Carl Nielsen
Pan og Syrinx, opus 49
Naturscene for orkester
Pan and Syrinx, Opus 49
Pastoral Scene for Orchestra
Opus 49
CNW 38
CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009)
II/8
CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen)
59
FSDan Fog & Torben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen kompositioner. En Bibliografi. København 1965.
87
Dedicatee: Anne Marie and Emil Telmànyi
Composition: 1917–18.
Nielsen probably conceived the idea for Pan og Syrinx in autumn 1917. During December 1917 and January 1918, he was busy conducting concerts and therefore did not have time to work more specifically on the idea. The composition was to be performed at a symphonic concert on 11 February, and the sources reveal that Nielsen was in a hurry to get the new work ready on time.
Sources
Score, draft
Score, autograph, fair copy
Instrumental parts, manuscript copy
Score, print
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Emil Telmányi's copy
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) C II, 10.CNU Source A1 .
Instrumental parts, print
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Emil Telmányi's copy
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) C II, 10 (inserted in Source A1 ).CNU Source B1 .
Performances
| 11 Feb. 1918 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (The Music Society (Musikforeningen); conductor: Carl Nielsen). First performance. Reviews: Nationaltidende, 12 Aug. 1918. Politiken, 12 Aug. 1918 (Charles Kjerulf). |
| 17 Mar. 1918 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (Palæorkestret; conductor: Carl Nielsen). |
| 7 Nov. 1918 | Auditorium, Stockholm (Konsertföreningens Orkester; conductor: Carl Nielsen). |
| 13 Nov. 1918 | Konserthuset på Heden, Gothenburg (Göteborg Symfoniorkester; conductor: Carl Nielsen). |
| 4 Mar. 1920 | Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (Concertgebouw-orkestret; conductor: Carl Nielsen). |
| 12 Nov. 1922 | Dresden (conductor: Fritz Busch). |
| 28 Jan. 1923 | Blüthnersaal, Berlin (Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester; conductor: Carl Nielsen). Nordischer Abend des Berliner Sinfonie-Orchesters. |
| 9 Feb. 1923 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (Københavns Filharmoniske Orkester; conductor: Carl Nielsen). |
| 15 Feb. 1923 | Philharmonie, Berlin (Berliner Philharmoniker; conductor: Charles Lautrup). |
| 5 Mar. 1923 | Festhalle, Karlsruhe (Orchester der Badischen Landestheater; conductor: Carl Nielsen). |
| 17 Apr. 1923 | Bremen (Städtisches Orchester; conductor: Charles Lautrup). |
| 22 June 1923 | Queen's Hall, London (London Symphony Orchestra; conductor: Carl Nielsen). |
| 11 Dec. 1925 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (The Royal Orchestra (Det Kongelige Kapel); performer: Carl Nielsen). |
| 16 May 1927 | Stadttheater, Kiel (Städtisches Orchester; conductor: Carl Nielsen). |
| 18 June 1927 | Tivoli Concert Hall (Tivolis Koncertsal), Copenhagen (Tivoli Symphony Orchestra (Tivolis Symfoniorkester); conductor: Frederik Schnedler-Petersen). |
| 28 June 1927 | Tivoli Concert Hall (Tivolis Koncertsal), Copenhagen (Tivoli Symphony Orchestra (Tivolis Symfoniorkester); conductor: Frederik Schnedler-Petersen). |
| 22 July 1927 | Kursalen, Scheveningen (Resedentie-Orkestret(?)). |
| 4 Nov. 1927 | Concordia, Barmen (conductor: Franz von Hoesslin). |
| 7 Nov. 1927 | Stadthalle, Elberfeld (conductor: Franz von Hoesslin). |
| 6 Feb. 1928 | Bremen (conductor: Ernst Wendel). |
| 7 Feb. 1928 | Bremen (conductor: Ernst Wendel). |
| 24 Feb. 1928 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (Københavns Filharmoniske Orkester; conductor: Emil Telmányi). |
| 5 Dec. 1928 | Konserthuset, Stockholm (Konsertföreningens Orkester; conductor: Carl Nielsen). |
| 10 Oct. 1929 | Axelborg, Copenhagen (The Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Radiosymfoniorkestret); conductor: Launy Grøndahl). |
| 20 Dec. 1929 | Radiostudie(?), Leipzig (Radioorkester; conductor: Emil Reesen). |
| 12 Feb. 1930 | Lorensbergsteatern, Gothenburg (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; conductor: Carl Nielsen). |
| 19 June 1930 | Tivoli Concert Hall (Tivolis Koncertsal), Copenhagen (Berlins Politiorkester; conductor: Camillo Hildebrand). |
| 23 June 1930 | Stadionhallen, Aarhus (Berlins Politiorkester; conductor: Camillo Hildebrand). |
| 25 Jan. 1931 | Sjömannskyrkan, Gävleborg (Gävleborg Länsorkester; conductor: J. L. Mowinckel). |
| 1 Aug. 1931 | Tivoli Concert Hall (Tivolis Koncertsal), Copenhagen (Tivoli Symphony Orchestra (Tivolis Symfoniorkester); conductor: Frederik Schnedler-Petersen). |
Documents
Letters:
Diary entries:
Other other:
HJ [Hjorth Clausen] (interviewer) and Carl Nielsen (interviewee): 'Carl Nielsens Koncert i Morgen'. Politiken, 8 Feb. 1923. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 76)
Josef Petersen (interviewer) and Carl Nielsen (interviewee): '60 Aar'. Social-Demokraten, 9 June 1925. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 100)
Clerk (interviewer) and Carl Nielsen (interviewee): 'Carl Nielsen om sin tyske Sejr'. Nationaltidende, 31 Oct. 1927. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 133)
Unknown (interviewer) and Carl Nielsen (interviewee): 'Carl Nielsen om Saul och Davids tillkomst och första framförande'. Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfarts-Tidning, 27 Nov. 1928. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 156)
Pan og Syrinx (Naturscene). Programme for 'Carl Nielsen, 2den Symfoni-Koncert' at Odd Fellow-Palæet's great hall. . 12 Feb. 1918.
Bibliography
Emil Telmányi: Af en musikers billedbog. Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck: Copenhagen 1978.
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