1898 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1898 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 8 January – Jean Sibelius is awarded an annual stipend by the state, enabling him to become a professional composer. ^[1]
• 26 June – The first Norwegian music festival is held in Bergen on the initiative of Edvard Grieg, lasting until 3 July. ^[2]
• 19 September – Franz Berwald's opera Estrella de Soria , is performed at the opening of the new Royal Swedish Opera building in Stockholm. ^[3]

New works

• Elfrida Andrée – Fritiofs saga [Frithiof's Saga] (opera) ^[4]
• Carl Nielsen – String Quartet No. 3 in E flat major ^[5]
• Jean Sibelius
  • King Christian II , incidental music for play by Adolf Paul. ^[6]
  • "Caprice" and "Romance (D minor)" from Ten Pieces , Op. 24 ^[7]
• Christian Sinding – Concerto for Violin in A major ^[8]

Popular music

• Olaus Alvestad – Norsk Songbok for Ungdomsskular og Ungdomslag ^[9]
• Emmy Köhler – "Nu tändas tusen juleljus" ^[10]

Births

• 5 January – Rolf Gammleng, Norwegian violinist and administrator (died 1984) ^[11]
• 20 May – Felix Krohn, Finnish conductor and composer (died 1963) ^[12]
• 2 June – Ola Isene, Norwegian operatic baritone (died 1973) ^[13]
• 24 July – Svea Nordblad Welander, Swedish organist, violist and composer (died 1985) ^[14]
• 4 December – Reimar Riefling, Norwegian pianist and music critic (died 1981) ^[15]

Deaths

• 24 January – Fredrik Kjellstrand, Swedish composer (born 1826) ^[16]
• 12 March – Zachris Topelius, Finnish poet, novelist and librettist (born 1818) ^[17]
• 28 October – Erika Stang, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1861) ^[18]

See also

• 1898 in Denmark
• 1898 in Norwegian music
• 1898 in Sweden

References

1. Glenda Dawn Goss (2009). Sibelius: A Composer's Life and the Awakening of Finland. University of Chicago Press. p. 229. ISBN   9780226304793.
2. Edvard Grieg; Finn Benestad (2001). Edvard Grieg : diaries, articles, speeches. p. 337. ISBN   9780964523838.
3. Heinz Kindermann (1970). Theatergeschichte Europas: Naturalismus und Impressionismus (in German). O. Müller. p. 620.
4. "Fritiofs saga [Frithiof's Saga]". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
5. Robert Simpson (1952). Carl Nielsen, Symphonist, 1865-1931. J. M. Dent. p. 145.
6. Tomi Mäkelä (2011). Jean Sibelius. Boydell Press. p. 208. ISBN   9781843836889.
7. 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. 99–100. ISBN   3-7651-0333-0.
8. "Christian Sinding Page". 28 October 2005. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
9. Grepstad, Ottar. "Olaus Alvestad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 July 2009.
10. Anders Berglund (2022). Musik att minnas: Vägvisare till vår gemensamma sångskatt. Books on Demand. p. 14. ISBN   9789180572279.
11. "Music and Resistance" (PDF). Waxmann. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
12. "Felix Krohn". Vellamon Vinkit. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
13. Tone Hoemsnes (26 November 2024). "Ola Isene". Store Norsk Lekskicon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 February 2025.
14. Jacobsson, Stig; Peterson, Hans-Gunnar (1988). Swedish composers of the 20th century : members of the Society of Swedish Composers. Stockholm: Swedish Music Information Center. ISBN   91-85470-47-3. OCLC   21031637.
15. "Reimar Riefling". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
16. "Fredrik Kjellstrand (1826−1898)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
17. Liukkonen, Petri. "Zachris Topelius". Books and Writers (kirjasto.sci.fi). Finland: Kuusankoski Public Library. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
18. Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN   0-8108-2769-7. OCLC   28889156.