1931 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1931 in Nordic music.
Events
- 13 January â Jussi Björling makes an early starring appearance as Jonatan in Carl Nielsen's opera Saul og David.[1]
- 24 April â Carl Nielsen's last major work, Commotio, is privately premièred at Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen.[2]
- unknown date â Robert Kajanus takes a Finnish orchestra to London, where Jean Sibelius's First and Second Symphonies are recorded by EMI, to be issued by the "Sibelius Society".[3]
New works
- Hugo Alfvén â Swedish Rhapsody No. 3 (Dalarapsodien), for orchestra, op. 47
- Kurt Atterberg â Suite No. 8, for orchestra (Suite pastorale in modo antico), op. 34 [4]
- Vagn Holmboe[5]
- Allegro affettuoso, for piano[5]
- Allegro sostenuto, for violin and piano[5]
- Chamber Music No. 1, for chamber orchestra[5]
- Choral Pieces, for children's chorus[5]
- Concerto for chamber orchestra[5]
- Concerto, for solo piano[5]
- Duets, for two recorders[5]
- Provinsen [The Provinces], for soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, choir, flute, oboe, violin, and cello[5]
- Requiem, for children's voices, children's chorus, and chamber orchestra[5]
- Edvin Kallstenius â Dalarapsodi (1st Swedish rhapsody)[6]
- Sigvaldi Kaldalóns â "à föstudaginn langa" (hymn)[7]
- Yrjö Kilpinen â Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 81, unpublished[8]
- Uuno Klami
- Lars-Erik Larsson â Duo, for violin and viola, op. 6[12]
- Jón Leifs
- Ãslendingaljóð [Poems of Icelanders], for male choir, op. 15a[13]
- Ãslenskir söngdansar [Icelandic Dance-Songs], for voices with ad lib instrumental accompaniment, op. 17a[13]
- Ný rÃmnadanslög [New Icelandic Dances], for piano, op. 14b[14]
- Preludes (Three), for organ, op. 16[15]
- SjávarvÃsur [Ocean Verses], for male choir, op. 15b[16]
- Carl Nielsen
- Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
- Danslek ur Ran [Dance Game from Ran], for choir a capella or choir and piano
- Jämtlandssången [Song of Jämtland], for unison choir and piano[19]
- Harald Sæverud â Variazioni piccole (50), for orchestra, op. 8[20]
- Yngve Sköld â Alla Leggenda[21]
Popular music
- Carl Nielsen â "Det som lysner over vangen", for voice and piano[22]
- Jules Sylvain â "Beate-Christine"[23]
Film music
Births
- 26 January â Kaare Ãrnung, Norwegian pianist, music teacher (died 2013)[30]
- 20 February â Margareta Hallin, Swedish actress, opera singer and composer (died 2001)[31]
- 4 March â Sonya Hedenbratt, Swedish jazz singer (died 2001)[32]
- 9 March â Thore Skogman, Swedish popular singer (died 2007)[33]
- 20 June â Arne Nordheim, Norwegian composer (died 2010)[34]
- 31 August â Brita Koivunen, Finnish schlager singer (died 2014)[35]
- 16 September â Jan Johansson, Swedish jazz pianist (died 1968)[36]
- 16 September â Ferry Graf, Austrian singer who held Finnish citizenship (died 2017)[citation needed]
Deaths
- 20 January â Margrethe Munthe, Norwegian teacher, children's writer, songwriter, and playwright (born 1860)[37]
- 3 May â Otto Winter-Hjelm, Norwegian musician, conductor, writer, composer, and music critic (born 1837)[38]
- 18 August â Johan Fridolf Hagfors, Finnish music critic and composer (born 1857)[39]
- 3 October â Carl Nielsen, composer (born 1865)[40]