Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Poet
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
1832 - 1910Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was a Norwegian writer. In 1903 he received the Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the first Norwegian Nobel laureate. Bjørnson is considered to be one of The Four Greats (De Fire Store) among Norwegian writers, the others being Henrik Ibsen, Jonas Lie, and Alexander Kielland. Bjørnson is also celebrated for his lyrics to the Norwegian National Anthem, "Ja, vi elsker dette landet".
Song List
This list is likely to be of songs that have been performed at Oxford International Song Festivals and Oxford Song events, and may not be comprehensive of this composer's compositions. This database is ever growing as a work in progress, with further songs regularly being added.
| Aftnen er stille, timerne trille Op. 3 no.1 | Agathe Backer Grøndahl |
| Den hvite, røde rose, 'The white and the red rose' EG137 | Edvard Grieg |
| Dulgt Kjaerlighed, 'Hidden Love' Op. 39 no.2 | Edvard Grieg |
| Princessen, 'The Princess' EG133 | Edvard Grieg |
