Background
He was born on April 29, 1880 in Ålesund, Norway to Sigvart Nilsen I (1852–1906) and Sophie Marie Olesdatter (1853–1924).
He was born on April 29, 1880 in Ålesund, Norway to Sigvart Nilsen I (1852–1906) and Sophie Marie Olesdatter (1853–1924).
His mother was the daughter of Ole Mathias Pedersen (1822–1914). He studied music in Berlin. Franz Liszt, Ballade in B minor for piano (January 26, 1904) Franz Liszt, Ballade in B minor for piano (April 15, 1904) Johannes Brahms, Rhapsody in B minor for piano, Operation
70 (1906) Richard Wagner, Träume, with Anna Jensen (1906) Franz Liszt, Franciskus Legend (1906).