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| Symphony No. 1 | |
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| by Louis Spohr | |
| Key | E flat major |
| Opus | 20 |
| Movements | four |
| Scoring | Orchestra |
The Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 20 by Louis Spohr was written and published in 1811 [1] and first performed in April of that year. [2]
The symphony is divided into four movements with the following tempo markings: [1] [3]
The symphony has been recorded by Howard Griffiths and the NDR Radiophilharmonie, as well as Howard Shelley with the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana. A recording by Alfred Walter and the Budapest Symphony Orchestra on the Naxos label is also available. [1]
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This is a list of music-related events in 1802.
Carl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammar was a Swedish composer, conductor and pianist.
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Symphony No. 1 may refer to:
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The String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20, MWV R 20, was written by the 16-year-old Felix Mendelssohn during the fall of 1825 and completed on October 15. Written for four violins, two violas, and two cellos, this work created a new chamber music genre. Conrad Wilson summarizes much of its reception ever since: "Its youthful verve, brilliance and perfection make it one of the miracles of nineteenth-century music." This was one of the first works of Mendelssohn to be very well received.
The Andante and Finale is a composition for piano and orchestra that was reworked by Sergei Taneyev from sketches by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky for the abandoned latter movements of his single-movement Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 75.
The Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66, was written by Felix Mendelssohn in 1845 and published in February 1846. The work is scored for a standard piano trio consisting of violin, cello and piano. Mendelssohn dedicated the work to his close friend and violinist, Louis Spohr, who played through the piece with the composer at least once.
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Ernst Dietrich Adolph Eichner [Ernesto Eichner] was a German bassoonist and composer.
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The Symphony No. 4 in F major, Op. 86 by Louis Spohr has the title "Die Weihe der Töne," meaning "The Consecration of Sound," and is a programmatic work based on the poem of the same name by Carl Pfeiffer. It was composed in 1832 and published in 1834.
