1896 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1896 in Nordic music.

Events

• 18 March – Danish composer Carl Nielsen conducts a performance of his First Symphony in Dresden, resulting in the start of his international success.
• 26 May – Jean Sibelius's choral work Hymn is premiered by an amateur choir at a memorial service in Helsinki.

New works

• Eyvind Alnæs – Symphony No. 1
• August Enna – Aucassin og Nicolette (opera)
• Edvard Grieg
• Lyric Pieces, Book VIII, Op. 65
• Symphonic Dances
• Andreas Hallén – Hexfällan (opera)
• Johan Halvorsen
• Air norvégien, Op. 7
• Vasantasena
• Carl Nielsen – Hymnus amoris (cantata)
• Jean Sibelius
• Lemminkäinen Suite
• The Maiden in the Tower
• Wilhelm Stenhammar – Excelsior!

Popular music

• Sigurd Lie – "Sne (Snow)" (setting of poem by Helge Rode)
• Christian Sinding – "Frühlingsrauschen"

Births

• 20 January – Elmer Diktonius, Finnish poet and composer (died 1979)
• 26 July – Alfred Maurstad, Norwegian actor, director, singer and fiddle player (died 1967)
• 3 November – Trygve Lindeman, Norwegian cellist and music teacher (died 1961)
• 30 December – Hans Stenseth, Norwegian flautist (died 1994)

Deaths

• 1 August – Wilhelm Herman Barth, Danish musician and composer (born 1813)
• 21 February – Fritz Arlberg, Swedish operatic baritone and composer (born 1830)
• 13 December – Emma Dahl, Norwegian opera singer and composer (born 1819)

See also

• 1896 in Denmark
• 1896 in Norwegian music
• 1896 in Sweden

References