1889 in Scandinavian music

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The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1889 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 29 May – Jean Sibelius's String Quartet in A minor is premiered at the Helsinki Music Institute. ^[1]
• October – Edvard Grieg's 6 Lieder, Op. 48, are performed in Christiania by Swedish soprano Ellen Gulbranson and his 6 Digte af Holger Drachmann by Norwegian baritone Thorvald Lammers. ^[2]
• 18 December – The first of Carl Nielsen's string quartets is performed privately in Copenhagen. ^[3]
• unknown date
  • Wilhelm Peterson-Berger graduates from the Stockholm Conservatory and begins further studies in Dresden, Germany. ^[4]
  • Agathe Backer Grøndahl gives a concert in London and is declared by music critic George Bernard Shaw to be "one of the greatest pianists in Europe". ^[5]

New works

• Valborg Aulin – String quartet in E minor, Op. 17 ^[6]
• Asger Hamerik – Symphony no. 4 "Symphonie majestueuse" in C major, Op. 35 ^[7]
• Helena Munktell – In Florence (opera) ^[8]
• Jean Sibelius – String Quartet in A minor ^[1]
• Richard Strauss – Utan svafvel och fosfor (setting of a Swedish text) ^[9]

Popular music

• Carl David af Wirsén – "En vänlig grönskas rika dräkt" ("Sommarpsalm") ^[10]

Births

• 29 May – Aksel Agerby, Danish organist, composer and music administrator (died 1942) ^[11]
• 20 November – Karl Rautio, Finnish composer (died 1963) ^[12]

Deaths

• 10 January – Martin Andreas Udbye, Norwegian organist and composer and organist (born 1820) ^[13]
• 13 March – Nicolai Berendt, Danish pianist and composer (born 1826) ^[14]
• 21 March – Fanny Stål, Swedish pianist (born 1820) ^[15]
• 24 April – Mathilda Gelhaar, Swedish opera singer and official court singer (born 1814)^{[ citation needed ]}
• 14 July – Elma Ström, Swedish opera singer (born 1822)^{[ citation needed ]}
• 8 August – Anna Maria Klemming, Swedish operatic soprano (born 1864; "exhaustion") ^[16]

See also

• 1880s in Danish music
• 1889 in Norwegian music
• 1889 in Sweden

References

1. Dahlström, Fabian [in Swedish] (2003). Jean Sibelius: Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke[Jean Sibelius: A Thematic Bibliographic Index of His Works] (in German). Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel. pp. 614–5. ISBN   3-7651-0333-0.
2. Beryl Foster (2007). The songs of Edvard Grieg. Boydell Press. p. 165. ISBN   9781843833437.
3. Free scores by 1889 in Scandinavian music at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) 1889 in Scandinavian music : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
4. R. Haglund (1997). "Peterson-Berger". The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Macmillan.
5. Shaw, George Bernard (1981). Shaw's Music : The Complete Musical Criticism in Three Volumes. Vol. 1. New York: Dodd, Mead. pp. 679–680. ISBN   0396079679.
6. "String quartet in E minor opus 17". Swedish Musical Heritage (in Swedish and English). The Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
7. "Essential Recordings". Classical Music Sentinel. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
8. "Helena Munktell". Corelia Project. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
9. Willi Schuh (1982). Richard Strauss : a chronicle of the early years, 1864-1898. Cambridge University Press. p. 183. ISBN   9780521241045.
10. Gabrielsson, Alf (2011). Strong Experiences with Music. Translated by Rod Bradbury. Oxford University Press. p. 252. ISBN   9780199695225 . Retrieved 22 May 2012.
11. Knudåge Riisager. "Aksel Agerby fylder halvtreds". DMT (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 February 2025.
12. "Karl Rautio". Earsense. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
13. Østigaard, Arne Dag (13 February 2009). "Martin Udbye". In Knut Helle (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
14. "Berendt, Nicolai". Dansk Biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
15. "Fanny Stål". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
16. Hofsten, Sune (1977). "Anna M Klemming" (in Swedish). Riksarkivet: Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 11 May 2022.