Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

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 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	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
Brunswick	12767-12768	10-in.	3/31/1924	Synnöves sang	Karin Branzell	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	12911-12912	10-in.	4/17/1924	Synnöves sang	Karin Branzell	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	6255	10-in.	between 7/1/1918 and 7/5/1918	Synnove's song	Anna Case	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	6702	10-in.	4/2/1919	Ja, vi elsker dette landet	Carsten Woll	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Gramophone	0SB3452	10-in.	before 4/29/1952	Synnöves sang	Åke Jelvings Orkester ; Ingrid Löfvenberg	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Gramophone	BB10875	10-in.	5/17/1927	Ja, vi elsker dette landet	Guldbergs Akademiske Kor	Male vocal chorus, unaccompanied	lyricist

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.