Nils Grevillius
Nils Grevillius (7 March 1893, Stockholm – 15 August 1970, Mariefred, Sweden) was a Swedish conductor and violinist. Grevillius studied at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm. He served as leader of the Royal Swedish Opera orchestra from 1911 to 1914. He then became a repetiteur at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1916. He was a regular conductor with the Stockholms Konsertförening (Stockholm Concert Association) from 1914 to 1920. He later held the title of first conductor at the Royal Swedish Opera and conducted regularly there from 1922 to 1953. From 1927 to 1939, he was principal conductor of the Radioorkestern of Sveriges Radio (Swedish Radio). Grevillius' name became well-known in the United States and Great Britain primarily from his recorded collaborations with Swedish tenor Jussi Björling. Their work together began in 1929, at Björling's first contracted commercial recording sessions, for Skandinavska Grammophon, which Grevillius conducted. The Björling-Grevillius recordings were issued by RCA Victor in the US and EMI/HMV in the UK. Nils Grevillius the musician should not be confused with his cousin, Nils Grevillius (B. 1963), a private detective and author, who is a resident of Pasadena, California. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 7, 1893 (Kungsholms parish), Died August 15, 1970 (Mariefred)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1952
Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, arranger, composer, leader
Notes:
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 0SB403 | 10-in. | 10/7/1936 | Ack Värmeland, du sköna | Jussi Björling ; Nils Grevillius Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | conductor | |
Gramophone | 0SB404 | 10-in. | 10/7/1936 | Allt under himmelens fäste | Jussi Björling ; Nils Grevillius Orkester | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | conductor | |
Gramophone | 0SB409 | 10-in. | before February 1939 | Sommarnatt | Jussi Björling ; Nils Grevillius Orkester | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | conductor | |
Gramophone | 0SB441 | 10-in. | 12/3/1936 | La donna è mobile | Jussi Björling ; Nils Grevillius | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | 0SB442 | 10-in. | 12/3/1936 | Recondita armonia | Jussi Björling ; Nils Grevillius | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | 0SB471 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | Sverige | Jussi Björling ; Nils Grevillius Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | conductor | |
Gramophone | 0SB472 | 10-in. | 1/26/1937 | Land, du välsignade | Jussi Björling ; Nils Grevillius Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | conductor | |
Gramophone | 0SB571 | 10-in. | 9/3/1937 | Ch'ella mi creda | Jussi Björling ; Nils Grevillius | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | 0SB574 | 10-in. | 9/4/1937 | E lucevan le stelle | Jussi Björling ; Nils Grevillius | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | 0SB576 | 10-in. | 9/5/1937 | 'O sole mio | Jussi Björling ; Nils Grevillius | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | 0SB577 | 10-in. | 9/5/1937 | Ideale | Jussi Björling ; Nils Grevillius | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | 0SB742 | 10-in. | before 10/21/1952 | Sjung om studentens lyckliga da'r | Jussi Björling ; Nils Grevillius Orkester | Male vocal solo, with vocal double quartet and instrumental ensemble | conductor | |
Gramophone | 0SB753 | 10-in. | before 3/9/1951 | Nämner du sverige | Jussi Björling ; Nils Grevillius Orkester | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble. | conductor | |
Gramophone | 0SB825 | 10-in. | 7/15/1939 | Ah, sì, ben mio | Jussi Björling ; Nils Grevillius | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | BE1992 | 10-in. | before January 1931 | Hjärtan Som Brinna | Gösta Bergström ; Nils Grevillius Orkester | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | conductor, composer | |
Gramophone | BT5224 | 10-in. | 10/1/1930 | Längtan till Italien | Daniel Hertzman | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | conductor | |
Gramophone | BT5267 | 10-in. | 10/8/1930 | I dag | Jussi Björling ; Nils Grevillius Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | conductor | |
Gramophone | 0EA8086 | 10-in. | 7/15/1939 | Di quella pira | Jussi Björling ; Nils Grevillius | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grevillius, Nils," accessed October 6, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/353439.
Grevillius, Nils. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 6, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/353439.
"Grevillius, Nils." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Grevillius, Nils - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82077134
Wikidata: Nils Grevillius - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4148374
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/61732007
MusicBrainz: Nils Grevillius - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/28f23698-fd5e-4fbb-82ee-07058aa342c1
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