1937 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1937 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 5 April – Finnish conductor Georg Schnéevoigt arrives in Australia, hoping to encourage interest in Finnish music. He is said to be the first musician to travel from the UK to Australia by air. ^[1]
• unknown date
  • Peder Gram becomes Director of Music at the Danish Broadcasting Corporation. ^[2]
  • Jón Leifs resigns as Musical Director of the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service after two years in post, and returns to Germany. ^[3]

New works

• Uuno Klami – Intermezzo, for cor anglais and chamber orchestra ^[4]
• Rued Langgaard – Symphony No. 15 "Søstormen" (Storm at Sea) ^[5]
• Lars-Erik Larsson – Symphony No. 2 ^[6]

Recordings

• Karlakór Reykjavíkur (Reykjavík Men's Choir) – Á aðventu með Karlakór Reykjavíkur ^[7]

Popular music

• Jules Sylvain & Åke Söderblom – "Klart till drabbning" ^[8]

Film music

• Kai Gullmar – Familjen Andersson ^[9]
• Jules Sylvain – Sara lär sig folkvett ^[10]
• Olof Thiel – Häxnatten ^[11]

Musical films

• Frk. Møllers jubilæum , starring Victor Borge, with music by Victor Cornelius & Karen Jønsson ^[12]

Births

• 27 January – Fred Åkerström, Swedish folk guitarist and singer (died 1985)^{[ citation needed ]}
• 7 February – Svante Thuresson, Swedish jazz musician (died 2021)^{[ citation needed ]}
• 6 March – Arild Nyquist, Norwegian writer and musician (died 2004) ^[13]
• 10 March – Alfred Janson, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 2019) ^[14]
• 6 July – Vladimir Ashkenazy, Soviet-born pianist and conductor, Icelandic citizen ^[15]
• 8 August – Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-born singer-songwriter who worked mainly in Sweden (died 1987) ^[16]
• 20 September – Monica Zetterlund, Swedish singer and actress (died 2005) ^[17]
• 18 December – Knut Skram, Norwegian operatic baritone ^[18]

Deaths

• 30 January – Anna Bergström-Simonsson, Swedish singing teacher (born 1853) ^[19]
• 14 February – Erkki Melartin, Finnish composer (born 1875) ^[20]
• 22 March – Thorvald Aagaard, Danish organist and composer (born 1877) ^[21]
• 17 October – Ludvig Birkedal-Barfod, Danish organist and composer (born 1850) ^[22]
• 15 November – Eero Järnefelt, Finnish artist, brother of Armas Järnefelt and Aino Sibelius (born 1863) ^[23]

See also

• 1937 in Denmark
• 1937 in Iceland
• 1937 in Norwegian music
• 1937 in Sweden

References

1. "Finnish conductor". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 April 1937. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
2. Christiansen, E. (1950). Statsradiofonien, 1925–1950 (in Danish). Gyldendal. p. 46.
3. Hjálmar H Ragnarsson (1990). "Jón Leifs" (pdf). Andvari. pp. 5–38. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
4. Poroila, Heikki (2012). Yhtenäistetty Uuno Klami (List of Works by Uuno Klami). Helsinki: Suomen musiikkikirjastoyhdistys (Finnish Music Library Association). p. 6. ISBN   978-952-5363-30-2.
5. "Symphony No.15 'Søstormen'". Stretta Music. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
6. Schlüren, Christoph (2015). Lars-Erik Larsson: Symphony No. 2 / Variations, Op. 50 / Barococo Suite, Op. 64 (CD booklet). Translated by Robinson, J. Bradford. Andrew Manze & Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. cpo. p. 14–20. 777 672–2.
7. "Stiklað á stóru í sögu Karlakórs Reykjavíkur". www.kkor.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
8. "Klart till drabbning". Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. 32 (5). Library of Congress, Copyright Office: 575. 1938.
9. "The Andersson Family". MUBI. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
10. "Sara Learns Manners". MUBI. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
11. "Witches' Night". MUBI. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
12. "Frk. Møllers jubilæum". DFI. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
13. Rottem, Øystein. "Arild Nyquist". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
14. Vollsnes, Arvid. "Alfred Janson". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
15. "Vladimir Ashkenazy | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
16. Ulf Carlsson (1996). Cornelis Vreeswijk: artist--vispoet--lyriker. Corona. p. 5. ISBN   9789156410253.
17. Bergh, Johs (7 December 2020). "Monica Zetterlund". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
18. Andersen, Rune J. "Knut Skram". Store Norsk Leksikon (in Norwegian).
19. Moberg Carl-Allan; Sundström Einar; Morin Gösta, eds. (1948). Sohlmans musiklexikon: nordiskt och allmänt uppslagsverk för tonkonst, musikliv och dans. 1, A-Egypten. Stockholm: Sohlman. SELIBR   42146.
20. Räihälä, Osmo Tapio (1 March 2000). "Erkki Melartin, a Symphonic Composer of International Stature?". Finnish Music Quarterly. Helsinki: Performing Music Promotion Centre (ESEK): 8–19. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
21. "Thorvald Aagaard". Classical Archives. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
22. "Ludvig Harbo Gote Birkedal-Barfod". gravsted.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 June 2025.
23. Konttinen, Riitta (20 April 2016). "Järnefelt, Eero (1863-1937)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 22 August 2020.