Birger Sjöberg
Birger Sjöberg (1885–1929) was a Swedish poet, novelist and songwriter, whose best-known works include the faux-naïf song collection Fridas Bok (Frida's Book) and the novel Kvartetten Som Sprängdes (The Quartet That Split Up), a somewhat Dickensian relation about stock-exchange gambling in the twenties, and the frantic efforts to recover. Originally a journalist, Sjöberg wrote songs in his spare time. His debuted as a serious writer with the 1922 publication of Fridas Bok (Frida's Book), which was both a critical and popular success. Following a series of concert tours, he withdrew from public life and focused on his writing. After his death in 1929, a new series of songs and a selection of poems were published. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1885 (Vänersborg), Died 1929 (Växjö domkyrkoförsamling)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 0SB2124 | 10-in. | before 9/25/1947 | Den forsta gang jag sag dig | Nils Kihlberg ; Waldimirs Stråkorkester | Male vocal solo, with string ensemble | composer | |
Gramophone | 0SB2125 | 10-in. | before 9/25/1947 | Pa begäran | Nils Kihlberg ; Waldimirs Stråkorkester | Male vocal solo, with string ensemble | composer | |
Gramophone | BE2264 | 10-in. | 3/11/1930 | Fjärilen på Haga | Daniel Hertzman | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Gramophone | BT5224 | 10-in. | 10/1/1930 | Längtan till Italien | Daniel Hertzman | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sjöberg, Birger," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/369657.
Sjöberg, Birger. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/369657.
"Sjöberg, Birger." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Sjöberg, Birger, 1885-1929 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50025594
Wikidata: Birger Sjöberg - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q728263
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/39419176
MusicBrainz: Birger Sjöberg - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7c30761b-15e4-4eab-b576-31515c1ec225
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