1927 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1927 in Scandinavian music.
Events
- 4 January – In a letter to his wife, Carl Nielsen writes that he has only 8-10 days "to write an overture to mark a big Faroese gala at the Royal Theatre supported by the State..." The occasion is later postponed until November 1927.
- 31 July – Kurt Atterberg's incidental music for Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is broadcast on Sveriges Radio.[1]
- December – Eric Bengtson becomes music director at the Svensk Filmindustri in Stockholm.[2]
- unknown date – At the Nordic Music Festival in Stockholm, Hilding Rosenberg’s first violin concerto is premièred by Tobias Wilhelmi.[3]
New works
- Kurt Atterberg – Julius Caesar (incidental music)[1]
- Carl Nielsen – An Imaginary Trip to the Faroe Islands[4]
- Jean Sibelius – Vapaamuurareiden rituaalimusiikkia[5]
Popular music
Births
- 10 May – Eva Knardahl, Norwegian classical pianist (died 2006).[7]
- 11 July – Herbert Blomstedt, US-born Swedish conductor
- 14 July – Max Brüel, Danish jazz pianist and saxophonist (died 1995)[8]
- 5 October – Karin Langebo, Swedish operatic soprano and harpist (died 2019)[9]
- 28 November – Gullan Bornemark, Swedish musician, lyricist and composer
Deaths
- 4 February – Thomas Laub, Danish organist and composer (born 1852)[10]
- 10 February – Laura Netzel, Swedish pianist, conductor and composer (born 1839)[11]
- 23 February – Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson, Icelandic composer (born 1847)[12]
- 1 October – Wilhelm Harteveld, Swedish composer and musicologist (born 1859)[13]
- 4 November – Ole Olsen, Norwegian organist, composer, conductor and military musician (born 1850)[14]
- 20 November – Wilhelm Stenhammar, Swedish pianist conductor and composer (born 1871)[15]
- 24 December – Helmer Alexandersson, Swedish violinist and composer (born 1886)[16]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Julius Caesar". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Eric Bengtson (1897−1948)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Tobias Wilhelmi (1885−1944)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "arl Nielsen Edition - Prefaces and Critical Commentaries". Royal Danish Library. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ Fabian Dahlström (2003). Jean Sibelius: Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke [Jean Sibelius: A Thematic Bibliographic Index of His Works] (in German). Breitkopf & Härtel. pp. 473–483. ISBN 3-7651-0333-0.
- ^ Nordiska Museets och Skansens Årsbok. Fataburen (in Swedish). Nordiska museet. 1968. p. 145.
- ^ Habbestad, Ida (5 September 2006). "Eva Knardahl er død" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ A Perspective of Modern Scandinavian Architecture. Process Architecture Publishing Company. 1977. p. 254.
- ^ Grosjean, Alexia (25 September 2022). "Karin Hillevi Langebo". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ Jensen, Niels Martin (20 January 2001). "Laub, Thomas". Grove Music Online.
- ^ "Laura Netzel (1839−1927)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Wilhelm Harteveld (1859−1927)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ Gundersen, Egil Arnt. "Ole Olsen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871−1927)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Helmer Alexandersson (1886−1927)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 20 May 2025.