Johan Svendsen (1840 - 1911)

Norvège

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.

His father was a music teacher and Svendsen learned both the violin and clarinet from him. By the time he finished school, he was working as an orchestral musician, and occasionally made short concert tours as a violinist. In Lübeck, on one of his tours, he came to the attention of a wealthy merchant who made it possible for him to study from 1863-67 at the Leipzig Conservatory. He began his studies with Ferdinand David, but problems with his hand forced him to switch to composition, which he studied with Carl Reinecke. He completed his studies in Leipzig in 1867, receiving first prize in composition. During this period, Svendsen had a son out of wedlock, Johann Richard Rudolph (1867–1933).

Gradually his attention turned to conducting. After spending time in Paris (1868–70) and Leipzig (1870–72), he returned to Christiania. In the summer of 1871, he went to New York City to marry Sarah (Sally, later changed to Bergljot) Levett Schmidt, whom he had met in Paris. He was conductor of the Musical Society Concerts in Christiania (1872–77), then spent three years in Germany, Italy, England and France. He returned to teach and conduct in Kristiania (1880–1883). In 1883, he was appointed principal conductor of the Royal Theater Orchestra in Copenhagen, where he lived until his death.

In 1884, he and his wife separated, and she moved to Paris. Their relationship had been chaotic for several years. A famous anecdote would have it that in 1883, in a fit of anger, she had thrown the only copy of his Symphony No. 3 in the fire. This incident was used by Henrik Ibsen in Hedda Gabler. If anything was caught up in the fire at all, it is rather unlikely it was anything near a complete symphony. However, some sketches, most likely for a symphony, were found by conductor Bjarte Engeset in 2007. They were elaborated and orchestrated by Bjørn Morten Christophersen and premiered by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Engeset in 2011. Following a divorce from Sarah (10 December 1901), he married (23 December 1901) Juliette Haase, with whom he had been living and had three children. His younger son from this marriage was the famous Danish actor Eyvind Johan-Svendsen (1896–1946).

In stark contrast to his more famous contemporary and close friend, Edvard Grieg, Svendsen was famous for his skill of orchestration rather than that of harmonic value. While Grieg composed mostly for small instrumentation, Svendsen composed primarily for orchestras and large ensembles. His most famous work is his Romance for violin and orchestra, Op. 26. He was very popular in Denmark and Norway during his lifetime, both as a composer and a conductor, winning many national awards and honors. However this popularity did not translate into acceptance into the international repertory of classical music. He died in Copenhagen, aged 70.

Svendsen's first published work, the String Quartet in A minor, Op. 1, achieved great popular success. He quickly followed with the String Octet, Op. 3 and String Quintet, Op. 5, both of which added to his early fame. All of Svendsen's chamber music was written while he was at the Leipzig Conservatory, yet these works are not considered student works. By general consensus, Svendsen was regarded as one of the most talented students then at the Conservatory. His works won prizes and received public performances to much acclaim. (Hide extended text) ... (Read all)
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Romance (Op.26)
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Violin, Orchestra (original instrumentation) / 12 PDF /

1881
By Fs, the 04 Sep 2014

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Romance (Op.26)
Johan Svendsen

Violin and Piano / 2 PDF /
Arranger : Svendsen, Johan

1881
By Fs, the 03 Sep 2014

Violin Concerto (Op.6)
Johan Svendsen

Violin and Piano / 2 PDF /
Arranger : Reckendorf, Alois

1868-70
By Fs, the 18 May 2015

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Bull, Ole :

Flute and string quintet / 6 PDF /
Arranger : Svendsen, Johan

By Fs, the 08 Jul 2018

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String Quintet (Op.5)
Johan Svendsen

String Quintet : 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello / 5 PDF /

1867
By Fs, the 01 May 2017

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Fest-Polonaise (Op.12)
Johan Svendsen

Violin, Cello, Piano and Harmonium / 1 PDF /
Arranger : Hansen, Nikolaj

By Fs, the 10 Dec 2014

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Norsk Kunstnerkarneval
Johan Svendsen

Violin, Cello, Piano and Harmonium / 1 PDF /
Arranger : Hansen, Nikolaj

By Fs, the 18 May 2015

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Norsk Kunstnerkarneval
Johan Svendsen

Violin, Organ / 2 PDF /
Arranger : Reinhard, August

By Fs, the 18 May 2015

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Romanze (Op.26)
Johan Svendsen

Violin and Piano / 2 PDF /

By Fs, the 01 May 2017

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Romance (Op.26)
Johan Svendsen

Violin and Piano / 2 PDF /

1916
By Fs, the 01 May 2017

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Norwegian Rhapsody No.3 (Op.21)
Johan Svendsen

Violin, Cello, Piano and Harmonium / 1 PDF /
Arranger : Hansen, Nikolaj

1876
By Fs, the 04 Jun 2017

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String Octet for 4 Violons, 2 Viola and 2 Cellos (Op.3)
Johan Svendsen

String Ensemble / 12 PDF /

1867
By Fs, the 01 May 2017

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String Quartet (Op.1)
Johan Svendsen

String Quartet / 4 PDF /

1900
By Fs, the 01 May 2017

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Romance (Op.26)
Johan Svendsen

2 Violins (duet) / 1 PDF /
Arranger : Hollaender, Gustav

1881
By Fs, the 03 Sep 2014

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Romance (Op.26)
Johan Svendsen

3 Violins (trio) / 1 PDF /
Arranger : Hansen, Nikolaj

1881
By Fs, the 03 Sep 2014

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I Fjol gjætt'e Gjeitinn (Op.31)
Johan Svendsen

String Quintet : 2 Violins, Viola, Cello and Bass / 1 PDF /

1877
By Fs, the 01 May 2017

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