Ludvig Norman

Starting in 1857, he taught at the Royal Music Academy of Stockholm. In 1860, he became the conductor of the Nya harmoniska sällskapet and obtained the post of Kapellmeister at the Royal Swedish Opera the following year. After 1881, he conducted the choral concerts of the Musikvorenigen. He was married to the noted violinist Wilma Neruda in 1864. Their son Ludwig Norman-Neruda was a famous alpinist. Norman composed in a wide variety of genres, including four symphonies, four overtures, four sets of incidental music for plays, cantatas, and chamber music, as well as a great number of lieder and songs for choir. He was the dedicatee of Woldemar Bargiel's octet for strings. His pupils included Elfrida Andrée. Norman died in 1885 in Stockholm.

Ludvig Norman studied at University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. Training under Adolf Fredrik Lindblad is recorded. Helena Munktell, Richard Andersson and Elfrida Andrée are recorded as having studied under Ludvig Norman. The recorded working language is Swedish. The field of work recorded is music. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are symphony. Employment is recorded with Royal College of Music in Stockholm and Kungliga Hovkapellet.

Orchestra • Symphony No. 1 in F Major, Op. 22 (1857) • Symphony No. 2 in E Major, Op. 40 (1871) • Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 58 (1881) • Concert Overture in E Major, Op. 21 (1856) • Funeral March, 'To the Memory of August Söderman', Op. 46 (1876) • Overture to Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, Op. 57 (1881) • Festive Overture in C Major, Op. 60 (1882) • Concertstück for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 54 (rev.1880) Chamber music • Piano Trio No. 1 in D, Op. 4 (1849, pub. 1853) • Piano Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 38 • "5 Tonbilder im Zusammenhange" for violin and piano, Op.6 (1851, publ 1854) • Sonata for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op. 3 (1848, pub. 1852) • Piano Quartet in E Minor, Op. 10 • String Sextet in A major, Op. 18 • Sextet for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 29 • Sonata in G Minor for Viola and Piano, Op. 32 • String Octet in C Major, Op. 30 • Sonata in D Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 28 • String Quartet No. 1 in E Major (1848) • String Quartet No. 2 in E Major, Op. 20 (1855)(published 1882) • String Quartet No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 24 (1858) • String Quartet No. 5(?) in C Major, Op. 41/42 (begun 1871, finished 1883) • String Quartet No. 6 in A Minor, Op. 65 (1884, pub. 1887) • String Quintet in C Minor, Op. 35