Gustavus Johnson 1856-1932

[giles.enders]

Gustavus Johnson 2.11.1856-1932 composer and pianist, he was born in Hull, England.  English mother¹, Swedish father. He was their second child².  His parents returned to Stockholm in 1860. In 1875 he emigrated to the US, which is where he met his wife, Caroline Winslow and married in 1882, they had one daughter ³.  My interest was and is that he wrote a piano concerto in three movements in 1893.  He spent most of his musical life in Minneapolis, where he taught, composed and promoted concerts. Only his music for solo piano appears to have been printed.

Orchestral

Piano Concerto in G minor  Op.25 1893

Chamber

Piano Trio
Easter Anthem, double quartet with soprano solo
Violin sonata
Polonaise - solo violin
Reverie  - solo violin
Swedish Dance - solo violin
Fantasie on Swedish airs - cello solo

Piano

Tarantelle Op.5
Gavotte Op.7
Tarantelle Op.8
Polonaise  Op.14
Nocturne Op.16
Five characteristic dances: Alla Marcia Op.17/1, Valse Lente Op.17/2, Caprieccietto Op.17/3, Romance Op.17/4, Dance of the Gnomes Op.17/5
Danse Andalucia 'Spain'  Op.24
Tarantelle 'Italy' Op.29/1, Mazurka 'Poland' Op.29/2
Marcia fantasca Op.30/1
Dance of the Goblins Op.30/2
Allegretto scherzando  Op.30/3
Romanza andante appassionata Op.30/4
'On the Lagoon' barcarolle Op.30/5
Gavotte grotesque Op.30/6
Polonais, piano four hands

Organ

Fantasie on Swedish Airs
Wedding march and Intermezzo

Song

'Two Red Roses'  soprano and piano
'Thou'rt Near Me'
'When Shepherds Watched'  voice and piano
Two little Swedish songs

1. Henrietta Hole  1822-1863 -  She was a daughter of an English Admiral from a very distinguished family.
2. Mary Henrietta 4.10.1851-  sister of Gustavus.  Pianist.
3. Laura Louise Johnson  1890-1974

[Gareth Vaughan]

Does this concerto exist?

[eschiss1]

though unlikely (the title seems very much to imply a collection of solo works) it -could- be among the collection of 15 scores (unidentified in the online catalog) by Johnson under the title "Collection of piano music composed by Gustavus Johnson, 1889-1910" at the Minnesota Historical Society Library...
I see that a performance of it was praised in the Minneapolis Times ca.1899, and this duplicated in "Music" in that year (June 1899 issue).

[Gareth Vaughan]

Well, Minnesota is a good place to start looking, I suppose.

[jerfilm]

Well, Minnesota is a good place to start looking, I suppose.

Which I'm sure won't happen often......

Jerry