1928 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1928 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• June – Kurt Atterberg's Sixth Symphony wins the 1928 International Columbia Graphophone Competition, sponsored by the Columbia Graphophone Company, and is one of the first major classical works to be premiered on record. ^[1]
• 14 September – Carl Nielsen's Clarinet Concerto is given its first performance. ^[2]

New works

• Uuno Klami
  • Karelian Rhapsody ^[3]
  • Symphonie enfantine ^[3]
• Lars-Erik Larsson – Symphony No. 1 ^[4]
• Oskar Lindberg – Advent Hymn ^[5]
• Carl Nielsen – Tre Klaverstykker (only two were performed in 1928) ^[6]

Popular music

• Valdemar Dalquist & Sten Njurling – Sista man på skansen" ^[7]
• Eino Kettunen – "Ievan polkka" (traditional Finnish polka tune) ^[8]

Film music

• Music by Edvard Grieg is used, uncredited, in the score of an American film, The Viking . ^[9]

Births

• 29 January – Bengt Hambraeus, Swedish-born organist, composer and musicologist (died 2000) ^[10]
• 14 April – Egil Monn-Iversen, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 2017) ^[11]
• 4 May – Lars Gullin, Swedish saxophonist (died 1976) ^[12]
• 14 July – Ole Schmidt, Danish conductor and composer (died 2010) ^[13]
• 10 August – Per Asplin, Norwegian pianist, singer, composer and actor (died 1996). ^[14]
• 3 October – Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer and choreographer (died 1986) ^[15]
• 9 October – Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer (died 2016) ^[16]
• 25 November – Alf Andersen, Norwegian flautist (died 1962). ^[17]

Deaths

• 1 March – Jacob Adolf Hägg, Swedish composer (born 1850) ^[18]
• 13 March – Valborg Aulin, Swedish pianist and composer (born 1860) ^[19]
• 8 April – Ludvig Holm, Danish violinist and composer (born 1858)^{[ citation needed ]}
• 17 June – Torgrim Castberg, Norwegian violinist (born 1874) ^[20]
• 7 July – Jón Laxdal, Icelandic composer (born 1865) ^[21]
• 13 September – Olena Falkman, Swedish contralto (born 1849) ^[22]

See also

• 1928 in Denmark
• 1928 in Iceland
• 1928 in Norwegian music
• 1928 in Sweden

References

1. Elkin, Robert (1944). Queen's Hall, 1893–1941. London: Rider. p. 43. OCLC   636583612.
2. Eric Hoeprich (2008). The Clarinet. Yale University Press. p. xvi.
3. Poroila, Heikki (2012). Yhtenäistetty Uuno Klami (List of Works by Uuno Klami). Helsinki: Suomen musiikkikirjastoyhdistys (Finnish Music Library Association). p. 18. ISBN   978-952-5363-30-2.
4. Skans, Per (1989). Lars-Erik Larsson: Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 2 / Symphony No. 2, Op. 17 (CD booklet). Hans-Peter Frank & Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. BIS. p. 4. CD–426.
5. "Advent hymn". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
6. Grimley, Daniel. "Tre Klaverstykker 'Three Piano Pieces', Op 59". Hyperion . Retrieved 10 August 2015.
7. Richard K. Spottswood, ed. (1990). Ethnic Music on Records: A Discography of Ethnic Recordings Produced in the United States, 1893-1942. Vol. 5. University of Illinois Press. p. 2690. ISBN   9780252017230.
8. National Library of Finland; Eino Kettunen. "Eino Kettusen savo-karjalaisia y.m. humoristisia lauluja : 9:s vihko" . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
9. Arne Lunde (2011). Nordic Exposures: Scandinavian Identities in Classical Hollywood Cinema. University of Washington Press. p. 25. ISBN   9780295800844.
10. Melvin P. Unger, ed. (2023). Historical Dictionary of Choral Music. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 187. ISBN   9781538124345.
11. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (13 February 2009). "Egil Monn Iversen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon . Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
12. Kjellberg, Erik; Westin, Lars (2002). "Gullin, Lars (jazz) (Gunnar Victor)" . Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-1-56159-263-0.
13. Rickards, Guy (30 May 2010). "Ole Schmidt obituary". The Guardian .
14. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (13 February 2009). "Per Asplin". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
15. John Rockwell (2 April 1986). "Obituary". The New York Times.
16. Rickards, Guy (28 July 2016). "Einojuhani Rautavaara obituary". Guardian.
17. Bjerkestrand, Nils E. (20 July 2015). "Alf Andersen". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
18. "Jakob Adolf Hägg (1850−1928)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
19. "Valborg Aulin (1860−1928)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
20. "Torgrim Castberg". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
21. "Guðrún Laxdal". mbl.is. 26 September 2006.
22. "Ida Olena Teresia Falkman (g. Rabenius)". SBL. Retrieved 25 May 2025.