User:Silence of Järvenpää/Work (1)
| Symphony No. 1 | |
|---|---|
| by Jean Sibelius | |
 The composer (c. 1898) | |
| Key | E minor |
| Catalogue | Op. 39 |
| Composed | 1898–1899, rev. 1900 |
| Publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel (1902) |
| Duration | Approx. 35 mins. |
| Movements | 4 |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 26 April 1899 |
| Location | Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Conductor | Jean Sibelius |
| Performers | Helsinki Philharmonic Society |
The Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39, is a four-movement work for orchestra written from 1898 to 1899 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
In 1900, in preparation for the Finnish music program at the Paris World Exhibition, he revised the symphony. (the original version does not survive, although a complete draft score made during the revision process is extant).[1]
History
[edit]Composition
[edit]Premiere and revision
[edit]Instrumentation
[edit]Music
[edit]Movement I
[edit]Movement II
[edit]Movement III
[edit]Movement IV
[edit]Context and analysis
[edit]Modern reception
[edit]Relation to Sibelius's other symphonies
[edit]Discography
[edit]The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the Symphony No. 1.
| No. | Conductor | Ensemble | Rec.[a] | Time | Recording venue | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[]] | [[]] | |||||
| 1 | [[]] | [[]] | |||||
| 1 | [[]] | [[]] | |||||
| 1 | [[]] | [[]] |
Notes, references, and sources
[edit]- Notes
- References
- ^ Barnett 2007, pp. 119, 124–126, 135, 357.
- Sources