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Johan Severin Svendsen

Johan Severin Svendsen (30 September 1840 – 14 June 1911) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. Born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, he lived most his life in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Svendsen's output includes two symphonies, a violin concerto, a cello concerto, and the Romance for violin, as well as a number of Norwegian Rhapsodies for orchestra. At one time Svendsen was an intimate friend of the German composer Richard Wagner and Icelandic composer Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 30, 1840 (Oslo), Died June 14, 1911 (Copenhagen)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1923

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor C-9167 12-in. 7/13/1910 Romanze Howard Rattay Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-10297 10-in. 5/8/1911 Carnival in Paris Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor C-13340 12-in. 5/21/1913 Träume Victor Herbert's Orchestra Orchestra arranger  
Victor B-13922 10-in. 10/8/1913 Venetiansk serenade Carsten Woll Tenor vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-14759 10-in. 4/24/1914 Venetiansk serenade Rolf Hammer Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-19454 10-in. 4/6/1917 Venetiansk serenade Mischa Léon Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-23990 10-in. 5/3/1920 Serenade Venitienne Erik Ole Bye Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-26194 12-in. 4/3/1922 Romance in G Erica Morini Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 45818 10-in. 6/23/1915 Serenade venetienne Enrico Palmetto Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 79838 10-in. 5/12/1921 Romance Josef Bonime ; Eddy Brown Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 79847 10-in. 5/17/1921 Romance Josef Bonime ; Eddy Brown Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 36876 12-in. approximately 1914 Romance George Stehl Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 48700 12-in. 4/19/1916 Romance Kathleen Parlow ; Charles Adams Prince Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 75900 12-in. approximately 1917 Romance in G major Albert Sammons Violin solo, with piano composer  
Brunswick 5710 10-in. approximately June 1921 Swedish folk song Elshuco Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Edison 5058 10-in. 10/10/1916 Romance André Benoist ; Albert Spalding Violin solo, with piano composer  
Edison 9307 10-in. 12/26/1923 I fjol gjætt’e gjeitinn Carsten Woll Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Svendsen, Johan Severin," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102935.

Svendsen, Johan Severin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102935.

"Svendsen, Johan Severin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102935

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