1908 in Scandinavian music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1908 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 12 May – Jean Sibelius undergoes a preliminary operation for suspected throat cancer. On doctors' advice, he travels to Berlin for further operations, which are eventually successful, and he spends July recuperating. ^[1]
• 28 September – Swedish baritone John Forsell gives a recital in Stockholm, accompanied by Finnish composer Armas Järnefelt at the piano. ^[2]
• October – US sound recordist Fred Gaisberg visits Stockholm and records baritone August Svenson singing "I Småland där ä' de' så gutt, gutt, gutt" ^[3]
• unknown date
  • Armas Järnefelt and his wife, soprano Maikki Pakarinen, are divorced, following her affair with composer Selim Palmgren, whom she subsequently marries. ^[4]
  • Leevi Madetoja is accepted for private tuition by Jean Sibelius. ^[5]

New works

• Hugo Alfvén – Drapa ^[6]
• Toivo Kuula – Piano Trio ^[7]
• Carl Nielsen – Saga-Drøm (tone poem) ^[8]
• Jean Sibelius – Swanwhite , incidental music for a play by August Strindberg ^[9]

Popular music

• Edwin Ericsson and Olof Thunman – "Vi gå över daggstänkta berg" ^[10]

Births

• 24 March – Birgit Åkesson, Swedish choreographer, dancer and dance researcher (died 2001) ^[11]
• 15 May – Lars-Erik Larsson, Swedish conductor and composer (died 1986)
• 20 July – Gunnar de Frumerie, Swedish pianist and composer (died 1987) ^[12]
• 3 August – Birgit Cullberg choreographer (died 1999) ^[13]
• 31 August – Conrad Baden, Norwegian organist, composer, teacher and music critic (died 1989). ^[14]
• 1 October – Herman David Koppel, Danish composer (died 1998)
• 19 October – Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian composer (died 1981) ^[15]

Deaths

• 8 June – Johan Lindegren, Swedish composer, musician and teacher (born 1842) ^[16]
• 11 June – August Lagergren, Swedish organist and composer (born 1848) ^[17]

See also

• 1908 in Denmark
• 1908 in Norwegian music
• 1908 in Sweden

References

1. Andrew Barnett (2007). Sibelius. Yale University Press. p. 190-191. ISBN   9780300111590.
2. Carl-Gunnar Åhlén. "An essay of the recordings". Armas Järnefelt. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
3. "Gramophone matrix 11523b. I Småland där ä' de' så gutt, gutt, gutt / August Svenson". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
4. Barbara B. Hong (1997). Historical Dictionary of the Music and Musicians of Finland. p. 147. ISBN   9780313387753.
5. Tawaststjerna, Erik (1976). Sibelius: Volume 1, 1865–1905. (Robert Layton, English translation). London: Faber and Faber. p. 133.
6. "Drapa". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
7. "Piano Trio, Op.7 (Kuula, Toivo)". IMSLP. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
8. Peter Hauge. "Saga Dream" (PDF). Royal Danish Library. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
9. Barnett, Andrew (2007). Sibelius. Yale University Press. pp. 187–189, 257. ISBN   9780300111590.
10. Ellenius, Allan; Brusewitz, Gunnar; Thunman, Olof (2005). Olof Thunmans Uppland. Atlantis. p. 92. ISBN   91-7486-784-9.
11. "Dansade sin egen väg". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 17 April 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
12. "Gunnar de Frumerie". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
13. Cullberg, Birgit (3 August 1908). "Birgit Ragnhild Cullberg". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon . Retrieved 27 February 2024.
14. Nesheim, Elef (13 February 2009). "Conrad Baden". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
15. Storaas, Reidar (12 March 2009). "Geirr Tveitt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
16. "Johannes (Johan) Lindegren". SBL. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
17. "August Lagergren (1848−1908)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 9 March 2025.