1945 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1945 in Scandinavian music.

New works

• Uuno Klami – Symphony No. 2 ^[1]
• Paul von Klenau – Symphony No. 9 ^[2]
• Rued Langgaard
  • Symphony No. 10 Hin Tordenbolig, BVN. 298 ^[3]
  • Symphony No. 11 Ixion, BVN. 303 ^[4]
• Lars-Erik Larsson – Symphony No. 3 ^[5]

Popular music

• Eric Christiansen & Anker Hansen – "Når det kommer en båt med bananer", sung by Arve Opsahls ^[6]
• Ulf Peder Olrog – "Schottis på Valhall" ^[7]
• Knudåge Riisager & Svend Møller-Kristensen – "Danmarks Frihedssang (En Vinter lang og mørk og haard)" ^[8]

Film music

• Kai Normann Andersen – Trötte Teodor ^[9]
• Sven Gyldmark – De røde enge ^[10]
• Knudåge Riisager – Niels Ebbesen ^[11]

Births

• 25 April – Björn Ulvaeus, singer-songwriter (ABBA) ^[12]
• 13 May – Lasse Berghagen, Swedishsinger/songwriter (died 2023) ^[13]
• 13 November – Knut Riisnæs, jazz musician, arranger and composer (died 2023) ^[14]
• 15 November – Anni-Frid Lyngstad, singer (ABBA) ^[15]

Deaths

• 5 January – Viking Dahl, Swedish composer (born 1895) ^[16]
• 11 May – Edvard Sylou-Creutz, Norwegian pianist, composer and radio personality (born 1881). ^[17]
• 12 July – Bjørn Talén, Norwegian opera singer (born 1890) ^[18]
• 19 November – Ruth Almén, Swedish pianist, poet and composer (born 1870) ^[19]
• 22 December – Johan Austbø, Norwegian teacher, dancer, poet, composer, and singer (born 1879) ^[20]
• 10 September – Väinö Raitio, Finnish composer (born 1891) ^[21]

See also

• 1945 in Denmark
• 1945 in Iceland
• 1945 in Norwegian music
• 1945 in Sweden

References

1. Tyrväinen, Helena (1996). Uuno Klami: Symphony No. 2 / Symphonie enfantine (CD booklet). Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen & Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra. Ondine. p. 5. ODE 858-2.
2. Symphony No.9 : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
3. "Symphony No. 10 'Hin Torden-Bolig' ('Yon Hall of Thunder') BVN 298 (1944-1945)". Idagio. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
4. "Rued Langgaard: Symphony no. 11 "Ixion" (BVN 303)" (PDF). Langgard.dk. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
5. Skans, Per (1989b). 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. 3–4. CD–426.  OCLC   25048091
6. Birgit Wiig (1984). Kvinner selv: den skjulte norgeshistorien fra vår nære fortid (in Norwegian). Cappelen. p. 72.
7. "Schottis på Valhall". Internet Archive. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
8. Alastair H. Thomas (2016). Historical Dictionary of Denmark. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 443. ISBN   9781442264656.
9. Rochelle Wright (1998). The Visible Wall: Jews and Other Ethnic Outsiders in Swedish Film. SIU Press. p. 19.
10. "De røde enge". Det Dansk Filminstitut. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
11. Birgitta Steene (1987). Ingmar Bergman: a guide to references and resources. G.K. Hall. p. 187. ISBN   9780816179619.
12. O'Yeah, Zac (8 March 2019). "Gothenburg: A City Built on Rock 'n' Roll". natgeotraveller.in. National Geographic Traveller India. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
13. "Sweden: Eurovision 1975 Representative Lasse Berghagen Has Died". Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
14. "Knut Riisnæs (1945 – 2023): En saksofonist i verdensklasse". Ballade. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
15. "Frida Beyond ABBA". Frida Beyond ABBA. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
16. "Viking Dahl (1895−1945)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
17. "Edvard Sylou-Creutz" (in Norwegian). BegravdeIOslo.no. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
18. Svendsen, Trond Olav (13 February 2009). "Bjørn Talén". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
19. "Ruth Sofia Almén". SKBL. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
20. "Johan Austbø" (in Norwegian). Allkunne.no. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
21. "Väinö Raitio". Classical Music Daily. Retrieved 14 February 2025.