1899 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1899 in Nordic music.
Events
- 25 January â Swedish aristocrat Baron Rolf Cederström (1870â1947) marries world-famous operatic soprano Adelina Patti, who is thirty years his senior.[1]
- 8 April â Andreas Hallén's opera Waldemarsskatten, with a libretto by Axel von Klinkowström, is premièred at the Royal Swedish Opera.[2]
- 26 April â Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 1 in E minor is premièred by the Helsinki Orchestral Society. This version has not survived.[3]
New works
- Hugo Alfvén â Symphony No. 2 in D[4]
- Tor Aulin â 4 Aquarellen for Violin and Piano, Op. 12 or 15[5]
- Agathe Backer Grøndahl â Sommer, Op. 50
- Axel Gade â Concerto No. 2 for violin and orchestra in F major[6]
- Johan Halvorsen â Norwegian Festival Overture[7]
- Erkki Melartin
- 2 Ballades, Op. 5
- 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 8
- Jean Sibelius â Finlandia
- Christian Sinding â 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 49
Popular music
Births
- 2 March â Harald Agersnap, Danish pianist, cellist, conductor and composer (died 1982)[10]
- 10 March â Finn Høffding, Danish composer (died 1997)[11]
- 29 April â Yngve Sköld, Swedish pianist and composer (died 1992)[12]
- [13]
- 1 May â Jón Leifs, Icelandic pianist, conductor and composer (died 1968)[14]
- 9 June â Signe Amundsen, Norwegian operatic soprano (died 1987)[15]
- 20 July â Sven Sköld, Swedish conductor and film composer (died 1956)[16]
- 23 September â Odd Grüner-Hegge, Norwegian conductor (died 1973).[17]
- 13 October â Einar Fagstad, Norwegian accordionist, singer and composer (died 1961).[18]
- 29 November â Arvid Kleven, Norwegian flautist and composer (died 1929).[19]
Deaths
- 4 February â Eduard Holst, Danish composer, playwright, actor, dancer and dance master (born 1843)[20]
- 22 March â Anna Henriette Levinsohn, Danish operatic soprano (born 1839)[21]
- 16 June â August Winding, Danish pianist and composer (born 1843)[22]
- 17 August â Erik Bøgh, Danish journalist, playwright and songwriter (born 1822)[23]
- 22 October â Ernst Mielck, Finnish composer (born 1877; tuberculosis)[24]