1908 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1908 in Nordic music.
Events
- 12 May â Jean Sibelius undergoes a preliminary operation for suspected throat cancer. On doctors' advice, he travels to Berlin for further operations, which are eventually successful, and he spends July recuperating.[1]
- 28 September â Swedish baritone John Forsell gives a recital in Stockholm, accompanied by Finnish composer Armas Järnefelt at the piano.[2]
- October â US sound recordist Fred Gaisberg visits Stockholm and records baritone August Svenson singing "I SmÃ¥land där ä' de' sÃ¥ gutt, gutt, gutt"[3]
- unknown date
- Armas Järnefelt and his wife, soprano Maikki Pakarinen, are divorced, following her affair with composer Selim Palmgren, whom she subsequently marries.[4]
- Leevi Madetoja is accepted for private tuition by Jean Sibelius.[5]
New works
- Hugo Alfvén â Drapa[6]
- Toivo Kuula â Piano Trio[7]
- Erkki Melartin â Pienoiskuvia III, Op.53
- Carl Nielsen â Saga-Drøm (tone poem)[8]
- Jean Sibelius
- Nightride and Sunrise
- Swanwhite, incidental music for a play by August Strindberg[9]
Popular music
- Edwin Ericsson and Olof Thunman â "Vi gÃ¥ över daggstänkta berg"[10]
Births
- 20 February â Seymour Ãsterwall, Swedish jazz musician, bandleader and composer (died 1981)[11]
- 24 March â Birgit à kesson, Swedish choreographer, dancer and dance researcher (died 2001)[12]
- 15 May â Lars-Erik Larsson, Swedish conductor and composer (died 1986)
- 20 July â Gunnar de Frumerie, Swedish pianist and composer (died 1987)[13]
- 3 August â Birgit Cullberg choreographer (died 1999)[14]
- 31 August â Conrad Baden, Norwegian organist, composer, teacher and music critic (died 1989).[15]
- 1 October â Herman David Koppel, Danish composer (died 1998)[16]
- 19 October â Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian composer (died 1981)[17]
- 8 November â Henning Elbirk, Danish conductor and composer (died 1985)[18]
Deaths
- 8 June â Johan Lindegren, Swedish composer, musician and teacher (born 1842)[19]
- 11 June â August Lagergren, Swedish organist and composer (born 1848)[20]