1899 in Scandinavian music

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The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1899 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 25 January – Swedish aristocrat Baron Rolf Cederström (1870–1947) marries world-famous operatic soprano Adelina Patti, who is thirty years his senior. ^[1]
• 8 April – Andreas Hallén's opera Waldemarsskatten , with a libretto by Axel von Klinkowström, is premièred at the Royal Swedish Opera. ^[2]
• 26 April – Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 1 in E minor is premièred by the Helsinki Orchestral Society. This version has not survived. ^[3]

New works

• Hugo Alfvén – Symphony No. 2 in D ^[4]
• Tor Aulin – 4 Aquarellen for Violin and Piano, Op. 12 or 15 ^[5]
• Axel Gade – Concerto No. 2 for violin and orchestra in F major ^[6]
• Johan Halvorsen – Norwegian Festival Overture ^[7]

Popular music

• Jean Sibelius – "Song of the Athenians" ^[8]
• Alice Tegnér – "Kring julgranen" ^[9]

Births

• 2 March – Harald Agersnap, Danish pianist, cellist, conductor and composer (died 1982) ^[10]
• 10 March – Finn Høffding, Danish composer (died 1997) ^[11]
• 29 April – Yngve Sköld, Swedish pianist and composer (died 1992) ^[12]
• ^[13]
• 1 May – Jón Leifs, Icelandic pianist, conductor and composer (died 1968) ^[14]
• 9 June – Signe Amundsen, Norwegian operatic soprano (died 1987) ^[15]
• 20 July – Sven Sköld, Swedish conductor and film composer (died 1956) ^[16]
• 23 September – Odd Grüner-Hegge, Norwegian conductor (died 1973). ^[17]
• 13 October – Einar Fagstad, Norwegian accordionist, singer and composer (died 1961). ^[18]
• 29 November – Arvid Kleven, Norwegian flautist and composer (died 1929). ^[19]

Deaths

• 4 February – Eduard Holst, Danish composer, playwright, actor, dancer and dance master (born 1843) ^[20]
• 22 March – Anna Henriette Levinsohn, Danish operatic soprano (born 1839) ^[21]
• 16 June – August Winding, Danish pianist and composer (born 1843) ^[22]
• 17 August – Erik Bøgh, Danish journalist, playwright and songwriter (born 1822) ^[23]
• 22 October – Ernst Mielck, Finnish composer (born 1877; tuberculosis) ^[24]

See also

• 1899 in Denmark
• 1899 in Norwegian music
• 1899 in Sweden

References

1. Notable American Women, 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. 1971. p. 31.
2. "Waldemarsskatten, romantic opera in 4 acts". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
3. Finlandia pictorial, Volumes 5–9. Yhtyneet kuvalehdet. 1950. p. 23.
4. "Symphony no. 2 in D major". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
5. "Four Aquarelles". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
6. Ivan March; Edward Greenfield; Robert Layton; Paul Czajkowski (2002). Guide to Compact Discs. Penguin. p. 94.
7. "Johan Halvorsen". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). 26 November 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
8. "3 Songs for Chorus, Op.31 (Sibelius, Jean) - IMSLP". imslp.org. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
9. Alice Tegnér (2020). Våra visor. Bonnier Carlsen. p. 45. ISBN   9789178038572.
10. "Harald Agersnap". Den Store Danske. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
11. "Finn Høffding - Library of Congress". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
12. Rolf Haglund. "Sköld, Yngve in Oxford Music Online". oxfordmusiconline.com. Grove Music Online. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
13. Colin Mackie (7 January 2013). "Yngve Skold: A Catalogue of the Orchestral and Choral Music" (PDF). Retrieved 15 October 2017.
14. Gudmundur Halfdanarson (2010). The A to Z of Iceland. Scarecrow Press, Incorporated. p. 134. ISBN   9780810872080.
15. "SIGNE AMUNDSEN (Finsland) (1899-1987)" (in Norwegian). Norsk Operahistorie. 22 November 2003. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
16. "Sven Sköld". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
17. Nesheim, Elef (13 February 2009). "Odd Grüner Hegge". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
18. "Einar Fagstad". Norsk Kunstnerleksikon. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
19. Andersen, Rune J. (23 January 2016). "Arvid Parly Kleven". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
20. William H. Rehrig (1991). The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music: Composers and Their Music. Integrity Press. p. 349.
21. Singer, Isidore; Adler, Cyrus (1912). The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Funk and Wagnalls. p. 42.
22. Frederic Barclay Emery (1928). The Violin Concerto Through a Period of Nearly 300 Years: Covering about 3300 Concertos, with Brief Biographies of 1000 Composers. Violin Literature Publishing Company. p. 302.
23. Nathan Haskell Dole (2003). The Bibliophile Dictionary: A Biographical Record of the Great Authors. University Press of the Pacific. p. 8. ISBN   9781410210401.
24. "Ernst Mielck - Thrice homeless". FMQ. Retrieved 24 February 2025.