1888 in Scandinavian music

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The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1888 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 1 January – Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg and Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky meet for the first time, in Leipzig. ^[1]
• 5 February – Carl Nielsen's String Quartet No. 1 is premiered in the smaller hall of the Odd Fellows Mansion, Copenhagen.
• 17 September – Carl Nielsen's Suite for String Orchestra is premiered at Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. ^[2]
• unknown date – Alexandra Ahnger begins teaching singing privately. ^[3]

New works

• Edvard Grieg
  • Lyric Pieces for Piano, Book IV ^[4]
  • Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46 (created from his earlier work Peer Gynt ^[5]
• Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann – Dante Overture, Op. 85 ^[6]
• C. F. E. Horneman – Aladdin (opera) ^[7]
• Carl Nielsen – Suite for String Orchestra ^[2]
• Jean Sibelius – Piano Trio in C major ^[8]

Popular music

• Bror Beckman – " Kammaren sitter kaplanens vif / Im Kämmerlein wacht des Kapplanen Weib" ^[9]

Births

• 26 January – Lisa Steier, Swedish ballerina (died 1928) ^[10]
• 8 November – David Monrad Johansen, Norwegian composer (died 1974). ^[11]

Deaths

• 7 February – Aurore von Haxthausen, Swedish pianist, composer and writer (born 1830) ^[12]
• 22 June – Edmund Neupert, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1842) ^[13]
• 9 December – Robert William Otto Allen, Danish pianist, conductor and composer (born 1852) ^[14]

See also

• 1880s in Danish music
• 1888 in Norwegian music
• 1888 in Sweden

References

1. "Tchaikovsky and Grieg". Tchaikovsky Research. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
2. Peter Hauge. "Preface: Suite for String Orchestra, Opus 1" (PDF). Royal Danish Library. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
3. "Tracing Operatic Performances in the Long Nineteenth Century". p. 278.
4. Hanspeter Krellmann (2008). Griegs lyrische Klavierstücke: Ein musikalischer Werkführer (in German). C.H. Beck.
5. "The Story Behind Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt". Classic FM. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
6. Rune J Andersen. "Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann". Store norsk leksikon. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
7. "Musical Notes". The Monthly Musical Record. Augener: 20. 1 January 1889.
8. Barnett, Andrew (2007). Sibelius. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 43–44. ISBN   978-0-300-11159-0.
9. "I Kammaren sitter kaplanens vif / Im Kämmerlein wacht des Kapplanen Weib". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
10. "Anna Elisabeth (Lisa) Steier". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
11. Hansen, Ivar Roger (13 February 2009). "David Monrad Johansen". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
12. "Aurore von Haxthausen". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
13. Grinde, Nils (13 February 2009). "Edmund Neupert". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
14. "187 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / I. Bind. Aaberg - Beaumelle)". Project Runeberg . Retrieved 18 November 2015.