Johan Halvorsen

Johan Halvorsen (15 March 1864 – 4 December 1935) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist.

Birth and Death Data: Born Drammen (municipality in Buskerud, Norway), Died December 4, 1935 (Oslo (capital city of Norway) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor C-11353 12-in. 12/11/1911 Einzugsmarsch der Bojoren Sousa's Band Band composer  
Victor B-13930 10-in. 10/9/1913 Danebrogssang Carsten Woll Tenor vocal solo, with piano composer, lyricist  
Victor B-19233 10-in. 3/1/1917 Der stod sig et slag udi Kjögebugt Sofus Kjeldsen Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-20098 10-in. 6/26/1917 Chant de la Veslemoy Efrem Zimbalist Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-20122 10-in. 6/14/1917 Du spørger, mit barn, eften broder din Sofus Kjeldsen Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-20211 10-in. 7/10/1917 Østerdølsmarschen Alfred Halvorsen Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-20241 10-in. 7/19/1917 Gud signe Norigs land Carsten Woll Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-29901 12-in. 4/16/1924 Festival march of the boyars Willem Mengelberg ; New York Philharmonic Orchestra composer  
Victor B-32165 10-in. 3/17/1925 Danses norvégiennes Cecilia Hansen Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-32165 10-in. 3/30/1925 Danses norvégiennes Cecilia Hansen Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor CVE-92834 12-in. 7/3/1935 March of the boyards Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra composer  
Victor BS-065080 10-in. 5/6/1941 Jeg vil verge mit land (Fatherland's song) Herman Ivarson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio composer  
Victor CS-065639 12-in. 5/22/1941 Passacaglia, part 1 Jascha Heifetz ; William Primrose Violin and viola duet composer  
Victor CS-065640 12-in. 5/22/1941 Passacaglia, concluded [part 2] Jascha Heifetz ; William Primrose Violin and viola duet composer  
Columbia 30867 12-in. 12/31/1911 Entrance of the Bojaren Russian Symphony Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 49074 12-in. 1/14/1917 The triumphal entry of the bojaren Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra ; Ernst Kunwald Orchestra composer  
Columbia W98385 12-in. 9/8/1927 March of the Bojaren Robert Hood Bowers ; Columbia Symphony Orchestra Orchestra composer  
OKeh S-758 10-in. approximately July 1919 Entry of the boyards Conway's Band Band composer  
Brunswick XC278-XC279 12-in. 5/3/1926 Entrance of the Boyards Cleveland Orchestra ; Nikolai Sokoloff Orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Halvorsen, Johan," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103479.

Halvorsen, Johan. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103479.

"Halvorsen, Johan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103479

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Halvorsen, Johan, 1864-1935 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82020520

Wikidata: Johan Halvorsen - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q449172

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/84435897

MusicBrainz: Johan Halvorsen - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b0cba95f-2fd2-4d0e-82a8-2ba17bb3ac7d

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