1925 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1925 in Nordic music.
Events
- 1 January â On the first day of radio broadcasting in Sweden, Gaston Borch conducts the Skandia Cinema Orchestra in a broadcast of orchestral music.[1]
- 14 September â Jacob Gade introduces his new work, "Jalousie", as the score to the silent film Don Q, Son of Zorro, himself conducting the orchestra of the Palads Cinema in Copenhagen.[2]
- 5 December â Carl Nielsen's final symphony, Symphony No. 6, the Sinfonia semplice, is completed, six days before its première in Copenhagen.[3] Despite suffering from heart problems, the composer conducts the first performance himself.
New works
- John Fernström â String Quartet No. 1[4]
- Jean Sibelius
- Everyman Suite[5]
- The Tempest (incidental music)[6]
Popular music
- Jacob Gade â "Jalousie"[2]
- Gustaf Wennerberg â "En borde inte sova/Man borde inte sova"[7]
Film music
Births
- 20 February â Hans-Jørgen Holman, musicologist and educationalist (died 1986)[9]
- 11 July â Nicolai Gedda, Swedish operatic tenor (died 2017)[10]
Deaths
- 2 February
- Gustaf Hägg, Swedish organist and composer (born 1867)[11]
- Emmy Köhler, Swedish hymn-writer (born 1867)[12]
- 18 February â August Schønemann, Norwegian singer, actor and comedian (born 1891)[13]
- 11 March â Andreas Hallén, Swedish conductor and composer (born 1846)[14]
- 19 May â Viking Eggeling, Swedish filmmaker, pioneer of visual music (born 1880)[15]
- 5 July â Hjalmar Borgstrøm, Norwegian composer and music critic (born 1864)[16]
- 19 October â Richard Henneberg, German-born Swedish composer (born 1853)[17]
- 26 November â Johannes Haarklou, Norwegian composer, organist, conductor, and music critic (born 1847)[18]