Johan Svendsen

Norwegian composer and conductor

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 of 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.

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Works

2 Swedish Folk-Melodies, op. 27
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A major, op. 6
String Octet in A major, op. 3
String Quartet in A minor, op. 1
Symphony No. 1
Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 15
To svenske folkeviser
Two Icelandic Melodies, op. 30

Box sets & recent recordings

Abendlied, Op. 85, No. 12 (Arr. for String Orchestra by Johan Svendsen) — Robert Schumann, Lucerne Festival Strings, Daniel Dodds (2024) Spotify

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