1896 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1896 in Nordic music.
Events
- 18 March â Danish composer Carl Nielsen conducts a performance of his First Symphony in Dresden, resulting in the start of his international success.[1]
- 26 May â Jean Sibelius's choral work Hymn is premiered by an amateur choir at a memorial service in Helsinki.[2]
New works
- Eyvind Alnæs â Symphony No. 1[3]
- August Enna â Aucassin og Nicolette (opera)[4]
- Edvard Grieg
- Lyric Pieces, Book VIII, Op. 65[5]
- Symphonic Dances[6]
- Andreas Hallén â Hexfällan (opera)[7]
- Johan Halvorsen
- Air norvégien, Op. 7
- Vasantasena
- Carl Nielsen â Hymnus amoris (cantata)[1]
- Jean Sibelius
- Wilhelm Stenhammar â Excelsior![8]
Popular music
- Sigurd Lie â "Sne (Snow)" (setting of poem by Helge Rode)[9]
- Christian Sinding â "Frühlingsrauschen"[10]
Births
- 20 January â Elmer Diktonius, Finnish poet and composer (died 1979)[11]
- 26 July â Alfred Maurstad, Norwegian actor, director, singer and fiddle player (died 1967)[12]
- 3 November â Trygve Lindeman, Norwegian cellist and music teacher (died 1961)[13]
- 30 December â Hans Stenseth, Norwegian flautist (died 1994)[14]
Deaths
- 1 August â Wilhelm Herman Barth, Danish musician and composer (born 1813)[15]
- 21 February â Fritz Arlberg, Swedish operatic baritone and composer (born 1830)[16]
- 13 December â Emma Dahl, Norwegian opera singer and composer (born 1819)[17]