Rolf Sigurd Syversen (May 6, 1920 – May 7, 1987) was a
Norwegian musician (piano and accordion), composer, and ensemble leader known from many recordings.
Syversen was born in
Oslo.
He studied under
Kristian Hauger
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,
Erling Westher Erling Westher (March 12, 1903 – July 3, 1986) was a Norwegians, Norwegian pianist and educator.
Westher debuted with the Oslo Philharmonic on November 10, 1927, with Christian Sinding's ''Konsert for klaver og orkester i D♭-Dur'' (Concerto fo ...
, and
Ottar E. Akre,
and he took second place in the 1936 Nordic Accordion Grand Prix.
During the
German occupation of Norway he worked for a record company in
Oslo as an ensemble leader, and he made recordings with artists including the Swedish singer
Johnny Bode
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for the Norwegian market. Later he directed the choir at
Chat Noir (from 1946 to 1949), was a member of the quintet
Sy-We-La, worked as recording director for Iversen & Frogh A/S (
Odeon
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/
Columbia Records
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His Master's Voice), and was repertoire manager for EMI (from 1969 onward).
He became a celebrity accompanist for the television music program ''
Husker du?'' He led many ensembles under his own name, creating dozens of recordings.
Syversen died in 1987 and is buried at
Vestre Gravlund in Oslo.
Publications
*''Så spiller vi trekkspill'' (How to Play Accordion; Oslo: Norsk Musikforlag, 1945)
Compositions
*"Rytmefeber" (Rhythm Fever, instrumental)
*"Østenfor sol og vestenfor måne" (East of the Sun, West of the Moon; lyrics:
Juul Hansen)
References
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20th-century Norwegian accordionists
Norwegian male pianists
20th-century Norwegian composers
1920 births
1987 deaths
20th-century Norwegian male musicians
20th-century Norwegian pianists
Musicians from Oslo