Symphony No. 1 | |
Border: | Yes |
Movements: | 4 |
Composed: | –38 |
Duration: | Approx. 43 minutes |
Premiere Location: | Helsinki, Finland |
Premiere Performers: | Helsinki 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. Georg Schnéevoigt and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra premiered the work on 5 May 1939; 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.
The First Symphony is scored for the following instruments:
piccolo, 3 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, and 2 bassoons
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, and tuba
timpani, bass drum, snare drum, and cymbals
The First Symphony is in four movements. They are as follows:
The sortable table below lists the only commercially available recording of the First Symphony: