The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1897 in Nordic music.
Events
edit- 27 April – Carl Nielsen's first choral work, Hymnus amoris, completed the previous year, receives its première at the Music Society (Musikforeningen) in Copenhagen, with the composer conducting. Viggo Bielefeldt, Tia Krëtma and Katie Adler are the soloists.[1]
- 11 June – Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg and his wife Nina celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary at the Fossli Hotel near the Vøringfossen waterfall. In recognition of the occasion, Grieg would write his famous piano piece, "Gratulanterne kommer", later known as Wedding Day at Troldhaugen[2][3]
New works
edit- Hugo Alfvén – Symphony No. 1[4]
- August Enna – Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major[5]
- Ivar Hallstrom – Little Karin (opera)[6]
- Johan Halvorsen
- 2 Danses norvégiennes
- Sarabande con variazioni
- Asger Hamerik – Symphony no. 6 ("Spirituelle") for string orchestra[7]
- Ernst Mielck – Symphony in F minor, Op. 4[8]
- Jean Sibelius – 9 Songs for Chorus, Op. 23
Popular music
editBirths
edit- 6 March
- Ingrid Lang-Fagerström, Swedish royal harpist (died 1990)[11]
- Knudåge Riisager, Danish composer (died 1974)[12]
- 17 April – Harald Sæverud, Norwegian organist, composer, and conductor (died 1992)[13]
- 31 July – Eric Bengtson, Swedish film score composer (died 1948)[14]
- 29 August – Helge Rosvaenge, Danish operatic tenor (died 1972)[15]
- 22 September – Victor Cornelius (Corneliussen), Danish composer, pianist and singer (died 1961)[16]
- 6 December – John Fernström, Swedish violinist, conductor and composer (died 1972)[17]
Deaths
edit- 17 October – Isidor Dannström, Swedish composer (born 1812)[18]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Daniel M Grimley (2010). Carl Nielsen and the Idea of Modernism. Boydell. p. xviii. ISBN 9781843835813.
- ↑ Denis Arnold (1983). The New Oxford Companion to Music, Volume 2. p. 1972.
- ↑ Grimley, Daniel M. (2006). Grieg: Music, Landscape and Norwegian Identity. Boydell Press. p. 68. ISBN 184-383-210-0.
- ↑ The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. 1996. p. 14. ISBN 9780674372993.
- ↑ Frederic Barclay Emery (1969). The Violin Concerto. Da Capo Press. p. 305.
- ↑ "Liten Karin [Little Karin]". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ "HAMERIK : Symphony No. 6". Fanfare. 14 (3–4). J. Flegler: 400. 1991.
- ↑ Tawaststjerna, Erik (2008) [1965/1967; trans. 1976]. Sibelius: Volume I, 1865–1905. (Robert Layton, English translation). London: Faber and Faber. p. 29. ISBN 9780571247721.
- ↑ Alice Tegnér (2020). Våra visor. Bonnier Carlsen. p. 45. ISBN 9789178038572.
- ↑ Gustav Djupsjöbacka (2023). The Songs of Jean Sibelius: Poetry, Music, Performance. Boydell Press. p. 127. ISBN 9781783277810.
- ↑ "Intervju med harpisten Ingrid Fagerström | Kungliga Hovkapellet | Royal Swedish Orchestra" (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ↑ "Knudåge Riisager – Dansk komponist". gravsted.dk. 2004. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ↑ "Harald Sæverud". Naxos Records. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ↑ "Eric Bengtson (1897−1948)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ↑ "Helge Rosvaenge". The Record Collector. 23. Record Collector: 102. 1976.
- ↑ Rainer E. Lotz (1985). German Ragtime & Prehistory of Jazz: The sound documents. Storyville Publications. p. 65. ISBN 9780902391086.
- ↑ "John Fernström (1897−1961)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ↑ "Isidor Dannström (1812−1897)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 22 February 2025.