1988 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1988.

Events

• 25–27 March – At the 15th Vossajazz festival, Ole Thomsen's commissioned work, "Usynlige danser", is premièred, with Nina Seim and other musicians. ^[1]
• 28 April – Ulf Grahn's Encore for Piano is premièred in Washington, D.C., USA, with Ingrid Lindgren as soloist. ^[2]
• 30 April – At the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest, Denmark is the most successful of the Scandinavian countries, finishing third. Norway comes fifth, Sweden 12th, Iceland 16th and Finland 20th. ^[3]
• November – Elisabeth Andreasson releases Älskar, älskar ej , her first solo album after the breakup of Bobbysocks. ^[4]
• unknown date – Pelle Yngve Ohlin and Jan Axel Blomberg join Swedish band Mayhem. ^[5]

Classical works

• Vagn Holmboe – Symphony No. 12, M. 338 ^[6]
• Frederik Magle – We Are Afraid (Vi er bange), cantata for choir and chamber orchestra ^[7]
• Carin Malmlöf-Forssling – String Quartet No. 1, "Silverkvartetten" ^[8]
• Per Nørgård – Orfeus: Den uendelige sang (opera) ^[9]
• Kaija Saariaho – Petals for cello and electronics ^[10]
• Bent Sørensen
  • Angels' Music for string quartet ^[11]
  • Camelot by Night for bass flute and guitar ^[12]
  • La Notte for piano and orchestra ^[13]
  • Minnewater ^[11]

Hit singles

• A-ha – "Stay on These Roads" (#1 Denmark, Italy, Norway) ^[14]
• Eppu Normaali – "Afrikka, sarvikuonojen maa" ^[15]
• Karoline Krüger – "For vår jord" (#8 France under English title) ^[16]
• Roxette – "Dressed for Success" (#2 Sweden; #3 Australia) ^[17]
• Sanne Salomonsen – "Den jeg elsker" (#1 Denmark, Sweden) ^[18]
• Sleepy Sleepers – "Nykäsen Matti" (#1 Finland) ^[19]
• Triad – "Tänd ett ljus" (#1 Sweden) ^[20]

Eurovision Song Contest

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988
• Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988

Births

• 28 July – Cecilia Damström, Finnish composer ^[21]

Deaths

• 9 January – Peter L. Rypdal, Norwegian fiddler and traditional folk music composer (born 1909) ^[22]
• 24 February – Miff Görling, Swedish bandleader, trombonist, arranger, and composer (born 1909) ^[23]
• 30 March – Taneli Kuusisto, Finnish composer (born 1905) ^[24]
• 3 April – Kai Ewans, Danish jazz musician (born 1906) ^[25]
• 1 July – Robert Riefling, Norwegian classical pianist and teacher (born 1911). ^[26]
• 6 August – Håkan Parkman, Swedish composer, arranger and choral director, 33 (drowned)
• 20 October – Mogens Wöldike, Danish conductor (born 1897) ^[27]
• 8 December – Thore Swanerud, Swedish jazz pianist, vibraphonist, arranger, conductor, and composer (born 1919) ^[28]

References

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2. "Encore for Piano". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
3. "Dublin 1988 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
4. "Diskografi". Bettan. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
5. Campion, Chris (20 February 2005). "In the face of death". Guardian.co.uk . Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
6. David Daniels; David W. Oertel; David A. Rahbee (2022). Daniels' Orchestral Music. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 405. ISBN   9781442275218.
7. magle.dk. "Frederik Magle – Scrapbook" . Retrieved 29 June 2012.
8. "Carin Malmlöf-Forssling (1916-2005)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
9. "The uendelige sang (1988)". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
10. Guinane, David. "Saariaho's Petals" (PDF). Rhinegold.
11. Jean Christensen (2002). New Music of the Nordic Countries. Pendragon Press. p. 105-6. ISBN   9781576470190.
12. "Sørensen, Bent". Musical Denmark (42–46). Danish Cultural Institute: 28. 1990.
13. Kraks blaa bog (in Danish). Krak. 2014. p. 1255.
14. "Top 3 in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 5, no. 17. 23 April 1988. p. 26. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
15. Researching Music Censorship. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2017. p. 248. ISBN   9781443878678.
16. "KAROLINE KRÜGER - FOR VÅR JORD (CHANSON)". lescharts (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2025.
17. Thorselius, Robert (May 2003). The Look for Roxette: The Illustrated Worldwide Discography & Price Guide (1st ed.). Sweden: Premium Förlag Publishing. ISBN   978-9197189484.
18. Ove Dahl (2009). Tilbage til 80'erne. Gyldendal. p. 89. ISBN   9788702079531.
19. Timo Pennanen (2021). 1000 listan kirja: Suomen hittihistoria 1960-2020 tuhantena Top 12 -listana ja visailuna. BoD Finnland. p. 125. ISBN   9789528048893.
20. "TRIAD - TÄND ETT LJUS (SONG)". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
21. Kvist, Wilhelm (30 June 2016). "En ambitiös seglare i musikens skärgård – Cecilia Damströms väg var aldrig lätt". HBL.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 May 2025.
22. "Jubileumskonsert- Peter L. Rypdal". Velledalen.net. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
23. Erik Kjellberg, "Miff Görling". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz . 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld
24. Lähdetie, Ismo. "Kuusisto, Taneli (1905–1988) | Biografiakeskus, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura". Biografiakeskus, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
25. Wiedemann, Erik (2003). "Ewans, Kai [Nielsen, Kai (Peter Anthon)]". Ewans, Kai. Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J143200.
26. Karevold, Idar (10 March 2010). "Robert Riefling". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
27. "Mogens Wöldike (Conductor)". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
28. "Thore Swanerud". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz . 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld