1934 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1934 in Scandinavian music.
Events
- 4 June – Georg Schnéevoigt and the Finnish National Orchestra record Sibelius's Symphony No. 4. A few days later they make the first commercial recording of Sibelius's Symphony No. 6, for HMV in London.[1]
- August – Jón Leifs and his family travel to Berlin to get medical treatment for his daughter Snót.[2]
- 14 August – Dag Wirén, having completed his studies in Paris, marries cellist Noel Franks.[3]
- 12 November – Eugen Malmstén, brother of George, starts Rytmi-Pojat (The Rhythm Boys), the first modern big band in Finland.[4]
- unknown date
- Georg Malmstén makes his first recordings, intended for children, based on the adventures of a character called "Mikki Hiiri". His sister, Greta, also performed on these.[5]
- Soprano Edith Oldrup makes her first appearance with Denmark's Operaakademiet, as Micaëla in Carmen.[6]
New works
- Ole Hjellemo – Fire springleiker og en vals fra Gudbrandsdalen[7]
- Herman David Koppel
- Lars-Erik Larsson – Little Serenade[10]
- Harald Sæverud – Canto Ostinato[11]
Popular music
- Svante Pettersson – "Gotländsk sommarnatt"[12]
Film music
Births
- 11 January – Egil Johansen, Norwegian-Swedish jazz drummer, composer and teacher (died 1998)[15]
- 24 January – Kåre_Grøttum, Norwegian jazz musician, arranger and composer[16]
- 4 September – Otto Brandenburg, Danish musician, singer and actor (died 2007)
- 18 October – Berit Lindholm, Swedish operatic soprano (died 2023)[17]
- 22 November – Östen Warnerbring, Swedish singer and composer (died 2006)[18]
- 24 November – Sven-Bertil Taube, Swedish actor and singer, son of Evert Taube (died 2022)[19]
Deaths
- 4 October – Henri Marteau, French composer, advocate of Swedish music (born 1874)[20]
- 21 November – Mon Schjelderup, Norwegian composer and pianist (born 1870)[21]
See also
References
- ^ Sibelius Studies. Cambridge University Press. 2001. p. 19. ISBN 9780521624169.
- ^ Árni Heimir Ingólfsson (2019). Jón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland. Indiana University Press. p. 66. ISBN 9780253044075.
- ^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1976). Burke's Irish Family Records. Burkes Peerage Ltd. p. 443.
- ^ Jukka Lindfors (6 April 2009). "Ikinuori Eugen Malmstén". YLE (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ Pekka Gronow (January 1985). "The Malmstén brothers". Finnish Music Quarterly. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ Sten Høgel. "Edith Oldrup". Kvindebiografiskleksikon. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ Sven Dierke (1996). Das Harmonium in Deutschland: Bau, wirtschaftliche Bedeutung und musikalische Nutzung eines "historischen" Musikinstrumentes. PPV Medien GmbH. p. 282. ISBN 9783923639052.
- ^ "Capriccio for violin og orkester, op. 23". Edition S. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Suite for Klaver, op. 21". Edition S. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Schlüren, Christoph (2002). "Lars-Erik Larsson: Liten Serenad (Little Serenade) in G op. 12 for String Orchestra". musikmph.de. Universal Edition. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Canto Ostinato per orchestra, op. 9". Nasjonalbiblioteket. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Per Erik Lindorm (1978). Ett folk på marsch 1960-1977: en bokfilm. Bonnier. p. 34. ISBN 9789100419509.
- ^ Frands Ole Overgaard (11 April 2000). "Glemmer du, så husker jeg". Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "En bröllopsnatt på Stjärnehov". Svenskfilmdatabas (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Stendahl, Bjørn (2007). "Egil Johansen". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "1934 in Scandinavian music". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
- ^ Maria F. Rich (1976). Who's who in Opera: An International Biographical Directory of Singers, Conductors, Directors, Designers, and Administrators. Arno Press. p. 316.
- ^ "Warnerbring, Östen – sångare, klarinettist och saxofonist". Orkester journalen (in Swedish). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Peopletalk". The Hour. Vol. 109, no. 56. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Hour Publishing. United Press International. 7 March 1980. p. 23. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ "Henri Marteau". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ Dahm, Cecilie (13 February 2009). "Mon Schjelderup". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 April 2017.