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Symphony No. 1 (Klami)

Symphony No. 1
by Uuno Klami
The composer in 1959
Composed1937 (1937)–38
DurationApprox. 43 minutes
Movements4
Premiere
Date5 May 1939 (1939-05-05)
LocationHelsinki, Finland
ConductorGeorg Schnéevoigt
PerformersHelsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

The Symphony No. 1 is a four-movement orchestral composition by the Finnish composer Uuno Klami, who wrote the piece from 1937 to 1938.[1] Georg Schnéevoigt and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra premiered the work on 5 May 1939;[2] later that year, Klami enlisted in the Finnish military and fought against the Soviet Union in the Winter War.

Although the Symphony No. 1 is the first of Klami's two numbered symphonies, it was preceded by the Symphonie enfantine (Children's Symphony), Op. 17, a 1928 composition for chamber orchestra.

Orchestration

The First Symphony is scored for the following instruments:

Structure

The Finnish conductor Georg Schnéevoigt conducted the premiere of the First Symphony in 1939.

The First Symphony is in four movements. They are as follows:[3]

  1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Prestissimo
  3. Andante molto
  4. Allegro maestoso

Discography

The sortable table below lists the only commercially available recording of the First Symphony:

Conductor Orchestra Year Runtime Venue Label Ref.
Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra 1995 43:45 Tampere Hall Ondine (ODE 854–2) [1]

References and sources

References

  1. ^ H. Tyrväinen (ODE 854–2) 1995, p. 4.
  2. ^ The Uuno Klami Society 2009.
  3. ^ H. Poroila 2012, p. 17.

Sources


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._1_(Klami)