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Johan Svendsen
12+ albums
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Johan Svendsen (30 September 1840 – 14 June 1911) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. Born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, he lived most of his life in Copenhagen, Denmark. In stark contrast to his more famous contemporary and close friend, Edvard Grieg, Svendsen was famous for his skill of orchestration rather than that of harmonic value. While Grieg composed mostly for small instrumentation, Svendsen composed primarily for orchestras and large ensembles. His most famous work is his romance for violin and orchestra. He was very popular in Denmark and Norway during his life both as a composer and a conductor, winning many national awards and honors. However this popularity did not translate into acceptance into the international repertory of classical music. He died in Copenhagen, aged 70. Probably we have to go back to Franz Schubert to find a composer whose Opus 1 has attained the wide popularity of Svendsen's, his A minor string quartet, while his octet, Opus 3, added to his fame. Though Svendsen was at one time intimate friends with Richard Wagner, the latter does not seem to have influenced his music, which includes two symphonies, a violin concerto, and the romance for violin, as well as a number of Norwegian rhapsodies for orchestra. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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2 Swedish Folk-Melodies, Op. 27: No. 1 Allt Under Himmelens Faste: Adagio
9,4492Variations on a Norwegian Folktune, Op. 31: I fjol gjaett'e gjeitinn
4,76432 Swedish Folk-Melodies, Op. 27: No. 2 Du Gamla, Du Friska, Du Fjellhoga Nord: Moderato
9844Variations On A Norwegian Folktune, Op. 31: I Fjol Gjaett'e Gjeitinn: Andantino
7545Romance in G Major, Op. 26
69662 Icelandic Melodies, Op. 30: No. 2: Moderato
4447Romance, Op. 26
3748Norwegian Rhapsody No. 4, Op. 22
33692 Icelandic Melodies, Op. 30: No. 1: Maestoso
32110Fest-Polonaise
289albums
Svendsen, J.: Orchestral Music
Scandinavian String Music
Svendsen: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
Svendsen: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2
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100 Masterpieces Of Classical Music
Svendsen: Symphony No. 1 / Symphony No. 2 / 2 Swedish Folk Tunes
Svendsen, J.: Norwegian Rhapsodies Nos. 1-4 / Romeo and Juliet / Zorahayda
Norwegian Violin Favourites
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Meditation: Classical Relaxation, Vol. 2
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Johan Svendsen: Norwegian Rhapsodies Nos. 1-4 / Romeo And Juliet / Zorahayda
Five Nordic Masters: Svendsen / Stenhammer / Nielsen / Sibelius / Tubin
Svendsen: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3