Carl Nielsen
Præludium og tema med variationer, opus 48
for soloviolin
Prelude, Theme and Variations, Opus 48
for Solo Violin
Opus 48
CNW 46
CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009)
II/10
CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen)
22
FSDan Fog & Torben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen kompositioner. En Bibliografi. København 1965.
104
Dedicatee: Emil Telmányi
Composition: 1922–23.
Nielsen was invited to London to conduct the London Symphony Orchestra in June 1923. For the occasion, his son-in-law, Emil Telmányi, was engaged as soloist in Nielsen's violin concerto (CNW 41). On the same tour, Telmányi played Præludium og tema med variationer, which Nielsen had composed mainly during spring 1923 and dedicated to his son-in-law.
Sources
Part, draft
Part, autograph, fair copy
Part, autograph (Emil Telmányi), printer's manuscript
Part, print
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Dedication copy (Emil Telmányi)
Privately owned; copy in DK-Kk.CNU Source A1 .
Performances
27 June 1923 | Aeolian Hall, London (performer: Emil Telmányi, violin). First performance. Review: The Times, 29 June 1923. |
1 Oct. 1923 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performer: Emil Telmányi, violin). First performance in Denmark. Reviews: Berlingske Tidende, 2 Oct. 1923 (K.F.). København, 2 Oct. 1923 (Ejnar Forchhammer). Politiken, 2 Oct. 1923 (Hugo Seligmann). |
20 Oct. 1923 | Foreningen Ny Musik, Copenhagen (performer: Emil Telmányi, violin). Review: Politiken, 21 Oct. 1923 (Axel Kjerulf). |
10.2.1924 | Chicago (performer: Emil Telmányi, violin). |
28.2.1924 | New York (performer: Emil Telmányi, violin). |
24.9.1924 | Malmö (performer: Emil Telmányi, violin). |
19.10.1924 | Madrid (performer: Emil Telmányi, violin). |
4 Feb. 1925 | Arad (Romania) (performer: Emil Telmányi, violin). |
6 Feb. 1925 | Timisoara (Romania) (performer: Emil Telmányi, violin). |
9 Mar. 1925 | Haandværkerforeningens Festsal, Aarhus (performer: Emil Telmányi, violin). |
25 Mar. 1925 | KFUM's Festsal, Odense (performer: Emil Telmányi, violin). |
12 Nov. 1925 | Berlin (performer: Emil Telmányi, violin). |
21 Nov. 1925 | University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen (performer: Emil Telmányi, violin). |
27.2.1928 | Fyns Forsamlingshus (performer: Julius Chonowitsch, violin). |
29 Mar. 1928 | Svenska Läkaresällskapets Lokal, Stockholm (performer: Oluf Nielsen, violin). |
11 Nov. 1928 | Budapest (performer: Emil Telmányi, violin). |
3 Dec. 1928 | Baja (Hungary) (performer: Emil Telmányi, violin). |
15 Jan. 1929 | Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen (performer: Emil Telmányi, violin). |
17 Jan. 1929 | Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen (performer: Emil Telmányi, violin). |
Documents
Letters:
Bibliography
Torben Meyer and Frede Schandorf Petersen: Carl Nielsen. Kunstneren og Mennesket. Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck: Copenhagen 1947–48, pp. 224–27.
Emil Telmányi: 'Carl Nielsens violinstil'. Dansk Musiktidsskrift, 7/1, Jan. 1932, pp. 41–42.
Frede Schandorf Petersen: 'Nu maa der gøres noget!'. Dansk Musiktidsskrift, 22/9, 1947, pp. 198–99.
Ludvig Dolleris: Carl Nielsen. En Musikografi. Fyns Boghandels Forlag: Odense 1949, pp. 267–70.
Emil Telmányi: 'Introduktion til Carl Nielsens violinværker', in: Oplevelser og studier omkring Carl Nielsen (Danmarks sanglærerforening and Th. Laursens Bogtrykkeri: Tønder 1966), pp. 37–51.
Emil Telmányi: Af en musikers billedbog. Copenhagen 1978, pp. 134, 159-60, 300.
Emil Telmányi: Vejledning til indstudering og fortolkning af Carl Nielsens violinværker og kvintet for strygere. Edition Wilhelm Hansen: Copenhagen 1982.
Torben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen. Dagbøger og brevveksling med Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1983, pp. 465, 485–86.
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