1966 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1966 in Scandinavian music.
Events
- March – Birgit Nilsson doubles in the roles of Venus and Elisabeth in Wagner's Tannhäuser, at the Metropolitan Opera, opposite Pekka Nuotio.[1]
- 5 March – The 11th Eurovision Song Contest is held in Luxembourg, and is won by Austria. Of the Scandinavian countries, Sweden finish 2nd, Norway 3rd, Finland 10th and Denmark 14th.[2]
- 29-30 May The first Helsinki Folk Festival takes place, in Sandvik, Espoo, Finland, as a one-off event.[3]
- unknown date – Nicolai Gedda is inducted into the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.[4]
New works
- Ulf Grahn – Symphony no 1[5]
- Harald Sæverud – Symphony no 9[6]
- Leif Segerstam – String Quartet no 4[7]
Popular music
- Benny Andersson
- "Consolation" (#1 Sweden for Hep Stars)[8]
- "Sunny Girl" (#1 Sweden for Hep Stars)[9]
- Benny Andersson and Svenne Hedlund – "Wedding" (#1 Sweden for Hep Stars)[10]
- Tages – "In My Dreams" (#1 Sweden)[11]
New recordings
- Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail, with Nicolai Gedda and Lucia Popp; (Belmonte) Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Josef Krips, EMI[12]
- Steinn Steinarr – Steinn Steinarr Les Eigin Ljóð (spoken word)[13]
Eurovision Song Contest
- Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966
- Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966
- Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966
Film music
Musical films
- Flagermusen, with music by Johann Strauss II[15]
Births
- 16 April – Jarle Vespestad, Norwegian jazz drummer[16]
- 15 September – Håvard Gimse, cellist.[17]
Deaths
- 6 February – Algot Haquinius, Swedish pianist and composer (born 1890)[18]
- 18 March – Osvald Helmuth, Danish actor and singer (born 1894)[19]
- 13 May – Henrik Adam Due, Norwegian violinist (born 1891)[20]
- 9 August – Gösta Nystroem, Swedish composer (born 1890)[21]
- 17 August – Rolf Billberg, Swedish jazz saxophonist (born 1930)[22]
See also
References
- ^ Harold C. Schonberg (21 March 1966). "Music: Birgit Nilsson's 'Tannhauser'; Soprano Excels as Both Elisabeth and Venus Finnish Tenor in Debut as Hero". New York Times. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Luxembourg 1966 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ Takala, Anna (4 June 2020). "Harva tietää, että espoolaisella rannalla tehtiin suomalaisen popkulttuurin historiaa" [Few people know that history of Finnish popular culture was made on the shore in Espoo]. HS Helsinki (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Nicolai Gedda (1925-2017)". Nordics Info. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Sinfonie no 1". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Allmusic: Harald Saeverud biography". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ American Record Guide, volume 40. Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation. 1977. p. 33.
- ^ "The Hep Stars - Discography". www.thehepstars.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "The Hep Stars - Sunny Girl". www.thehepstars.se. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Wedding". smdb.kb.se (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Anon. (9 July 1966). "Nästa Tages-platta lär bli en av deras mer framgångsrika" [The Next Disc by Tages Will Become One of Their More Successful]. Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning (in Swedish). p. 7. Retrieved 21 February 2025 – via National Library of Sweden.
- ^ Ralph Moore (30 March 2023). "Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail - A selective survey of recordings". Music Web International. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Steinn Steinarr – Efni á plötum". Glatkistan. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Ön (1966)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Flagermusen". Danish Film Database. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Jarle Vespestad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 26 November 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Håvard Gimse". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Helmer, Axel. "J Algot Haquinius". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (SBL). Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Osvald Helmuth, 71, A Danish Comedian". The New York Times. 19 March 1966. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ Helle, Knut, ed. (14 February 2009). "Henrik Adam Due". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Gösta Nystroem (1890-1966)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ Knox, Keith (2006). "A Swedish jazzlegend". Mickey Billberg. Archived from the original on 15 March 2007.