1888 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1888 in Nordic music.
Events
- 1 January â Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg and Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky meet for the first time, in Leipzig.[1]
- 5 February â Carl Nielsen's String Quartet No. 1 is premiered in the smaller hall of the Odd Fellows Mansion, Copenhagen.
- 17 September â Carl Nielsen's Suite for String Orchestra is premiered at Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen.[2]
- unknown date â Alexandra Ahnger begins teaching singing privately.[3]
New works
- Edvard Grieg
- Lyric Pieces for Piano, Book IV[4]
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46 (created from his earlier work Peer Gynt[5]
- Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann â Dante Overture, Op. 85[6]
- Gustav Helsted â Romance for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 11[7]
- C. F. E. Horneman â Aladdin (opera)[8]
- Carl Nielsen â Suite for String Orchestra[2]
- Jean Sibelius â Piano Trio in C major[9]
Popular music
- Bror Beckman â " Kammaren sitter kaplanens vif / Im Kämmerlein wacht des Kapplanen Weib"[10]
Births
- 26 January â Lisa Steier, Swedish ballerina (died 1928)[11]
- 8 November â David Monrad Johansen, Norwegian composer (died 1974).[12]
Deaths
- 7 February â Aurore von Haxthausen, Swedish pianist, composer and writer (born 1830)[13]
- 22 June â Edmund Neupert, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1842)[14]
- 9 December â Robert William Otto Allen, Danish pianist, conductor and composer (born 1852)[15]