Johan Svendsen

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Johan Svendsen

Johan Severin Svendsen (born September 30, 1840 in Christiania , later Oslo, † June 14, 1911 in Copenhagen ) was a Norwegian composer and conductor .

Life

Svendsen studied from 1863 to 1867 at the Leipzig Conservatory , where he had violin lessons with Ferdinand David and studied composition with Ernst Friedrich Richter and Carl Reinecke . He then went on trips and stayed in Paris , New York City and Bayreuth , where he also met Richard Wagner . From 1871 to 1872 he worked as Kapellmeister in Leipzig. From 1872 to 1883 he was the conductor of the Musikverein concerts in Kristiania with a three-year break. After that he was court music director in Copenhagen until his death, where he conducted the Copenhagen Royal Chapel .

Services

Svendsen composed two symphonies , Norwegian rhapsodies, an overture to Romeo and Juliet , a violin and a cello concerto, a string quartet, a string quintet and a string octet, choirs and songs . His violin romance in G major became famous.

Works

  • Orchestral works
    • Symphonies
      • Symphony No. 1 in D major op.4
      • Symphony No. 2 in B flat major op.15
    • Concerts
      • Violin Concerto in A major op.6
      • Cello Concerto in D major, Op. 7
      • Romance for violin and orchestra in G major op.26
    • Others
      • Overture to “Sigurd Slembe” op. 8
      • “Carnival in Paris” op. 9
      • Funeral march for Carl XV op.10
      • Legend for orchestra “Zorahayda” op. 11
      • Two polonaises opp. 12, 28
      • Coronation march for Oscar II op.13
      • "Norwegian Artists Carnival" op. 14
      • Four Norwegian Rhapsodies opp. 17, 19, 21, 22
      • Fantasy "Romeo and Juliet" op. 18
      • Two Swedish folk tunes for string orchestra op.27
      • Two Icelandic melodies for string orchestra op.30
      • Variations on “I Fjol gjætt'e Gjeitinn” for string orchestra op. 31
  • Chamber music
    • String Quartet in A minor op.1
    • String Quintet in C major op.5
    • String octet in A major op.3
    • Merry March op.16
  • singing
    • Two male choirs op. 2
    • Wedding cantata for Prince Oscar Gustav Adolph and Princess Sophia Maria Victoria op.29
    • Hymn op.32
  • Songs
    • Five melodies op.23
    • Four melodies op.24
    • Two melodies op.25

Documents

Letters from Johan Svendsen are in the holdings of the Leipzig music publisher CFPeters in the Leipzig State Archives .

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Svendsen, Johan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Svendsen, Johan Severin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian composer
DATE OF BIRTH September 30, 1840
PLACE OF BIRTH Kristiania
DATE OF DEATH June 14, 1911
Place of death Copenhagen