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Also known as Johan Severin Svendsen

Norwegian composer and conductor (1840–1911)

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Top works

  • Symphonies No.s 1&2

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Johan 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. 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. <a href="https://www

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Key facts

Born
( 1840-09-30 ) 30 September 1840, Christiania , Norway
Died
14 June 1911 (1911-06-14) (aged 70), Copenhagen , Denmark
Occupations
composer, conductor, violinist

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Works in European collections

9 objects attributed to Johan Svendsen, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

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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