1892 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1892 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• Spring – Swedish singer Esther Gadelius performs songs by Helena Munktell in a concert series by the Société Nationale de Musique in Paris, France. ^[1]
• 8 April – Carl Nielsen's String Quartet No. 2 is performed in public for the first time, in Copenhagen. ^[2]
• 28 April – Jean Sibelius conducts the world première of his Kullervo Symphony in Helsinki. Finnish singers Abraham Ojanperä (baritone) and Emmy Achté (mezzo-soprano) perform the solo roles. ^[3]
• 18 October – Swedish operatic soprano Wilhelmina Strandberg, while appearing as the Marquise in La fille du régiment to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Swedish Royal Opera, is awarded the Litteris et Artibus medal. ^[4]

Works

• Valborg Aulin – Valse élégiaque ^[5]
• Edvard Grieg – 6 Songs with Orchestra, including an arrangement of "Solveig's Song" ^[6]
• Jean Sibelius
  • En saga
  • Kullervo

Popular music

• Lars Oftedal – "Kven kan seia ut den gleda" ^[7]
• Carl Leopold Sjöberg – "Tonerna" (date composed) ^[8]
• Alice Tegnér – "Borgmästar' Munthe" (setting of nursery rhyme) ^[9]
• Anders Vassbotn – "Å leva det er å elska" ^[7] page 447

Births

• 4 February – Yrjö Kilpinen, Finnish composer specialising in lieder (died 1959) ^[10]
• 9 May – Eric Westberg, Swedish composer (died 1944) ^[11]
• 5 June – Carsten Carlsen, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1961). ^[12]
• 21 June – Hilding Rosenberg, Swedish composer (died 1985) ^[13]
• 15 August – Knud Jeppesen, Danish musicologist (died 1974) ^[14]
• 19 October – Ilmari Hannikainen, Finnish pianist and composer (died 1955) ^[15]

Deaths

• 11 February – Erik Siboni, Danish organist and composer (died 1828) ^[16]

See also

• 1892 in Denmark
• 1892 in Norwegian music
• 1892 in Sweden

References

1. "Helena Munktell Biography". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
2. Elly Bruunshuus Petersen. "Quartet for Two Violins, Viola and Cello in F minor, Opus 5". Royal Danish Library. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
3. Tawaststjerna, Erik (2009) [1965/1967; trans. 1976]. Sibelius: Volume I, 1865–1905. Translated by Layton, Robert. London: Faber and Faber. p. 106. ISBN   9780571247721.
4. Svanbeg, Johannen. "Sceniska Konstnärer 1866—1888: Maria Wilhelmina Söhrling" (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm stad. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
5. "Valse élégiaque". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
6. Musical Heritage Review, Volume 6, Issues 1–9. Paganiniana Publications, Incorporated. 1982. p. 9.
7. Lundes sang- og salmeleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Lunde. 1997. p. 238. ISBN   8252044255.
8. "Three songs bequeathed by C.L. Sjöberg". Swedish Musical Heritate. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
9. Klingberg, Göte (1994). Folklig vers i svensk barnlitteratur. Skrifter utgivna av Svenska barnboksinstitutet, 0347-5387 ; 49 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Natur och kultur. p. 65. ISBN   91-27-03830-0.
10. "Yrjö Kilpinen". Hyperion Music. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
11. "Eric Westberg". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
12. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (13 February 2009). "Lalla Carlsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
13. Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1952). Program Notes, Volume 62. Orchestral Association. p. 15.
14. Bergsagel, John. "Jeppesen, Knud". Grove Music Online . Oxford Music Online, Oxford University Press. Retrieved 31 July 2013.(subscription required)
15. "Ilmari Hannikainen". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
16. Free scores by Erik Siboni at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)