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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1972.
Events
- 25 March – The Eurovision Song Contest is held in Scotland, and is won by Luxembourg for the second year in a row. Of the Scandinavian entries, Finland finish 12th, Sweden 13th and Norway 14th.[1]
- 24 May – The 20th Bergen International Festival opens in Bergen, Norway, running until 7 June. Prominent musicians on the programme include Karsten Andersen and Magnar Mangersnes.[2]
- 21 June – Hilding Rosenberg's Lento per orchestra d'archi, composed in 1956, receives its first public performance, at Bosjökloster, by the Malmö Chamber Orchestra.[3]
New works
- Per Nørgård – Gilgamesh (opera)[4]
- Einojuhani Rautavaara – Cantus Arcticus, for orchestra[5]
Popular music
- Carl Bertil Agnestig – "Adventstid"[6]
- Hljómsveit Ingimars Eydal – "Uppi við skógarásinn"[7]
- Jukka Kuoppamäen – "Sininen ja valkoinen"[8]
- Kim Larsen – "Fi-fi dong", recorded by Gasolin'[9]
- John Mogensen – "Fut i fejemøget" (#1 Denmark, Sweden)[10]
- Olsen Brothers – "Angelina" (#1 Denmark)[11]
- Pugh Rogefeldt & Lasse Wellander – "Slavsång", recorded by Nature[12]
- Bo Setterlind – "En sång om frihet", performed by Sven-Bertil Taube (#1 Sweden)[13]
Hit albums
Recordings
- Nicolai Gedda – Hector Berlioz, Benvenuto Cellini, with the Royal Opera Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, and conductor Colin Davis (Philips)[16]
Eurovision Song Contest
- Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972
- Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972
Film and television music
- Bengst Ernryd & Georg Oddner – Nybyggarna[17]
- Paroni Paakkunainen, Tapio Rautavaara & Ilpo Saastamoinen – Lampaansyöjät[18]
- Charles Redland – Andersson's Kalle[19]
Musical films
Births
- 11 January – Anthony Lledo, Danish composer[21]
- 4 July – Ketil Gutvik, Norwegian jazz guitarist[22]
- 6 December – Sebastian Fagerlund, Finnish composer[23]
Deaths
- 4 January – Carl-Olof Anderberg, Swedish pianist, arranger and composer (born 1914)[24]
- 5 March – Nils Björkander, Swedish composer (born 1893)[25]
- 10 January – Sverre Jordan, Norwegian pianist, conductor and composer (born 1889)[26]
- 12 August – Alf Hurum, Norwegian composer and painter (born 1882)[27]
- 3 October – Kari Aarvold Glaser, Norwegian pianist and music teacher (born 1901)[28]
See also
References
- ^ "Edinburgh 1972 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Årsberetning 1972" (in Norwegian). issuu.com. p. 13. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ "Lento per orchestra d'archi". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ Jensen, Jørgen I. (2025). "Gilgamesh (1972)". Wise Music Group. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ Burton, Owen (June 2022). "Rautavaara's Cantus Arcticus: National Exoticism or International Modernism?" (PDF). Twentieth Century Music. 19 (2): 251–282. doi:10.1017/S1478572221000311. ISSN 1478-5730.
- ^ "Adventstid" (in Swedish). Svenskt visarkiv. 1972. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Hljómsveit Ingimars Eydal – Efni á plötum". Glatkistan (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Ari Mennander; Kaisa Rautanen (2022). Jukka Kuoppamäki – Elämän mittainen laulu (in Finnish). Docendo.
- ^ Musical Denmark, Issues 47-54. Danish Cultural Institute. 1993. p. 16.
- ^ "Svensktoppen - 1972". Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ "danskehitlister.dk". 12 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Pettersson, Håkan (14 March 2020). "70-talets mesta och bästa kompgrupp".
- ^ Dikten framför allt: korta nutidsdikter på enkel svenska : antologi. Sveriges radio. 1975. p. 78.
- ^ "Ted Gärdestad – underbarnet som gick över styr | Minnenas Journal" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Fremragende Gasolin-film". DR (in Danish). 10 March 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ Pines, Roger (2003). "The Berlioz Operas on CD, Surveyed by Our Contributing Editors and Reviewers: Benvenuto Cellini". The Opera Quarterly. 19 (3): 427–431. doi:10.1093/oq/19.3.427.
- ^ "The New Land". American Film Institute. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ "Lampaansyöjät". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Per Olov Qvist; Peter von Bagh (2000). Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 151.
- ^ "OH, TO BE ON THE BANDWAGON!Man sku' være noget ved musikken". MUBI. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ "Anthony Lledo". DR Musik. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ Hammerø, Tor (14 February 2009). "Ketil Gutvik Biography". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Sebanstian Fagerlund". University at Buffalo. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Burnett R. Toskey (1983). Concertos for violin and viola: a comprehensive encyclopedia. B.R. Toskey. p. 21. ISBN 9780960105489.
- ^ "Nils Björkander (1893-1972)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ Skreien, Norvall (13 February 2009). "Sverre Jordan". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ Rune J., Andersen (13 February 2009). "Alf Hurum". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit, ed. (14 February 2009). "Kari Marie Aarvold Glaser". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 31 July 2013.