Johan Severin Svendsen

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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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 November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102935.

Svendsen, Johan Severin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102935.

"Svendsen, Johan Severin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.