1964 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1964 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 21 March – The 9th Eurovision Song Contest is held in Copenhagen, and presented by Denmark's Lotte Wæver. The contest is won by Italy. Of the Scandinavian countries, Finland finish 7th, Norway 8th and Denmark 9th. ^[1]
• 12 May – At the 8th Annual Grammy Awards, Kai Winding is nominated in the Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra category for "More". ^[2]
• Autumn – A "jazz weekend" is organised as a precursor to the Kongsberg Jazzfestival in Norway. ^[3]

New works

• Eyvin Andersen – Concerto for Violin and Orchestra ^[4]
• Hilding Rosenberg – Sönerna (Cain and Abel), ballet, for orchestra
• Dag Wirén – Symphony No. 5 ^[5]

Popular music

• Carl Christian Bøyesen (C. C. Bøyesen) – "Min lille pa-papegøye", performed by Frank Cooks Orkester ^{[6] [7]}
• Susanne Palsbo and Thore Skogman – "Lille fregnede Louise", performed by Johnny Reimar ^[8]

New recordings

• Nicolai Gedda plays the male lead in a recording of Georges Bizet's Carmen , opposite Maria Callas, with Georges Prêtre conducting the Paris Opera Orchestra. ^[9]

Eurovision Song Contest

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964

Film music

• Sven Gyldmark – Kampen om Næsbygård ^[10]
• Jørgen Jersild – Gertrud ^[11]
• Erik Nordgren – Klänningen ^[12]

Births

• 13 May – Harald Devold, Norwegian jazz saxophonist (died 2016). ^[13]

Deaths

• 27 March – Emil Reesen, Danish pianist, conductor and composer (born 1887) ^[14]
• 1 May – Håkan von Eichwald, Finnish-Swedish bandleader and conductor (born 1908) ^[15]
• 18 June – Egil Rasmussen, Norwegian author, literature critic and pianist (born 1903) ^[16]
• 1 July – Sigurd Islandsmoen, Norwegian organist and composer (born 1881). ^[17]
• 15 August – Eino Kettunen, Finnish composer and lyricist (born 1894)^{[ citation needed ]}
• 1 September – Otto Olsson, Swedish organist and composer (born 1879 ^[18]
• 4 October – Set Svanholm, Swedish operatic tenor (born 1904) ^[19]

See also

• 1960s portal
• Music portal

• 1964 in Denmark
• 1964 in Iceland
• 1964 in Norwegian music
• 1964 in Sweden

References

1. "Copenhagen 1964 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
2. "Kai Winding". Grammy. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
3. "The Story". Kongsberg Jazz Festival. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
4. "Twenty-Six Danish Violin Concertos". Musicweb International. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
5. Jacobsson, Stig (1998). Dag Wirén: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5, Oscarsbalen ballet suite (booklet). Thomas Dausgaard & Norrköping Symphony Orchestra. Germany: cpo. p. 22. 999563-2.
6. Bruyninckx, Walter (1980). 60 Years of Recorded Jazz 1917–1977, Volume 5. Mechelen, Belgium: Walter Bruyninckx. p. 6545.
7. Lord, Tom (1994). The Jazz Discography, Volume 8. West Vancouver, BC, Canada: Lord Music Reference. p. 577.
8. Made in Sweden: Studies in Popular Music. Taylor & Francis. 2016. p. 43. ISBN   9781134858507.
9. Karen Henson, ed. (2016). Technology and the Diva: Sopranos, Opera, and Media from Romanticism to the Digital Age. Cambridge University Press. p. 187. ISBN   9780521198066.
10. "Kampen om Næsbygaard". Danish Film Database . Danish Film Institute. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
11. "Gertrud". Nationalfilmografien (in Danish). Danish Film Institute . Retrieved 9 October 2011.
12. "The Dress (1964)". MUBI. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
13. Solhaug, Espen Amundrud (18 February 2016). "Komponist Leif Solberg (101) er død". Oppland Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
14. "Emil Reesen". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
15. Barry Kernfeld (ed.). "Håkan von Eichwald". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2 ed.).
16. "Egil Rasmussen". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
17. Bolin, Fredrik Th. (13 February 2009). "Sigurd Islandsmoen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
18. "Otto Olsson (1879−1964)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
19. Rosenthal, H. and Warrack, J., "Svanholm, Set" in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press, 1979