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Johan Halvorsen

vn, 1864-1935 NO, Drammen
Musician / Composer / Conductor of Classical

Johan Halvorsen (15 March 1864 – 4 December 1935) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Folk
  • World
Plays With
Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
Popular Tracks   
Passacaglia, Suite No. 7 in G Minor, HWV 432/6 - Modern Piano Solo Version on Passacaglia, Suite No. 7 in G Minor, HWV 432/6 by George Frideric Handel, Johan Halvorsen & Kassia
Passacaglia for Violin and Viola on Music for Violin and Viola by Camerata de Coahuila, Ramón Shade, Davide Alogna & José Adolfo Alejo
Suite Mosaique, Op. 35: IV. Veslemøys sang on Halvorsen: Suite Mosaique, Op. 35, IV. Veslemøys sang by Johan Halvorsen, Eldbjørg Hemsing & Håvard Gimse
Passacaglia on Passacaglia by George Frideric Handel, Johan Halvorsen & Erik Johnsson
Passacaglia - Piano Version on Passacaglia by Johan Halvorsen & Tolunay Akay
Passacaglia in G Minor (after G.F. Handel's Keyboard Suite No. 7 in G Minor, HWV 432: VI. Passacaille) (arr. for violin and cello) on Duo Sessions by Julia Fischer & Daniel Müller-Schott
Passacaglia and Sarabande for Violin and Viola (With Variations on a Theme by Handel) on Collaborations - Works by Tchaikovsky, Dvorák, Halvorsen, Walton and Williams by Various Artists
Veslemoy's Song (Maiden's Song): Maiden's Song on Norwegian Violin Favourites by Henning Kraggerud
Passacaglia for Violin and Violoncello after G.F. Händel on Erwin Schulhoff, Johan August Halvorsen, Zoltán Kódaly & Maurice Ravel: Works for Violin & Violoncello by Kyung Sun Lee & Tilmann Wick
The Old Fisherman's Song on Norwegian Violin Favourites by Henning Kraggerud

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Duo SessionsJulia Fischer, Daniel Müller-Schott - Zoltán Kodály / Erwin Schulhoff / Maurice Ravel / Johan Halvorsen2016Album
Hardanger Fiddle In Art MusicJohan Halvorsen • Johan Kvandal • Sven Nyhus - Åshild Breie Nyhus, Ingfrid Breie Nyhus2016Album
Orchestral Works Vol. 4Johan Halvorsen, Neeme Järvi, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, Melina Mandozzi, Ilze Klava2012Album
Sarabande / Passacaglia / Concert Caprice On Norwegian Melodies / Six Duos ConcertantsJohan Halvorsen, Antonio Bruni, Natalia Lomeiko, Yuri Zhislin2011Album
Orchestral Works Vol. 3Johan Halvorsen, Neeme Järvi, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, Ragnhild Hemsing, Marianne Thorsen2011Album
Orchestral Works Vol.1Johan Halvorsen, Neeme Järvi, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, Marianne Thorsen2010Album
Orchestral Works, Vol. 2Johan Halvorsen, Marianne Thorsen, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, Neeme Järvi2010Album
Norwegian Classical FavouritesJohan Halvorsen • Harald Sæverud • Fartein Valen • Geirr Tveitt • Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Bjarte Engeset2004Album
Johan HalvorsenJohan Halvorsen2003Album
Fossegrimen Op.21 - Norway's Greeting To Theodore Roosevelt Op.31Johan Halvorsen / Arve Moen Bergset / Latvian National Symphony Orchestra / Terje Mikkelsen2002Album
Duos For Violin & CelloNigel Kennedy · Lynn Harrell - Maurice Ravel · Zoltán Kodály · Johann Sebastian Bach · Georg Friedrich Händel - Johan Halvorsen2000Album
Norwegian Violin FavouritesOle Bull, Johan Halvorsen, Edvard Grieg, Christian Sinding, Johan Svendsen, Henning Kraggerud, Razumovsky Sinfonia, Bjarte Engeset1999Album
Stage Music 2Johan Halvorsen, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Terje Mikkelsen1999Album
Norwegian Violin FavouritesOle Bull, Johan Halvorsen, Edvard Grieg, Christian Sinding, Johan Svendsen, Henning Kraggerud, Razumovsky Sinfonia, Bjarte Engeset1999Album
Stage Music 1Johan Halvorsen, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Terje Mikkelsen1999Album
Norwegian Rhapsody No. 2 / Piano Concerto Op. 44 / Serenade / Carnival In ParisJohan Halvorsen, Fartein Valen, Edvard Fliflet Bræin, Johan Svendsen, Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester, Øivin Fjeldstad1996Album
Suite Ancienne * MascaradeJohan Halvorsen, Kringkastingsorkestret Conducted By Ari Rasilainen1995Album
Duets For Violin And ViolaJohan Halvorsen, Alessandro Rolla, Reinhold Glière, Henry Raudales, Freddy Van Goethem1994Album
Mountain King Magic A Rich Selection Of Norwegian Classical Music From The Norwegian Cultural Council's CD SeriesCarl Arnold, Ole Bull, Halfdan Cleve, Catharinus Elling, Edvard Grieg, Agathe Backer Grøndahl, Johan Halvorsen, Mathilde Berendsen Nathan, Ole Olsen, Christian Sinding, Johan Svendsen1994Compil.
Norwegian RhapsodiesJohan Svendsen, Johan Halvorsen, Trondheim Symfoniorkester, Ole Kristian Ruud1991Album
Sonate Opus 8 Pour Violoncelle / Sonate Pour Violon Et Violoncelle / Passacaille En Sol MineurZoltán Kodály, Maurice Ravel, Johan Halvorsen - Christoph Henkel, Gérard Poulet1991Album
Grieg • Brustad • HalvorsenTerje Tønnesen, Reidun Askeland, Lars Anders Tomter, Edvard Grieg • Bjarne Brustad • Johan Halvorsen1990Album
Symphony No.2 (Fatum) In D Minor / Symphony No.3 In C MajorJohan Halvorsen, Trondheim Symfoniorkester, Ole Kristian Ruud1990Album
Russian FireworksMikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov • Anatoly Liadov • Dmitry Kabalevsky • Anton Rubinstein • Modest Mussorgsky • Johan Halvorsen1990Album
Norwegian Rhapsody No 1 & 2 • Norwegian Festival Overture Op. 16 • Entry Of The Boyars • Bergensiana, (Rococco Variations) • Andante Religioso • Wedding March • PassacagliaJohan Halvorsen, Stephan Barratt-Due, Soon-Mi Chung, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, Karsten Andersen1988Compil.
Musikk For TeatretJohan Halvorsen, Den Norske Operas Orkester, Øivind Bergh1981Album
Air Norvegien - Tre Norske Danser - Veslemøys Sang - Danse Visionaire - Norske EventyrbillederJohan Halvorsen, Terje Tønnesen, Filharmonisk Selskaps Orkester, Karsten Andersen1980Album
Symfoni Nr. 2 «Fatum» D-mollJohan Halvorsen, Filharmonisk Selskaps Orkester, Karsten Andersen1979Album
Suite Ancienne / Norske Rapsodier Nr. 1 Og Nr. 2Johan Halvorsen, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, Karsten Andersen1979Album
Fossegrimen Op. 21 / Mascarade - SuiteJohan Halvorsen, Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa, Kringkastingsorkestret, Øivind Bergh1978Album
The Nesa Concert Band PlaysNesa Concert Band, Poul Ivan Møller, Johan Halvorsen, Gordon Jenkins, Francisco Cavez, Hugo Alfvén, Jacob Gade, Harold L. Walters, Louis Palange, Henry Mancini, John J. Morrissey, Jean Sibelius, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov1967Album
Scandinavian Twilight ConcertEdvard Grieg, Johan Halvorsen, Johan Svendsen, Carl Nielsen, Hugo Alfvén, Wiener Symphoniker, Øivin Fjeldstad1966Album
Scandinavian Twilight ConcertEdvard Grieg, Johan Halvorsen, Johan Svendsen, Carl Nielsen, Hugo Alfvén, Wiener Symphoniker, Øivin Fjeldstad1958Album
Symphony No.1 • NordkraakianaJohan Halvorsen - Trondheim Symfoniorkester, Ole Kristian RuudAlbum
March RhythmsSir Edward Elgar, Camille Saint-Saëns, Johan Halvorsen, Giacomo MeyerbeerAlbum
Symphony No 2 «Fate» In D Minor • Scenes From Norwegian Tales • Air Norvegien • Norwegian Dance No. 1, 2 And 3 • Veslemøy's SongJohan Halvorsen, Terje Tønnesen, Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester Conducted By Karsten AndersenCompil.
Divertimento In E-Flat, Duo No. 2 In B-Flat, PassacagliaJascha Heifetz, William Primrose, Emanuel Feuermann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johan Halvorsen - Georg Friedrich HändelAlbum
Suite Ancienne • Fossgrimen SuiteJohan Halvorsen, Alfred Maurstad, Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester, Øivin FjeldstadAlbum
Concerto de Música EscandinavaJohan Halvorsen, Edvard Grieg, Carl Nielsen, Johan Svendsen, Hugo Alfvén, Ole Bull, Øivin FjeldstadAlbum
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