The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is a Norwegian orchestra based in Bergen. Its principal concert venue is the

Grieg Hall Grieg Hall ( no, Grieghallen) is a 1,500 seat concert hall located on Edvard Griegs' square in Bergen, Norway. Grieghallen was named in honor of Bergen-born composer Edvard Grieg, who served as music director of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra ...

History

Established in

1765 Events January–March * January 23 – Prince Joseph of Austria marries Princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria in Vienna. * January 29 – One week before his death, Mir Jafar, who had been enthroned as the Nawab of Bengal and ru ...

under the name ''Det Musicalske Selskab'' (The Musical Society), it later changed its name to ''Musikselskabet Harmonien''. Bergen citizens often refer to the ensemble as "Harmonien" (the Harmony). After World War I, there was strong interest in the major Norwegian cities of Bergen and Kristiania (later Oslo) in having larger orchestras. In 1919, the orchestra in Bergen was reorganized to employ 40 professional full-time musicians. As of 2015, the orchestra has 101 musicians. The orchestra has had a long tradition of playing contemporary music. Ludwig van Beethoven's second symphony was performed in Bergen in the year it was published,

1804 Events January–March * January 1 – Haiti gains independence from France, and becomes the first black republic, having the only successful slave revolt ever. * February 4 – The Sokoto Caliphate is founded in West Africa. * Februa ...

, even before it was performed in Berlin. Bergen-born

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

Edvard Grieg had close ties with the orchestra, and was artistic director from 1880 to 1882. He also bequeathed a portion of his estate to a fund which continues to provide financial support for the orchestra. Other composers have served as principal conductor of the orchestra, including

Arvid Fladmoe Arvid Fladmoe (8 May 1915 – 18 November 1993) was a Norwegian composer and conductor. He was particularly known for his work as conductor of opera and operetta. Background Arvid Emil Fladmoe was born in Oslo, Norway. His parents were Vict ...

Johan Halvorsen Johan Halvorsen (15 March 1864 – 4 December 1935) was a Norwegian composer, conducting, conductor and violinist. Life Born in Drammen, he was an accomplished violinist from a very early age and became a prominent figure in Norwegian musical ...

Iver Holter Iver Paul Fredrik Holter (13 December 1850 – 27 January 1941) was a Norwegian composer. He was conductor and music director of the Oslo Philharmonic for a quarter century. Biography Iver Paul Fredrik Holter was born in Gausdal, Oppland, N ...

Richard Henneberg Karl Vilhelm Albert Richard Henneberg (5 August 1853 – 19 October 1925) was a German composer and conductor. His mother was named Augusta Boltman, and his father, Albert Henneberg, was an opera singer. He was born in Berlin, Germany. He was a ...

Olav Kielland Olav Løchen Kielland (16 August 1901 in Trondheim – 5 August 1985 in Bø, Telemark) was a Norwegian composer and conductor. Early life and education Olav Løchen Kielland was born the son of Gabriel Kielland (1871–1960) and Margit Løchen ...

and

Per Winge Per Carl Winge (August 27, 1858 – September 7, 1935) was a Norwegians, Norwegian Conducting, conductor, pianist and composer, known primarily for his vocal music.

. Composer Harald Sæverud was frequently invited to conduct his own works, and the orchestra continues to commission and perform new compositions on a regular basis. Other composers who have conducted their own works with the orchestra include Aaron Copland, Karl Nielsen, Jean Sibelius, Witold Lutosławski, Lukas Foss, and Krzysztof Penderecki. In 1953, the ''Festspillene i Bergen'' was started and Leopold Stokowski was contracted to conduct the orchestra. Other conductors at the Bergen Festival have included Eugene Ormandy and Sir Thomas Beecham. American

conductor Conductor or conduction may refer to: Music * Conductor (music), a person who leads a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra. * ''Conductor'' (album), an album by indie rock band The Comas * Conduction, a type of structured free improvisation ...

Andrew Litton became principal conductor in 2003 and artistic director in 2005. In 2002 the orchestra began to record the complete orchestral works of Edvard Grieg, the first Norwegian orchestra to do so. Norwegian conductor Ole Kristian Ruud and the orchestra recorded the final of the 7 CDs for BIS., in 2005. Litton now has the title of conductor laureate with the orchestra. The orchestra's current chief conductor is

Edward Gardner Edward Gardner may refer to: * Edward W. Gardner (1867–1932), American balkline and straight rail billiards champion * Edward Joseph Gardner (1898–1950), U.S. Representative from Ohio * Ed Gardner (1901–1963), American actor, director and wr ...

, since October 2015, with an initial contract of 3 seasons. In January 2017. the orchestra announced the extension of Gardner's contract in Bergen through 2021. In September 2019, the orchestra further extended Gardner's contract through 2023. In June 2021, the orchestra announced a 1-year extension of Gardner's contract through July 2024. In November 2021, the orchestra announced the appointment of Sir Mark Elder as its next principal guest conductor, effective 1 August 2022, with an initial contract of three years through 31 July 2025. Gardner is scheduled to conclude his tenure as chief conductor at the close of the 2023–2024 season. Many members of the orchestra teach at the Grieg Academy of Music, which is a music conservatory within the University of Bergen.

Chief conductors

* Samuel Lind (1765–1769) * Benjamin Ohle (1769–1770) * Niels Haslund (1770–1785) * Ole Pedersen Rødder (1785–1805) * J. Hindrich Paulsen (1805–1806, 1809–1820) * Mathias Lundholm (1820–1827) * Ferdinand Giovanni Schediwy (1827–1844) * Ferdinand August Rojahn (1856–1859) * Otto Lübert (1855–1856) * Ferdinand A. Rojahn (1856–1859) * August Fries (1859–1862, 1864–1873) * Amadeus Wolfgang Maczewsky (1862–1864) * Richard Henneberg (1873–1875) * Adolf Blomberg (1875–1878) * Hermann Levi (1879–1880) * Edvard Grieg (1880–1882) *

(1882–1886) *

Per Winge Per Carl Winge (August 27, 1858 – September 7, 1935) was a Norwegians, Norwegian Conducting, conductor, pianist and composer, known primarily for his vocal music.

(1886–1888) * Georg Washington Magnus (1892–1893) *

(1893–1898) * Christian Danning (1899–1901, 1902–1905) *

Harald Heide Harald Heide (March 8, 1876 – January 27, 1956) was a Norwegian violinist, conductor, and composer. Heide was born in Fredrikstad, the son of the violin-maker Johan Albert Heide (1847–1925). He studied music theory and violin at the Oslo Con ...

(1907–1948) *

(1948–1952) *

Carl von Garaguly Carl von Garaguly (28 December 1900 – 18 October 1984), also known as Carl Garaguly, was a Hungarian violinist and conductor who spent much of his working life in Scandinavia. He was born in Budapest, and worked many years in Gothenburg a ...

(1952–1958) *

(1958–1961) *

Karsten Andersen Karsten Anker Andersen (16 February 192015 December 1997) was a Norwegian conductor. Life Karsten Andersen was born in Fredrikstad. He graduated from the Oslo Music Conservatory (1938–39) and Accademia Musicale Chigiana (1947). He made his deb ...

(1964–1985) *

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(1985–1990) * Dmitri Kitajenko (1990–1998) * Simone Young (1998–2002) * Andrew Litton (2003–2015) *

(2015–present)

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra timeline

*1765 – ''Det Musicalske Selskab'' (The Musical Society) established *1769 – Society renamed ''Det Harmoniske Selskab'' (The Harmonic Society) *1770 – Society has over 30 members, one-third are singers. Thursday set as concert day. *1771 – Fire destroys concert locale. *1773 – Society rents '' Altona'' as concert locale (until 1807). *1774 – Society has 20 instrumentalists, mirroring

Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

's Esterhazy orchestra of 1766 to 1790 *1783 – Society engages

Ole Rødder Ole Rødder (1743–1806) was Norwegian violinist. He became the first paid musician of Bergen's '' Musikselskabet Harmonien'' in 1783, serving as concertmaster of the orchestra, which later became the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Rødder was ...

as a paid violinist. *1785 – Society's orchestra has 25 members. *1799 –

Johan Henrich Poulson Johan Henrich Poulson was a Danish violinist. He was a student of Giovanni Battista Viotti. He relocated to Bergen, Norway in 1799, and stayed there until 1826. While in Bergen, he became Ole Bull's first teacher, was active as a recitalist, and ...

, student of

Giovanni Battista Viotti Giovanni Battista Viotti (12 May 1755 – 3 March 1824) was an Italian violinist whose virtuosity was famed and whose work as a composer featured a prominent violin and an appealing lyrical tunefulness. He was also a director of French and Italia ...

leads orchestra. *1811 – Society buys its own building on King Oscar's street. Orchestra has c. 30 members. *1812 – Society's members give free instruction to young musicians, some of whom play in the orchestra. *1818 – violinist

Ole Bull Ole Bornemann Bull (; 5 February 181017 August 1880) was a Norwegian virtuoso violinist and composer. According to Robert Schumann, he was on a level with Niccolò Paganini for the speed and clarity of his playing. Biography Background Bull was ...

begins playing in the orchestra at age 8. *1819 – violinist Ole Bull performs

Ignaz Pleyel Ignace Joseph Pleyel (; ; 18 June 1757 – 14 November 1831) was an Austrian-born French composer, music publisher and piano builder of the Classical period. Life Early years He was born in in Lower Austria, the son of a schoolmaster named Ma ...

concerto with orchestra. *1820 – Swede

Mathias Lundholm Carl Mathias Lundholm (1785–1860) was a Swedish violinist and conductor. He studied violin in Paris with Pierre Baillot (1771–1842) from 1814 until 1816, and was teacher to both Ole Bull (1810–1880) and Otto Lindblad Otto Jonas Lindb ...

becomes orchestra's conductor. *1827 – Prague-born Ferdinand Giovanni Schediwy named conductor. Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven dominate orchestra's repertoire. *1839 – As a promotion, the society advertises that each man can bring two women to concerts. *1855 – Otto Lübbert becomes musical leader. *1856 – Society renamed ''Musikselskabet Harmonien''. Ferdinand A. Rojahn named orchestra leader. First part of Haydn's "Creation" performed after over 100 rehearsals. *1859 – August Fries named conductor. *1862 – Musicians from ''Harmonien'' assist the 18-year-old Edvard Grieg with his first concert in his home city of Bergen after his studies in Leipzig. Amadeus Wolfgang Maczewsky becomes orchestra leader. *1863 – Edvard Grieg performs a Beethoven sonata with Maczewsky on a Society concert. *1865 – August Fries leads Grieg's ''Symphony in C Minor''. *1866 –

Felix Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include sy ...

's ''Elijah'' performed with Nina Hagerup as a soloist. *1870 – Orchestra has 41 permanent members *1871 – Johan Svendsen's Symphony in D Major is played for the first time in Bergen. *1873 –

hired as conductor. *1875 – German Adolf Blomberg becomes Kapellmeister. *1879 – Hermann Levi hired as conductor after Grieg declines offer. *1880 – Edvard Grieg becomes artistic director. *1881 – Orchestra performs Grieg's A minor Piano Concerto with Alice Lindberg as soloist. *1882 – Composer Iver Holter becomes conductor. *1883 – Orchestra premieres Grieg's ''Landkjenning'' *1885 –

hired as concertmaster *1886 –

Per Winge Per Carl Winge (August 27, 1858 – September 7, 1935) was a Norwegians, Norwegian Conducting, conductor, pianist and composer, known primarily for his vocal music.

named conductor. *1889 – No concerts. *1893 – Johan Halvorsen becomes conductor. During his six seasons as conductor, he introduces music of Glinka, Delibes, Dvořák,

Humperdinck Humperdinck or Humperdink is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Engelbert Humperdinck (composer) (1854–1921), German composer * Adelheid Wette nee Humperdinck (1858–1916), German author, composer, and folklorist; librettist o ...

and Sibelius to Bergensers. *1907 – Death of Edvard Grieg. *1908 –

becomes principal conductor. "Edvard Grieg's Fund" established. *1915 – Orchestra celebrates 150th season. First concert in ''Koncert-Palæet''. *1919 – Orchestra reorganized and employs 40 full-time musicians. *1920–21 – Jean Sibelius conducts his own works: '' Symphony #2'', '' The Swan of Tuonela'' and '' Finlandia'' *1923–24 – Carl Nielsen conducts his own works, including '' The Four Temperaments''. Orchestra premieres Harald Sæverud ''Symphony Nr. 2''. *1924–25 –

Pierre Monteux Pierre Benjamin Monteux (; 4 April 18751 July 1964) was a French (later American) conductor. After violin and viola studies, and a decade as an orchestral player and occasional conductor, he began to receive regular conducting engagements in ...

guest conducts. *1925–26 – Orchestra celebrates its 160th season. *1927–28 – First radio broadcasts of orchestra's concerts. *1930–31 – Marian Anderson solos with orchestra three years before her London debut. Kurt Atterberg conducts his own ''Symphony Nr. 6''. *1931–32 – Orchestra premieres Harald Sæverud ''Symphony No. 3''. *1934–35 –

Karol Szymanowski Karol Maciej Szymanowski (; 6 October 188229 March 1937) was a Polish composer and pianist. He was a member of the modernist Young Poland movement that flourished in the late 19th and early 20th century. Szymanowski's early works show the inf ...

featured as soloist in his own ''Sinfonia Concertante'' for piano and orchestra. *1938 – First "Young Soloists Concert." *1939–40 – Orchestra holds first "Worker's Concert" *1941 – At the orchestra's 175-year jubilee concert, a Nazi mob protests against

Ernst Glaser Ernst Glaser (born 24 February 1904 in Hamburg, Germany - 3 April 1979 in Oslo, Norway) was a German / Norwegian violinist, orchestra conductor and music teacher, married to the pianist Kari Marie Aarvold Glaser. He was the father of the pianist ...

, a Jew who was scheduled to perform as soloist on

's violin. He is whisked away by rescuers and the concert is cancelled after the first number. *1942–43 – Orchestra gives five memorial concerts for Edvard Grieg's 100-year jubilee. *1943 – Air-raid warning interrupts season opening concert. *1944–45 – Concert time changed to 6:00 p.m. because of 9:00 curfew. Orchestra holds benefit concert for victims of bombing in Laksevåg. *1946–47 – Orchestra premieres Harald Sæverud ''Oboe Concerto.'' School concert series begins. *1947–48 – Site for Grieg Hall selected. Haakon B. Wallem donates one million Norwegian Kroner to building fund. *1948 –

becomes principal conductor. *1951 – Orchestra employs 54 full-time musicians. *1952–53 –

named Artistic Director. *1953 – Bergen International Festival begins. Leopold Stokowski conducts. *1953–54 – ''Harmonien's fund for New Music'' established. *1954–55 – Eugene Ormandy guest conducts. *1956–57 – Orchestra premieres

Egil Hovland Egil Hovland (October 18, 1924 – February 5, 2013) was a Norwegian composer. Hovland was born in Råde. He studied at the Oslo conservatory with Arild Sandvold and Bjarne Brustad, in Copenhagen with Vagn Holmboe, at Tanglewood with Aaron ...

''Symphony No. 2.'' *1957–58 – Orchestra premieres

Geirr Tveitt Geirr Tveitt (born Nils Tveit; 19 October 1908 – 1 February 1981) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. Tveitt was a central figure of the national movement in Norwegian cultural life during the 1930s. Life Early years Tveitt was born in Be ...

''Brudlaupssuiten.'' *1958–59 –

becomes Artistic Director. Orchestra employs 60 full-time musicians. *1961–62 –

guest conducts. *1962–63 – Orchestra has first international tour, to Copenhagen, Denmark. *1964 –

becomes principal conductor *1966 – Tour to the U. S. A. under the name "Norwegian Festival Orchestra." Orchestra celebrates 200th season. Karsten Andersen named Artistic Director. *1968 –

King Olav V of Norway Olav V (; born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Nor ...

lays cornerstone of the

. *1969–70 – Orchestra premieres

Ragnar Søderlind Ragnar Søderlind (born 27 June 1945) is a Norway, Norwegian composer. He has written ballets and operas, and for the concert hall, programmatic works based on poems. Biography Ragnar studied with Conrad Baden in Oslo and with Erik Bergman and Joo ...

''Polaris.'' *1970–71 – Lukas Foss conducts ''Rileys in C.'' Orchestra tours England. *1972–73 – Orchestra tours Germany. Orchestra premieres

Magnar Åm Magnar Åm (born 9 April 1952) is a Norwegian composer. Selected works *Concerto for Accordion "Tropic of Cancer" (available for listening from here ) References External links *Composer's Webpag 1952 births Norwegian composers ...

''Bøn.'' *1974–75 – Orchestra premieres

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''Symphony No. 11'' *1975–76 – Aaron Copland conducts his own works. *1976–77 – Orchestra premieres

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''Cello Concerto.'' *1978 – Orchestra moves to the Grieg Hall. *1979–80 – Orchestra tours Tallinn, Moscow and Leningrad. Antal Doráti guest conducts. *1980–81 – Witold Lutosławski conducts his own works. Dmitri Kitajenko conducts orchestra for first time. Orchestra employs 72 full-time musicians. *1982–83 – Krzysztof Penderecki conducts his own works.

conducts orchestra for first time. *1984–85 – Orchestra tours Belgium and France. *1985 –

becomes principal conductor *1986 – Name changed to ''Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester.'' Orchestra employs 83 full-time musicians. *1989 – Orchestra employs 89 full-time musicians. *1990 – Dmitri Kitajenko becomes principal conductor *1997 –

Lorentz Reitan Lorentz Reitan (born 5 January 1946) is a Norwegian musicologist. He was born in Haugesund. He was an associate professor at Bergen Teacher's College from 1976 to 1989, then director of the Bergen International Festival from 1990 to 1995. From 19 ...

becomes managing director *1998 – Simone Young becomes principal conductor *2000 – Krzysztof Penderecki and Luciano Berio each conduct their own works. *2002 – Orchestra tours Austria ( Bregenz, Salzburg, Vienna and

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) and Croatia ( Zagreb) with Spanish conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos *2003 – Andrew Litton becomes principal conductor, takes orchestra on tour to Spain. *2005 – Andrew Litton named artistic director. Orchestra celebrates its 240th season. Litton leads European tour with concerts in Udine, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Rome, Vienna and

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. *2006 – Orchestra roster increased to 98 musicians. Orchestra goes on strike during Bergen International Festival.

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becomes managing director. *2007 – Touring to the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Birmingham Symphony Hall and Royal Albert Hall, PROMS (London), with Boris Berezovsky as piano-soloist. 12-concert tour of the US including Carnegie Hall, New York. Soloist: André Watts, piano. *2008 – Concert at Musikverein, Vienna. Soloist Johannes Moser, cello. Three-concert tour of Poland, Estonia and Sweden with soloist Nikolaj Znaider, violin.

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra partial discography

BIS records: * Peter Tchaikovsky and Alexander Glazunov: Violin Concertos.

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, violin. Andrew Litton, conductor * Peter Tchaikovsky:

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoye ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, link=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failur ...

, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker. Neeme Järvi, conductor * Edvard Grieg: The Complete Orchestral Music. BIS-CD-1740/42 (8cds). Ole Kristian Ruud, conductor * Kalevi Aho – Concerto for Contrabassoon and Orchestra. Lewis Lipnick, contrabassoon. Andrew Litton, conductor. BIS-CD-1574. 2007 * Sergei Prokofiev – ''Romeo and Juliet'', Andrew Litton, conductor. BIS-SACD- * Edvard Grieg – Olav Trygvason, Orchestral Songs. Ole Kristian Ruud, conductor, Solveig Kringelborn, soprano, Ingebjørg Kosmo, mezzo-soprano,

Trond Halstein Moe Trond Halstein Moe (born December 20, 1954, Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian operatic baritone. He trained at University of Trondheim and the Norwegian Academy of Music, and in 1987 won First Prize in the International Hans Gabor ''Belvedere'' S ...

baritone, Marita Solberg, soprano, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Kor Vest, Voci Nobili. 2006. BIS-SACD-1531 * Edvard Grieg – Peer Gynt Suites. Ole Kristian Ruud, conductor. 2006. BIS-SACD-1591 * Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Music for Strings. Ole Kristian Ruud, conductor. 2005. BIS-SACD-1491 * Edvard Grieg – Peer Gynt (The Complete Incidental Music) (May 2005) SACD-1441/42 *

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– Spiegel im Spiegel (April 2005) CD-1434 *Edvard Grieg – Sigurd Jorsalfar (March 2004 SACD-1391 *Edvard Grieg – Orchestral Dances (May 2003) SACD-1291 *Edvard Grieg – Piano Concerto (February 2003) SACD-1191 * Benjamin Britten – The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (January 1989) CD-420 *

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– Symphonies No.3 & No.4, re-orchestrated by Gustav Mahler (January 1988) CD-394 *Robert Schumann – Symphonies No.1 & No.2, re-orchestrated by Gustav Mahler (January 1987) CD-361 *

Eduard Tubin Eduard Tubin ( – 17 November 1982) was an Estonian composer, conductor, and choreographer. Life Tubin was born in Torila, Tartu County, Governorate of Livonia, then part of the Russian Empire. Both his parents were music lovers, and his fat ...

– Symphony No.4 (January 1986) CD-227, also available in a compilation of the Tubin symphonies, CD-1402/04 Hyperion: * Eyvind Alnæs and Christian Sinding: Piano Concertos. Piers Lane, piano. Andrew Litton, conductor. 2007. Hyperion CDA67555 Chandos: *

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov . At the time, his name was spelled Николай Андреевичъ Римскій-Корсаковъ. la, Nicolaus Andreae filius Rimskij-Korsakov. The composer romanized his name as ''Nicolas Rimsk ...

– Symphony No. 1; Symphony No. 2 "Antar"; Symphony No. 3; Capriccio espagnol; Russian Easter Overture; Piano Concerto; Sadko. Geoffrey Tozer (piano), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Chandos 6613 CD Nkf: *Bull: Herdgirl's Sunday, Bergen Symphony Orchestra with Arve Tellefsen. Conducted by Karsten Andersen (1995) ASIN: B0000044TC Simax: *

Ludvig Irgens-Jensen Paul Ludvig Irgens-Jensen (13 April 1894 – 11 April 1969) was a Norwegian twentieth-century composer. Irgens-Jensen studied piano with Nils Larsen while a philology student at the University of Oslo. He began composing in 1920, and the radical n ...

– Japanischer Frühling; Passacaglia; Pastorale religioso; Canto d'omaggio, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ragnhild Heiland Sorensen (soprano), Eivind Aadland (conductor) Simax 1164 CD Virgin Classics: *Bolero: French & Russian Orchestral Favorites, Dmitri Kitajenko (conductor) ASIN: B000059LOF *Classical Dreams: Music to Inspire; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, et al. ASIN: B00005Q467 *Grieg: Piano Concerto – Sonata Op. 7, Lyric Pieces Opp. 43, 54 & 65, Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) #61745 (2000) ASIN: B00004LCAV *Grieg: Symphonic Dances Op64; Funeral March in Memory of Richard Nordraak, Dmitri Kitajenko (conductor) (2000) ASIN: B000026CIK Decca: *Grieg: Symphony in c minor, Karsten Andersen (conductor) (the orquesta appears on the record as Bergen Symphonic Orchestra) Decca SXDL 7537 Other:

References

External links

Official Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra website

IMG Artists: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

BIS Records: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
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