Sigvart Høgh-Nilsen (29 April 1880 – 1919) was a Norwegian pianist and composer.

Biography

He was born on 29 April 1880 in

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to Captain Sigvart Nilsen (1852–1906) and Sophie Marie Olesdatter (1853–1924). After his birth, the family moved to

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. His mother was the daughter of Ole Mathias Pedersen (1822–1914). He studied music in

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Concerts

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic music, Romantic period. With a diverse List of compositions by Franz Liszt, body of work spanning more than six ...

, Ballade in B minor for piano (January 26, 1904) *Franz Liszt, Ballade in B minor for piano (April 15, 1904) *

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, Rhapsody in B minor for piano, Op. 70 (1906) *

Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most o ...

, '' Träume'', with Anna Jensen (1906) *Franz Liszt, ''Franciskus Legend'' (1906)

Compositions

*2 Deutsche Lieder nr. 1 Ich hab' im Traum geweinet ''Heine'' (1906)

References

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