1919 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1919 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• February/March – Jean Sibelius resumes work on his Fifth Symphony, partly in tribute to his friend Axel Carpelan. ^[1]
• 27 September – The re-founded Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Filharmonisk Selskaps Orkester) gives its first concert, with the Norwegian royal family in attendance. ^[2] Johan Halvorsen, its main conductor, begins work on his Norwegian Rhapsodies.
• 24 November – The final revised version of Sibelius's Fifth Symphony is premièred by the Helsinki Philharmonic, conducted by the composer. ^[3]

New works

• Hugo Alfvén – Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 39, "Från havsbandet" ^[4]
• Natanael Berg – Violin concerto in E minor ^[5]
• Hakon Børresen – Den Kongelige Gæst (The Royal Guest) (opera) ^[6]
• Carl Nielsen – Aladdin (for theatre) ^[7]
• Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82 (final revised version) ^[3]
• Wilhelm Stenhammar – Lodolezzi sjunger suite ^[8]

Popular music

• Evert Taube – "Fritiof Andersson" ^[9]

Births

• 15 February – Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due, Norwegian violinist and music teacher (died 1985). ^[10]
• 11 August – Dan Fog, Danish music antiquarian and publisher (died 2000) ^[11]
• 24 August – Niels Viggo Bentzon, Danish composer (died 2000) ^[12]
• 8 September – Johan Kvandal, composer and music critic (died 1999) ^[13]
• 16 September – Sven-Erik Bäck, composer (died 1994) ^[14]
• 28 September – Fred Lange-Nielsen, Norwegian jazz musician and medical specialist (died 1989)^{[ citation needed ]}

Deaths

• 27 February – Zulamith Wellander, Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1857) ^[15]
• 11 March – Harald Fryklöf, Swedish composer and teacher (born 1882; pneumonia) ^[16]
• 24 March – Axel Carpelan, Finnish nobleman, friend and supporter of Sibelius (born 1858)
• 7 July – Adèle Almati, German-born Swedish mezzo-soprano (born 1861) ^[17]
• 10 September – Helena Munktell, Swedish composer (born 1852) ^[18]
• 17 October – Sven August Körling, Swedish organist and composer (born 1842) ^[19]

See also

• 1919 in Denmark
• 1919 in Finland
• 1919 in Iceland
• 1919 in Norwegian music
• 1919 in Sweden

References

1. James Hepokoski (1993). Sibelius: Symphony No. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 56.
2. Series B--Skrifter, volume 144 (in Norwegian). Instituttet for Sammenlignende Kulturforskning. 2012. p. 70.
3. "Program Notes – Sibelius' Fifth – Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra". www.rpo.org. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
4. "Från Havsbandet Symphony no. 4 in C minor". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
5. "Violinkonsert (e-moll) [Violin concerto (in E minor)]". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
6. Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc... U.S. Government Printing Office. 1919. p. 1491.
7. "Family Life". Carl Nielsen Society (in Danish). Retrieved 13 April 2025.
8. "Lodolezzi sjunger, Suite". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
9. Taube, Evert (2009). Palm, Anders; Stenström, Johan (eds.). Sångboken (in Swedish). Stockholm: Bonnier fakta. p. 41. ISBN   978-91-7424-031-3.
10. "Stephan Henrik Barratt Due". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
11. "Dan Fog" (in Danish). Dansk Bibliografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
12. Guy Rickards (18 May 2000). "Niels Viggo Bentzon". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
13. Grinde, Nils (13 February 2009). "Johan Kvandal". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
14. "Sven-Erik Bäck". STIM. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
15. Svanberg, Johannes. "Zulamith Maria Wellander" (in Swedish). Kungl. teatrarne under ett halft sekel 1860-1910. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
16. "Harald Fryklöf (1882-1919)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
17. "A Adele L Almati-Rundberg". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 April 2025.
18. Karin Wiberg. "Helena Mathilda Munktell". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
19. "August Körling (1842−1919)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 13 April 2025.