 1 June – Sophie Dedekam, Norwegian composer and diarist (born 1820)[10]
- 15 July – Amanda Röntgen-Maier, Swedish violinist and composer (born 1853; tuberculosis)[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Symphonist and opera composer". Carl Nielsen Society. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ Piano Concerto No.1: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- ^ Norske Folkeviser og Folkedanse, Op.33: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- ^ Norwegian Folk Songs, Op.34: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- ^ 3 Claverstykker, Op.35: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- ^ Beryl Foster (2007). The songs of Edvard Grieg. Boydell Press. p. 255. ISBN 9781843833437.
- ^ Barnett, Andrew (2007). Sibelius. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-300-11159-0.
- ^ Arvid O.Vollsnes (2014). Ludvig Irgens-Jensen: The Life and Music of a Norwegian Composer. Toccata Press. p. 24. ISBN 9780907689737.
{{cite book}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 1 (help) - ^ "Osvald Helmuth, 71, A Danish Comedian". The New York Times. 19 March 1966. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ "Sophie Dedekam". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Amanda Röntgen-Maier". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 17 February 2025.