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Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson ( BYURN-sən, Norwegian: [ˈbjø̂ːɳstjæːɳə ˈbjø̂ːɳsɔn]; 8 December 1832 – 26 April 1910) was a Norwegian writer who received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature "as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished by both the freshness of its inspiration and the rare purity of its spirit". The first Norwegian Nobel laureate, he was a prolific polemicist and extremely influential in Norwegian public life and Scandinavian cultural debate. Bjørnson is considered to be one of the four great Norwegian writers, alongside Ibsen, Lie, and Kielland. He is also celebrated for his lyrics to the Norwegian national anthem, "Ja, vi elsker dette landet". The composer Fredrikke Waaler based a composition for voice and piano (Spinnersken) on a text by Bjørnson, as did Anna Teichmüller (Die Prinzessin).

Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1832 (Kvikne), Died April 26, 1910 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1902 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 31 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-13916 10-in. 10/8/1913 Syng mig hjæm Carsten Woll Tenor vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor B-13923 10-in. 10/8/1913 Ja, vi elsker dette landet Carsten Woll Tenor vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor B-14466 10-in. 2/17/1914 The voice of the grass Cora Mel Patten Recitation lyricist  
Victor B-14758 10-in. 4/24/1914 Venevil Rolf Hammer Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor B-14760 10-in. 4/24/1914 Traet Rolf Hammer Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor B-14763 10-in. 4/24/1914 Ingrid's vise Rolf Hammer Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor B-18494 10-in. 10/6/1916 Synnöves sang Lydia Lindgren Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-19788 10-in. 5/15/1917 Jeg vil værge mit hand Christian Mathisen Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-19790 10-in. 5/15/1917 Norrona Kvadat Christian Mathisen Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-19917 10-in. 5/18/1917 Konge Kvadet Christian Mathisen Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-20226 10-in. 7/17/1917 Med in Primulaveris Carsten Woll Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-20235 10-in. 7/19/1917 Jeg tänkte, jeg blev noget riktig stort Alfred Halvorsen Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-20287 10-in. 8/7/1917 Killebukken Carsten Woll Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-20289 10-in. 8/7/1917 Aftnen er stille Nathalie Hansen Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-21538 10-in. 2/21/1918 Sjung mig hjæm Mildred R. Bruns Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-21576 10-in. 3/14/1918 Bissam, bissam baadne [Rock-a-bye] Eleonora Olson Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-27294 10-in. 1/8/1923 Synnöves sang Astrid Fjelde Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor BVE-33531 10-in. 10/1/1925 Ja, vi elsker dette landet De Forenede Skandinaviske Sangere i New York Male vocal chorus, unaccompanied lyricist  
Victor BVE-41436 10-in. 12/29/1927 Norrönakvadet Erling Krogh Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor [Trial 1918-05-11-01] Not documented 5/11/1918 Ja, vi elsker dette landet Norwegian Singing Society of Brooklyn Vocal chorus, unaccompanied lyricist  
Columbia 1011 7-in. ca. 1902-Oct. 1905 Ja vi elsker dette landet Tor Van Pyk Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 1011 10-in. ca. 1902 Ja vi elsker dette landet Tor Van Pyk Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 46572 10-in. Mid-late Aug. 1915 Ja vi elsker dette landet Carsten Woll Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
OKeh W81987 10-in. 1/3/1928 Ja, vi elsker dette Landet Erling Krogh Tenor vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
OKeh W403640 10-in. Jan. 1930 Synnoves sang Gudrun RIng Henning Female vocal solo, with violin and piano lyricist  
(Results 1-25 of 31 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104483.

Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104483.

"Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104483

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